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North of England Club has joined the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN), a global business network that aims to tackle corruption and enable fair trade in shipping.

MACN’s activities include:

• raising awareness of the issue;
• implementing the MACN Anti-Corruption Principles and establishing best practices;
• collaborating with governments, non-governmental organizations and wider society to determine and address the root causes of corruption;
• and fostering a culture of integrity within the shipping community.

Mark Church, Head of Sustainability at North, said “that over 50,000 anonymous incidents have been reported to the MACN since its foundation in 2011 highlights the importance of its existence. By joining the Network, we can contribute towards the elimination of a significant but under-acknowledged threat – and in doing so, help ensure that our Members, and the maritime community at large, continue to trade with confidence.”

Source: https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/north-joins-marine-anti-corruption-network/

As a way of tackling global climate change, the ‘CO2 Capture, Transport, and Burial’ method has attracted attention as an intermediate step to achieving carbon neutrality. This has led to increased demand for technology for LCO2 carriers (Liquefied CO2 carriers) which can safely transport carbon dioxide captured in the supply chain.

Transporting CO2 in a liquid state requires a pressure C-Type cargo tank capable of withstanding a high vapor pressure of over 5 atmospheres or greater. However, this type of cargo tank is usually used for smaller carriers and there are technical difficulties in enlarging the size of the tank to meet the market need to transfer a larger amount of CO2 to storage facilities.

In addition, the tanks and supporting structures of LCO2 carriers must be designed with the greatest care because of the high specific gravity of liquefied CO2.

To address these technical challenges in designing LCO2 carriers, Korean Register (KR) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) conducted a joint development project (JDP) to develop 40K CBM LCO2 carriers fueled with LNG.

Under the JDP, HHI carried out the basic and structural design of the 40K CBM LCO2 carrier, while KR verified the safety and conformity of the design reviewing the class rules and international conventions. The resulting concept design has now been awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) by KR.

One of the main aims of the project was to explore the economic feasibility of large pressure-type CO2 storage tanks. To increase the size of the CO2 storage tanks, special materials with low-temperature and high-tensile need to be used instead of ordinary steel, which makes it challenging to control the thickness and weight of the tanks.

The LCO2 carrier designed which has been awarded AIP, is capable of storing up to 40K CBM using a type C pressure tank made of existing low-temperature and high-tensile materials. An LNG fuel propulsion system has been installed, ensuring low-carbon emissions during the carrier’s operation.

The safety of the carrier’s cargo hold, cargo tank and supporting structure has been verified and approved using KR’s SeaTrust-HullScan software solution which was developed in house.

A KR official said: “This AIP is a significant achievement, bringing the commercialization of large LCO2 carrier technology even closer. KR will continue to support the industry’s work to develop CO2 capture, storage and burial-related technologies, while proactively working to address the industry-wide challenge of decarbonization.”

Source: https://maritimefairtrade.org/korean-register-issues-aip-for-lng-fueled-lco2-carrier/

MANILA – The Stratbase Albert Del Rosario Institute commemorated the sixth anniversary of the July 12 ruling of the Everlasting Courtroom of Arbitration in The Hague by holding a global convention on “Redefining Maritime Cooperation within the Indo-Pacific in an Age of Uncertainty.”

A victory of epic proportions, the authorized recognition of our maritime rights is additional attested to by the rising public concern on the West Philippine Sea situation.

The Pulse Asia survey of June 24-27, 2022 that had been commissioned by Stratbase ADR Institute confirmed that nearly 9 out of 10 Filipinos, or 89 %, imagine that President Marcos Jr. should assert the nation’s rights as stipulated within the arbitral ruling. To claim these rights, 90 % agreed that the brand new administration should spend money on the aptitude of the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard. On alliances, 84 % agreed that the President ought to kind alliances with different nations to defend our territorial rights within the West Philippine Sea.

At The Conservatory of The Peninsula Manila, world coverage and thought leaders mentioned the problems and alternatives in areas of multilateral and strategic cooperation, particularly on the collective concern over maritime safety and rising threats within the area.

Ambassador to the USA Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez stated: “The shifting tides of geopolitics, the sustained tensions over competing claims, and the converging pursuits within the political, financial, army, and maritime area might create flashpoints for safety points and battle.”

Amid such uncertainties, Romualdez argued that “there’s at all times the choice of strategic restraint, and there are lots of advantages to an open and rules-based regional structure.”

Lisa Curtis, director of the Indo-Pacific Safety Program and Senior Fellow of the Heart for a New American Safety, acknowledged that “standing as much as China’s maritime aggression and taking steps towards it are vital to keep up a rules-based worldwide order. And finally, that is the easiest way we will keep away from any battle.”

