Waterborne Transportation
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- Fresh Fuel Cell Initiatives Maritime Reporter, Oct 2002 #24
Two recent European initiatives, both involving power systems supplier Wartsila Corporation, have given fresh impetus to the development and application of fuel cell technology aboard ship. The Finnish organization has entered into a pact with Danish firm Haldor Topsoe aimed at bringing cost-competitive fuel cell powering solutions to the market. It has also thrown its weight behind a major new, industry-wide European research program focusing on the technology for commercial shipping.
Increased European efforts to make the concept a cost-acceptable reality in waterborne transportation follow an early take-up in the naval field. A 250 kW Siemens fuel cell of the proton exchange membrane (PEM)-type is being installed as part of a hybrid power and propulsion configuration adopted for a German-designed series of newbuild submarines.
In the U.S., the federal government has this year given a fillip to the concept of fuel cell power in commercial marine applications, through its award of a $100,000 grant to the San Francisco Bay Water Transit Authority towards the development of a zero-emissions commuter ferry. The WTA is putting $25,000 from its own resources into the exercise, entailing the design, cost estimates and final drawings for a fuel cell-equipped ferry.
The new agreement between Wartsila and Haldor calls for the development of fuel cell products in the power range beyond 250-kW, for both the marine market and the distributed power generation sector. The claimed attributes of the technology are ultra-low emissions, and high levels of reliability and efficiency, although the collaborators acknowledge that this raft of benefits must be provided at acceptable cost if market penetration is to be achieved.
Haldor Topsoe has a long track record in the field of catalysts and energy conversion, and its work on fuel cells has concentrated within the past five years on solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology.
One element of its research and development activities has been a 10- year involvement in the Danish SOFC fuel cell program led by the Danish National Laboratory at Riso.
Readers of MR/EN may recall the firm's contribution to the seminal project involving the fitting of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) plant to the twostroke MAN B&W engines in a series of 38,000-dwt bulk carriers delivered between 1989 and 1991 for transpacific trade into the San Francisco Bay area.
In addition to the cooperation with Haldor Topsoe, Wartsila is a participant in a new, European Union-aided pilot study to define the basis for the development of fuel cell systems for merchant ships. Implemented in June this year under the project name FC-Ship, the initiative has been prompted by the perceived environmental benefits of fuel cell technology, as regards both exhaust emissions and noise. EU funding is expected to account for more than 50-percent of the budgeted costs of the 24-month program.
Drawing in 21 companies and institutions from EU countries and Norway, and coordinated from Oslo by the Norwegian Shipowners' Association, FCShip's initial objective is to identify and define demand for fuel cell systems in both propulsion and auxiliary applications, evaluate safety and operational needs, and assess the economic and environmental potential for waterborne transportation. Conceptual designs of fuel cell-powered vessel, including a passenger ship, are to be prepared, and project teams will undertake case studies and examine infrastructural requirements.
If the prospects are regarded as worthwhile, FC-Ship will provide a framework for follow-on research and development to help nurture the uptake of the technology by commercial marine users.
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- MarAd Releases 58-Page Publication On U.S. Port Industry Maritime Reporter, Nov 15, 1978 #42
the first nationwide economic evaluation of the port industry. The study, "Economic Impact of the U.S. Port Industry: An Input- Output Analysis of Waterborne Transportation," was sponsored by MarAd and conducted by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. It is available through the National
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- IThe First Annual International Inland Waterways Conference & Trade Show Maritime Reporter, Aug 1983 #6
on grain. Dr. Mark Baldwin with the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England, will talk on the importance of low-cost waterborne transportation to the future of the U.S. Lt. Gen. Joseph K. Bratton, Chief of Engineers, SCHEDULE Friday, August 26 Opening Session Welcoming address
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- FCC Okays Automated Communication System For Inland Waterways Maritime Reporter, Jan 9, 1982 #13
., president of ACBL. "It will allow development of a premier communications system and the related benefits that will enhance the management of the waterborne transportation industry's fleets and other marine operations.
