Published by The Maritime Executive
Published by The Maritime Executive Asu Cable
Published by The Maritime Executive
Published Apr 9, 2024 5:54 PM by The Maritime Executive
The German utility company RWE is working with Netherlands-based offshore mooring company FibreMax to develop synthetic mooring systems for floating wind production. The firms will work together on supply chain options and look for ways to reduce costs on ultra-deepwater and local floating offshore wind installations.
FibreMax believes that its products are the “strongest cables in the world.” According to the company, FibreMax mooring tendons offers much better strength, longer operational life and lower levels of maintenance compared to traditional steel moorings. The mooring system’s integrity is key to financial and operational viability of floating offshore wind.
“It is important to further develop and grow the supply chain for floating wind, in order to leverage its full potential. Working with forward-thinking and innovative companies like FibreMax helps unlock this potential,” said Chris Willow, Head of Floating Wind Development, RWE Offshore Wind.
Three years ago, FibreMax delivered prototypes of what it believes to be the strongest aramid cables in the world. The continuous-wound lines were tested to withstand a load of 1,700 tonnes. They were developed with offshore wind mooring and lifting applications in mind; at 85 percent lighter than an equivalent steel cable, fiber has advantages for tethered floating structures.
FibreFlex has a vision for a unique floating production factory for its cables, which could be towed to each installation site in order to enable localization (local labor employment) without building a shoreside facility.
RWE wants to become a market leader in the emerging floating offshore wind market, which has substantially higher costs and new technical challenges when compared to bottom-fixed wind power. The company aims to have 1 GW of floating wind deployed or under construction by 2030 and at least 4 GW by 2035.
RWE has secured a commercial-scale floating offshore wind lease off the California coast, and is also preparing for floating wind auctions in France, Norway, Spain and the UK.
Published Apr 9, 2024 11:36 PM by The Maritime Executive
Once again, U.S. Central Command has delivered a cache of Iranian-made armaments to the government of Ukraine, turning a seized cargo into a small contribution to an American ally. On Thursday, U.S. forces transferred 5,000 assault rifles, plus machine guns, sniper rifles, RPG-7s and over 500,000 rounds of rifle ammunition to Ukraine. The guns are enough to equip one Ukrainian brigade, and the ammunition will be supplemented by other sources. (The U.S. previously transferred 1.1 million rounds of seized...
Published Apr 9, 2024 9:26 PM by The Maritime Executive
Hapag-Lloyd has become the latest liner to try bio-LNG as a marine fuel. In the largest ship-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering operation yet, STX Group and Titan Clean Fuels supplied 2,200 tonnes of the alternative fuel for Hapag-Lloyd’s Brussels Express at Port of Rotterdam. Bio-LNG used in the maritime industry is produced from biomass feedstocks like human or agricultural waste, which means it does not compete with the production of food, fiber, or fodder (like many traditional biofuels do). Bio-LNG can have net-zero or even net-negative GHG emissions...
Published Apr 9, 2024 9:17 PM by The Conversation
[By Robert Paarlberg] Average fish catches by traditional fishing communities along the West African coast have declined significantly over the past three decades. Along the Gulf of Guinea, stretching from Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria, fishers launch their wooden canoes from the beach to catch small pelagic fish, like sardines and anchovies, which they sell into local informal markets to make a living. They have done this for generations, but since the 1990s, a decline in the catch has put...
Published Apr 9, 2024 8:46 PM by The Maritime Executive
The U.S. Navy's Supervisor of Diving and Salvage (SUPSALV) has released new sonar imagery of the wreckage of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, showing the full extent of the damage and the work that will be required to restore the main shipping channel. Courtesy USACE / SUPSALV (click to enlarge) The depiction shows that the tangled wreckage has significantly reduced the navigable depth of the center of the federal channel, including areas where...
Mpo Cable © Copyright 2024 The Maritime Executive, LLC. All rights reserved.