[ad_1] [By Nancy Bazilchuk] Humankind will need to harness carbon capture and storage technologies to help keep global warming to 2 degrees C or less. New research shows that there’s plenty of room to store captured CO2 — in offshore geologic rock formations. Carbon capture and storage (CCS)...
[ad_1] In this episode of the In the Know podcast, Maritime Executive editor-in-chief Tony Munoz spoke with Joseph Farrell III, director of business development at Florida-based salvage and emergency response company Resolve Marine. The company and its non-profit charity, Mission Resolve, helped to bring a...
[ad_1] The two polar icebreakers, Xue Long (Snow Dragon) and Xue Long 2, are working together for the first time during China’s 36th Antarctic expedition, with Xue Long 2 also being the first domestically built icebreaker. Xue Long 2 was jointly designed by Aker Arctic Technology in Helsinki, Finland and the Marine...
[ad_1] The National Petroleum Council (NPC) has presented two reports, Dynamic Delivery and Meeting the Dual Challenge, to U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette. The reports demonstrate how the U.S. can address the dual challenge of providing affordable, reliable energy while addressing the risks of climate...
[ad_1] As digital transformation is ripping through the maritime industry, there is one field lagging behind: docking and repairs. Both yards and owners/managers typically manage docking projects using a mix of Excel, WhatsApp and the back-of-envelopes. One argument for the current state of affairs is that...
[ad_1] Requiring minimal refining, LNG is the least CO2-emitting fossil fuel out there, both in the well-to-tank process and in burning as a fuel. Recently, however, its primacy has been supplanted by hydrogen, particularly in Europe, as hydrogen is zero-emissions at the point of burning. While...
[ad_1] Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries has launched the world's first liquefied hydrogen carrier at it's Kobe Works yard. The Suiso Frontier was designed to provide a means of transporting liquefied hydrogen at 1/800 of its original gas-state volume, cooled to –253°C. Kawasaki plans to install a...
[ad_1] You may have heard of tech industry buzz words like software-as-a-service (SaaS) or car-as-a-service (CaaS). In the SaaS scheme, the user does not need to install and sacrifice a portion of storage for software. Instead, software can be operated through a cloud connection and...
[ad_1] Shipowners know that long-term service is an essential consideration for selecting any vessel equipment, and ballast water treatment systems are no exception. Now that the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention is entering the enforcement phase, the importance of service is becoming even clearer. Even...
[ad_1] In January, energy giant and offshore wind leader Ørsted launched a children's book, Is This My Home?, and an online “universe” to make it easier for parents to talk to their children about climate change. The book takes a little girl on a journey...
