【BIMCO简讯】BIMCO成立布鲁塞尔办事处

       Sabrina Chao opens Brussels office with appeal for all hands on deck

　　On Tuesday 7 March, BIMCO hosted an opening reception, gathering industry relations, peers, and policy makers to celebrate the opening of our Brussels office. BIMCO’s presence in Brussels is inevitable at a time when the shipping industry works towards decarbonisation and EU regulations have significant impacts on the entire maritime industry and the environment.

　　3月7日星期二，BIMCO举办了一个开幕仪式来庆祝布鲁塞尔办事处的成立，会上聚集了行业相关人士、同行以及政策制定者。在航运业致力于实现脱碳，欧盟法规对整个航运业和环境产生重大影响之际，BIMCO在布鲁塞尔设立办事处势在必行。

　　The opening of the London office last year cemented the belief that BIMCO needs to be close to the decision-making processes, said BIMCO President, Sabrina Chao, in her welcome speech:

　　BIMCO主席赵式明女士在她的欢迎致辞中表示，去年伦敦办事处的开设巩固了BIMCO需要紧跟决策制定过程的宗旨。

　　“With our Brussels office, and with all of you here today to celebrate, we have officially achieved that. We have a lot of work ahead of us: BIMCO, the entire maritime industry, our peer organisations, and the EU. In little over nine months shipping will be included in the EU Emissions Trading System as part of the EU’s Fit-for-55 climate and energy package. Certainly, regulation serves as one of the backbones for our industry, for all industries, when it comes to decarbonisation. Without regulation, developments would be slower and common guidelines and goals more blurred,” Chao said.

　　赵式明女士说：“布鲁塞尔办事处的成立以及今天在座各位的庆祝能够说明我们已经正式实现了这一点。但还有很多工作等着我们：BIMCO、整个航运业、我们的同行组织们以及欧盟去完成。再过九个月，航运将被纳入欧盟排放交易体系并成为欧盟‘Fit-for-55’气候和能源一揽子计划的一部分。当涉及脱碳时，碳排放监管毫无疑问是我们行业以至于所有产业的重心之一。如果没有监管，行业发展会更慢，共同的指导方针和目标会更模糊。”

　　The BIMCO President pointed out that shipping remains one of the most important means of trade for the EU Member States: In 2021, 956 billion euros worth of cargo was exported from the EU by sea, with ships carrying over 40 percent of all goods exports.

　　BIMCO主席指出，航运仍然是欧盟成员国最重要的贸易手段之一：2021年，欧盟通过海运出口了价值9560亿欧元的货物，船舶运输的货物占所有货物出口的40%以上。

　　“This will be done in an increasingly sustainable manner, and at BIMCO we support the objective of net zero carbon for shipping by 2050. To succeed, we need all hands on deck. We need the entire maritime industry and beyond. And as industry organisations, we need to assist the regulators and decision makers to help ensure that we are all navigating and heading in the same direction to reach the common goal of decarbonising.”

　　"脱碳将以一种越来越可持续的方式进行，我们BIMCO支持在2050年实现航运净零碳排放的目标。为了实现这一目标，我们需要全力以赴，需要整个航运业和其他行业所有人一起努力。作为行业组织，我们需要协助监管者和决策者，以帮助确保我们都在同一条道路上朝同一个方向前进，实现脱碳的共同目标。"

　　来源：BIMCO上海