Category: Shipping

Mannheim - Climate-neutral marine fuel from wastewater

Mannheim - Climate-neutral marine fuel from wastewater

Gepostet von | 30 Apr 2025 | , , , | 0

The German start-up company ICODOS, a spin-off from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), wants to advance the shipping industry in terms of environmental technology and commissioned the world's first production plant for methanol from the wastewater treatment of a municipal sewage treatment plant in the city on the Rhine and Neckar rivers on 24 March 2025. The demonstration plant uses a patented process to purify the biogas produced and convert it into a climate-neutral marine fuel using green hydrogen. According to IMO estimates, the shipping sector contributes around 3 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions every year. This is because the majority of cargo ships still use propulsion diesel fuelled with heavy fuel oil or marine diesel. The...

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German seaports - handling with light and shade

German seaports - handling with light and shade

Gepostet von | 17 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

German seaports handled more goods last year than in 2023, according to the Federal Statistical Office, with a total of 274 million tonnes handled in 2024 - an increase of 2.3 per cent. Although Hamburg remains the undisputed leader with 97 million tonnes of goods handled, it recorded a decline of 2.6 per cent compared to the previous year. In a comparison of the four largest German seaports, however, the locations in Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven made significant gains. While Bremerhaven (2nd place) was able to increase its cargo handling by 8.6 percent with a total of 42.5 million tonnes, Wilhelmshaven achieved the best performance. With 34.5 million tonnes and a...

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Autonomous seafaring - Anschütz sets standards

Autonomous seafaring - Anschütz sets standards

Gepostet von | 16 Apr 2025 | , , , | 0

Anschütz, the German market leader for navigation and bridge systems, has developed and successfully tested an automatic collision avoidance system (CAS) as part of the Kiel CAPTN initiative (see below for more information). The automation of vehicles in a busy sea area such as the Kiel Fjord posed a particular challenge, the true dimensions of which only become apparent in practical application. During the lengthy series of tests, however, the situation analyses and recommended actions of the CAS coincided with those of the navigators critically accompanying them - a good basis for the further development of autonomous navigation. The CAS is based on an algorithm that analyses the maritime situation using conventional sensor data (radar,...

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Magdeburg - Closure of the longest canal bridge in Europe

Magdeburg - Closure of the longest canal bridge in Europe

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

The largest waterway intersection in Europe is located north of Magdeburg and has connected the Mittelland Canal across the Elbe with the Elbe-Havel Canal since 2003. As part of the German Unity Transport Project, the canal bridge has become an important element of the East-West link for shipping. The construction time was only a short five years. The 918 metre long trough bridge, which is independent of the river Elbe, is considered a technical masterpiece and saves inland waterway shipping between Hanover and Berlin a twelve kilometre diversions across the Elbe. It has now been drained and is expected to remain closed to shipping, pedestrians and cyclists until the end of May. The longest inland waterway bridge in Europe will...

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Russia - Explosion in the engine room of an oil tanker

Russia - Explosion in the engine room of an oil tanker

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

The crude oil tanker "Koala" (Suezmax, 164,000 DWT), loaded with around 130,000 tonnes of heavy oil, has partially sunk after an explosion on board in the important Russian Baltic Sea oil port of Ust-Luga. This was reported by Russian media in February. The 24 crew members were evacuated unharmed. The tanker partially sank to the bottom due to a water ingress in the engine room. However, part of the ship remained afloat and the cargo tanks were undamaged. According to the regional governor of Leningrad, the explosions were a "man-made incident" when the engines were started. According to Marinetraffic, the tanker is currently anchored in Ust-Luga and the cause of the accident is being investigated....

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