IMO'S MSC Meeting Preview
_x000D_ By MarEx 2019-05-29 18:29:01 _x000D_ _x000D_ The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), 101st session, will take place June 5-14, 2019, and some of the highlights include amendments to SOLAS: _x000D_ _x000D_ The MSC is expected to consider, for adoption: _x000D_ _x000D_ • Draft amendments to the appendix to SOLAS, to the record of equipment, […]
Global Freight Demand to Triple by 2050
file photo courtesy of Diamantino Rosa _x000D_ By MarEx 2019-05-27 01:13:02 _x000D_ _x000D_ Global demand for transport will continue to grow dramatically over the next three decades, with global freight demand expected to triple by 2050, according to projections by the International Transport Forum (ITF), an intergovernmental think tank. _x000D_ _x000D_ The ITF Transport Outlook […]
IMO Moves to Strengthen Energy Efficiency Design Index
MEPC 74 _x000D_ By MarEx 2019-05-20 18:51:41 _x000D_ _x000D_ At the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) meeting last week, amendments were agreed to significantly strengthen Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) “phase 3” requirements. _x000D_ _x000D_ The amendments, expected to be adopted at the next session in April 2020, bring forward the entry into […]
The Case for Unmanned Surface Vehicles in the U.S. Navy
CUSV (Textron) _x000D_ By CIMSEC 2019-05-15 21:46:22 _x000D_ _x000D_ [By Wayne Prender] _x000D_ _x000D_ As U.S. naval forces further develop and implement distributed maritime operations concepts to address great power competition with Russia and China, more ships spread across wider distances will be required. This, in turn, will lead to a changing fleet composition with […]
CSA: Scrubbers Win Acceptance at 20 Seaports
Scrubber retrofit in progress (file image) _x000D_ By MarEx 2019-05-08 14:04:56 _x000D_ _x000D_ The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 (CSA 2020), the industry association for scrubber manufacturers and users, has been conducting a successful campaign to convince port authorities not to ban the use of open-loop scrubbers within their waters. _x000D_ _x000D_ After a series of […]
USS Abraham Lincoln Deployed to Middle East as "Message" to Iran
USS Abraham Lincoln (USN file image)_x000D_ By MarEx 2019-05-05 23:17:53 _x000D_ On Sunday, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said that the United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln, her destroyer escorts and a bomber task force […]
UNECE Growing momentum for the Water Convention in West Africa
The Niger River Basin, shared by Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Niger,Nigeria and Chad, is the second largest river Basin in West Africa and home to 140 million people. With increasing demands on its water resources, ensuring cooperation for their management […]
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IEA Commentary: The clean hydrogen future has already begun Commentary:The clean hydrogen future has
_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ There is a growing international consensus that clean hydrogen will play a key role in the world’s transition to a sustainable energy future. (Photograph: Shutterstock) _x000D_ _x000D_ Mr. van Hulst, the Hydrogen Envoy at the Ministry of Economic Affairs & Climate Policy of the Netherlands, is a former Chair of the […]
Australia Funds World-First Offshore Blue Economy Platform
_x000D_ By MarEx 2019-04-16 21:12:33 _x000D_ _x000D_ The Australian government is providing A$329 million ($236 million) for research into Australia’s blue economy. _x000D_ _x000D_ The University of Tasmania will lead the largest-ever Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), the Launceston-based Blue Economy CRC, bringing together expertise in seafood, renewable energy and offshore engineering. The 10-year collaboration will […]
