By Michael Grey* The results of an inquest in the UK on the deaths caused by a tram coming off the rails gave one pause for thought. The driver, it had concluded, had suffered a “microsleep” at the very moment he should have been applying the brakes and the tram had rushed on with […]
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The « Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (WG) » of Japan’s Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane produced by methanation technology (Note 1) can be recognized as zero emission ship fuel. A technical paper describing the details of the calculation procedure and evaluation conducted by the WG has been
By Michael Grey* These are tough times for the professional salvor, with concern being expressed about weak revenues and worries about capacity. To the casual inquirer about salvage matters, it might seem that marine casualties have been both frequent and spectacular of late, what with containership fires, blazing tankers and car carriers that won’t stay
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Following the release of a report by environmental group ICCT, the Clean Shipping Alliance expresses its concern about the wrong perception of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (“scrubbers”) and wash water discharges portrayed in the publication. « We welcome all scientific inquiries on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) that are objective and well researched. However, in
Ships with scrubbers will emit at least 10 gigatonnes (Gt) of scrubber wash water each year absent additional regulations, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) said in a report. A rapidly growing number of ships are being fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, or “scrubbers,” as a way to comply with the International
Denis Margot, président de Eolyss, avec la collaboration de David Bolduc, directeur général de l’Alliance verte, et de Mathieu Saint-Pierre, Président-directeur général de la Société de développement économique du Saint-Laurent (SODES), dresse le portrait actuel de la relation entre le milieu maritime et la bourse du carbone. L’OMI et les changements climatiques L’effet de
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Innovez One, one of the world’s leading providers of port management software for the world’s busiest ports and towage operators, stated that of the 4,900 ports in the world, the majority are not yet using digital technology for even the most basic processes; Eighty percent of ports continue to rely on manual, legacy solutions
OTTAWA – L’Association canadienne des industries marines et de la construction navale (CMISA) a exprimé son inquiétude quant au fait que des gouvernements provinciaux commandent des navires à l’étranger plutôt que de les confier aux chantiers navals canadiens. Dans une déclaration sans ambages de l’association sous la présidence de Colin Cooke, la CMISA signale : « En
Les changements d’équipage deviennent une fois de plus difficiles alors qu’une grande partie du monde s’isole à nouveau suite à l’émergence de plusieurs nouvelles variantes plus transmissibles du Covid-19, prévient le spécialiste d’équipage Danica. Avec la fermeture des couloirs de voyage et l’imposition de nouvelles restrictions de voyage, les compagnies aériennes annulent ou réduisent à
Shipping has faced some historically significant challenges this year, we opened the year with IMO 2020, the greatest change in fuel regulation in this century and we end the year still trying to come to grips with crew changes in such a time of crisis. How has the maritime technology sector fared? Well, here is
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