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As t h e w orl d t a kes c a uti o us ste ps t o e n d t he C o vi d- 1 9 l o c k d o w ns, s hi p pi n g is still s u fferi n g a n d l o o ki n g f or s o me cl u es as t o w h at t he f ut ure re alit y f or t h e i n d ustr y m a y b e, writes M al c ol m L at arc he
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h e mi d dl e of M a y s a w t w o q uit e hi g h pr o fil e vi cti ms of t h e c urr e nt u n c ert ai nt y as t o w h e n s o me n or m alit y mi g ht b e e x p e cte d t o ret ur n. fh e
first w as t h e S M M e x hi biti o n d u e t o b e h el d i n Ha m b ur g i n t h e first w e e k of S e pt e m b er. Gi v e n t h at G er m a n y h a d i m p os e d a b a n o n l ar g e s c al e p u bli c g at h eri n gs t h at r u ns u ntil at l e ast 3 1 A u g ust, it w as al w a ys d o u btf ul w h et h er a n e v e nt t h at attr a cts ar o u n d 5 0, 0 0 0 visit ors c o ul d b e c o nsi d er e d s af e fr o m a n e xt e nsi o n t o t h e b a n s o t h e c a n c ell ati o n c a m e as n o re al s ur pris e. Th e e v e nt – ar g u a bl y E ur o p e’s m ost i m p ort a nt m ari n e
e x hi biti o n a n d c o nfere n c e – will n o w b e h el d i n Fe br u ar y 2 0 2 1, j ust f o ur m o nt hs b ef or e N or- S hi p pi n g, w hi c h w o ul d n or m all y b e t h e hi g hli g ht of t h e y e ar f or t h e m ari n e e q ui p m e nt a n d s er vi c e s e ct ors. Th e s e c o n d s hi p pi n g vi cti m of t h e p a n d e mi c mi g ht
e v e n b e c o nsi d er e d as b ei n g of m or e si g ni fi c a n c e t h a n S M M. F or t hr e e y e ars, o n e of t h e m ost t al k e d a b o ut n e w b uil di n gs h as b e e n t h e Yar a Bir kel a n d – t h e a ut o n o- m o us 1 2 0 T E U v ess el b ei n g d e v el o p e d b y f ertilis er gi a nt Yar a a n d m ari n e t e c h n ol o g y s p e ci alist K o n gs b er g. Si n c e b ei n g c h a m pi o n e d b y s e v er al s hi p pi n g or g a nis ati o ns, a ut o n o m o us s hi p pr oj e cts h a v e b e e n h e a dli n e n e ws a n d t h e iss u e of u n m a n n e d v ess els h as b e e n hi g h o n t h e I M O’s a g e n d a. Yar a Bir kel a n d , w as d u e t o l a u n c h l at er t his y e ar a Th er
first b ei n g m o ot e d as p ossi bl y i n o p er ati o n as e arl y as 2 0 1 8. A we e k a Ther S M M w as p ost p o ne d, Yar a a n n o u nc e d t h at it w as p utti n g t h e pr oj e ct o n h ol d d es pit e t h e h ull of t h e v ess el alre a d y b ei n g o n its w a y fr o m R o m a ni a t o t h e Var d Br e vi k y ar d f or c o m pl eti o n. I n a st at e m e nt, Yar a s ai d it h as d e ci d e d t o p a us e f urt h er d e v el o p m e nt of t h e vess el a n d will ass ess n e xt ste ps t o get h er wit h its p art n ers. Yar a Bir kel a n d w as s c h e d ul e d t o b e t h e first p ur p os e-
b uilt c o m m er ci al a ut o n o m o us v ess el a fl o at. Ass u mi n g t h at Yar a – w hi c h is i n t h e pr o c ess of r estr u ct uri n g its o p er ati o ns a n d l o o ki n g t o c o n c e ntr at e o n its c or e b usi n ess of f ertilis er pr o d u cti o n – d o es n ot d e ci d e t o c a n c el t h e pr oj e ct alt o g et h er, t h e s hi p m a y y et re alis e its pl a n n e d d esti n y. Th e p a us e of t h e
Yar a Bir kel a n d pr oj e ct w as n ot t h e
o nl y a ut o n o m o us s hi p n e ws i n M a y as Cl ass N K a w ar d e d N Y K Li n e a n d M TI a n A p pr o v al i n Pri n ci pl e f or t h eir j oi nt pr oj e ct o n t h e c o n c e pt d esi g n of a n a ut o n o m o us s hi p fr a m e w or k A P E x S. N Y K d es cri b es t his fr a m e w or k f or r e alisi n g M ariti m e A ut o n o m o us S urf a c e S hi ps
