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Timelapse of sailing down the Suez Canal

Maersk Line: 97 years in Panama

On 17 June, EMSA approved a new equipment system on board its stand-by oil spill response vessel, Ria de Vigo. This contracted vessel which operates in the Bay of Biscay area is now equipped with a Weir Boom 180 system. On the following day EMSA's Executive Director, Markku Mylly participated in the at-sea oil pollution response exercise organised by the Spanish Maritime Safety Agency (SASEMAR) in Ria de Arousa, Spain, together with other Spanish units. During the exercise, EMSA's contracted vessel Ria de Vigo successfully deployed its oil pollution response equipment. Source: EMSA   The EMSA Stand-by Oil Spill Response Vessels are commercial vessels which can be rapidly converted to oil pollution response activities. Each vessel is: Equipped with specialised oil spill response equipment which has been selected according to regional factors such as the weather conditions in the stand-by areas. All of the specialised oil spill response and associated equipment is containerised in order to facilitate rapid installation onboard the vessels Equipped with a local radar based oil slick detection system Able to decant excess water so maximising the utilisation of the onboard storage capacity Able to heat the recovered cargo and utilise high capacity screw pumps in order to facilitate the discharging of heavy viscous oil.   ...

For Maersk, Panama's route is vital because it reduces time and fuel consumption Within the framework of the centennial celebration, the Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano received a Maersk Line delegation led by Søren Skou, CEO of Maersk Liner Business, to provide an update on the Expansion Program and discuss the future trends in the maritime industry.Administrator Quijano updated Maersk executives on the progress of the Expansion Program. He said that the plan is underway to ensure that the new locks will be open for transits in the beginning of 2016.During the visit, the delegations discussed topics of strong mutual interest such as the environment, efficiency of maritime services and economies of scale.The Panama Canal fully supports the sense of environmental responsibility that both organization share. The Canal's fuel-saving shortcut has reduced the maritime carbon footprint for a century, beginning long before pollution and global warming became an issue.Maersk, through the improvement of the efficiency in their vessels design, operating procedures and other efforts to obtain substantial reductions in fuel consumption has become a leader in promoting a cleaner environment. For Maersk, Panama's route is vital because it reduces time and fuel consumption.The expanded Canal will permit the transit ...

Mary Maersk sails from Algeciras with 17,603 TEUs! A record has been set with a Triple-E vessel carrying the highest ever number of containers between Europe and Asia.On Monday morning, 21 July, Mary Maersk left Algeciras, Spain on its eastward journey, bound for Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia. But this was not just any voyage. On board were no less than 17,603 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), the highest number ever loaded on a vessel.Upgraded facilities for higher utilisationThe third vessel in the Triple-E series, Mary Maersk has a nominal capacity of 18,270 TEU, but so far that capacity has not been fully utilised. One prerequisite has been preparing the terminals for the added size, explains Carlos Arias, head of the South Europe Liner Operations Cluster."Algeciras has been preparing for full utilisation of the Triple-E for more than a year," says Carlos. "This included the upgrading of four existing cranes and the arrival of four new Triple-E cranes." He adds that the port of Tanjung Pelepas has had to make similar upgrades, and this was the first occasion where both ends were ready.Having a full vessel means less cost due to higher utilisation. Carlos explains that moving more containers in one go allows ...

Maersks corporate movie for Asia - We are Maersk video

Belco Technologies Corporation (BELCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, has partnered with the Maersk Group to successfully demonstrate BELCOMarine Scrubber technology aboard the Maersk Tukang, a container ship with max TEU Capacity of 8,112. The BELCO Marine Scrubber was tested over six days in May 2014 as it sailed from the Port of Algeciras, Spain, to Genoa, Italy. Representatives from BELCOand Maersk were on board. A surveyor from the American Bureau of Shipping was also there to witness and monitor the full testing as the system awaits class certification, expected later this year. The BELCO Marine Scrubber was installed on the Tukang, which has a max TEU capacity of 8,112, in 2013 in Qingdao, China, during a scheduled drydock. The unit is designed to clean SOx and particulates from exhaust gas emissions from a 3.2 MW auxiliary engine. Open loop tests confirmed that BELCO achieved 100 percent compliance with MARPOL Annex VI regulations for all air and washwater emission criteria. Closed loop testing is scheduled for early fall 2014. BELCOfully expects a successful demonstration since it has been engineering closed loop wet scrubbing systems for refineries and other land-based applications for over 20 years. The BELCO Marine Scrubber reduces ...

BELCO has partnered with the Maersk Group to successfully demonstrate BELCOMarine Scrubber technology aboard the Maersk Tukang

The EU Council adopted a regulation to finance the actions of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in the field of response to marine pollution caused by ships and oil and gas installations in the years 2014 to 2020. The final adoption of the legislative act by the Council follows an agreement reached at first reading with the European Parliament earlier this year. The regulation will enter into force on the day after its publication in the EU Official Journal, which is expected to take place within the next few days. It will apply retroactively, from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. EU funding The financial envelope for EMSA's tasks for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 will be EUR 160.5 million expressed in current prices. Annual amounts will be determined through the EU's annual budgetary procedure, within the limits of the financial framework. EMSA's pollution response EMSA's pollution response includes information, cooperation and coordination activities and, crucially, operational assistance, i.e. detection and clean-up of oil spills. The agency has contracts with a network of standby anti-pollution vessels to complement member states' response capacity. These ships are ready to intervene rapidly, usually within 24 hours. Affected ...

Truck-to-ship bunkering is already possible, but by setting up a bunkering station the port of Antwerp aims to make LNG permanently available. In comparison with the diesel fuel currently used by European barges, LNG is much cleaner and environment-friendly. Barges powered by LNG emit hardly any particulates, and NOx emissions are drastically reduced. Truck-to-ship bunkering has already been possible in the port of Antwerp since 2012: a truck collects LNG at the LNG import terminal in Zeebrugge and takes it to Antwerp. The truck then parks on the quay from where the LNG can be delivered to the barge. By building a permanent bunkering station LNG will be available in the port at all times. In this way Antwerp Port Authority seeks to break out of the chicken-and-egg situation: by making LNG permanently available it is hoped that the barge industry will be more willing to make the necessary investments for switching to this more environment-friendly fuel. Antwerp Port Authority has therefore issued a European call for tenders in order to find a partner to design and build a LNG bunkering station. It must also be possible for trucks to fill up with LNG at the station. In the meantime ...