sustainability

Onshore power supply launched in Oslo

Stena Line became the first ferry company to connect to the onshore power supply connection in the Port of Oslo. Stena Saga will be connecting to the electricity grid during calls into port. The onshore power supply unit was launched on 8th of January 2019.

The completion of another onshore power supply connection in the Port of Oslo is considered as an important milestone in the efforts to reduce emissions for Stena. Namely, the company is closing in its target of connecting 25% of its...

https://safety4sea.com/onshore-power-supply-launched-in-oslo/

Shell: The way forward for sustainability against climate change

In a recent interview, Ben van Beurden, CEO of Shell, shared the company’s sustainability goals for the future, including the ambition to reduce the net carbon footprint of the energy products it sells by 50% by 2050. Mr. Van Beurden noted that the organization is already making moves in these areas, but it needs to go much faster and much further.

To achieve this goal, Mr. Van Beurden said, Shell is improving the efficiency of plants and reducing methane emissions from oil and natural gas...

https://safety4sea.com/shell-the-way-forward-for-sustainability-against-climate-change/

New Zealand to build its first fully-electric ferry

New Zeland’s McKay announced in a statement that they are to develop and implement the country’s first plug-in fully electrical ferry along SSC Marine, which is planned to be built in Wellington.  According to the company, the ferry is the first of its kind in New Zealand and also in the entire southern hemisphere.

Specifically, the project delivery is expected in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Also, it will embody a composite catamaran ferry and installed power and energy management, energy storage...

https://safety4sea.com/new-zealand-to-build-its-first-fully-electric-ferry/

Oslo awarded as 2019’s European Green Capital

Norwegian capital city Oslo officially began its year as the 2019 European Green Capital on December 4. Oslo, during its tenure as 2019 European Green Capital, is expected to act as an ambassador for sustainable urban developments, aiming to inspire other cities and Member States through exemplary implementation of progressive environmental policies.

Specifically, more than 350 disparate events, ranging from large international conferences to small local meetings, have been planned throughout...

https://safety4sea.com/oslo-awarded-as-2019s-european-green-capital/

How to set Science Based Targets for reducing footprint

An estimated total of 505 companies have set their Science Based Targets, under the global ‘Science Based Targets initiative’, launched in 2017 by the United Nations Global Compact, CDP, World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and one of the We Mean Business Coalition commitments.

The initiative provides companies with a clearly defined pathway to future-proof growth by specifying how much and how quickly they need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The...

https://safety4sea.com/how-to-set-science-based-targets-for-reducing-footprint/

Twelve steps to achieve a circular economy

In order to achieve a transition to a more circular economy and society in general, the Rs help us: Reduce; Reuse; Recycle. However, Ichin Cheng in “Designing for the Circular Economy” says that these are not enough. In fact, twelve Rs are needed to fully achieve a circular society.

The circular economy presents a world in which reuse through repair, reconditioning and refurbishment is the leading social and economic model.

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Currently, human health can be...

https://safety4sea.com/twelve-steps-to-achieve-a-circular-economy/

How businesses can help the oceans

Decades of industrial pollution and overexploitation of fish stocks have largely affected the ocean’s ecological balance. As this is bad for the planet, NAMEPA suggests ways to businesses to reverse this situation.

In the US, one out of six jobs depends on the oceans, and the country’s ocean-based economy accounts for more than $200 billion each year. Despite the catastrophic damage that has been done, there is still time to save the oceans.

Businesses can help in this, Ginger Reid, NAMEPA notes,...

https://safety4sea.com/how-businesses-can-help-the-oceans/

IWAI, Cochin Shipyard partner for waterways to go green

Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will use methanol as a marine fuel retrofitting its work boats with engines that could run with the green fuel. Cochin Shipyard would retrofit the boats at its facility in Kolkata. The shipyard had recently formed a joint venture with the city-based Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers.

Specifically, methanol reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides ( NOx), Sulphur Oxides (SOx) and particulate matter and is complaint with emission norms for shipping industry...

https://safety4sea.com/iwai-cochin-shipyard-partner-for-waterways-to-go-green/

TASCS project on sustainable manning for inland waterways comes to an end

The project “Towards A Sustainable Crewing System” is coming to an end. The TASCS project is EU-funded and developed by the European social partners of the inland waterways sector: European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), the European Skippers’ Organisation (ESO) and the European Barge Union (EBU).

Mainly, the final conference occurred on December 18, in Brussels. The event took place in order to present to those taking part, including the relevant institutions, bodies and stakeholders from...

https://safety4sea.com/tascs-project-on-sustainable-manning-for-inland-waterways-comes-to-an-end/

Port of Antwerp to invest in sustainable project

In 2019 the Port Authority will keep to the same course, further building a sustainable future for the port. In pursuit of this goal it is concentrating heavily on structural solutions to challenges such as mobility, the energy transition, digitisation and innovation.

Specifically, the port’s transition to a low-carbon economy is a priority goal.

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According to the port’s press release, in the three years following the port will invest more than 35 million...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-antwerp-to-invest-in-sustainable-project/

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