Ariane has just wrapped a test transatlantic voyage of its 10,000 tonne ‘Canopée’ cargo vessel, which can carry its Ariane rockets, says an article published on Advanced-television.
Sails deployedThe ship’s voyage left Rotterdam on December 27th and took 17 days to reach French Guiana. It arrived at the port of Pariacabo on January 13th. It can manage a speed of 17 knots.
The Polish-built Canopée can sail with or without its sails deployed. It is 121 metres long, and...
Cavotec, in its twitter page, describes the five steps needed to take charge of portside pollution.
Shipping emissionsThe shipping industry is responsible for more than 2.5% of the world’s emissions. If the shipping sector were a country, it would be the sixth largest polluter in the world. But this can be changed.
We have the technology today that can be retrofitted to existing ships to reduce harmful emissions. We also have the technology to upgrade our ports to reduce pollution. All it takes...
https://mfame.guru/five-practical-steps-to-tackle-portside-pollution/
TECO 2030 ASA completes Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) feasibility study with AVL, says an article published on their website.
CO2 emission reductionThe shipping industry can reduce CO2 emission dramatically by installing onboard Carbon Capture and Storage equipment. This is an important part of reducing shipping’s environmental footprint.
Joint feasibility studyThe feasibility study jointly conducted between TECO 2030 and AVL has concluded that onboard Carbon Capture and Storage is technically...
https://mfame.guru/onboard-carbon-capture-storage-is-technically-viable-concludes-study/
An enormous engine that generally propels large ships across the sea is now being used by engineers for testing liquid ammonia, reports BBC.
The ground-breaking projectAn enormous engine, at a test centre in Copenhagen is being supervised by engineers from a control room resembling a ship’s bridge.
Such an engine that would be propelling a large ship across the sea, is now being prepared to take part in a project where engineers want to see if it runs on liquid ammonia.
About AmmoniaAmmonia, a...
https://mfame.guru/manufacturing-alternative-fuel-without-environmental-footprint/
Cavotec launches its next generation automated vacuum mooring solution, MoorMaster NxG, says a press release published on their website.
Reduce fuel consumptionShipping companies and ports worldwide can now make every minute matter.
With a simpler and faster implementation of Cavotec’s next generation automated vacuum mooring solution “MoorMaster NxG”, companies can significantly reduce fuel consumption and increase port productivity.
About MoorMaster NxGReduced docking times
MoorMaster NxG will...
https://mfame.guru/watch-the-next-gen-automated-vacuum-mooring-solution/
In light of the adoption of the 2020 CEF Energy Work Programme today, the 2020 CEF Energy call for proposals has opened, offering funding to support projects of common interest in the energy sector, in the areas of electricity, gas, smart grids and cross-border carbon dioxide networks.
Specifically, the funding is a major part for the delivery of the European Green Deal.
The call for proposals will run until May 27, 2020.
During the announcement of the funding provision, the European Commission...
https://safety4sea.com/ec-issues-e980m-in-eu-funding-for-clean-energy-infrastructure/
The environmental crisis is most challenging than ever, with the seas being warmer than at any point in the human history and life underwater is facing many threats. Thus, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 “Life Under Water” establishes a wide-ranging goal to “conserve and sustainably use the world’s oceans, seas and marine resources”.
The severity of the environmental crisis is demonstrated by the plight of perhaps the single most important marine ecosystem: coral reefs.
Reefs play an...
https://safety4sea.com/commercial-fishing-plastic-major-part-of-environmental-crisis/
The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, also known as the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) recently joined Europe’s EMERGE project, which aims to reduce shipping emissions around the European marine waters.
For the records, HELCOM is one of the 18 participants which attended the project’s kick-off meeting in Laxenburg near Vienna, Austria during 24-26 February 2020.
EMERGE project goals to quantify and enhance emission reduction solutions for shipping in Europe, while develop effective...
https://safety4sea.com/helcom-joins-emerge-project-to-reduce-emissions/
When it comes to crisis communication, I help our clients deal with the media and social media associated with classic vessel incidents: collisions, groundings, fires, fatalities. This is the bread and butter of what we do at Navigate Response, but increasingly the challenges facing shipping are changing.
Sustainability...
https://safety4sea.com/cm-sustainability-we-are-not-telling-shippings-story-well-enough/
The retrofit of the M/S Rex for hybrid operation, undertaken by Transdev subsidiary, Blidösundsbolaget, and Scania, included the adaptation of automotive technology for maritime use.
Stockholm’s transport authority has started using more of the city’s waterways, providing to locals shorter and quicker routes to and from work. Yet, given that about the 80% of Stockholm’s transport fleet of owned and leased vessels are far from achieving carbon neutrality, the city applauded the conversion of the...
https://safety4sea.com/hybrid-electric-commuter-boat-launched-in-stockholm/