Keep It Clean! The shipping industry may change with the times, but corrosion and hull fouling are
Credit: Nippon Paint By Paul Benecki 2019-12-01 00:19:07 (Article originally published in Mar/Apr 2019 edition.) Coating technology has come a long way since the days when lead-based paint was used above the waterline and tributyl tin below it, but steel hulls still need to be coated and recoated on a regular basis. It’s as essential […]
The Need for a Security Culture to Combat Cyber Threats
file photo By Sameh K Rashed 2019-11-28 18:06:46 The shipping industry is the lifeblood of the worldwide economy. Through the global maritime community, vessels and port facilities are highly dependent on sophisticated technologies, and vessels are increasingly using systems that depending on digitization, digitalization, integration and automation. As technology continues to improve, operational technology onboard […]
Seaway Shipping Stoppages in December Would Cost Millions
By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-26 19:42:59 Closing the St. Lawrence Seaway in December to accommodate higher water outflow at the Moses-Saunders dam in December would cost the Canadian and U.S. economies $193 million/per week, says the bi-nation Chamber of Marine Commerce. The measure, designed to ease flooding in the region, would impact farmers’ grain exports, […]
Seven Companies to Cooperate on Hydrogen Transport
By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-23 02:03:32 Deme, Engie, Exmar, Fluxys, Port of Antwerp, Port of Zeebrugge and WaterstofNet have signed an agreement to undertake projects that shape the production, transport and storage of hydrogen. Belgium has a climate target to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent by 2050 compared to 2005 levels, and the organizations […]
UNEP: Fossil Fuel Production Not Consistent With Climate Objectives
file photo By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-20 19:50:05 The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) has released a report assessing countries’ plans and outlooks for fossil fuel production highlighting a “production gap.” The analysis shows that, in aggregate, countries’ planned fossil fuel production by 2030 will lead to the emission of 39 billion tonnes (gigatonnes) of […]
Malaysia Bans Open-Loop Scrubbers
Scrubber installation in progress (file image) By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-18 21:44:00 Malaysia has joined the list of nations and regions moving to ban the use of open-loop exhaust gas scrubbers in the run-up to the IMO2020 sulfur cap implementation. “Malaysia prohibits the discharge of washwater from [open-loop scrubbers] whilst in Malaysian water (12 nautical […]
NOAA Plans to Stop Producing Traditional Paper Charts
File image courtesy NOAA By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-15 21:16:56 On Friday, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Coast Survey announced plans to phase out the production of all traditional paper nautical charts. Over the next five years, NOAA says that it plans to transition to electronic chart (ENC) products with a […]
Greece to Revisit Plan for Another Chinese-Run Container Terminal
File image By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-14 19:03:25 After a personal visit from Chinese President Xi Jinping, the government of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has agreed to reopen talks on a fourth Chinese-operated container terminal at the Port of Piraeus. Greece’s Port Planning and Development Committee recently granted approval for almost all of a […]
IEA: Deep Disparities Define Global Energy System
file photo By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-12 19:50:34 Deep disparities define today’s energy world, according to the World Energy Outlook 2019 produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The are disparities arising from well-supplied oil markets and growing geopolitical uncertainty, from the gap between the ever-higher amounts of greenhouse gas emissions being produced and the […]
ITF Calls for Action on Gulf of Guinea Piracy
File image By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-11 20:00:59 Following back-to-back attacks on two vessels in the Gulf of Guinea last week, the International Transport Worker’ Federation has called for urgent global and regional cooperation to fight piracy off West Africa. On November 2, pirates kidnapped nine crewmembers from the Norwegian-flagged MV Bonita while the vessel […]