1 0 ( M A S S) as i n cl u di n g hi g h-s p e e d c o m p ut er- b as e d
i nf or m ati o n pr o c essi n g t e c h n ol o g y a n d ris k a n al ys es t h at s u p p ort cr e w m e m b ers’ sit u ati o n al a w ar e n ess a n d t h e d e cisi o n- m a ki n g n e c ess ar y f or m a n o e u vri n g. N Y K s a ys t his is t h e first ti m e a n a ut o n o m o us s hi p fr a m e w or k h as b e e n a p pr o v e d i n Ja p a n. S h ortl y a Th er r e c ei vi n g t h e Ai P, a n u m b er of N Y K
Gr o u p s u bsi di ari es p art n ere d t o t est t h e re m ot e n a vi g a - ti o n of a t u g i n To k y o B a y. Th e m a n n e d t u g w as re m ot el y o p er at e d a n d m a n o e u vre d o v er a dist a n c e of 1 2 k m. Th ere h a v e b e e n ot h er f or w ar d l o o ki n g d e v el o p m e nts
w hi c h als o pr o v e t h at C o vi d- 1 9 will n ot b e ar o u n d f ore v er. Th e I M O h as a n n o u n c e d t h at f oll o wi n g a vi d e o c o nf er e n c e i n mi d- M a y t h e Gl o b al I n d ustr y Alli a n c e ( GI A) is t o i nt e nsif y its w or k o n t h e s hi p- p ort i nt erf a c e t o re d u c e e missi o ns. Th e GI A is a p u bli c- pri v at e p art n er- s hi p i niti ati v e of t h e I M O t h at ai ms t o bri n g t o g et h er m ariti m e i n d ustr y l e a d ers t o s u p p ort a n e n er g y e ffi ci e nt a n d l o w c ar b o n m ariti m e tr a ns p ort s yst e m. Th e 2 1 p arti ci p a nts i n t h e o nli n e m e eti n g s et n e w
g o als f or t h e GI A t hr o u g h t o 2 0 2 3 i n cl u di n g a n e w w or kstr e a m ai m e d at cr e ati n g a “ h olisti c a p pr o a c h t o re d u ci n g e missi o ns i n t h e s hi p- p ort i nt erf a c e”. This will s u p p ort i m pl e m e nt ati o n b y p orts of re g ul at or y, t e c h ni c al, o p er ati o n al a n d e c o n o mi c a cti o ns t o h el p re d u c e G H G e missi o ns fr o m s hi ps, s u c h as pr o vi di n g o ns h ore p o w er s u p pl y as w ell as s afe a n d e ffi ci e nt b u n k eri n g of alt er n a- ti v e l o w- c ar b o n f u els. S o m e or g a nis ati o ns s e e m t o f e el t h at t h er e ar e m or e
ur g e nt m att ers t o att e n d t o. V S M – t h e G er m a n b o d y r e pr es e nti n g s hi p b uil d ers a n d e q ui p m e nt m a k ers – f ore c asts pr o bl e ms a h e a d f or t h e c o nti n u e d s ur vi v al f or G er m a n y’s a n d E ur o p e’s m ari n e t e c h n ol o g y s e ct ors. Th e V S M, t o g et h er wit h its c oll e a g u es t hr o u g h o ut E ur o p e, is c a m p ai g ni n g f or a t e m p or ar y fl e et re n e w al pr o gr a m m e b as e d b ot h o n p u bli c c o ntr a cts s u c h as pil ot b o ats, c o ast g u ar d a n d p atr ol cr a ft, res e arc h v ess els a n d t h e li ke t o c o m p e ns at e f or at l e ast s o m e of t h e e x p e ct e d l oss of d e m a n d s o as t o pre v e nt a n u n c o ntr oll e d bre a k d o w n of t h e e ntire s e ct or. B ut t he V S M di d n ot e ntirel y a b a n d o n t he I M O p at h
s a yi n g: “It is i m p er ati ve t o c o nti n ue res e arc h a n d de vel o p- me nt e ff orts a n d m ai nt ai n t he f o c us o n m ariti me cli m ate a n d e n vir o n m e nt pr ot e cti o n, e v e n d uri n g t h e crisis. A well- desi g ne d fle et re ne w al pr o gr a m me c a n b e a decisi ve f act or i n getti n g a he a d st art o n t o m orr o w’s tec h n ol o g y. N A
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