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Six international energy companies have formed a partnership to establish the first green e-methanol plant in Asia.


CONSORTIUM SET TO ASSESS AND REPORT ON CONTAINERSHIP FIRE SAFETY FOR EMSA


A consortium led by the Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology (DBI) will deliver a Formal Safety Assessment study on containership fire safety to the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The project aims to identify cost-effective risk control options for cargo fires on board container vessels.


A new 163m deepwater pontoon able to berth superyachts up to 130m (427ft) has opened at Southport Yacht Club on Australia’s Gold Coast.


Considering the constant increase in containership sizes and the frequency of fire originating in containers, the study will quantitatively assess the fire risks on board such vessels and evaluate new containership fire safety measures by comparing the risk reductions and the associated costs.


The project has been awarded to a consortium led by the Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology (DBI) supported by Research Institutes of Sweden AB (RISE), the University of Southern Denmark (SUD), the Odense Maritime Technology A/S (OMT) and the classification society Bureau Veritas.


Crimestoppers is offering a £5,000 reward for information that leads to a stolen lighthouse lantern, one of only three in the world, being recovered.


CARGO CLAIMS FROM DAMAGE DUE TO WATER ORIGINATING FROM CARGO HOLD BILGE SYSTEMS


The American Club has warned operators to be vigilant in light of a number of recent claims arising from damage caused by water originating from cargo hold bilge systems.


Specifically, the American Club says:


The Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Rishton in Lancashire has been reopened following a six-month £1.7 million project to reinstate the canal for boaters following a breach.


Six Japanese companies have decided to form a strategic alliance aimed at reducing environmental impact through the development of the country’s first methanol-fueled tanker.


– Debris lodges in the non-return valves fitted in the hold bilge pumping systems, preventing them from operating as designed to ensure that water cannot flow back via the bilge line, into the hold bilge wells and thereafter into the cargo hold;


– Manually operated valves in the interconnected bilge, ballast and fire lines are left open following completion of operations, allowing water to enter the bilge line and into the bilge wells/cargo hold in the event of non-return valve failure.


Taking the above into consideration, vessel crews are urged to adopt the following preventative measures to ensure that cargo hold bilge systems are functioning properly so as to prevent such incidents.


28 | The Report • June 2022 • Issue 100


Safety Briefings


The push to build big ocean wind turbine arrays off the U.S. East Coast could bring problems for marine vessel radar, requiring new planning to ensure wind power and other maritime operators can safely operate together.


The first floater of the Albanian Banja floating solar project has restarted its commercial operation following an incident last summer.


Green shore power could reduce emissions in ports by more than 90%, as well as minimise noise and air pollution levels, a new feasibility study released by Scotland’s Aberdeen Harbour shows.


US Department of Energy has launched the fourth annual Marine Energy Collegiate Competition, established to build the workforce to lead the development of the marine energy industry.


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