Global Maritime

Ports of Rotterdam and Gothenburg kick off Green Corridor initiative for sustainable shipping

17 octubre, 2022

The Port Authorities of Rotterdam and Gothenburg have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the realization of a Green Corridor to support sustainable shipping between the two ports. Source: Port of Rotterdam The MoU – signed in the presence of their majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden and King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands – will also further strengthen the ports’ ongoing cooperation on decarbonization and digitalization. As part of the Green Corridor initiative, the ports will establish a common framework for cooperation to stimulate the use of new alternative fuels which are needed to reach full maritime decarbonization and contribute substantively to the goals of the Paris Agreement. The parties intend to connect the Green Corridor between Gothenburg and Rotterdam to a larger network of deep-sea corridors, including the European Green Corridors Network launched in March this year by the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero-Carbon Shipping. Rotterdam recently also launched a large Green Corridor initiative with the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore. Both ports are already actively involved in the development of more sustainable fuels for shipping. The port of Gothenburg facilitates the bunkering of methanol for RoPax ferries

MOL Tabletop Drill Prepares for Serious Marine Accident

14 octubre, 2022

– Scenario Has Fire in Engine Room on Wood Chip Carrier off Japanese Coast – Source: MOL TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that it conducted a tabletop drill, based on a simulation of a serious marine accident involving a woodchip carrier owned by MOL and operated by MOL Drybulk Ltd. (President and Representative Director: Kazuhiko Kikuchi; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo). These periodic drills are aimed at confirming MOL Group’s emergency response system in preparation for serious marine accidents. The drill, held on October 12, was designed to demonstrate that the company can respond swiftly and appropriately in case of a serious marine accident and maintain the timely flow of accurate information, while building group-wide safety awareness. MOL also strives to further sharpen its group-wide emergency response readiness through these regular exercises. Under the drill scenario, a fire broke out in the engine room of a fully laden woodchip carrier-owned by MOL and operated by MOL Drybulk-while underway in the Seto Inland Sea. The vessel was anchored immediately after the incident began, but it caused damage to nearby fish farms. The fire continued to burn, and one crewmember required an emergency medical evacuation. Upon receiving

The Port of Cartagena (Colombia) is interested in the sustainability, open innovation and connectivity projects of the Port of Valencia

14 octubre, 2022

Source: Valenciaport Sustainability, open innovation and connectivity projects have focused the interest of a delegation from the Port of Cartagena in Colombia who have visited the Port of Valencia where they have held a meeting with representatives of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV). The general manager of the PAV, Francesc Sánchez, gave a presentation of the facilities and services of Valenciaport, highlighting the infrastructures such as the new container or passenger terminal, the environmental initiatives such as the installation of photovoltaic plants or the innovative tools such as ValenciaportPCS. The Colombian port was represented by the manager of the Cartagena Container Terminal (CONTECAR), Juan Carlos Acosta, the head of Port Equipment Maintenance of the Sociedad Portuaria Regional Cartagena (SPRC), Juan Carlos Silva, the Training and Development analyst of CONTECAR, Alexandra Verhelst and the superintendent of Physical Safety and Security of SPRC, Luis Fernando Chavez. The delegation visited the South Contradique and the North Extension where the new container terminal will be located in the inland waters to learn about the activity of the fourth largest container port in Europe and the main port in the Mediterranean. The director of the Valenciaport Foundation, Antonio Torregrosa, and the head of International

