News and Updates from Waves Group
Waves Group’s Casualty Experience Includes three SCRs to Support Maritime Incidents
What is an SCR and why do we need them?
These are the questions being asked whenever there is a significant maritime casualty, be it a vessel running aground, a collision, fire, or other casualty situation. In the event of a maritime incident, a salvage response is typically, and best, initiated promptly to mitigate further damage. Given the time-sensitive nature of these operations, swift decisions regarding emergency response strategies, and subsequently, costs are imperative.
Maritime incidents such as these present potential threats to human life and to the marine environment, as well to the vessels and other marine assets involved. Undoubtedly, this creates the risk of substantial economic loss for the vessel owners, and their insurers, and all other parties with interests in the outcome, such as charterers, cargo interests and the local authorities. It is therefore important that the response is well coordinated and managed in the interest of all parties involved.?Read More
In Focus this Month - Navigating Alternative Fuels - Biofuels: Best Practices for Storage, Handling, and Safety
As the maritime industry moves towards a more sustainable future, the urgent demand for diverse alternative fuel energy solutions has emerged as a critical driver to decarbonise and reduce its GHG environmental footprint. Currently, among the widely discussed options for alternative fuels sources are biofuels, liquefied natural gas, methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen. Each of these alternatives presents unique opportunities and challenges, especially concerning storage, handling, bunkering, safety, and emergency response. In this article, we will provide practical advice focusing on biofuels, specifically Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) and Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO).
Biofuels offer several benefits, including compatibility with many engines and requiring minimal modifications. They are also readily available and are competitively priced.
Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME)
FAME, a form of biodiesel made from renewable fats, oils, and greases, is commonly blended with diesel. It's essential to note that storage and use of FAME present unique challenges:
Storage: Precautions include avoiding long storage durations, implementing fuel condition monitoring programs, draining storage tanks regularly, maintaining the fuel temperature above the pour point, and storing it in clean tanks to prevent deposits. Read More
WAVES GROUP GOES GREEN WITH GREEN MARINE'S PROJECT VERDANT - UK'S FIRST CTV (CREW TRANSFER VESSEL) POWERED BY HYDROGEN
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As the world moves to a more sustainable future, the need for lower carbon alternative fuels is required to lower GHG emissions. The offshore wind sector is looking to improve their green footprint by supplying vessels that are powered by greener fuel sources such as, batteries, ammonia, methanol and hydrogen.
One such revolutionary project dubbed Project Verdant, supported by the UK’s national innovation agency, Innovate UK and led by Orkney-based Green Marine, is aiming to retrofit a CTV (Crew Transfer Vessel) with hydrogen fuel cells, to cut CO2 and NOx emissions while servicing offshore wind farms.
Waves Group are pleased to be supporting Green Marine in the development of this pioneering project. Working with EMEC (European Marine Energy Centre), the consortium has found innovative engineering solutions to help solve the technical and regulatory challenges associated with the project.
Leading our team is our Marine Engineer?Kenneth English?and Naval Architect?Roberto Tuda. Read More
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