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New Brexit customs control delays ‘expected’, but still ‘a pain in the neck’

Brexit is causing customs delays that are causing problems for shippers and brokers. Read the article to find out a bit about it. Notice all the things besides customs that a container or any cargo must meet.

By Alex Whiteman 15/09/2021

New Brexit customs control delays ‘expected’, but still ‘a pain in the neck’ – The Loadstar

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

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

Operational considerations for commercial nuclear propulsion

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