Wärtsilä Corporation, 15. June, 2021 at 1:00 PM E. Europe Standard Time – The technology group Wärtsilä is active in its support for a co-programmed partnership between the European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform. The aim of the partnership is to demonstrate zero-emission solutions for all main ship types and services before 2030, which will enable zero-emission waterborne...
DNV: Minimizing underwater noise from merchant vessels
Underwater noise is known to harm marine wildlife and is an increasing concern throughout the industry. Now DNV’s SILENT-E class notation has been awarded to a merchant ship for the first time.
While propeller cavitation is the most significant source of underwater noise, every ship must be evaluated individually. To protect wildlife, a growing number of Canadian seaports are taking action to minimize underwater noise, such as port fee...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/15/dnv-minimizing-underwater-noise-from-merchant-vessels/
With this week’s International Maritime Organization-convened Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) looking like it will deliver minimal additional green targets for shipping, over in Congress in Washington DC politicians are once again preparing to take emissions matters into their own...
IUA publishes new Environmental Liability Guide
General liability policies provide extremely limited cover for environmental liabilities that can be incredibly costly and high profile, a new report from the International Underwriting Association has warned.
‘A Practical Buyer’s Guide to Environmental Risk’ highlights a number of key limitations of non-specialist policies and demonstrates the breadth of coverage available for environmental risks in the environmental impairment liability...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/15/iua-publishes-new-environmental-liability-guide/
“Failure is not an option,” warned Kitack Lim at the start of the 76th gathering of the vitally important Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) virtual summit. The secretary general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) voiced his fears of the real threat of regional regulations...
https://splash247.com/failure-is-an-option-mepcs-deep-divisions-laid-bare/
Fenix Marine Services, a container terminal at the Port of Los Angeles that handles about 2m teu a year, has transitioned its entire fleet of more than 300 pieces of container-handling equipment, as well as some support vehicles, from fossil-based diesel fuel to renewable diesel fuel, a blend made...
Denmark’s Ørsted has identified its Avedøre Power Station in Copenhagen as the best point source of sustainable CO2 for the next phases of the potential 1.3 GW Green Fuels for Denmark project to produce sustainable fuels in the Greater Copenhagen area. If the project at Avedøre Power Station is...
https://splash247.com/orsted-to-boost-green-fuels-for-denmark-project-with-carbon-capture/
Norwegian engineering firm TECO 2030 is teaming up with US-based cryogenic tank manufacturer Chart Industries to develop cryogenic carbon capture technology solutions for ships. The technology, developed by Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES) and acquired by Chart Industries in December last year,...
Fugro minimises in-person inspections with new floating offshore wind real-time monitoring solution
A Fugro-led consortium that includes AS Mosley and the University of Strathclyde has designed a mooring line fatigue tracker that safely and cost-effectively monitors offshore floating wind turbines, thanks to innovation funding from the Scottish Government. The...
A recently released report from global infrastructure advisory firm Moffatt & Nichol looks at the challenges California’s container and roro marine terminals will face in working to meet the state’s emission-reduction mandate. Not only has governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order banning the...