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Make the industry cleaner and safer by a multidisciplinary approach Reducing the carbon intensity is the main theme for the Maritime industry. The International Maritime Organization has adopted a strategy to reduce the carbon intensity by 40% by 2030. From 2023, the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) requirements will take effect for all cargo, RoPax and cruise vessels above 5,000 GT and trading internationally.
Considering the long lifetime of a vessel, fulfilling this strategy requires radical changes to vessels being delivered soon. A multidisciplinary view on sustainability and eye for return on investments can make a world of difference! A multidisciplinary view helps to find out-of-the-box, cost-effective and sustainable solutions. “Reducing carbon intensity and making the
maritime industry more sustainable takes more than just one part of the puzzle,” says Allan Nijholt, Managing Director at Global Electrical Solutions. “It means to cooperate on many levels and many specialities to achieve the challenging goals for the industry. It is a total concept where electrification of power supply, automation of processes and reliability in mechanics contribute to longer uptime KPI’s.”
Multidisciplinary view Increasing sustainability of vessels urges for the increase of service life of mechanical parts to achieve higher returns. Siebe Sietzema, Managing Director of Sietzema Techniek, explains: “A few years ago we produced a new propulsion shaft liner for a maritime customer. The original liner was totally worn within one year. We rebuild the part and used a tungsten carbide coating to protect the spare part. This
