Tag Archives: propulsion

New report highlights scale of shipping’s renewable challenge

This report indicates that to reach the 2050 net-zero goal marine shipping would require more renewable energy than the world generates today.

The report was commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and was authored by Dr Stefan Ulreich of Germany’s University of Applied Sciences.

It’s hard to believe that such an increase in renewable energy can happen by 2050.

The report can be found here: Fuelling the Fourth Propulsion Revolution

Sam Chambers May 17, 2022

New report highlights scale of shipping’s renewable challenge – Splash247

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