Maritime transport causes about 4% of global man-made CO2 emissions; which makes its carbon footprint approximately as high as a small country. Forthcoming regulations in emission and their controls make managing ships for owners and operators increasingly difficult.
A crew member while climbing embarkation ladder suddenly felt exhausted and fell back into the water, hitting his back on the rescue boat. He was later taken to hospital ashore and later was declared unfit for sea service due to a back injury and was subsequently repatriated.
The Aguçadoura wave farm – the first of its kind- was put into operation in the high seas near the Portuguese city of Porto in the year 2008. The world’s first wave farm was the result of a pioneering effort between Pelamis, the British engineering giant, Enersis, a Portuguese company specialising in alternate energy development and an Australian company Babcock and Brown that provided the required substructure for the WEC.
Höegh Autoliners stands firm on its decision not to implement scrubbers but comply with the IMO 2020 regulations by using Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil or Low Sulphur Marine Gas Oil.
Key US ports, leading global container lines and specialist car carriers will all be adversely impacted should the proposed US auto tariffs be implemented in the second quarter of 2019, according to Drewry.
This week, a maritime corruption paper was presented at the 43rd session, including a request to the IMO to make maritime corruption a regular work item.
The independent study report launched today has revealed that GHG reductions of up to 21% are achievable now from LNG as a marine fuel, compared with current oil-based marine fuels over the entire life-cycle from WtW.
Keppel Singmarine has delivered the world’s first EU Stage V dredger on time, within budget and with a perfect safety record, strengthening its presence in the non-oil and gas segment.
The agreement covers potential newbuilding projects including LNG bunker vessels, small-scale LNG carriers and FSRUs, as well as LNG related assets employing battery and hybrid technologies.
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