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- " T a x i ! ? " Maritime Reporter, Sep 2002 #16
.1-m) passenger ferries constructed by Derecktor Shipyards. The bright yellow boats, which sport a black and white checkered trim, they will enhance waterborne transportation for New York City residents, as well as the millions of tourists that visit the major attractions on the West Side, Lower Manhattan
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- U.S. Market: Foundation for the Future Maritime Reporter, Sep 2002 #78
to increase the share of water borne carriage between EU members. The Europeans have focused on the lower environmental and social costs of waterborne transportation of freight as important elements in EU strategic planning. I believe that these benefits are fairly obvious, and that the Europeans are
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- Inland Rivers Ports & Terminals Sets Dates For Annual Conference Maritime Reporter, Mar 1992 #48
; encourage foreign and domestic commerce to and from all inland rivers, ports and terminals; encourage the development of waterborne transportation; promote river and port related commercial and industrial development; and to serve its members through education, communications and
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- DOT Releases Port Needs Study Maritime Reporter, Apr 1992 #60
management systems in 23 selected maritime zones throughout the U.S. The management systems are designed to prevent vessel collisions and improve waterborne transportation efficiency. The Port Needs Study will assist the Coast Guard in developing a strategy for vessel Traffic Service (VTS) in the
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- Crowley Withdraws MarAd Application For Ship Financing Guarantees Maritime Reporter, Nov 1991 #97
company complied with the rules of OPA 90 by planning the design and construction of new generation of ecologically sound tankers for the coastwide waterborne transportation of petroleum products in U.S. waters, as mandated by Congress. The move was heralded by industry and environmental groups alike
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- Powering the North American Maritime Fuel Transition Maritime Reporter, Apr 2023 #16
(BSMC).”Founded in 2021, BMSC is a coalition of North American stakeholders with a specific focus on accelerating the transition of waterborne transportation in Canada and the United States toward net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In July of 2022, it laid out the overall decarbonization
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- Barge Industry Says USCG Proposal Could Paralyze Oil Transport Maritime Reporter, Nov 1991 #7
, home heating oil, lube oils and other petroleum products in many coastal areas of the U.S. "Many coastal states are totally dependent on waterborne transportation of oil for the bulk of their citizens' energy requirements. This proposal is big trouble for energy consumers," said Joe Farrell, president o
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- Wayne Musgrove To Head New Chem-Marine Corp. Maritime Reporter, Feb 15, 1980 #34
director of the Public Affairs Committee of American Waterways Operators, Inc. He is the author of a volume entitled "The Economic Impact of Waterborne Transportation on the Upper Mississippi River Basin." Larry Musgrove, a Beaumont, Texas, native, brings to the Houston sales office extensive experience
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 43cient and, mous ship technology frontrunners and interface between the human in the loop globally, it’s been the same as reducing he also chairs the Waterborne Technol- and digitalized maritime technology. ship capacity substantially. ogy Platform, which provides policy “One response might be to build
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 24FEATURE INTERVIEW U.S. Navy photograph by Brian Suriani/Released Rear Adm. Philip Sobeck (right) Commander of U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) explains the tradition of the Navy ‘looping ceremony’. Lt. Robert P. Ellison assumes the title of MSC’s Flag Aide during the ceremony. NEEDS MILITARY MORE
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 23offshore wind; and the foreign ? ag Maersk supply WTIV at Seatrium Singapore, together with U.S. ? ag feeder ATBs for transportation and installation of the Empire Wind. Three newbuild SOVs and three conversions/retro? ts were award- ed, too, and 22 CTVs were also announced. The ? rst US rock installa
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April 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 12Back to the Drawing Board When Efficiency Does Not Help Sustainability By Rik van Hemmen y brother and I had a discussion about methanol This study concluded that the Toyota Prius Prime is the green- where we concluded that methanol is a prom- est car you can buy in the United States. ising sustainable
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 40Vessels General Arnold Chasse, La. The 32-inch CSD will immediately begin work on Phase Four of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project. The project will bene? cially reuse 100% of the dredged material removed from the channel deepening and widening. The General Arnold is the newest,
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 21Feature Navigation “Wind Turbines: The Bigger, the Better” – USDOE Of? ce of Energy Ef? ciency & Renewable Energy, August 24, 2023 ast December the Bureau of Ocean Energy Man- Agencies write: we want to advance wind energy, but ocean agement (BOEM) published a proposed sale no- areas can only yield so
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 18Column Cybersecurity The Maritime Industry Has Unique Cybersecurity Challenges By Joe Nicastro, Field CTO, Legit Security With supply chain attacks on the rise, works, while foundational, have not evolved in tandem and nation-state attackers constantly looking for new ways with these digital threats
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 15Q&A time, sometimes we win in game seven, but it really takes now to make sure that folks understand that tug and barge a united industry, and so I just really appreciate the great transportation is the most sustainable mode of freight work of AWO members, of coalition partners, shippers, transportation?
