著名工业机器人公司意大利柯马(Comau)与欧洲最大造船企业芬坎蒂尼集团开展合作，成功推出其首个研发成果：“MR4Weld”焊接用移动机器人，并在近日举办的2023慕尼黑国际机器人及自动化技术贸易博览会(Automatica 2023)上亮相。这一创新的室外用自动化解决方案被应用于船舶制造业，旨在提高船厂焊接作业人员的焊接质量、工作效率及幸福感。目前，两家企业正在对原型机器人进行测试，测试完毕后，“MR4Weld”将被投入到芬坎蒂尼旗下的船厂，开展自动化的钢结构焊接工作。相比起传统的手工焊接，这一方案可使生产效率提高3倍。“MR4Weld”焊接用移动机器人是一个高负载的6轴关节式机器人，其焊枪安装在履带式底盘上，集成的机器视觉系统能够自动识别焊接接头。更重要的是，它可以保证更好的焊接质量，从人体工程学角度改善工人作业环境。据悉，两家企业已就“MR4Weld”移动焊接机器人的具体技术特征联合申请了欧洲专利。

Italian companies Comau and Fincantieri presented today  the first result of their joint collaboration with Automatica: MR4Weld (Mobile Robot for Weld), a mobile robot, an innovative outdoor automation solution, designed to improve the quality, performance and well-being of operators during labor-intensive welding activities. The MR4Weld mobile robot is being tested and will be used in the Fincantieri shipyards to autonomously weld steel structures, with the possibility of increasing operations up to to 3 times compared to a manual process, the companies project. Fincantieri and Comau have jointly filed a European patent application for some specific technical characteristics. The system features a high payload 6-axis articulated robot, equipped with a welding torch installed on a tracked undercarriage and with an integrated vision system to autonomously identify weld joints. It is designed to provide a better weld quality with improved ergonomics. Fincantieri and Comau have jointly filed a European patent application for some specific technical characteristics.

在双燃料动力集装箱船、油船和特种船舶市场需求飙升的推动下，今年我国船舶工业有望保持强劲增长势头。据中国船舶工业行业协会的统计数据显示，1-5月，全国承接新船订单2645万载重吨，同比增长49.5%，占全球市场的67%以上。造船完工量1647万载重吨，同比增长15%以上，占全球市场的48.1%。截至5月底，手持船舶订单11799万载重吨，同比增长15.5%，占全球近52%的市场份额。中国船舶工业行业协会秘书长李彦庆表示，最近几个月，除了集装箱船、散货船等传统船型外，国内造船企业还接到了液化天然气运输船、汽车运输船和海洋工程船舶的新船订单。

China's shipbuilding industry will likely maintain robust growth this year, driven by soaring demand for dual fuel-powered containerships, oil tankers and specialized vessels, market watchers and business executives said on Monday. Orders for new vessels, a major indicator of health of the shipbuilding industry, added up to 26.45 million dead-weight tons during the five-month period, with a global market share of more than 67 percent. In the first five months of this year, orders for new vessels placed with the country's shipyards surged 49.5 percent year-on-year, data from the Beijing-based China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry showed. China's shipbuilding output grew by more than 15 percent year-on-year to 16.47 million DWT between January and May, accounting for more than 48 percent of the world's total, CANSI data showed. By the end of May, Chinese shipyards' holding orders totaled 117.99 million DWT, up 15.5 percent year-on-year, claiming nearly 52 percent of the world's market share. In recent months, Chinese shipyards have received new orders for not only containerships and bulk vessels but liquefied natural gas carriers, vehicle carriers and ocean engineering vessels, said Li Yanqing, secretary-general of CANSI.

近日，欧洲联合汽车运输公司(UECC)与荷兰船用生物燃料供应商GoodFuels和日本邮船(NYK)开展三方合作，在荷兰的弗利辛根港成功完成可持续生物燃料的交付工作，这是UECC在环境保护和可持续发展领域的又一个重要里程碑。此次交付是为UECC公司的期租船“Emerald Leader”号进行首次生物燃料加注，这进一步巩固了该公司在可持续海运领域的领导地位。与传统化石燃料相比，GoodFuels的生物燃料来源于100%的可再生和可持续原料，不会对粮食生产和森林资源造成负面影响，可减少高达90%的二氧化碳排放。在“Emerald Leader”号运营的东地中海-北欧航线上使用先进的可持续生物燃料，将大大降低UECC公司运营的碳强度，彰显了该公司为客户提供可持续运输解决方案的决心，同时也为减缓全球气候变化做出了贡献。

United European Car Carriers (UECC), the leading provider of sustainable short sea ro-ro transportation in Europe, has successfully completed the delivery of sustainable biofuel in the port of Vlissingen, in collaboration with Dutch biofuel provider GoodFuels and vessel owner NYK, marking another significant milestone in UECC’s commitment to environmental sustainability. This operation marks the first time a UECC time-chartered vessel, m/v Emerald Leader, has been bunkered with biofuel, further solidifying UECC’s position as a leader in sustainable maritime transport. GoodFuels’ biofuel, which reduces CO2 emissions by up to 90% compared to conventional fossil fuels, is sourced from renewable and sustainable feedstocks that are certified as 100% waste or residue, and do not compete with food production or cause deforestation. The utilisation of advanced sustainable biofuel on the Emerald Leader, which operates on UECC’s North South Trade, connecting the Eastern Mediterranean with Northern Europe, will significantly reduce the carbon intensity of UECC’s operations. This milestone underscores UECC’s determination to provide sustainable transportation solutions to its customers while contributing to the global efforts of mitigating climate change.

在被列入巴黎谅解备忘录“灰名单”后，巴拿马海事局(AMP)于上周二表示，将继续清理其船队，以防止悬挂巴拿马国旗的船舶在接受港口国监督检查(PSC检查)时被扣留。巴黎备忘录由27个船旗国参与，是一份关于缔约国主管部门之间实施统一的PSC检查的正式协议，旨在评估船舶安全状况，防止海洋环境污染。灰名单介于船旗质量最优的“白名单”和质量最差的“黑名单”之间。AMP在一份声明中表示，巴拿马船舶登记处共约有8,500 艘船舶，已接受至少45,000 次检查，“船队整体合规率为96.17%，滞留率下降了3.83%。”AMP还称，巴拿马被列入“灰名单”可能是由于船队“老龄化”，并指出在过去三年报告的 374 起船舶扣留事件中，有104 起涉及船龄超过30 年的船舶，35起涉及船龄超过40年的船舶。

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said on Tuesday it would continue to clean up its fleet to prevent substandard Panama-flagged ships from being detained in foreign ports, a week after the country was to the “grey list” of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding(MOU). The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), an agreement among 27 countries establishing an international inspection regime for foreign ships in other nations’ ports, aiming to control ships’ safety and environmental standards.. Panama’s ships registry was last week added to the “grey list” of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), an agreement among 27 countries establishing an international inspection regime for foreign ships in other nations’ ports, aiming to control ships’ safety and environmental standards. The grey list includes fleets with acceptable compliance levels but low detention rates. In a statement, the AMP said that Panama’s registry, which numbers at some 8,500 vessels, had been inspected at least 45,000 times, giving “an overall fleet compliance level of 96.17% and a detention rate of 3.83% downward.” Panama’s inclusion on the watch list could be due to an aging fleet, the AMP said, noting that of 374 detentions reported in the last three years, 104 of the detentions involved ships more than 30 years old and 35 were of ships over 40 years old.