From a European viewpoint, Czech Republic Ambassador to the Philippines Jana Šedivá stated: “We’re in search of to conduct extra joint workout routines with Indo-Pacific companions, together with multilateral workout routines, to combat piracy and shield the liberty of navigation.”

Dr. Yusuke Takagi, an affiliate professor of the Nationwide Graduate Institute for Coverage Research, mentioned the three pillars of the Free and Open Indo Pacific: 1. the promotion and solidifying of the rule of legislation, freedom of navigation, free commerce, and many others.; 2. the pursuit of financial prosperity by way of enhancing connectivity; and three. dedication for peace and stability.

John Blaxland, professor of worldwide safety and intelligence research on the Australian Nationwide College, stated: “We’ve an awesome quantity of overlap of curiosity between Australia and the Philippines together with our pursuits and our enemies. We are able to’t simply sit on the fence. We’ve pursuits to defend. Our pursuits are being challenged. Our deterrents must be bolstered.”

Because the worldwide convention demonstrated the awe-inspiring help of the worldwide group for the Philippines’ authorized victory, we should always acknowledge the efforts made by companions and allies to advertise a free and open Indo-Pacific.

With like-minded states, we face a brand new age of uncertainty within the maritime area. This can be a shared duty amongst Asean members and the worldwide group.

With our collective will and energy, we should not permit any blatant disregard of the United Nations Conference on the Regulation of the Sea or of the rule of legislation by any state.

The Philippines is at a crossroads in its international coverage, and the Filipinos anticipate nothing much less from Mr. Marcos and his administration.

We deserve an adaptive, resilient, and pro-Filipino international coverage that can permit the nation to advance its strategic pursuits, tackle points within the West Philippine Sea, and turn into a extra important participant in regional and world affairs.

Source: https://northnewsnow.com/bolster-maritime-ties-within-the-indo-pacific/

MAN 175D: World’s Most Powerful High-Speed Marine Engine has successfully passed its Type of Approval Test

MAN 175D-ML+ engine has successfully passed its Type Approval Test (TAT) at the company’s test centre in Frederikshavn, Denmark. Nine classification societies have certified that the MAN 175D-ML+, with its recently released output of 220 kW per cylinder, successfully meets all requirements in terms of component stress and emissions regulations.

The TAT was conducted with the 20-cylinder variant of the MAN 175D, which thus reached its maximum continuous rated output of 4,400 kW at 2,000 rpm. In doing so, the engine proved again to be the most powerful high-speed marine engine in the world!

The approved new performance map will form the basis for many more future ratings for propulsion and genset applications to be announced soon.

With this new benchmarking engine power, MAN Energy Solutions looks forward to providing powerful and efficient solutions for new high-speed marine applications to come.

Source: https://www.maritimeeconomy.com/post-details.php?post_id=Z25qag==&post_name=MAN%20175D%20Worlds%20Most%20Powerful%20HighSpeed%20Marine%20Engine%20has%20successfully%20passed%20its%20Type%20of%20Approval%20Test&segment_name=13

Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI) hosted officials from the U.S. DOT Maritime Administration (MARAD), TOTE Services, LLC., and Maine Maritime Academy for the third National Security Multi-Mission Vessel’s (NSMV) steel cutting ceremony, a shipbuilding tradition which marks the start of fabrication of a ship as the first piece of the hull enters the production line.

This event marks another major construction milestone for the NSMV program, designed to provide a purpose-built, state-of-the-art training platform for state maritime academies in New York Massachusetts, Maine, Texas, and California, respectively. In addition to providing world-class training for America’s future mariners, these five NSMVs will be available to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions in times of need.

Following the steel cutting, MARAD presented two medals to a World War 2 Merchant Marine veteran. Rear Admiral (Ret.) Ann Phillips, Maritime Administrator, presented Thomas H. Reilly of Philadelphia with the Congressional Gold Medal – the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Congress, recognizing those whose dedication, heroism, and public service have created a lasting impact on American history – and the Merchant Marine Mariner’s Medal. On March 14, 2020, legislation was signed into law authorizing the Congressional Gold Medal for American Merchant Mariners whose honorable deeds played a critical role in World War II.

As a youngster, Mr. Reilly was always interested in going to sea. His father had emigrated from Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he had been a shipyard worker at the Harland & Wolff Shipyard responsible for installing the watertight doors on the three renowned Olympic-class ocean liners – RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic, and RMS Britannic.