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 12Insights century technology in 2024.” That’s an area of focus. industry. We want to do that in a realistic way. These are We also want to make sure that we have workers on our great careers where a hardworking person can make a six- vessels who are ? t for duty. One of the things that we have ? gure
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 8the National Waterways Foundation state pro? les (Sources: U.S. Department of Agriculture Inland Waterways Study (2019); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterborne Commerce Statistics; Federal Highway Administration Freight Analysis Framework; U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational
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April 2024 - Marine News page: 6Marine News April 2024 • Volume 35 Number 4 Contributors 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 1 Tom Ewing 5 Barry Parker is a freelance writer specializing in marine, energy and envi- of bdp1 Consulting Ltd provides strategic and tac- ronmental issues. He contributes regularly to this magazine. tical support, including
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 42OPINION: The Final Word GAO: USCG Should Address Workforce Recruitment and Retention Challenges By Heather MacLeod, Director, GAO’s Homeland Security and Justice team he Coast Guard has strug- Coast Guard established cyberspace as vessels to determine whether they meet gled for years to recruit an
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 38TECH FEATURE Ammonia and the 15,00 A project initiated by Seaspan Corporation and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) has set out to develop a design for a large 15,000-TEU ammonia-fueled container vessel. Image Seaspan Corporation/Foreship By Greg Trauthwein orking with
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 29AMERICAN ROLL-ON ROLL-OFF CARRIER (ARC) operate a US ? ag ship just for the MSP customer through that global network. As an example of “clarity and con- stipend. It’s a cargo driven industry, and We are certainly a unique business unit sistency,” Ebeling points ? rst to “the those cargoes help to
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 28COVER FEATURE times of con? ict or in other national said Ebeling. “If you look at Iraq and tors bring to the table, all provided by emergencies, and the program also Afghanistan, 98% of those cargoes the MSP ? eet, and it would cost the provides DoD access to MSP partici- were transported to the
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 12Maritime Risk Top Marine Business Risks in 2024 By Rich Soja, North American Head Marine, Allianz Commercial yber incidents such as ransomware attacks, data linked to several large ? re incidents at sea in recent years. breaches, and IT disruptions are the biggest worry Regularly assessing and updating
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 11NYCEDC, and many others, realize that at a gut level, and facilities, and NYC may say: “Maybe we should reduce con- that is why NYCEDC is looking at waterborne micro cargo de- gestion pricing by 30 percent on ? ve foot wide passenger cars. livery. Such a system uses the water itself as a bypass intersec-
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February 2024 - Maritime Reporter and Engineering News page: 10, where delivery vans clog streets and water cross- ings. The NYC Economic Development Commission recently issued a Request For Expression of Interest in waterborne mi- cro cargo delivery. The RFEI is asking for equipment manu- facturers, cargo shippers, site developers and logistics provid- ers to submit their
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 42People & Companies Rella Hired as Wiltshire Leading Port Everglades St. Johns President Glenn A. Wiltshire has taken over as Joe Rella has been appointed as presi- acting director of Broward County’s Port Rella Barton dent of St. Johns Ship Building. Everglades Department. Barton Named Vineyard CEO New
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 39Vessels Next WSF Vessels Could Be Built Outside of Washington State By Eric Haun The next newbuilds for Washington State Ferries (WSF) is required to award a credit of 13% of the bid price for bid could be built by a shipyard outside of Washington as the proposals for vessels constructed in the state of
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 32Regulatoy Update Changes to MARAD’s Title XI: Good News for Offshore Wind? By Eric Haun The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Ad- U.S. shipowners to obtain new vessels from U.S. ship- ministration (MARAD) in December issued a ? nal rule yards cost effectively through long-term debt repayment
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 27Feature Passenger Vessel Safety ? re risk and related technical issues. Canada: Transport Canada.” In the U.S., last February, the Coast Guard issued a Another top issue, just as in the U.S. – workforce re- Marine Safety Alert: “Saltwater intrusion causes damage cruitment, which he called a “key issue for
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 23Passenger Vessel Safety occur on a sightseeing vessel or an Ohio River dinner cruise? This contrast between speci? c – sometimes very speci? c – and general comes to mind when considering the numerous safety advisories pertaining to recent amphibious DUKW boat tragedies or the 2019 Conception dive boat
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February 2024 - Marine News page: 20Column Washington Watch Will 2024 Settle the Turbulence of US Offshore Wind? By Jeff R. Vogel, Shareholder, Cozen O’Connor’s Transportation & Trade Group There is no denying that “commercial conditions driven by in? ation, interest that 2023 was a challenging year for the U.S. offshore wind rates and