Tag: MV RENA

MONALISA 2.0 had its debut in Western Norway during the ‘Green Fjord' conference in Geiranger, January 22/23, 2014. Green Fjord 2020 is the forum which is about to outline a green future for the unique UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site of ‘Western Norwegian Fjords', famous for its fantastic panoramic scenery with steep mountains and deep fjords. With a vision of ‘leaving no footprints behind', the conference gathered local, regional and international expertise on how to achieve sustainable regional development within a framework of environmental initiatives, green technologies and conservation of existing cultural values. Increasing the profile of the area and sharing the popular travel destination with many visitors from across the globe, provides both challenges and opportunities. Transport - by sea and by land - is one of them; most of the hundreds of thousands of guests visit Geiranger by cruise-ship during the summer season. Air pollution and traffic control issues were some of problems addressed by the conference. Annelise Chapman (Møreforsking AS, Norway) gave a talk where she presented MONALISA's work on Maritime Spatial Planning in the context of ‘environmental transport at sea'. The Southern Norwegian Sea, including the UNESCO world heritage area around Geiranger, is one of three ...

EMSA has issued its Annual Report on Network of stand-by oil spill response vessels. The vessels are ready to respond to oil spills at sea caused by ships as well as by offshore installations following the request of a coastal State or the European Commission. By the end of 2013, the Network comprised 18 fully equipped vessels ready for immediate mobilisation. As of 1 March 2013, with the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 100/2013, EMSA has a new mandate to respond to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations. As one of the actions to implement this new task, in October 2013 EMSA vessels participated for the first time in an operational exercise scenario to test response to oil pollution occurring during offshore operations in the western Black Sea. To achieve the level of performance for pollution response required by the Agency, vessels and their crews participate regularly in training, drills and operational exercises.   The number of drills and exercises carried out annually has increased significantly over the years in line with the development of the Network. The figures for 2013 are summarised in the table below. Summary of Drills and Exercises carried out in 2013 ...

Hydrex has installed  Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on two tankers during their respective stops in Ghent and Antwerp. As a result of the underwater operation, the ships will not have to wait for their next drydock visit to start benefitting from the fuel savings the PBCF's will bring them. The Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) is a device for propeller efficiency improvement developed by Mitsui O. S. K. Lines, Ltd. The PBCF can recover energy loss of a propeller hub vortex in the propeller's backward flow. This decreases fuel consumption by 5% when operating at the same speed, or boosts speed by 2% with the same fuel consumption. The 5% energy saving effect has been verified by world research institutes including International Towing Tank Conferences (ITTC) and by owners. With the current emphasis on global environment problems, the demand for the PBCF has been continually growing and this as an energy saving device and an environment-friendly product because it realizes a 5% reduction in CO2, NOx and SOx gases emission from vessels. On-site installation prevents a long wait for fuel saving benefits The first operation was performed on a 183-meter tanker berthed in Ghent. After the team arrived at ...

Government will fund $2m funding to help improve New Zealands maritime response capability Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) welcomes the release of the independent review of its response to the grounding of theRena, and the announcement of $2m of Government funding to help improve New Zealand's maritime response capability.The report, by independent reviewer Simon Murdoch, entitled as Independent Review of Maritime New Zealand's Response to the MV Rena Incident on October 5, 2011 was released yesterday by Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee. In the review report, Mr Murdoch made it clear theRena grounding was unprecedented in its complexity but the response, while flawed in some aspects, had ultimately been effective.AfterRena hit the Astrolabe Reef on 5 October 2011, hundreds of oil spill responders and 8,000 volunteers removed around 1,000 tonnes of oily waste from the coastline, recovered more than 4,500 tonnes of containers and debris and rescued hundreds of oiled birds. Beaches closed as a result of oil were re-opened from 16 November 2011."The reviewer finds the response team overcame initial hurdles to set up a strong and effective team that worked closely with the local community. The response minimised the risks to wildlife and achieved a high quality, world class clean-up," ...

A report on the Rena Recovery Plan's scientific monitoring programme, which has been assessing the environmental impacts of the grounding, shows few long-lasting impacts on Bay of Plenty maritime habitats.

New report to warn of the removal cost increase According to insurers, Lloyd's of London, the cost of dealing with wrecks is rising.A new report'The challenges and implications of removing shipwrecks in the 21st century' has been published which warns that the cost of dealing with shipwrecks is spiralling and the increase in removal cost is often passed to insurers, reinsurers and ship owners.Recent examples include the MV Rena, a container ship which sank off New Zealand in 2011 (cost, $240 million to date) and the Costa Concordia.The total cost of the top 20 most expensive wreck removals in the past decade is $2.1bn and rising.The report shows how increasing vessel sizes and growing cargo volumes are driving up wreck removal costs. In the 1990s a large container vessel carried 5000 twenty foot equivalent units (TEU).Today, the largest container ship has a capacity of 16,000 units.The report can be downloaded here.Source: Lloyds

Rena Dive Survey Video

Dive survey assessment of MV RENA stern section and remaining cargo completed

Rena shipwreck raising contamination worry

Rena ship owner fined $300,000 for the discharge of harmful substances