New technology uses good old-fashioned wind to power giant cargo vessels

 

 

 

October 5, 20235:00 AM ET

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Pyxis Ocean sets sail in August on its first voyage since being retrofitted with WindWings.

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Well over a century after the Age of Sail gave way to coal- and oil-burning ships, climate change concerns are prompting a new look at an old technology that could once again harness wind to propel commercial cargo ships — this time with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Imagine what looks like Boeing 747 wings with movable flaps, set vertically on a ship's deck. The vessel cruises under minimum power from its giant engine as computerized sensors adjust the fiberglass wings to take advantage of the wind's speed and direction. This wind-assisted propulsion saves

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Louis Dreyfus Armateurs construirá buques de bajas emisiones

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Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) ha sido seleccionada por Airbus para renovar toda su flota de buques fletados que transportan subconjuntos de aviones entre instalaciones de producción en Europa y Estados Unidos con tres modernos buques roll-on/roll-off de bajas emisiones, respaldados por propulsión asistida por el viento.

IEn particular, Airbus ha encargado a LDA la construcción, propiedad y operación de estos nuevos buques altamente eficientes que entrarán en servicio a partir de 2026.

Se espera que la nueva flota reduzca las emisiones medias anuales de CO2 transatlánticas de 68.000 a 33.000 toneladas para 2030. Esto contribuirá al compromiso de Airbus de reducir sus emisiones industriales totales hasta en un 63% para finales de la década,

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The world merchant fleet

It's worth recalling that the world merchant fleet is made up of different types of vessels, which can be grouped into the following categories: general cargo ships, container ships, barge carriers, bulk carriers, oil tankers and chemical tankers.

Today, sea freight is the main means of transporting raw materials (oil, coal, grain, etc.) over very long distances.

Today, sea freight accounts for 90% of international merchandise trade. At the end of March 2022, more than 57 000 merchant ships had been sailing around the world, over 50% of them carrying oil and related products.

The world's fleet of ships (March 2022)

Vessel type

Number

Oil tankers

2 206

Tanker ships

9 809

Chemical carriers

3 991

Bulk carriers

12 766

LPG carriers

1 532

LNG

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Suez Canal Transit Dues will increase as of the 15th of January, 2024

 

 

 

 

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(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Suez Canal Authority has announced an increase to Normal Transit dues, effective from 15 January 2024:

a) Increasing the normal Suez Canal transit dues by 15% for the following vessel types: (Crude Oil Tankers - Petroleum Product Tankers - Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carriers - Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Carriers - Chemical tankers and other liquid bulk tankers - Containerships - Vehicles Carriers - Cruise Ships - Special Floating Units)

b) Increasing the normal Suez Canal transit dues by 5% for the following vessel types: (Dry Bulk Vessels - General Cargo Vessels - Roll-On/Roll-Off (RO/RO) Vessels - Other Vessels)

c) Containerships directly coming from ports from “North-West Europe” and directly heading to ports at the “Far East” are

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