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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I think the key phrase in here is the suffering generated by cargo that is piling up, either not being moved, or stuck waiting for onshore capacity.
It’s an interesting piece and gets in some of each side. Shippers and Carriers (and to some extent ports) are a loggerheads.
By Sam Whelan 02/09/2021
There’s a ‘meltdown of container shipping market’ coming as cargo piles up – The Loadstar
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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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Tagged environment, LNG power, Logistics, Shipping, technology
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