Opinion – Page 2
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NewsShape of things to come
The confirmation by Tasmanian aluminium shipbuilder Incat that it will be building the world’s largest full-electric ferry – a 130-metre lightweight ferry that will carry 2100 passengers and 226 vehicles for Buquebús on the River Plate link between Montevideo and Argentina – will attract attention for the size of the battery installation, and the transformative implications for the short-sea market.
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NewsCO2 purity will impact onboard containment system design
Different onboard CO2 capture technology types result in different levels of purity, and this will have a significant impact on containment systems, says Rupert Hare, CEO of design and engineering consultancy, Houlder.
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NewsOpinion: MEPC80 deal sends a clear message (about the IMO)
The agreement of a deal to achieve climate neutrality for global shipping by 2050 at the 80th meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) last night is a significant milestone for global shipping.
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NewsBuilding shipping industry pressure requires building engine pressure
This week will see the latest attempt by a group of world leaders to push industries to accelerate their journey to net zero emissions while finding new ways to finance the energy transition in the process, writes Daniel Bischofberger, CEO of Accelleron.
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NewsIdentifying the cybersecurity implications of IMO 2023
Geoffrey Davis, Principal Cyber Consultant at ABS Group, discusses how a trend towards increasing integration between OT systems onboard a vessel and cloud-based infrastructure will impact on Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity in the Maritime industry.
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Integrating emissions reporting into digital work streams
Paul Sells, CEO of ABS Wavesight, discusses the role that digitalisation tools can play in helping shipowners manage emissions reporting, specifically those offered by the new ABS affiliate and software-as-a-service company’s portfolio of products. Plus, he sheds light on the broader digitalisation trends emerging in the maritime industry.
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NewsAI and Automated ships pose new challenges in casualty liability
Artificial Intelligence and the advent of automated ships will pose difficult questions in determining liability under the Hague Rules for maritime casualties, the 2022-2023 chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters has cautioned.
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NewsEU attempts to promote recycling risk perverse consequences: opinion
Shipowners are unlikely to welcome well-intentioned plans to promote domestic steel recycling chains in the EU. Outside Turkey, no large scale ship-based recycling chains exist in Europe, and yards cannot afford automation to offset labour costs disparities.
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NewsPositioning Nor-Shipping at the heart of the maritime economy
One of the enduring paradoxes of Nor-Shipping is how it manages to offer visitors access to the latest developments in a wide range of maritime sectors, while maintaining its welcoming collegiate atmosphere.
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NewsIs The Shipping Industry Ready For Europe’s Cap And Trade Rule?
Following the formal approval of the EU’s emissions trading scheme (EU ETS) by the European Parliament, shipowners are now mandated to submit verified emissions data for all voyages that start or end at an EU port from 2024. But is the roll out of the carbon cap-and-trade scheme to the sector an important component in the fight to curtail carbon emissions or just another financial hit?
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NewsAccelleron’s Christoph Rofka sees upcoming changes in the turbocharging market
Christoph Rofka, Accelleron’s president Medium & Low Speed products and VP Communications at CIMAC, discusses changes that are affecting the wider maritime propulsion market, and Accelleron’s response in an exclusive interview with The Motorship
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NewsBattery power to breakthrough in ice
An ABB study based on three years of operational ship data mounts the compelling case for integrating battery power onboard modern icebreakers, Samuli Hänninen, who specializes in icebreaking vessels at ABB Marine & Ports, tells The Motorship.
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PodcastPODCAST: Shrinking mature CCS systems without increasing parasitic energy requirements
Tamara de Gruyter of Wärtsilä discusses the challenges of balancing footprint, solvent and energy requirements when marinising carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for onboard CCS systems, and calls for regulators to bear CCS technology in mind during MEPC80 discussions
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NewsFuelEU Maritime rune reading
The dust has barely settled on the draft agreement of the EU’s FuelEU Maritime legislation, which has seen difficult issues surrounding the admissibility of carbon-based fuels, the range of renewable fuels of non biological origin (RFNBO), certification and the allocation of funding resolved.
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NewsNanotech Key To EGR and CO2 Reduction Advances
FuelSave, the Germany-based technology developer behind the FuelSave+ combustion optimisation product, is in the process of patenting a new development for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) solutions, breaking new grounds in emission reduction to not only reduce NOX emissions but also reduce CO2 emissions in an after treatment process.
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NewsCarbon capture opens the door to negative CO2 emissions: Hånell
Regulators need to make appropriate choices to avoid penalising first movers like Stena Bulk, Erik Hånell, president and CEO of Stena Bulk tells The Motorship
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NewsKM's Garen sees the power of positive thinking
Rune Garen uses his business development role at Kongsberg to pose some difficult questions
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NewsSharing The Benefits Of Clean Technology
Split incentives between charterers and shipowners remain a barrier to clean technology uptake, but not an insurmountable one, says Simon Potter, director of sustainability advisory at independent design and engineering consultancy, Houlder
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NewsPutting the nuclear opportunity for shipping into context: ABS
Refreshed technologies hold promise in addressing shipping’s clean energy needs, but solutions won’t emerge in the short term, writes Patrick Ryan, VP, Technology, ABS
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NewsDigitalisation solutions and hydrogen broaden GTT’s focus areas
GTT, the LNG containment specialist, is expanding its strategic focus to include digitalisation solutions as well as hydrogen solutions, Anouar Kiassi, GTT’s vice president of Digital & Information explains to The Motorship in an exclusive interview.