Mr. Reilly enlisted in the U.S. Maritime Service in September 1943, as a 17-year-old high school sophomore. After three months of training to be an Ordinary Seaman and an additional three months of basic training at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Mr. Reilly shipped out on the SS Woodlake, a brand new T-2 tanker headed for Avonmouth, England with aviation gas to support the war effort.

Mr. Reilly went on to sail a replenishment ship during the Korean War and eventually retired from the Naval Reserve in 1971, as a Lieutenant Commander.

Source: https://www.maritimeeconomy.com/post-details.php?post_id=Z25pag==&post_name=Philadelphia%20World%20War%202%20Merchant%20Marine%20Veteran%20Honored%20at%20NSMV%203%20Steel%20Cutting%20Ceremony&segment_name=26

MS Medstraum, the world’s first fully electric and zero-emission fast ferry, classed as a high-speed craft, has embarked on the journey from Fjellstrand shipyard to her new home port, Stavanger.

The vessel has been built using unique modular manufacturing methods at the Norwegian shipyard, Fjellstrand. Modularisation helps cut both production costs and engineering costs and will contribute to making electric-powered high-speed vessels competitive in terms of both cost and the environment. Whilst traditional fast ferries running on fossil fuels are known for being highly polluting, Medstraum will vastly improve the carbon footprint of its owners, Kolumbus, a public transport company.

– We are very happy to finally get this flagship delivered. Kolumbus aims to be at the forefront of adopting new and environmentally technology, Project Manager at Kolumbus, Mikal Dahle says. The company currently has ten fast ferries, some regular ferries, and 450 buses in operation.

– Medstraum will cut our emissions by 1500 tonnes a year, despite operating on our least energy-demanding route. That’s the equivalent of 60 buses, Dahle says. In late summer the vessel will welcome passengers for scheduled operations between Stavanger and Homersåk.

Fast and efficient

– It’s been challenging building this ship, as it’s never been done before, but we’ve learned a lot. Fast ferries require a lot of energy so we needed to make Medstraum lighter and a lot more efficient than traditional fast ferries. We’re very happy and proud to have accomplished that. It is revolutionary that a vessel of this size can operate at 23 knots for an entire hour by electricity alone, says  Edmund Tolo,  head of research and development, at Fjellstrand AS.

TrAM project partners gathered to overview the testing of Medstraum: Mikal Dahle (Kolumbus), Edmund Tolo (Fjellstrand), Marianne Chesak (Rogaland County), Christoph Jürgenhake (Fraunhofer), Yan Xing-Kaeding (HSVA), Tobias Seidenberg (Fraunhofer) and Hege Økland (Maritime CleanTech). Photo: MARIUS KNUTSEN / MARITIME CLEANTECH

From one groundbreaker to another

In 2015 The world’s first fully-electric ferry, Ampere, was built at the Fjellstrand shipyard in Hardanger, Norway. That marked the start of an electric revolution on Norwegian ferries. Now, only seven years later, there are approximately 70 emission-free ferries operating in Norway.

– Medstraum is already stirring great interest internationally. The maritime industry across the world is now looking at what we achieve in our maritime cluster. This could really be the start of a new adventure for our industry.  Not only have the project partners developed and demonstrated a new and emission-free propulsion system that can maintain higher speeds than before, we have also adopted completely new modular design- and construction methods that will revolutionise the way we build boats in the future, says Hege Økland, CEO of Maritime CleanTech, the cluster organisation who initiated the EU-funded TrAM-project, which resulted in Medstraum. The Norwegian industry partners were inspired by how cars, trains, and aircraft are built when constructing Medstraum.

The modular way of thinking is absolutely central to the project. This means that ships can be purpose-built by putting together finished modules, which can be built in different places. This will save both time and money in the design and construction phase. It will also make it easier to get more boats into the market faster. This way, we can reach future emission requirements faster, by replacing fossil fast ferries with electric ones, like Medstraum, Økland says.

MS MEDSTRAUM

• Will carry passengers between Stavanger, Byøyene, and Hommersåk for Kolumbus from late summer 2022.
• Cruising speed during operation: 23 knots
• Max speed: 27 knots
• Length: 30 meters. With: 9 meters.
• Battery capacity: 1524 kWh (Corvus Energy)
• Electric engines: 2×550 kW
• Charge capacity: 2,3 MW
• This pilot vessel is a result of the EU-funded TrAM-project, and is partly funded by  Rogaland County Council.
• Project partners: Maritime CleanTech (NO), Kolumbus (NO), Rogaland County Council (NO), Fjellstrand (NO), Leirvik (NO), Hydro (NO), Servogear (NO), Wärtsilä (NO), HSVA (NO), University of Strathclyde (GB), National Technical University of Athens (GR), Fraunhofer IEM (DE), Uber Boat by Thames Clippers (GB) and De Vlaamse Waterweg (NL).
• Source: https://www.maritimeeconomy.com/post-details.php?post_id=Z25qaw==&post_name=The%20worlds%20first%20zeroemission%20fast%20ferry%20is%20ready%20for%20operation&segment_name=

