9/15/2023 0 Comments Overland expo west shuttleThe future of port logistics belongs to intelligent connected and sustainable systems such as the autonomous e-barge system that we now set to develop together. “We are proud to partner with Wärtsilä Voyage and Zero Emission Services (ZES) in the development of autonomous solutions for intra-port container transshipment. That’s why we are automating operations,” says Sean Fernback, President, Wärtsilä Voyage. Utilizing new technology, we will change short sea and inland shipping into a safer, cleaner, and more efficient link in the logistic chain, with greater accessibility to those who need it. Since 2015 and combined with an effort to reduce ground transportation, the EU has targeted a 25% increase in cargo transportation by short sea shipping before 2030. “The world’s largest economies have high hopes of resolving some of their greenhouse gas challenges and their infrastructure bottlenecks with smart shipping. Wärtsilä has drawn on its inland waterway experience to create the most effective battery containers – something which, as we reported about a year ago, brewer, Heineken, has already signed up for as a carbon-neutral way of moving 45,000 containers of beer a year up to the Port of Rotterdam. The first of these battery containers will be installed in the summer.” “A network of open access charging points will be set up for exchanging battery containers for fully charged replacements, thereby keeping waiting time to a minimum. To complement the e-navigation set up, we are part of a consortium that has developed a concept based on the use of replaceable battery containers, known as ZESPacks (Zero Emission Services),” says Teus Van Beek, General Manager, Ecosystem Innovation, Wärtsilä Marine Systems. “At Wärtsilä, we maintain that an autonomy strategy is key to a zero-emission ambition. The e-barge’s propulsion solution will have an electric drive train and a ground-breaking interchangeable battery container solution, which is charged using renewable power. Our ambition is to see these container shuttles introduced into a smart logistics network within the next few years.” “So, we will be delivering an autonomous e-barge concept that can greatly enhance efficiency in the Port of Rotterdam through automated seaborne cargo transshipment. “We believe that overland transport modes will not be able to absorb the emerging capacity bottleneck for internal container movement,” says Hendrik Busshoff, Business Development Engineer, Wärtsilä Voyage. They have been successfully tried and tested before in busy and highly congested waters, both in complex inland waterways and at international ports such as Singapore. Wärtsilä says its autonomous solutions can handle high traffic volume safely, by design. These including SmartMove Suite, which provides a unique pairing of sensor tech with navigation systems for safe, automated ship movement. The shuttle vessel will be a self-propelled barge that will showcase several of the latest Wärtsilä solutions. The vessel is being developed as part of an EU-funded project led by the Port of Rotterdam that aims to address an emerging capacity bottleneck for internal container transportation. Kicking the container-on-barge concept up several notches, Wärtsilä is to demonstrate a commercially viable autonomous intra-port, inter-terminal container shuttle vessel. Inland container shipping, Port of Rotterdam Shipping losses fall, but that’s not the whole story.Salvage industry sees only “modest” recovery in gross revenues.Resolve Pioneer set for 5 more years of service in Western Alaska.UN buys VLCC to avert Red Sea pollution catastrophe.Maersk: Record results, but “dark clouds” warning.Putin’s oil exports capped at $60/barrel: Now what?.Dynagas LNG Partners ice class LNG carrier awarded new Equinor time charter.Maersk’s record breaking year ends on a muted note.Canada: RCMP and TSB start Titan submersible investigations.When rivers rise: developing a high-water action plan.Op-Ed: How to mitigate risk against a cybersecurity breach.Op-Ed: Protecting vessels against phishing and malware intrusion.IMO MEPC 79: further progress on protecting the marine environment.IP Code adoption sets new standard for industrial personnel carriage.FMC will seek additional comments on “Unreasonable Refusal to Deal” rulemaking.Crowley names new VP of global government relations.EU ETS revision sends IMO a message on maritime decarbonization.New Orleans Steamboat Company charged with CWA violation.Illegal charter boat operator gets one year prison sentence.Scrubber discharges come under renewed fire.Two ship operators reach settlements on Vessel General Permit violation claims.Japanese ammonia/LCO2 carrier design gains ClassNK AiP.Seaspan and Hapag-Lloyd ink methanol retrofit agreement with MAN ES.
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