Crew change specialists are in big demand from shipping companies struggling to get seafarers on or off vessels because of Covid-19 travel restrictions, an industry figure has revealed.
The Connecting Europe Express, which is one of the European Year of Rail’s most prominent initiatives, has passed through Rotterdam yesterday and arrives today in Antwerp. Arriving in major European port-cities, the interdependencies and mutual reinforcement of European ports and rail freight connections come to the forefront. Increasing the share of rail freight will be an important building block of reaching the EU’s Green Deal objectives and therefore should be a central focus of the European Year of Rail.
Yards worldwide are rising to the challenge of sustainable ship recycling in response to stringent new EU regulations but third-party supervision is still needed to ensure compliance with these rules and eliminate reputational risk for the shipowner, according to recycling consultancy Sea Sentinels.
German biogas plant manufacturer WELTEC BIOPOWER are pleased to announce the agreement of a Service Partnership in the USA, with Bristola, based centrally in Des Moines (Iowa). The common goal is to promote the expansion of renewable energies by building and servicing efficient biogas plants. Both companies have over 20 years of experience in the industry. During this time, WELTEC has designed and built over 350 biogas and RNG plants in 25 countries around the world.
Data quality, data sources and the difference between data and information are all closely examined in the latest edition of The Navigator. The free magazine, published by The Nautical Institute and aimed at maritime navigators around the world, rolls off the presses this month.
As the international maritime community celebrates World Maritime Day and considers how seafarers are at the core of shipping's future, leading crew supplier Danica has praised the leadership of Captains who have steered a steady course in supporting their crew members during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Zurich / Bruck an der Mur, September 30, 2021 – The Austrian rail logistics company Innofreight is deploying Nexxiot solutions as of this year. For this purpose, the market leader on alpine railways is gradually equipping 1,000 rail freight cars with Nexxiot devices, the so-called Globehoppers. The increased service quality of Innofreight transports results from the higher interoperability with other partners as well as better data for the maintenance of freight cars. Supplying the complete fleet will strengthen the added value that has already been achieved.
Promoting diversity in shipping will help make the industry more appealing to young adults and adolescents, according to a digital maritime training expert.
Sept, 2021 – Oslo, Norway – Xeneta's Long-Term XSI® Public Indices today revealed yet another monthly hike in long-term ocean freight rates, with global container prices climbing by 3.2%. The development follows a 2.2% increase in August and an unprecedented 28.1% jump in July, leaving rates now standing 91.5% up year-on-year. What's more, comments Oslo-based Xeneta, there is little evidence to suggest a weakening of market fundamentals – meaning there could be more pain in store for shippers, with colossal profits looming for carriers.
Autonomous-sailboat company Saildrone has captured what it believes to be the first video footage taken by an unmanned vessel inside of a hurricane at sea.
This summer, extreme weather events and soaring energy prices have highlighted how the strategy in the fight against climate change appears to be failing. That development was underscored by the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which contained its sternest warning on the climate so far. In the latest edition of SEB's The Green Bond report, we focus on the physical risks of climate change, the cost of addressing the climate crisis, and the investments needed to reach the goal of net zero emissions by 2050. We estimate the economic costs to be at least USD 4 trillion annually over the coming decade.
UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation are unveiling the winners of this year's International Prize for Women in Science, which honours five eminent women scientists with exceptional careers from the five regions of the world, as it has done annually since 1998.
Stena Line is to continue its expansion on the Baltic Sea during 2022, increasing both freight- and passenger capacity. The Swedish family-owned ferry company today announce that they will deploy their two new 240-meter-long fuel-efficient E-Flexer* ferries, on the Nynäshamn-Ventspils next year. Stena Line also announce plans to increase the capacity on the Karlskrona-Gdynia route with the deployment of the two large and modern ferries Stena Scandica and Stena Baltica.
Lithuania has significantly boosted its use of renewable energy and waste recycling but needs to do better in managing environmental impacts of transport and agriculture. Policies will also need to be strengthened considerably for Lithuania to reach its 2030 and beyond climate targets and to improve biodiversity and water quality, according to a new OECD report.
Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch has clocked up over 100 permanent magnet machines (PMMs) for in-line shaft generators of various frame sizes since 2014 and has a large order backlog for large LNG and LPG carriers. "Using PMMs for electrical power generation is a game-changer in terms of greater efficiency, reliability and flexibility especially where slow steaming is a desired function," says Head of Product Line, Electric Machines, Jussi Puranen.
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