INS Sindhudhvaj bid adieu to Indian Navy on Saturday, 16 Jul 2022, serving for a glorious period of 35 years. Vice Adm Biswajit Dasgupta Flag Officer Commanding -in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command was the Chief Guest for the ceremony. The Decommissioning event was attended by 15 of the former Commanding Officers including Cmde SP Singh (Retd), the Commissioning CO and 26 Commissioning crew veterans.

The submarine crest depicts a gray colour nurse shark and the name means flag bearer at sea. Sindhudhvaj, as the name suggests, was the flag bearer of indigenisation and Indian Navy’s efforts towards achieving Atmanirbharta in the Russian built Sindhughosh class submarines throughout her journey in the navy. She had many a firsts to her credit including operationalisation of the indigenised sonar USHUS, Indigenised Satellite Communication systems Rukmani and MSS, Inertial Navigation System and Indigenised Torpedo Fire Control System.

She also successfully undertook mating and personnel transfer with Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel and only submarine to be awarded CNS Rolling trophy for Innovation by the Honourable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.

The traditional ceremony was conducted at sunset, with an overcast sky adding to the solemnity of the occasion when the Decommissioning Pennant was lowered and the submarine was paid off after a glorious patrol of 35 Years.

Source: https://www.maritimeeconomy.com/post-details.php?post_id=Z25sbg==&post_name=INS%20SINDHUDHVAJ%20Decommissioned%20After%2035%20Years%20of%20Glorious%20Service%20to%20The%20Nation%20India&segment_name=

British shipyard, Harland & Wolff, has been awarded a £55 million contract to regenerate a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS QUORN.

1. £55 million to regenerate former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel
2. Supporting 100 jobs at Harland & Wolff Appledore site in south-west
3. Enhancing mine-hunting capability for NATO ally

British shipyard, Harland & Wolff, has been awarded a £55 million contract to regenerate a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS QUORN.

On behalf of the Lithuanian Government, the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) awarded the contract that will see HMS QUORN renovated and restored, bolstering NATO maritime capability in Europe.

Supporting ambitions to bolster British shipbuilding, laid out in the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, the regeneration will support 100 jobs at the south-west shipyard.

The work will see an influx of contractors for the project across the local and national supply chain, with 14 major subcontract packages in engineering, equipment and integration, along with other refurbishment services.

Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin, said:

I’m pleased that this multi-million pound contract will see a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel restored and regenerated in a British shipyard, supporting UK jobs and strengthening shipbuilding in the south-west.

Lithuania is a key NATO ally and Joint Expeditionary Force partner, and this mine-hunting vessel will bolster NATO maritime capability across Europe, ensuring the Alliance remains ready to respond to evolving global threats.

HMS QUORN completed 27 years of Service with the Royal Navy before being sold to Lithuania in April 2020. The vessel patrolled the seas as part of the Royal Navy fleet of Hunt Class Mine Countermeasures Vessels (MCMVs) until 2017.

The Hunt Class vessels specialise in active mine-hunting. They use high-definition sonar to scour seabeds for mines, which are then destroyed by the ship’s clearance diving teams or mine disposal system.

A key NATO ally and partner in the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), Lithuania will add the restored mine-hunting vessel to its existing fleet, with the addition of this capability boosting NATO capability across Europe.

Tailored for the Lithuanian Navy, the work includes upgrades to the ships mission and sonar systems, and an additional search and rescue capability. The contract will also add new main engines, generators and propulsion gear as well as refurbish the accommodation, hull, ancillary systems, electrical systems and painting.

Cdre Richard Whalley, Head of DESA, said:

This contract award reinforces our excellent working relationship that we have with Lithuania as our NATO ally as well as UK owned Harland & Wolff. We’re really pleased to see HMS QUORN refurbished in Appledore Shipyard and look forward to continuing our work with them supporting the British supply chain.

It is planned that the ship will be handed over to the Lithuanian Navy in 2024. HMS QUORN is the third mine-hunting vessel that DESA has sold to Lithuania, following the sale of HMS Dulverton and HMS Cottesmore in 2008.

Source: https://www.maritimeeconomy.com/post-details.php?post_id=Z25qZw==&post_name=GBP%2055%20million%20to%20restore%20minehunter%20for%20NATO%20ally&segment_name=26