Marine
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Blue Climate Initiative Announces Winners of the US$1 Million Ocean Innovation Prize
The Blue Climate Initiative (BCI) is honored to announce the winners of the US $1 Million Ocean Innovation Prize. The announcement comes on February 9 at the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France. The Prize, hosted by the Blue Climate Initiative in partnership with the United Nations Decade of Ocean…
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Port of Rotterdam : T&E study of CO2 emissions in European seaports
The Port of Rotterdam Authority’s response The European NGO Transport & Environment has conducted a study of maritime-related CO2 emissions in European seaports. The report states that the port of Rotterdam is the most polluting in Europe, as shipping traffic to and from Rotterdam and the handling of vessels in…
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IMO : Responding to Peru oil spill
IMO is supporting international efforts to assist Peru in oil spill response, following an oil spill that occurred north of Lima on 15 January. The Government of Peru has declared an environmental emergency. The crude oil spill – estimated to be in the magnitude of 1000 m3 – affected several…
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Port of Rotterdam Authority and BigMile make transport emissions transparent with digital platform
Port of Rotterdam Authority and BigMile are developing a digital platform to identify transport-related emissions in the port. Data, including from AIS, a system that registers all vessel movements, is combined with a TNO calculation model, enabling a precise calculation of transport sector emissions. The platform also provides insight into…
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Air Products and the Hamburg Port Authority Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Both Air Products and the HPA are aligned in their intention to accelerate the production, supply chain and consumption of hydrogen in the North of Germany and the Free Hanseatic State of Hamburg. In collaboration, both parties are focused on identifying real opportunities that would support the stimulation of hydrogen…
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Svanehøj establishes a new French company
The Danish marine pump specialist, Svanehøj, has established Svanehøj France – a new independent business for production, sales, and service of land-based LNG tank gauging systems and hydraulic LPG safety valve systems. Global LNG supply could reach 449 million tons by 2025, up 23% from 2020, and this will indeed…
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IMO debuts interactive GHG SMART workshop series PDF
IMO has delivered the first in a series of tailor-made workshops to help Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) implement IMO’s GHG Strategy and address other GHG-related issues specific to their regions (such as climate finance, alternative fuels, etc). The five-day online course was organized as…
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Universe Shipping opts for RMS 2000 V-rotor systems from Damen Marine Components
MV Moorea and MV Messina, Universe Shipping’s two new inland tankers are equipped with DMC retractable RMS 2000 V and the active rotor maneuvering system The rotor manoeuvring system is back In the first quarter of 2022, MV Moorea and MV Messina, Universe Shipping’s two new inland tankers with a…
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A.P. Moller – Maersk shares millions of weather observations to aid climate science
Copenhagen, Denmark – A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announces that it releases all historical and future ocean weather observations into the public domain for free use by the scientific community around the globe. The data which has been collected by Maersk vessels since 2012 increases publicly available ocean weather data…
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Cadeler Secures Wind Contract with Vestas
Cadeler has secured an important strategic contract with Vestas and an additional preferred supplier agreement with an undisclosed client. The contract strengthens Cadeler’s order backlog and ensures optimal utilization of the O-class vessels up until the planned vessel upgrades commencing in Q4-2023. Additionally, Cadeler has secured another preferred supplier agreement…
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