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VIETNAMESE IPP Air Cargo will soon be in the air says Phillip Nguyen, CEO of IPP Travel Retail, reports Mumbai’s Stat Trade Times.

Speaking at the recent Routes Asia conference, Mr Nguyen said that the new airline, branded IPP Air Cargo, will begin operations in September servicing Hong Kong and Singapore.

IPP Group announced the acquisition of IPP Air Cargo IPP Air Cargo’s first 737-800 BCF aircraft is nearing completion at Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (GAMECO), announced Brian Thomas Hogan, Leasing Advisor at IPP Air Cargo.

The second aircraft is already in conversion, followed by the third and fourth. IPP Group (IPPG), a Vietnamese retail group that established IPP Air Cargo in June 2021 was hoping to receive its first modified aircraft to be delivered by the end of July 2022.

In June 2021, IPP Group announced the acquisition of IPP Air Cargo. With a VND2.4 billion (US$100 million) investment, IPP Air Cargo was formed to start an airline focused on freight transport, at a time when the sector was in chaos due to the pandemic.

In an interview published on IPP Group in June 2021, Johnathan Hanh Nguyen – chairman of IPPG explained why he decided on establishing an airline when the world was in the middle of a crisis.

‘Vietnam lacks a specialised airline that transports goods. Export businesses are facing serious difficulties. Businesses are willing to pay premium rates, but they must occasionally wait in line for flights because the airline does not have enough slots.’ he said.

‘Therefore, I immediately thought to myself, ‘I can’t just sit here and sell branded products to make money’, even though branded goods sold extremely well during the pandemic.

‘Since the customers were unable to travel overseas, we imported the new models for them to purchase, resulting in an 84 per cent increase in sales,’ said Mr Nguyen.

Expanded exhibition area by 15 per cent, Messe Muenchen on ACF, Transport Logistic Americas IPP Air Cargo is managed by CEO Le Hong Thuy Tien, with former Polar Air Cargo COO Lars Winkelbauer serving as an advisor. The new airline is in negotiations with Singapore’s postal service provider Singpost and Cainiao, the logistics subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

IPPG has also signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia’s Wagner Corporation to build a trade corridor between Toowoomba (WTB) in Queensland and Vietnam. Service is anticipated to begin in March 2023.

According to Mr Nguyen, the route’s objective is to transport consumer and industrial goods to Australia, as well as perishables like fresh food to Vietnam and beyond.

Mr Nguyen. also stated that plans are in the pipeline to use Da Nang (DAD) and Cam Ranh (CXR) as staging points for goods to be transported to other destinations in the area or to Vietnam’s seaports.

Source: SeaNews Turkey

HONG Kong International Airport (HKG) has been recognised for its cargo proficiency, reports the American Journal of Transportation.

The airport was named the world’s busiest cargo airport after carrying the most tonnage for 2021, beating last year’s top-ranking Memphis International Airport.

The Airports Council International (ACI) annual world rankings highlighted that HKG handled five million tonnes of cargo last year, an increase of 12.5 per cent in 2020.

‘It’s a testament to hong Kong International Airport’s solid work over the past few years in its bid to bridge gaps from the Far East to the rest of the world for cargo carrying,’ said HKG Middle East manager Vishnu Rajendran.

‘Our hub has always been an outstanding international airport with its ease of connections, world-class lounges, and diverse range of retailers, so to now have the cargo element recognized is extremely promising.’

Cathay Pacific’s cargo service is responsible for 25 per cent of the airline’s annual revenue.

‘The dedicated Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal has gone from strength to strength in the past few years with innovation and passion at the forefront of the dynamic team,’ said Mr Rajendran.

‘Focusing on enhanced efficiency, reliability, and visibility all improves the customer experience and adds value to the backbone of end-to-end services. Designed for an annual air cargo throughput capacity of 2.6 million tonnes, the terminal is a common-use facility open to all airline customers.’

The airline also launched its Priority solution, offering three service tiers:

First (PR1), Essential Plus (PR2), and Essential (PR3).

Also, Cathay Pacific Cargo has become one of the first carriers to pioneer two new milestones in the Cargo iQ Master Operating Plan (MOP).

The new milestones, FOW (freight out of warehouse control) and FIW (freight into warehouse control), will bring more transparency to the overall shipment journey.The milestones are operational at the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal in Hong Kong, with a view for roll-out across the network.