Port of Long Beach joins hydrogen fueling partnership

13 octubre, 2022

Photo Caption: State, City and Port of Long Bach officials gather to announce the formation of the ARCHES partnership to develop the use of green hydrogen fuel in California. Source: Port of Long Beach Public-Private alliance ARCHES to establish statewide Hydrogen Hub To advance its zero-emissions goals, the Port of Long Beach has joined the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), a public-private partnership formed to help capture newly available federal funding to assist in developing a robust renewable hydrogen market in California. The partnership was celebrated Thursday during a launch event at the Port Administration Building attended by officials from the Port, City of Long Beach, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the University of California Office of the President, labor organizations, Renewables 100, and state and local officials. ARCHES will serve as the lead applicant for California’s bid to win funding for a hydrogen hub under the U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) program. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the H2Hubs program will be one of the largest investments in the history of the Department of Energy. “Hydrogen power represents a tremendous opportunity — both for our state and for cities

1 in 4 cars managed by Spanish ports are operated by Valenciaport

12 octubre, 2022

Valenciaport leads this ranking among the Spanish ports Between January and August, 381,806 automobiles were moved, 17.8% more than the same period in 2021, according to data from Puertos del Estado Fuente: Valenciaport The number of cars handled from Valenciaport terminals in the first eight months of the year has stood at 381,806 units of new unregistered vehicles (including loading, unloading, transits and transhipments), which represents a growth of 17.8% over the same period of 2021 according to data from Ports of the State. One out of every four goods vehicles that use the ports do so through the València and Sagunto sites. In total, between January and August, the Spanish ports have mobilised 1,655,291 vehicles, with a growth of 3.56%, making the Valencian docks the main port infrastructure in Spain for this type of traffic. Thus, Valenciaport has managed 381,806 units, 57,674 more than the same period in 2021, i.e. an increase of 17.8%, well above the national average of 3.56%. Next comes the Port of Barcelona with 321,976 vehicles, 5% less, which makes it lose the first position. In third place is Vigo with 280,948 units and a decrease of 12.7%, followed by Santander with 183,918 and a

Dimar da a conocer sus investigaciones científicas en el Congreso Latinoamericano de Ciencias del mar, en Panamá

12 octubre, 2022

Fuente: Dimar Con el fin de dar a conocer las capacidades adquiridas en sus procesos técnicos, tecnológicos y científicos para el uso de metodologías no intrusivas en la investigación del potencial de Patrimonio Cultural Sumergido (PCS), la Dirección General Marítima (Dimar) participó en la décimo novena versión del Congreso Latinoamericano de Ciencias del Mar (COLACMAR) que se llevó a cabo en Panamá. Durante este encuentro considerado uno de los más importantes del continente Americano, se dio a conocer la “Aproximación interdisciplinaria a la caracterización no intrusiva de contextos culturales sumergidos en aguas profundas en Colombia, Suramérica” y la “Ciencia para no científicos: Narrativas audiovisuales como estrategia para la divulgación del Patrimonio Cultural Sumergido”, dos ponencias que fueron lideradas por la Capitán de Corbeta Alexandra Chadid Santamaría, del Grupo Asesor Permanente del Comando Armada de Colombia, y el Suboficial Jefe Johann Cuta Jiménez, Responsable de Reglamentación y Regulación PCS de Dimar, respectivamente. Asimismo, este espacio fue una oportunidad para presentar el despliegue de capacidades que ha desarrollado Colombia en la conceptualización, el diseño y la puesta en marcha de proyectos de investigación científica enfocados en la generación de conocimiento sobre el Patrimonio Cultural Sumergido y la apropiación social que se ha

CMIT welcomes MSC’s largest container vessel call ever in Vietnam

12 octubre, 2022

Source: APM Terminals Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) – APM Terminal’s joint venture with Vietnam Maritime Corporation and Saigon Port – continues to earn the trust of one of the world’s biggest shipping lines. MSC chose CMIT to handle the m/v MSC DITTE on September 24, 2022. The MSC DITTE is MSC’s largest ever container vessel to call in Vietnam. At 200,148 DWT, MSC DITTE is well within CMIT’s 214,000 DWT capacity. Reduced Port Stay The mega container vessel is operated on 2M Alliance’s Pearl service, connecting Vietnam with the US West Coast. With an average crane productivity of nearly 32 containers/hour/crane and 23-row outreach, CMIT successfully handled almost 16,000 TEUs of import, export, transshipment and empty containers, keeping her journey timely after only 54 hours’ port stay. World class capability Increasing calls for CMIT to handle mega ships such as the MSC DITTE affirm its world class capability, management and coordination with, among others, authority agencies, Ministry of Transport, Vinamarine, Vung Tau Port Authority, Pilot, and Tugboat. Special port cluster The CMIT deep-water port is categorised as a special port cluster according to the master plan of Vietnam’s seaport system 2021-2030. The vision to 2050 was approved by the Prime

