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).
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