Source: https://www.seanews.com.tr/hong-kong-receives-applause-for-extensive-cargo-efforts/194338/

Bergen, Norway, 06 September 2022 – The Norwegian pool operator Hansa Tankers announced its partnership with StormGeo, a leading provider of weather intelligence and decision-support solutions for the shipping industry and part of Alfa Laval, to roll out the fleet performance management software s-Insight to all vessels in its pool.

Hansa Tankers is a leading pool operator of stainless-steel tonnage. Founded in 2010, the company’s pool has grown from an initial three vessels to more than 50 chemical tanker vessels ranging in size from 19,000 to 33,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT).

Having a high focus on sustainability, Hansa Tankers now rolls out StormGeo’s s-Insight to establish a unified data collection system that enables the pool and its partners to document and assess the environmental performance of their vessels.

Partnering with StormGeo will help Hansa Tankers seamlessly transfer voyage data in real-time to improve ship-to-shore communication, adding insight into their bunker management, reducing CO2 emissions of their fleet, and further strengthening their focus on increasing the pool’s fleet-wide sustainability.

“StormGeo’s s-Insight provides tools that assist us in managing the environmental and commercial performance of our entire fleet in one dashboard. By also adding weather and routing data to the operator decision-making toolbox, we gain new and actionable insights that enable immediate, measurable CO2 impact on our trade, which in turn will positively enhance the pool’s financial performance and environmental footprint in the coming years,” says Torfin Eide, COO at Hansa Tankers.

s-Insight is a customizable fleet management system that integrates and organizes weather, voyage reporting, sensor data, performance levers, and expert assistance in one powerful analytics tool. The solution gives vessel owners, operators, and managers timely and actionable information to maximize voyage and vessel performance. In addition, its reliable data reporting system ensures the fleet is always compliant.

For Hansa Tankers, s-Insight provides opportunities to monitor the environmental impact on emissions, improve environmental performance, and keep the fleet compliant with EU MRV, IMO DCS, the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), and Sea Cargo Charter regulations. Particularly useful is the new CII Simulator, a key module in s-Insight and a tool that monitors CII compliance status and reveals the impact of commercial parameters on CII ratings.

“StormGeo’s powerful and actionable CII Simulator gives us a tool enabling a better understanding of the commercial impact of the CII in our trades,” Eide says. “We acknowledge that the earlier we integrate CII simulation into our daily operations and decision making, the better we can manage the impact on CII performance and thereby enhance our competitive advantage in the market.”

Partnering with StormGeo will help Hansa Tankers showcase the effect of vessel and cargo consolidation to its charterers and other stakeholders by:

·Simulating the CO2 impact on the estimate and voyage levels to provide an overview of pre-fixture and post-fixture emissions results.

·Calculating the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) based on validated data per voyage and year, including projections for future compliance.

·Simplifying and streamlining the Sea Cargo Charter reporting process for both the pool and its counterparties.

“s-Insight also presents an opportunity for our pool participants to assess their performance and environmental footprint through diverse, investigative, and out-of-the-box system features. Participants can thereby also use s-Insight to validate any measures taken towards improving operational energy efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint with KPIs for continuous monitoring of their own vessel performance,” Eide concludes.s-Insight is part of StormGeo’s innovative software and services s-Suite for shipping customers, a complete one-stop solution to optimize time, fuel, and vessel performance while ensuring navigational and environmental performance.

Learn more about StormGeo’s product portfolio and partnerships at SMM Hamburg 2022

StormGeo helps shipping companies prepare for increasingly stringent environmental requirements and reach ambitious sustainability targets. StormGeo and Alfa Laval will participate in SMM Hamburg, Stand #A1 226 on 6 – 9 September 2022 to discuss new solutions that help the maritime industry decarbonize its operations and meet environmental requirements.

At SMM Hamburg, StormGeo will host a range of speaker presentations in Room Osaka 3 to share new insights on sustainability and discuss new solutions for decarbonization. These events will feature StormGeo experts in addition to Arne Schulz-Heimbeck (DNV), Barry Authers (DNV), and Niclas Dahl (AlfaWall Oceanbird). Click here to learn more and save your seat.

Source: https://www.xindemarinenews.com/en/market/2022/0906/41606.html

In late August, a fishing boat, which had spent several days on the south side of Bawean Island, was returning to shore when it met with bad weather. A strong wave hit the small boat and it capsized. Sunaryo, the boat captain, and 16 other fishermen were left adrift in the open sea for three nights, 50 miles away from their home in Lamongan, before they were rescued by another passing fishing boat.

