Embracing Green Shipping Conventional Shipping Sustainability from Carbon Emissions Perspective Sustainability is an integral component of the Maritime sector. Statistically the shipping industry contributes 3% of global CO2 emissions which is meagre when compared to road transportation at 17% where the transition towards a cleaner and green mode of road transportation has been relatively smooth
Coastal Barriers & Flooding at Thames Estuary Sophisticated Flood Barriers The development of the Thames Barrier ,which commenced in 1982, has protected UK since four decades and the astonishing part is that such an old technology maintains London as a global innovator against tidal and fluvial flooding.Whenever warnings are received of significant incoming tides mammoth
Insurance Costs Surge on Red Sea Routes Isn't it intriguing that only the major container lines and not tankers, LNG and bulk carriers have diverted from the Red Sea routes. A Suezmax tanker with a load of 750,000 barrels priced at $80/bbls is a cargo worth around $60 million. At a war risk insurance of
Bleak Future of Offshore Turbines Soaring inflation, rising energy costs and global temperatures have demolished any vision of achieving electricity generation of 70 % through renewable energy sources by the 2030's whether in the US or EU. Vested stakeholders within the US and EU underestimated the market of offshore turbines being rudely jolted by these
Understanding Regional EEZ ,Offshore Hydrocarbons , Seabed Mining & Offshore Wind Energy Offshore Wind Energy in India emerged from nascent ocean exposure or deployment of offshore infrastructure in India replete with social and environmental challenges. India’s lengthy coastline possesses extensive offshore wind energy potential supported by almost 2.3 million sq.km of exclusive economic zones .
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) approved coal price adjustment mechanism in the determination of coal upfront in 2014 leaving a caveat for review proceedings to consider potential fresh indices contingent on the formula of country of origin, calorific value, marine freight calculation revolving around time chartering rates and bunker fuel rate Echoing the views
Costly Exports An analysis has been made of one of the factors which is a significant constituent of the costs involved in exports of Pakistan. This significant factor is electricity and cost of its generation. Pakistan relies heavily on thermal sources for its electricity and a high cost of electricity will negatively impact upon the
Blue or Green Hydrogen Blue hydrogen growth is likely to exceed " green H2 " in the US as projects in the US are" blue hydrogen " oriented i.e source being natural gas with the additional distinction of carbon capture. This is in stark contrast to green H2 produced through renewable electricity and water electrolysis.
Qatar Signs off with Sinopec Credit Offshore Energy As a sequel to inking of QatarEnergy’s contract with Exxon Mobil Corp, TotalEnergies, Eni and ConocoPhillips for investment in its North Field East (NFE) expansion QatarEnergy is signing of with China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) making it the largest phase of the nearly $30 billion LNG expansion venture.
Kuwait is constructing the world’s tallest tower ‘Burj Mubarak’ which is almost one km tall and an integral component of its oil diversification push as well as reducing reliance on oil and expanding its private sector through significant investments in various sectors. Abu Dhabi an Emirate of the UAE has embarked upon ‘The Abu Dhabi