Fairway deepening to support larger vessels and volumes at APM Terminals Gothenburg

11 octubre, 2022

To support growing volumes at APM Terminals Gothenburg and the port’s full potential, work is now underway to deepen the fairway. Once completed in 2026, the terminal will be able to receive the world’s largest container vessels and higher volumes. Source: APM Terminals Volumes passing through APM Terminals Gothenburg are steadily increasing, a trend that has been further accelerated by supply chain disruptions over recent years. One key driver is that APM Terminals is the only container terminal in Sweden that is equipped to handle ocean-going direct vessels to and from other parts of the world without transhipment. This greatly reduces transport time, risk and environmental impact. APM Terminals Gothenburg is equipped to accommodate vessels up to 24,000 TEU, but in order to utilise this potential and support larger volumes, a deeper fairway is needed. “If we are to meet the increased demand from Swedish industry for the long term, we need adequate infrastructure. Our customers should not be limited by insufficient fairway depth, which is why I am pleased to announce that work to deepen the channel is planned to start in mid-November,” says Dennis Lenthe Olesen, Managing Director at APM Terminals Nordic. APM Terminals Gothenburg will work in collaboration

Last diesel vehicles to disappear: battery power for CTA tractor units

11 octubre, 2022

Source: Port of Hamburg The electrification of HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) is entering its final round. In the future, the tractor units deployed on the journeys between block storage and the container rail terminal or the empty depot will be driven by battery power. In order to further reduce CO₂ emissions at CTA, seven new battery-powered tractor units have been ordered and will replace the previously used equipment that runs on diesel. This terminal process will therefore emit no CO₂, nitrogen oxide or particulate matter in the future. During the course of its expected life cycle, the new electrified equipment will save nearly 3,000 tonnes of CO₂ compared with the diesel machines. Operations at CTA have already been climate-neutral since 2019, and were just recertified by TÜV Nord this year. “We have been testing a battery-powered tractor unit in operation at CTA since 2021. The vehicle has proven to be successful in tests conducted in regular operations,” reports Finja Below from CTA Terminal Development. As a result of the positive experience, seven additional tractor units were ordered and a corresponding charging infrastructure is currently being established. The tractor units supplement the container gantry cranes as well as the rail

Marking 50 years of protecting the oceans from dumping

7 octubre, 2022

IMO is marking five decades of the London Convention, adopted in 1972 to protect the oceans from dumping of wastes. The Convention was updated in 1996 by the London Protocol, a comprehensive stand-alone global agreement, however the two treaties work in conjunction to regulate the dumping of wastes at sea. The London Convention and Protocol (LC and LP treaties) have evolved over the years, banning the dumping of radioactive waste at sea since the 1980s and, in the 21st century, addressing carbon capture and storage and marine geoengineering. (Learn more here) During an event to celebrate five decades since the London Convention was adopted, (3 October), IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim highlighted the London Convention and Protocol’s “key roles over the last five decades in the governance of our ocean, located in the interface between land-based and sea-based activities”. (Read full speech here) Following the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (June 1972, Stockholm), the London Convention was adopted on 13 November 1972 at the Intergovernmental Conference on the Convention on the Dumping of Wastes at Sea, held in London, United Kingdom. “The international community recognized that we have a collective responsibility to protect the environment and to, in particular, address the

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