Imamur Rosyidin, spokesperson for the 17 fishermen, said after being rescued, they were sent to the Karanganyar Port, Central Java, where they were met by their families, representatives from the fishermen’s association and the police. Thereafter, the 17 fishermen received medical treatment at a local hospital.

Imamur said the victims had only a buoy among them and they survived on rainwater and a bit of food salvaged from the sinking boat. He added the government should pay more attention to the safety of fishermen as accidents are getting more common. There must be more financial assistance for fishermen involved in accidents at sea and officials must make sure that fishermen are equipped with safety knowledge.

Yuli Wahyuono, an official from the Lamongan District Government, wanted the fishermen to buy insurance. “Insurance is very affordable at IDR 16,800 (US$1.13) per month and is helpful in times of a disaster. We are currently discussing with the regional government to provide free insurance to the 25,000 fishermen in Lamongan Regency. Right now, free insurance is only available from the central government, which only covers fewer than 1,000 fishermen,” he said.

“The benefits of insurance cannot be seen right now. But a fisherman’s job is dangerous, risky and accidents are getting common. Once, I have seen a fisherman died when the boat he was on with two other fishermen was hit by big waves. We are always raising awareness and educating fishermen on the need for insurance. Indeed, there is still a lack of awareness which has to be addressed.”

Muhammad Badrus Zaman, marine transportation researcher, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), said fishermen need to receive continuous training on how to operate their boats in bad weather and also there should be safety equipment on the boats.

“The fishermen often do not have proper communications devices on their boats and so they cannot call for help when they are in distress. The fishermen only care about whether they can start their engines or not. This is certainly very dangerous,” said Badrus Zaman.

“Fishermen cannot ignore their own safety and they must check the safety standard of their boats regularly. Accidents are not only caused by bad weather alone. Accidents are also caused by the rundown conditions of the boats, lack of safety equipment, and the fishermen’s lack of proper training in piloting their boats, among other reasons.”

Badrus Zaman said many, if not all, local fishermen are impoverished and have no savings, they do not have the extra money to repair their boats or buy communications devices for emergency uses. And they rather use whatever money they earned to provide for their families. Therefore, the government has to step in to help them financially.

Source: https://maritimefairtrade.org/17-indonesian-fishermen-adrift-in-open-sea-for-three-nights-after-boat-capsizes/

The competition continues to develop the designs for the first large-scale liquefied CO2 carriers which will play a critical role in the efforts to transport and store carbon captured by large manufacturers. Using their experience with other gas carriers, the Korean shipyards continue to make progress with both Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries reporting design approvals on their efforts from the major classification societies.

At 785 feet in length and with a 98-foot beam, Hyundai Heavy Industries’ LCO2 carrier design is being called the largest in its class. A first-of-its-kind design, it is reported to be the world’s first 40,000m3 liquefied carbon dioxide carrier.

Several shipyards have been working to enlarge the size of LCO2 carriers to provide the economic basis for the transportation and storage of LCO2. Currently, the shipment of CO2 is largely a niche business supporting uses in food and other manufacturing but analysts have said the vessels need to increase in size and capacity to justify the proposed carbon capture and storage schemes.

Lloyd’s Register reviewed the design for HHI’s vessel and awarded design approval to the South Korean shipbuilder. LR reports the vessel will be equipped with seven IMO Type C cargo tanks that use an innovative new steel design, that allows tanks to be constructed with lighter scantling whilst remaining structural integrity. The use of this advanced material permitted HHI to achieve a higher capacity. When built, the carrier will transport liquefied carbon dioxide under pressure, allowing carbon extracted from the atmosphere to be transported to storage facilities.

“This carrier will be a key piece of infrastructure in the carbon capture and storage value chain, helping the maritime industry drive forward its energy efficiency and decarbonization ambitions,” predicts Andy McKeran, Chief Commercial Officer for Lloyd’s Register.

At the same time today at another presentation also at the Gastech 2022 Exhibition in Milan, Samsung Heavy Industries received design approval for its new LCO2 carrier design from DNV. According to the class society’s review of the design, the innovation incorporates customized large cargo tanks (pressurized IMO Type-C) and a reliable cargo handling system with highly efficient reliquefication technology. The ship has optimized cargo space and ship performance by utilizing customized bi-lobe cargo tanks. It also features a re-liquefaction system that condenses vaporized and compressed CO2 by a refrigeration process. Once expanded, the CO2 is cooled and returned to the LCO2 tanks.

