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TECHNOLOGY VISION 2035

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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

5.1 STRATEGIES FOR TECHNOLOGY tuning may be required to meet legislative
DEVELOPMENT requirements in emission control areas.
Shipping is an International business and if India
has to develop its shipping infrastructure for (c) While the ships are in the port, use of
international trade, the country has to comply shore electricity can be a cost effective and
with international rules and regulations as specified environment-friendly solution
by the International Maritime Organization
(IMO). Rising fuel prices, due to dwindling fossil (d) Maritime communication network in India
fuel reserves, together with stringent emission should also be strengthened through the use
regulations owing to environmental concerns, are of the following systems:
the two leading factors influencing change in the • Long Range Identification and Tracking
shipping industry.
(LRIT) system;
In times to come, the ship owner would continue • Automatic Identification System (AIS); and
to be the most important stakeholder in the • Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System
development of new technologies to address the (IRNSS).
present and future energy and environmental
challenges. Sustained investments in research and (e) Mobile towers with powerful signals around
development by the government will be equally fishing hamlets need to be constructed and
important. Strategies for technology development, mobile companies persuaded to enhance
therefore, have to be based on short, medium and their coverage at sea, even using the existing
long term goals.
light houses around the Indian coastline. This
will not only enhance safety and security of
5.1.1 Short to medium-term goal (till 2020) maritime navigation in and around the Indian
A short to medium-term approach must be aimed subcontinent, but also protect our fishermen
towards existing ships, and may include:
through incorporation of alerts in their mobile
sets, in case their fishing boats cross the danger
(a) Adoption of best practices for fuel efficient zone.
ship operation through Ship Energy Efficiency
Management Plan (SEEMP). Operational 5.1.2 Medium to long term goal (2020 onwards)
measures such as improved voyage planning, With the ever increasing requirements for safety,
weather routing, speed and trim optimisation, security, environmental and efficiency performance,
more frequent hull and propeller cleaning etc., environmental and efficiency demands will be the
will minimise wastage of energy, reduce fuel main drivers for technology development for the
consumption/ GHG emission and thereby maritime industry beyond 2020.
improve energy efficiency of ship operation.
Use of information and communication (a) New ships will need to be highly energy
technologies can play a very important role efficient through implementation of Energy
in providing technology solutions towards Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) concept at the
optimisation of these operational measures. design stage of ships itself.
(b) Some of the key technologies in achieving
(b) Technical measures may include fitment these goals include hydrodynamic optimisation
of appendages for improvement of ship’s by design innovations for low ship resistance
propulsion efficiency, waste heat recovery and improved propulsive efficiency, and use of
systems, energy efficient electric appliances, a computational fluid dynamics.
new propeller, and application of low friction
hull coating, among others. Measures such as (c) Research must be undertaken for developing
use of low sulphur fuel, sea water scrubbing, promising technologies for energy generation,
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) and engine including alternative fuels like biofuels, LNG,

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