OCEANCO WITHDRAW THEIR REQUEST TO DISMANTLE HISTORIC ROTTERDAM BRIDGE


Oceanco, the company building the world’s largest sailing yacht for the Amazon.com co-founder informed Rotterdam City Council that it won’t request the dismantling of the lift bridge De Hef, according to two council members.


Vincent Karremans, a deputy mayor for public works and mobility, said Oceanco will “for the time being not request the environmental permit for the removal of the bridge.” Were the Alblasserdam, Netherlands-based company to change its mind, it would have to “initiate and successfully complete a new licensing procedure,” which could take at least eight weeks, a spokesperson for Karremans told Bloomberg.


The 95-year-old De Hef is considered an icon of Rotterdam’s industrial heritage as a shipbuilding hub, and news of its partial dismantling had caused a stir among locals.


Photo credit: Dmitry Rukhlenko/Shutterstock


WÄRTSILÄ SET TO RELEASE FIRST METHANOL FUELLED SHIP ENGINE IN 2023


Marine and energy equipment maker Wärtsilä will roll out its first methanol-powered engine in a new ship next year as the group accelerates green fuel technology options for shipping, a company executive said.


Engines can run on both green methanol, which is produced by using renewable sources such as biomass and solar energy, and normal bunker fuel as there is still not enough carbon-neutral fuel available in the market.


Finland-based Wärtsilä will deliver the dual fuel engine, which can use methanol as well as diesel, next year for an offshore wind installation ship ordered by Dutch marine contractor Van Oord and expects more orders to come, Roger Holm, president of the group’s marine power division, said.


“If we want to be where we need to be by 2050, it needs to involve green fuels,” he told Reuters.


THE BAHAMAS RECOGNISED FOR ITS CONSISTENTLY HIGH-QUALITY STANDARDS


One of a minority of Flag Administrations to appear on the recently announced Qualship 21 list, The Bahamas is proud to be recognised as among the world’s most elite Flags.


This is the tenth consecutive year that The Bahamas has been recognised by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for the excellent quality of its fleet. The Qualship 21 initiative was first set up in 2001 by the USCG to identify high-quality ships operating in US waters. The US QualShip 21 certification serves as an industry performance indicator of quality and The Bahamas is proud to have achieved this recognition every year since 2012.


The announcement of the Qualship 21 list followed closely on the publication of the Paris MoU 2021 annual report where The Bahamas is once again the highest ranking


non-European Flag and appears in the top five of registries. Further evidence of The Bahamas’ quality is also highlighted through the retention of Whitelist status on the Tokyo MoU 2021 annual report.


12 | The Report • September 2022 • Issue 101


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