According to the companies, SHI’s new system is expected to help the shipping industry be ready for future large-scale CO2 transportation demands as increasing numbers of carbon capture, utilization, and storage projects evolve.
Source: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/south-korean-shipyards-advance-designs-for-lco2-carriers

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has advised Recognised Organisations of a change in the focus of Port State Control (PSC) inspections with respect to planned maintenance on ships.

AMSA states that recent incidents have demonstrated the potentially serious consequences of a lack of effective maintenance of main engines and power generation systems. These can pose serious risks to the safe and pollution-free operation of ships. There will be an increase in the focus on planned maintenance during routine PSC inspections of the propulsion and auxiliary equipment and associated systems. AMSA will take necessary compliance actions to address any identified areas of concern.

What ship operators should do now

Ship operators are advised to ensure that planned maintenance of propulsion and auxiliary machinery and associated systems is up to date on arrival at Australian ports. In cases where deficiencies are apparent (e.g. due to a delay in the delivery of spare parts), this should be communicated to the PSC authority prior to arrival in order to prevent problems arising at PSC interventions.

Source: LR

The commanding officer of USCGC James (WMSL 754), has been temporarily relieved of duties following an onboard mishap, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Friday.

Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, effected the relief due to a loss of confidence in Capt. Marc Brandt’s ability to command the cutter in wake of the mishap, in which no personnel were injured. Brandt has been temporarily assigned to Coast Guard Atlantic Area.

Lunday appointed Capt. John Driscoll to assume temporary command of the cutter pending the results of an investigation into the incident.

James is a Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) homeported in Charleston, S.C., with a crew of 148 officers and enlisted personnel. NSCs are the Coast Guard’s most technologically-advanced cutters in the fleet.

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) launches a maritime digital twin with Höegh Autoliners as its first pilot customer. This is the beginning of a new transformation journey for ship operations.

As a market-leading developer and vendor of digital twins for the energy sector, KDI is now adding digital twin for maritime to its portfolio. Digital twins allow new ways of working and interacting with data and operational insights. The first areas the maritime twin supports are trim advisory, 3D visualization of the vessel, and situational awareness around it, including weather conditions. The twin is powered by real-time data from the Vessel Insight data infrastructure and its eco-system of applications.

“The maritime industry is facing huge challenges to meet the new standards for increased transparency and reduced carbon footprint. As a response to this, we have developed a dynamic digital twin that provides a holistic view of the vessel and its surroundings, where data from the vessel is merged with other relevant data sources and presented in one common work surface for operators and shipowners. This will be the first step of enabling advanced integrated workflows in shipping,” says Andreas Jagtøyen, Executive Vice President of Digital Ocean in Kongsberg Digital.

The objective of KDI´s holistic digital twin is to support partners in utilizing advanced simulations to troubleshoot operations, make predictions of future performance, and over time, enable condition-based maintenance to reduce cost and operational downtime. The digital twin for maritime will build upon the Kognitwin® framework, KDI’s digital twin for the energy market.

“Utilizing twin technology on an area of most importance, fuel reduction, is the first step in building a new family of technology and applications, component by component.”, says Jagtøyen. “Furthermore, working towards risk assessment, twin technology can help ship owners and operators understand risk and make better decisions.

Among other things, visualization to understand risk is critical. When you’re assessing the situation of a vessel in the middle of the Atlantic, you must understand the real risk, for example, in the case of severe weather or side waves, and make decisions based on that understanding. Twin technology can achieve that better than any other tool.”

Digital twin technology allows new ways of working and utterly new interaction possibilities and transparency between different stakeholders in the industry. Höegh Autoliners is KDIs partner for the pilot with their car carriers, supported by Delta Marine.

“We are pleased to partner with Kongsberg Digital on this pilot for digital twin for maritime,” says Chief Operations Officer of Höegh Autoliners Sebjørn Dahl. “Like us, our customers and partners focus on sustainability, electrifying their products, and decarbonizing their supply chains. Our fleet is one of the most environmentally friendly car carriers ever built.

The additional insight and more rapid and cost-effective vessel management provided by KDI’s digital twin will supercharge their environmental performance and enable future benefits faster. We already see benefits on trim optimization, but when we add the data around other facets of vessel operation, along with training and maintenance, we expect further benefits and savings to come thick and fast.”

In the coming months, KDI will reinforce this digital twin for maritime development by adding new components for visualization and performance.

