Andrew Craig-Bennett on what lessons we can learn from the fall of the house that Alfred Holt built. When Alfred Holt invented the steeple compound steam engine, he didn’t build one ship fitted with his invention; he ordered three sisters, and immediately began a line of steam ships. No half...
France-based sustainable aerospace company Airbus, in collaboration with shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Spain-based firm bound4blue, is set to equip one of its aircraft subassembly transport ships with bound4blue’s wind-assisted propulsion technology….
https://gcaptain.com/airbus-to-equip-ro-ro-with-wind-assisted-propulsion-tech/
The Poseidon Principles has announced revising its framework to align shipping’s top banks with the International Maritime Organization’s new climate change emissions target. The change marks a significant update following the…
(Bloomberg) — The drought that has led to low levels along the Mississippi River is now threatening the quality of drinking water. The river’s water levels have fallen to a point…
https://gcaptain.com/usace-begins-barging-freshwater-as-mississippi-river-water-plants-turn-salty/
The 30 banking signatories to the Poseidon Principles, a global green ship finance framework, have made the decision to align their reporting with the new climate goals agreed at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) gathering held this July at the headquarters of the International...
Shipping needs a new narrative inspired by an innovative, collaborative and inclusive approach to the challenges of global logistics in the modern world, writes Gavin Lipsith. The humble tinned salmon – caught in Scotland, processed and packaged in Asia then sent back to be sold in Scottish shops –...
https://splash247.com/retelling-the-tale-of-the-tinned-salmon/
Alma Clean Power, Odfjell, and DNV have announced a project that would entail the installation of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system on a chemical tanker by the end of 2024. Solid oxide fuel cells are fuel-flexible and can convert fuels like ammonia, LNG, methanol, and hydrogen to electricity...
https://splash247.com/odfjell-to-test-solid-oxide-fuel-cell-system-on-chemical-tanker/
Zane Berry from MCA Consulting gives his take on what the merchant fleet will look like at the start of the next decade. The main driver for change in vessel design and operation will remain the need for fuel optimisation through to 2030 and beyond. There is little availability for cargo capacity...
Yesterday, Thursday 28 September 2023, was the United Nations-designated World Maritime Day. Each year a theme for the forthcoming year is designated. This year’s theme is “MARPOL at 50” to […]
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Not that you’d know it from any excitement in the streets, but today, September 28, is World Maritime Day and, ahead of it, UNCTAD, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, yesterday released its Review of Maritime Transport 2023.
As ever, it is a mine of statistical information, and some of the take-aways from those stats underscore the need for shipping to accelerate its decarbonization efforts.
“Maritime transport needs to decarbonize as soon as possible, while ensuring economic growth,”...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/unctad-shipping-decarbonization-cant-wait/