Finish marine technology firm Warsila has joined a consortium to for Zero Emission Services (ZES), an enterprise aimed at making inland waterway shipping more sustianble. The other founders of ZES are ING Bank, Engie and Port of Rotterdam Authority.
Posted on - 2020-06-04A group of performers were halfway across the Pacific Ocean in a 75ft sailing boat when the coronavirus pandemic erupted. Suddenly countries began closing their sea borders - leaving the vessel with no guarantee of a safe haven before the start of the typhoon season.
When the crew of the Arka Kinari left Mexico on 21 February they, like everyone else, were aware of the coronavirus. They had no idea, though, how soon it would affect them and how seriously. They say they joked about it being just a Mexican beer. But approaching Hawaii six weeks later, they picked up a radio signal.
Posted on - 2020-06-01Debating shipping’s decarbonisation pathways on this week’s podcast: Peter Boyd from Yale University, Matthieu de Tugny from Bureau Veritas, Tristan Smith from University College London’s Energy Institute and Adrian Tolson from Blue Insight.
CORONAVIRUS has bowled the decarbonisation debate a curve-ball, but it is not beyond the realms of possibility that the post-Covid global economy will feature some hefty green recovery incentives from those governments looking for an ‘intelligent recovery’.
The shipping industry is in the phase of piloting, trials and research development deployment — a process that was always going to be dependent on government support — and there’s a world in which that happens faster as a result of coronavirus.
Posted on - 2020-06-01