Tag: electrification

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping has issued an Information Note to draw lessons learned from an incident where a fatal electrocution accident happened on board a Hong Kong registered bulk carrier during cargo hold cleaning off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico.

DNV has published its Transport in Transition report to deep dive into the energy transition of transport which it identifies as the most dynamic of the energy demand sectors through to 2050.

Samsung Heavy Industries announced its intention to introduce electric vehicles for commercial use at its shipyard in Geoje. As part of Korea's transition to zero-emission vehicles, which it joined in February, the shipyard has so far installed 15 electric trucks and one electric passenger car while members have committed to converting all of their personal and company vehicles to zero emissions by 2030.

During the 2023 SAFETY4SEA Limassol Forum, Taslim Imad, Manager Loss Prevention Department at Steamship Mutual, gave a presentation on safety measures of carriage and stowage of electric vehicles, from a P&I perspective.

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) yesterday announced that AKARI, the world's second pure battery tanker, completed its first bunkering operation in Kawasaki on April 14.

Electrical Energy on board ships can be hazardous. Machinery, equipment, and systems found aboard a ship differ substantially from those found in landside facilities of general industry.

Singapore's first fully-electric ferry is ready to set sail next month to transport Shell employees to and from its facilities on Pulau Bukom.

Port of Rotterdam released a statement to inform that CO2 emissions from industry and power plants in the Port were reduced by 1 Mtonne (4.2%) in 2022 compared to 2021.

According to CCS (China Classification Society) China’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered boat, Three Gorges Hydrogen Boat No. 1, was successfully launched in Guangdong in mid-March.

SolarinBlue, a French company, has installed a demonstration floating solar unit to supply electricity to the port of Sète.