NEW marine repor ts and guides
Canal & River Trust 2022/23 Annual Report & Accounts published
The Report highlights the importance of the 250-year- old canal network in helping to address key societal challenges, but also the significant risks the ageing canals are facing due to a shortfall in funding and more frequent extreme weather events brought about by climate change.
Whilst the Report celebrates record usage of the network with 888 million visits, and more boats than ever before, it also highlights the impacts of rapid inflation and external, global factors affecting supply chains. These have added to the increasing cost of maintaining the UK’s 2,000-mile network with the many thousands of structures including reservoirs, aqueducts, bridges, locks and heritage buildings.
There was an increase in income to £225.1 million (2021/22: £214.6 million) mainly due to inflationary increases in commercial revenue. Spending on charitable activities increased to £199.5 million (2021/22: £180.2 million). The financial contribution from the government, representing just under a quarter of our income, remained frozen with no allowance for inflation and therefore continued to decline in real terms.
Download the report at
https://bit.ly/47CAJm7.
ClassNK releases guidelines on the safe transportation of electric vehicles In a bid to bolster the safety of maritime
transportation of electric vehicles (EV) at a time of major concern for the shipping industry, ClassNK has unveiled a set of new guidelines and measures.
ClassNK has developed the Guidelines for the Safe Transportation of electric vehicles, which describes the characteristics of EV fires and provides guidance on how to respond, built upon dialogue with experts, operators, manufacturers, and other stakeholders.
Publishing these guidelines is a sensible
move by ClassNK’s part given the surge of challenges presented by climate change and global warming, the export of hybrid and EVs powered by Lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries. There exists a faction of industry insiders who argue that the transport of these vehicles may not be completely safe.
In the case of a thermal runaway, the risks are considerably amplified. This dangerous occurrence involves an uncontrolled escalation in temperature within the battery, resulting in a swift and forceful discharge of energy. The consequences of such an event can be dire, potentially leading to catastrophic explosions or fires.
“Controlling li-ion battery fires are almost impossible, once the fire catches on to nearby vehicles their frames melt and the work to extinguish is extremely challenging”, stated Henrik Meyer, senior quality manager, ports, terminals and stevedoring at Wallenius Wilhelmsen.
The aim of the guidelines is to assist in the development of fire safety measures for the maritime transportation of EVs and, thus, enhance the overall safety of such transportation for not only ships themselves but also for their respective crews.
Download the guidelines at
https://bit.ly/3EVYIQG. Or scan the QR code.
Liquefaction remains greatest contributor to deaths in dry bulk sector Cargo liquefaction remains the greatest contributor to loss of life
associated with bulk carrier losses while grounding remains the main cause of ship losses, according to the recently published Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2013-2022 from INTERCARGO.
The document was submitted to the International Maritime Organization in May, ahead of the 9th session of its Sub- Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III), which took place at the IMO from 31 July to 4 August.
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