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Engineer Looking for Water Leak was Likely Electrocuted Aboard Stena Ferry

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Inland Barge Designed to Transport Ammonia and Extract LCO2 Along the Rhine

Published Apr 18, 2024 7:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A German inland shipping company that already has developed expertise in transporting gases that have been liquified under pressure is previewing a new design concept that can transport both cold liquid gasses and gas under pressure. The company reports the technology which is suited both for coastal and inland shipping can play a critical part in developing the supply and disposal infrastructure to achieve sustainability goals. HGK Group (Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln) has developed an inland vessel concept that...

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Australian Police Bust Big-Time Cocaine Smuggler

Published Apr 18, 2024 7:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Australia's federal police believe that they have solved the case of the floating cocaine bales that have been floating up on the beaches of Queensland and New South Wales over the last few months.  According to the AFP, the Australian ringleader was a Brisbane resident who set up a cocaine import shipment of 900 kilos. The 36-year-old suspect is accused of running a domestic organized-crime network that handled at least three large-scale smuggling operations, mainly by sea, that brought in...

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Is China Ready to Put Solar Panels Out at Sea?

Published Apr 18, 2024 6:45 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

  [By You Xiaoying] China is increasingly seeking to put solar panels on the seas off its coastline, with some state-run companies experimenting as far offshore as 30 kilometers. A global leader in renewable energy, China has already been looking to the ocean to meet its future power via wind, waves and tides. But ambitious plans for large solar installations face problems ranging from rough seas to a regulatory vacuum, experts have told Dialogue Earth. The country’s strong supply chains could...

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World’s Largest Hydrogen-Powered RoPax to be Built at Norway’s Myklebust

Published Apr 18, 2024 5:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

The designs have been finalized and the shipyard was chosen for an ambitious project to build two of the world’s largest hydrogen-fueled passenger and car ferries. The project has been in development for several years with the designs initially approved in 2022 and now with the shipyard selected, Norway expects the vessels will be delivered in 2026. “There are no other maritime hydrogen projects internationally that come close to the scale and ambitions of this project,” says Marius Hansen Managing...

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Shipbuilder Hyundai Enters European Wind Market with Agreement in Scotland

  South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is entering the European offshore wind energy market as it looking for opportunities to leverage its expertise and expand its presence in offshore energy. The company signed an agreement with two of Scotland’s economic development organizations to jointly pursue opportunities in the emerging floating offshore wind power sector. Hyundai will be working with Scottish Enterprise and Highland & Island Enterprise cooperating on the development of new offshore wind power projects in Scotland....

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China Calls Accusations “Untenable” in Response to US Shipbuilding Inquiry

  Chinese officials and the state-run media continued the strong response denouncing the U.S.’s announcement of a trade investigation into the shipbuilding sector and efforts to triple the tariffs on steel. Chinese media writes the U.S. administration is using an “old playbook of unilateralism and protectionism,” saying it will fail to reshore manufacturing and result in a more expensive supply chain. China’s Commerce Ministry issued a series of statements responding to the U.S. announcements and said regarding the steel tariffs...

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Consortium to Decarbonize Corridor Between Canada, Japan, and South Korea

  As momentum gains for the concept of green corridors, a consortium of carriers, terminals, and ports from North America, Asia, and Europe aims to work together to decarbonize the value chain for commodities between North America and Asia. Initiated in June 2023 with discussions between Canada and Japan at the G7 Transport Ministers Summit, the North Pacific Green Corridor Consortium’s founders represent approximately a quarter of the 100 million tonnes of bulk commodities shipped from Canada’s Prince Rupert and...

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ONE Joins Trend Towards Optional Low-Carbon Container Fees

Japanese ocean carrier ONE has added a low-carbon option for shippers who are willing to spend to reduce their emissions. Rather than selling carbon offsets for tree planting or conservation, the company is offering its customers the opportunity to pay for biofuel for the carrier's fleet, in an amount equivalent to the energy needed to move the shipment.  ONE is buying regulation-compliant biofuels for a number of its ships, and customers can reduce their Scope 3 (supply chain) emissions by paying...

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