Harbour Master
Harbour Masters
Worldwide there are approximately 3,000 merchant ports and the work of the Harbour Master can vary widely from country to country and from port to port even within the same country.
Just In Time (JIT) arrivals allow ships to optimise speed during their voyage to arrive in port when berth, fairway and nautical services are available.
Containerships can reduce fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions by 14% on a per voyage basis using JIT arrival, according to a new study1, commissioned by the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050’s Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA).
France’s Port of Toulon, which handles over 1.6 million ferry and cruise passengers annually, has committed to ABB Shore Connection technology at a key stage in its sustainability drive. This was reported by ABB on 8 June.
Importance of Toulon
The role of port managing bodies is expanding in a more complex port ecosystem, we learn.
Both the public role and commercial expectations are on the rise for European port managing bodies. This was one of the key messages of the European Sea Ports Organisation’s Trends in Ports’ Governance 2022 report, which was published at the ESPO Conference in Valencia on 2 June.
On 4 June from Miami US Coast Guard District Seven urged mariners to take precautions, heed weather warnings and stay safe as a tropical storm continued to impact South Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.
The official start of hurricane season was 1 June and the USCG warning stated that it was time to prepare for the six-month long hurricane season running to 30 November.
HE Dr Abdul Salam Hamid, Minister of Transport, Government of Yemen accompanied by the Under-Secretary of the Ministry, Captain Ali Al-Subhi, conducted an inspection on 18 May of Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation (YGAPC), to discuss a number of important and sensitive issues.
Belfast Harbour Master Kevin Allen discusses the changing face of the maritime industry and developing the skills necessary for the port of the future.