Netherlands-based inland vessel operator Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has acquired two more container vessels FPS Rijn and FPS Waal to add to its inland shipping fleet and they join FPS Maas on the same transformational journey to become zero-emissions vessels.
Netherlands-based inland vessel operator Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has acquired two more container vessels FPS Rijn and FPS Waal to add to its inland shipping fleet and they join FPS Maas on the same transformational journey to become zero-emissions vessels.
The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has issued a Report on technical aspects related to the decarbonisation of the shipping sector and says the shift to a multi-fuel future may herald the end of low-cost seaborne trade.
The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has issued a Report on technical aspects related to the decarbonisation of the shipping sector, which supplements the UGS Survey of Alternative Fuels -Technologies for Shipping (released in May 2021) and presents a technical perspective on the potential alternative marine fuels and vessel technologies that need to be developed to enable the decarbonisation of the maritime transport sector.
Antwerp-based Brabo Group has held a naming ceremony for a Multi Cat 1506 and a Multi Cat 1908 delivered by Damen Shipyards Group. The group’s cleaning division, Brabo Cleaning Company, has secured a contract with Port of Antwerp to maintain a pollution-free environment in the harbour.
Antwerp-based Brabo Group has held a naming ceremony for a Multi Cat 1506 and a Multi Cat 1908 delivered by Damen Shipyards Group. The group’s cleaning division, Brabo Cleaning Company, has secured a contract with Port of Antwerp to maintain a pollution-free environment in the harbour.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its 160,000 CBM liquefied hydrogen carrier, a key result from a Joint Development Project (JDP) launched earlier this year.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its 160,000 CBM liquefied hydrogen carrier, a key result from a Joint Development Project (JDP) launched earlier this year.
As part of the JDP, SHI developed the concept and basic design for the Hydrogen Cargo Containment System (Membrane Type) and 160K CBM liquefied hydrogen carrier concept design. LR reviewed the concept design to determine its suitability and risks in accordance with LR Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships.
US and Canadian Coast Guards have responded to a container vessel Zim Kingston that lost 40 containers during heavy weather 40 miles from the Strait of Juan de Fuca. A later fire broke out in containers on the vessel.
US and Canadian Coast Guards have responded to a container vessel Zim Kingston that lost 40 containers during heavy weather 40 miles from the Strait of Juan de Fuca. A later fire broke out in containers on the vessel.
The incident happened on Friday and Zim Kingston reported losing approximately 40 containers overboard when the vessel heeled 35 degrees in heavy swells 38 miles west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The lost containers were initially reported to be general containers with no dangerous cargo but the ship later advised USCG that two boxes did contain hazardous material
Low-carbon fuels could play an important role in Asia Pacific’s long-term decarbonization efforts, according to Wood Mackenzie.
On 25 October 2021, Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong revealed that the country plans to import around 30 per cent of its electricity from low-carbon sources by 2035.
Photo: Illustration. Image Courtesy: MPA/Facebook
In response to the announcement, Wood Mackenzie senior analyst Maria Yee said:
“This is good news for the domestic market.”
“Asia Pacific is the largest emitting region responsible for over half of the world’s carbon emissions. The region’s decarbonisation efforts will determine the pace in which the world is able to achieve the Paris Agreement goals, and Singapore can become a leader in this movement.”
ZIM Kingston, a Malta-flagged Panamax containership, lost about 40 containers overboard during heavy weather off the Strait of Juan de Fuca on 22 October.
Photo: USCG
The incident occurred when the 4,253 TEU vessel heeled 35 degrees in heavy swells 38 miles west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca while en route from Busan, South Korea, to Vancouver, British Columbia.
Some containers onboard were damaged and caught fire. At least two of them reportedly contain hazardous material. The fire has now been extinguished, Israeli shipping company ZIM confirmed on 25 October.
Most crew members were evacuated from the vessel, and a few stayed on board to assist with the firefighting efforts. No injuries were reported to any crew members.
Singapore-based offshore builder Sembcorp Marine has provided clarifications regarding its scope of work for the Johan Castberg Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel.
Located in the Barents Sea, the Johan Castberg field lies 240 kilometres north-west of Hammerfest and it will be developed with a 200-metre long FPSO. This will include additional subsea solutions along with 18 horizontal production wells and 12 injection wells. The Equinor-operated field’s proven volumes are estimated between 400 and 650 million barrels of oil.
On 24 October, two bulk carriers collided near the northern entrance to the Cannakale Strait in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey’s General Directorate of Coastal Safety (KEGM) reported.
At around 6:00 a.m. (local time), the 30,000 dwt bulk carrier BC Vanessa struck the 200,000 dwt bulker Benitamou in midship section area, causing severe damages to both ships.
The ships, which were traveling to an anchorage area off Gallipolii, collided due to the heavy fog in the region, according to the officials. Turkey’s General Directorate of Coastal Safety sent three tugs and two response boats to the scene. There was no loss of life in the incident and no environmental pollution was found on site.
The 299-meter long Capesize bulker Benitamou was underway to China, loaded with cast iron. The ship, built by Japanese company Imabari and operated by Doun Kisen Co., suffered damage to its bow and forecastle, according to the VesselsValue data. It is currently sailing under the Panama flag.
World leaders, civil society and media will gather in Glasgow, Scotland from 31 October to 12 November for the United Nations climate change conference (COP26), originally scheduled for 2020 but delayed because of the pandemic.
The UK government hopes the conference will see countries put forward more ambitious emission reduction targets for 2030, and commit to an overall goal of reaching net zero by 2050. This would keep alive the possibility of countries holding global average temperature rise to no more than 1.5–2C above pre-industrial levels, as they committed to in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
The UK is asking countries to prioritize phasing out coal, hastening the arrival of electric vehicles, mobilizing international climate finance and ending deforestation.
The last conference, COP25, held in Madrid in 2019, was promoted as the “Blue COP” because it aimed to set a precedent by bridging ocean issues and UN climate change negotiations.
With days to go before COP26 opens, it isn’t fully clear how much weight ocean issues will carry within the current agenda, but marine experts have high hopes they will be prominent.
How will the ocean feature at COP26?
Marine issues will likely figure in the COP’s formal discussions as well as in side events, which could lead to a political declaration on the ocean–climate issue at the end of the summit. Countries will also introduce updated climate pledges at COP, known as NDCs (nationally determined contributions), which are expected to include specific ocean targets.
Lisa Schindler Murray, senior manager of policy and partnerships at Rare, a US-based conservation organisation, said momentum around ocean–climate action will continue to grow at COP26, with countries integrating ocean and coastal ecosystems into their mitigation and adaptation targets. She also expects a greater recognition of the role of local communities in ocean–climate action.
Because the Ocean, an initiative comprising 39 developed and developing countries that aims to bring the ocean into climate change policy, will launch a new declaration on the first day of the conference to highlight the ocean–climate nexus. As well as demanding revised NDCs with ocean targets, they are calling for a holistic approach that addresses the climate and biodiversity crises as one through COP26 and COP15 – the biodiversity conference that began in Kunming this month and will conclude in a second session next spring.
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