ChatGPT generated image of the planet’s maritime arteries glowing in space, illustrating how shared prosperity can become shared decline
The International Maritime Organization’s recent failure to adopt a global carbon-pricing mechanism for shipping is more than another bureaucratic delay. It is a demonstration of Garrett Hardin’s “tragedy of the commons” in real time, replayed on the high seas. The ocean is the world’s pasture and the atmosphere is the … [continued]
“The Philippine electric vehicle sector is experiencing a significant acceleration in investment and policy implementation,” says Edmund Araga, President of the Electric Vehicle Association of the Philippines (EVAP). The progress and sustainability of the Philippine electric vehicle market is central to this year’s 13th Philippine Electric Vehicle Summit (PEVS), organized … [continued]
International shipping contributes to CO2, NO2, and SO2 emissions. Pollution from Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO), colloquially termed bunker fuel, has long been considered a problem. Heavy Fuel Oil has high sulfur content, and the global shipping industry produces 12% and 13% respectively of global SO2 and NO2 emissions, contributing a … [continued]
ChatGPT generated image showing Teesside’s first phase of ground electrification leading to the BESS era
Teesside on the east coast of the United Kingdom has always been a place of transformation. It made steel for a century, refined chemicals for decades, and now stands on the edge of a new transition that might finally let its air clear and its grids breathe. The NatPower project … [continued]
BYD recently announced, as reported in Chinese media, that its 8th Ro-Ro (roll on-roll off car carrier) ship recently departed from the Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, bound for Singapore with over 6,000 vehicles on board. The energy-efficient ship and the expansion of BYD’s export capacity is newsworthy in … [continued]
Wayne the Boat Guy has some entertaining and informative videos; at about the 6:57 mark in this particular video he says he has traveled for about 30 minutes averaging just under 5 knots per hour. If the rate of consumption remained the same he might be able to putter around … [continued]
The MotorCity Boat Werks YouTube Channel posted a video about traveling in Norway by electric cabin cruiser or “trawler,” depending on your point of view. A company named Canal Boats Telemark in Norway rents fully electric boats for touring the waters in and around Norway. Fully electric means only electric … [continued]
Scotland’s Glen Sannox was launched with fanfare as the country’s first “green” ferry, meant to reduce the impact of crossings between the mainland and Arran. It was designed as a dual-fuel vessel, running on either marine diesel or liquefied natural gas, with the promise of cleaner air and lower emissions. … [continued]
Conventional diesel-power can’t beat this sleek hydrofoil electric ferry from Aretemis Technologies, which provides passengers with a smooth, practically noiseless, zero-emission ride.
The whitepaper I’ve just published through TFIE Strategy, From Quay to Sea: A Port Decarbonization Roadmap is the product of a series of articles that gathered more attention than expected. Stakeholders across the maritime industry, from port operators to regulators to grid planners, asked for a single document that stitched … [continued]
