Category Archives: Sustainability

Cheers to that! Heineken first customer for zero-emission inland vessel

Posted on September 8, 2021 by | 1 comment

It’s fitting that a beer company would be the first customer for an electric ship on inland canals.

The ship is unique, because it uses rcontgainers of rechargable batteries as power. The containers can be swapped at either end of the voyage to renew the power source.

Inland waterway traffic in Europe is very important to reduce the level of pollution fom trucks. Most EU countries have set goals to increase the amount of inland waterway barge traffic, to reduce the trucks on the road. This vessel is even better, since it does not generate any emissions at all, whereas a diesel barge would generate some.

Hope they get more of them!

7 September 2021 Port Technology International Team

Cheers to that! Heineken first customer for zero-emission inland vessel – Port Technology International

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Operational considerations for commercial nuclear propulsion

Posted on September 6, 2021 by | 2 comments

It may be harder to find crews for nuclear ships than to build them.

Known to most as a senior London arbitrator, Michael Allen’s first career before becoming a lawyer was as an engineer officer on British nuclear submarines. Below, he poses plenty of questions about crew onboard the next generation of nuclear-powered ships.

Splash September 6, 2021

Operational considerations for commercial nuclear propulsion – Splash247

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Shipping must review LNG use, as methane’s role in climate change is revealed

Posted on August 18, 2021 by | 1 comment

It seems polluting gases come from every burned fuel. Now we find that LNG, a fuel that is reputedly cleaner than heavy diesel oil for ships, is likely to create ‘leaked methane’ around the cylinders, allowing it to escape to the open air.

Apparently there are two types of LNG engines: one with ‘tight’ cylinders, and one with ‘loose’ cylinders. The ones with loose cylinders are much cheaper to install, but also leak the methane most. It’s thought that carriers will tend to install the cheaper ones.

By Nick Savvides 06/08/2021

https://theloadstar.com/shipping-must-review-lng-use-as-methane-role-in-climate-change-is-revealed/

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