Category: Technology

New water reservoir planned for the Panama Canal

New water reservoir planned for the Panama Canal

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is planning to build a new additional water reservoir to ensure the maximum passage of 36 ships per day even during periods of drought. The Indio River Reservoir project would become part of the existing artificial lakes and feed Lake Gatun, as well as providing a little more safety and a higher level of reliability for the route and the drinking water supply for the population. A law passed in 2006 previously prohibited the construction of additional water reservoirs outside of the country's own water catchment area. The Supreme Court of Panama has now authorised the construction of the new reservoir in order to increase water availability. To ensure that the project in the catchment area of the...

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Onshore or offshore - wood can be used anywhere

Onshore or offshore - wood can be used anywhere

Gepostet von | 16 Jul 2024 | , | 0

Wind turbine blades made of wood offer a sustainable option, the Hessian start-up (2021) Voodin Blade Technology is convinced and has installed the world's first prototype installation of its wind turbine blades made of 100% biodegradable wood, which are over 19 metres long, at an existing wind turbine in Breuna, north-west of Kassel. After two years of thorough laboratory testing, the Voodin team is confident that the material will withstand even the harshest onshore conditions. They also see no reason why their rotor blades could not be used offshore. The company said that the use of laminated veneer lumber is more sustainable and durable than the commonly used glass fibre reinforced plastics (GRP), which become brittle after years of use.

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Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd CEO thinks out loud about nuclear propulsion

Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd CEO thinks out loud about nuclear propulsion

Gepostet von | 15 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

The world's fifth-largest shipping company has committed to reducing its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by around a third by 2030 and to net-zero fleet operations by 2045. This is to be achieved through the modernisation of the fleet, new drive technologies and the research and procurement of CO2-neutral alternative fuels (e-fuels), such as "green" methanol. Hapag-Lloyd has been modernising and expanding its fleet for years. A total of 12 new large container ships have been ordered (see cbmaritim.46181.onlineshophosting.de from 23 June 2021), which can be operated with modern and efficient high-pressure dual-fuel engines and are already in service. A study is also currently considering "sailing container ships" with methanol engines (see cbmaritim.46181.onlineshophosting.de from 18 December 2023). In order to reduce fuel costs and...

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Rügen: Green light for gas pipeline - court rejects lawsuits

Rügen: Green light for gas pipeline - court rejects lawsuits

Gepostet von | 9 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has dismissed several appeals by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and the Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU) against the operating licence for the gas pipeline between the port of Mukran and Lubmin. This means that the approximately 50-kilometre-long gas pipeline operated by Gascade, which connects the LNG terminal in Sassnitz-Mukran to the gas pipeline network in Lubmin to the east of Greifswald, is expected to go into operation as planned in mid-May. Specifically, the environmental organisations wanted the planning approval decision issued by the Stralsund Mining Authority last year to be revoked. They had criticised the pipeline on two points in particular: firstly, nature conservation concerns in the sensitive ecosystem of the Greifswald Bodden were not taken into...

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Oslo - UECC achieves its own emissions reduction target

Oslo - UECC achieves its own emissions reduction target

Gepostet von | 18 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

United European Car Carriers (UECC), an innovative Norwegian maritime transport company, has been investing in alternative fuels for years and more than doubled the use of biofuels in its fleet of ships last year. The shipping company's goal is to reduce emissions by at least 45 per cent by 2030. After all, the low-emission concepts save port fees and, as a car transporter, it would be difficult to ship e-cars across Europe without wondering whether ship propulsion with carbon-based fuels is still in keeping with the times, according to UECC. The company already received the Bremen "Green Shipping Award" in 2019 for the conversion and renewal of its fleet. The innovative installation of battery hybrid technology in...

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