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Editorial DEAR UNSUNG HEROES,

Welcome to the 22nd edition of the GEIMS CHRONICLE. This year we
have a change of guard at the CHRONICLE, Capt Subroto Khan left us after 8 years
to join TS Chanakya as Director. We wish him every success in his glorious career
ahead. I thank Mr David Birwadkar, Head of the Institute for appointing me as the
Editor. The Editorial Team and I shall strive to take the magazine to greater
heights.
We are very well aware of the changes that have been taking place in the
shipping industry since the pandemic hit the world most unexpectedly ever. It
had a major impact on every industry; While the world took a mighty break and
worked in the comfort of their homes, the sea trade persisted day in and day out.
While the world spent much-needed quality time with their families, the
seafarers continued duty-bound at sea. Seafarers proved to the world that they
are truly The Unsung Heroes who continued to work throughout the pandemic
despite all the restrictions imposed on them. It is high time the world all over
acknowledged the extent to which seafarers' life is intertwined with their own.
Despite everything happening, the marine industry continues to develop rapidly. It is imperative to safeguard our
environment, leading to measures being taken to meet the strategy set up by IMO with the vision to reduce greenhouse
emissions from ships. The shipping sector produces 2-3% of global CO 2 emissions. The goal is to reduce the shipping
industries' GHG emissions by at least 50% by 2050. Decarbonisation has indeed become a priority for not only the ship
owners but also the governments, who are trying to meet the commitment to close the gap to NET ZERO emissions.
As per the press release of 25 May 2022, The Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd took a step towards this decarbonisation journey
by supporting DG Shipping and the Indian Register of Shipping. They completed the rst ever trial run in India on an MR
tanker in international waters using a biofuel blend. Bio-fuel grade B20M, a blend of ISCC certi ed 20% FAME biofuel and
80% VLSFO is bunkered at the Dubai anchorage, UAE from a German company UNIPER Energy.

Speaking of bio-fuel, it is a fuel that is derived from renewable sources. In the case of the trial run, waste oils such as used
cooking oil are used. Bio-fuels are considered to be carbon neutral because the carbon dioxide that is absorbed by the
source of the biomass is equal to the carbon dioxide that is released when the fuel is burned. A positive step towards NET
ZERO.
Kudos to Great Eastern Shipping Co for the installation of its rst e-ORB on board 'Jag Viraat'. This is the rst Indian agship in
the eet to adopt the certi ed e- ORB. This is a milestone in the company's journey toward digitalization.
This year we have had a tremendous response for the magazine and got contributions from Cadets, Faculty, and external
Industry Professionals like Mr Rajesh Doshi, IMEI Chairman (Guj Chapter) Bombay, and Mr Cawsi Lilauwala, Advisor, and Mr
Kishore Bedekar, Independent Consultant. I thank every one of them.
This time we have given the magazine a new look. Hope everyone has an interesting read and we welcome your feedback for
continual improvement.

Sudhanshu Phalke
Engineering Faculty

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