I bet the IACS rules for construction of those piping systems will have to mirror or exceed NASA level stuff. I wonder how long the systems will last in FoC operations and El Faro style maintenance?
Japan has a pretty good record when it comes to both technology, maintenance and operation, so I wouldnât worry too much about their ability to handle a bit of pressure.
A bit surprising that a major mining company originating in Australia is in the forefront of cleaning up shipping and saving the planet.
But then again, Andrew Forrest has always been a bit of a maverick, with ideas that goes against the mainstream. (He was the one that wanted to build a replica of Titanic)
Three consortia of maritime companies and knowledge institutions have received a total of Euro 52.9 million from the Maritime R&D subsidy scheme of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. Royal IHC is proud to be part of two of these consortia: Menens consortium, aimed at developing adaptive solutions to accelerate the use of #methanol in vessels and SH2pDrive, for the acceleration of the development of hydrogen as an #emissionfree alternative energy source for ship propulsion and energy systems.Needless to say that we are really happy with this result and are looking forward to â together with our partners- making the maritime industry more sustainable.
The discussion is going on about the future marine fuel, but what is happening with the Liberian Registry?
Everybody know that FOCs donât care about safety, or the environment, right??:
On the occasion of the launch of the MSC WORLD EUROPA liner, MSC Cruises and Chantiers de lâAtlantique confirmed today the upcoming installation on board of a fuel cell demonstrator running on natural gas, Blue Horizon, based on the technology developed by Bloom Energy.