Source: https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/kongsberg-digital-launched-a-digital-twin-for-maritime-industry-to-transform-shipping/

Marine electric drive train specialist Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch inks five-year global sourcing agreement with ABB Marine & Ports in Shanghai for its next-generation PMM2000M permanent magnet machines to be used as shaft generators in large containerships.

The first order for 16 machines, each with a power output of over 4 MW, will be installed as permanent magnet shaft generators (PMSGs) for dry cargo container vessels.

“We are excited to include ABB among the trusted vendors we collaborate with. They are famous worldwide for their systems integration and vessel automation expertise,” said Risto Ahvo, Head of Key Account Management at Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch.

The Switch PMM2000M permanent magnet shaft generator has huge potential as electric propulsion gradually replaces conventional diesel-mechanical propulsion.

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“The contract also takes us deeper into the Asian market, where there is a lot of growth potential given the spate of new orders in China, Korea and Japan made on the back of hot container freight rates. It’s also great for business efficiency, as we won’t have to spend lots of time on individual proposals,” he said.

The company first marketed The Switch direct-drive PMMs to the wind industry where they have significantly improved turbine efficiency. It entered the marine market with its marine PMSGs featuring a frame size of 1,000 mm targeting bulk, chemical and car carriers with single and twin propulsion, and then with newly developed frame size of 1,500 mm machines for LNG carriers. The company has sold approximately 200 PMSGs to date.

Boxships in focus

The inline, direct-drive PMM2000M is specially designed for big container vessels powered by 2-stroke engines. Shaft generator power output on such vessels is often 4 MW to 5 MW. The PMM2000Ms has an operational speed of approximately 50–80 rpm. At more than five metres in diameter, it is physically large due to the high torque. As a PMSGs it offers competitive advantages in terms of low weight, extremely good efficiency and high power density, enabling top performance. The machine is simple to install and still compact given its huge power capacity.

“Ships won’t require any other source of electrical energy during long ocean voyages. This reduces genset wear-and-tear as gensets can stay off. Its mechanical simplicity also increases reliability and lowers maintenance requirements. A further characteristic is low vibration levels,” Ahvo said.

PMM2000Ms can be fitted to comply with EEXI and CII regulation parameters coming into force from 2023. Customer motivations are a mixture of reducing energy consumption, lowering emissions and increasing the amount of electricity available for other fuel-saving systems such as air compressors for hull air lubrication.

‘Star team’

The stators will be produced in China and other components in the EU. Manufacturing of such big machines calls for specialist knowledge due to the high magnetic forces involved. Consequently, all assembly work on the units will take place at The Switch’s Large Drive Test Center (LDTC) in Lappeenranta.

World-class test center

“We will then test the machines using ABB frequency converters to verify electrical and thermal performance of all drive elements. This is typical at the LDTC where we can test solutions using either our own or customers’ drives and components. Testing involves string tests and back-to-back testing at full load. We will then ship the machines to China and will also send engineers to supervise installation,” said Ahvo.

The contract is the company’s first long-term supply agreement targeting large merchant vessels. “It proves our agility to create new machines suited to different markets. The PMM2000M is designed from scratch and, like all our innovations, stands on their own merits,” he said.

Towards greener shipping

He adds that this kind of supplier-vendor collaboration on energy-saving equipment is the best way to accelerate the green transition. “The PMM2000M has huge potential as electric propulsion gradually replaces conventional diesel-mechanical propulsion. With a PMM2000M propulsion motor, it’s possible to reach power up to 12 MW per propulsion line. With two machines on two propulsion lines, power can reach almost 50 MW, which is sufficient even for the largest ships,” said Ahvo. “PMSGs are just the beginning.”

Launched at the SMM event in Hamburg, Germany, a new guide from ABS explores emerging onboard carbon capture technology. The guide, Insights into Onboard Carbon Capture, examines the various methods of onboard carbon capture as well as carbon handling and storage and downstream considerations, as well as regulatory issues.

Although there has been increased interest from the industry, the technology and its associated value chains have a long way to mature, and there are many factors to consider such as onboard power supply, fuel types, exhaust characteristics and onboard storage,” said Georgios Plevrakis, ABS vice president, global sustainability. “This Insights document is an important step in moving the conversation forward, supporting shipowners and operators with the latest information from ABS engineering and joint development projects,” said Georgios Plevrakis, ABS vice president, global sustainability.

Although onboard systems are sill being piloted, investment is expected to increase over the course of the next decade, especially as discussions on global carbon markets advance.

Source: https://www.marinelog.com/news/new-abs-guide-explores-onboard-carbon-capture/

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