当地时间7月25日，在也门红海海域，联合国启动了一项复杂的海上救助工作，目的是转移日渐破败的浮式石油储存和卸载装置“安全”号上的100万桶原油。联合国相关官员警告称，一旦发生石油泄漏，将给也门红海沿岸带来灾难性的后果。据估计，漏油量将会是1989年发生在阿拉斯加的“埃克森·瓦尔迪兹”号特大漏油灾难的四倍，仅清理费用估计就将达到200亿美元。联合国开发计划署发言人贝尔指出，泄漏的石油可能到达非洲海岸，将瞬间摧毁20万人的生计，而且需要25年才能恢复该海域的鱼类资源。此外，向也门运送食品和物资的部分港口也会被迫关闭，约1700万民众的人道主义援助将被切断。相关人士表示，此次石油转移是避免红海及周边地区经济、环境和人道主义危机的关键一步。

Last Tuesday, The United Nations said it had started the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast in a complex operation. U.N. officials have been warning for years that the Red Sea and Yemen's coastline was at risk as the Safer tanker could spill four times as much oil as the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster off Alaska, and a spill could cost $20 billion to clean up. UNDP spokesperson Sarah Bel warned that any spilled oil could reach the African coast, damaging fish stocks for the next 25 years and destroying 200,000 jobs. It would also close ports that bring food and supplies to Yemen, where some 17 million people rely on humanitarian aid. The oil transfer is a critical step towards averting an economic, environmental, and humanitarian crisis in the Red Sea and beyond.

近日，轮胎巨头米其林公司的WISAMO翼帆系统已在船东Compagnie Maritime Nantaise（MN）公司的集装箱船“MN Pélican”号上安装完毕。据了解，WISAMO是一种充气可折叠和自动化的翼帆系统，它可为每艘船舶节省高达20%的燃料。该系统租用于各种船型，包括滚装船、散货船、气体运输船和油船等，可以在船舶设计阶段作为原始设备集成到船舶的整体设计中，也可以改装到已运营的船舶上。其可伸缩功能使船舶能轻松进入港口和从桥下通过。目前，集装箱船“MN Pélican”号在英国普尔和西班牙毕尔巴鄂之间的定期航线上运营，这将为WISAMO在实际的商业航行环境下进行测试提供机会，加快其实现商业化。

Michelin's Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) has been installed on the MN Pélican, a container ship owned by Compagnie Maritime Nantaise – MN. Designed as an inflatable, retractable, and automated wing sail, the WISAMO system has the potential to lead to up to 20% fuel savings per ship. The wing is suitable for various vessel types, including ro-ro vessels, bulk carriers, gas carriers, and tankers. It can be integrated during the ship’s design phase, serve as original equipment, or be retrofitted onto already operational ships. Its retractable feature allows for seamless navigation in ports and under bridges. MN Pélican is operating on the regular route between Poole (Great Britain) and Bilbao (Spain), the installation presents a crucial opportunity for Michelin to put the WISAMO wing to the test in actual commercial maritime conditions, taking the technology a step closer to its industrial development phase. 

美国船级社（ABS）和赫伯特工程公司（HEC）合作开展的研究显示，核动力推进在船舶减排和提高船舶营运效率方面潜力巨大。这项研究模拟了核动力推进技术对14000TEU集装箱船和157000DWT苏伊士型油船的设计、营运和排放的影响。根据该研究，在集装箱船上安装两座30兆瓦铅冷快堆可能会提高船舶载货能力和营运航速，同时，在其25年的寿命期间不需要进行核燃料更换。在苏伊士型油船上安装四座5兆瓦热管微反应堆，虽然减少了货物装载量，但会提高其营运航速，并且在寿命期间内只需要更换一次核燃料。以上两种概念船都将实现二氧化碳的净零排放。ABS董事长兼首席执行官Christopher J. Wiernicki表示：“通过核动力推进技术的应用，更容易实现航运业净零排放的目标，我们今天正在为这一未来奠定基础。”

A new study underscores the vast potential offered by nuclear propulsion both in terms of emissions reduction and operational efficiency. Carried out by ABS and Herbert Engineering Corp, it models the impact of nuclear propulsion on the design, operation and emissions of a 14,000 TEU container vessel and a 157,000 DWT Suezmax tanker. For the containership the study modeled the impact of two, lead-cooled, 30 MW fast reactors, finding it would likely increase cargo capacity and operational speed, while eliminating the need for refueling during its entire 25-year lifespan. On the Suezmax vessel, the study found the addition of four, 5 MW, heat-pipe microreactors, while decreasing cargo capacity, would raise operational speeds and, like the containership, only require refueling once during its 25-year life. Both concept vessels would emit zero CO2. “A net-zero world is more easily realized through nuclear propulsion, and we are putting in place the foundations for that future today,” said Christopher J. Wiernicki, ABS Chairman and CEO.

近日，巴拿马运河管理方宣布提高对船舶最大吃水深度的限制，并将运河每日通过的船舶数量降至32艘。在雨季期间，这条占世界贸易量约3.5%的水道平均每天有35至36艘船只通过。但由于旱季延长和蒸发率增加，运河的水位受到影响，当局不得不采取积极措施，应对气候变化对该地区天气和供水可能造成的长期影响。值得注意的是，下调船舶最大吃水深度意味着船舶需要减少载货量，这可能会引发对船舶营运效率和盈利能力的担忧。同时，限制船舶通行数量可能会对依赖运河快速高效通行的全球贸易和供应链带来问题。

The Panama Canal will extend restrictions on ships'maximum depth, and it has limited average crossings to just 32 ships a day. During Panama's rainy season, this canal, which accounts for about 3.5% of this maritime trade, has an average of 35-36 ships typically cross it each day, the authority has said. Due to the extended dry season and higher evaporation rates, the canal’s water levels have been affected. The canal authorities have taken proactive steps, these measures are aimed at preparing for possible long-term effects of climate change on the region’s weather and water supply. If the depth limit were raised, ships would have to carry less cargo to stay afloat, which could impact their efficiency and profitability. This slowdown in traffic can cause problems for global trade and supply chains that rely on the canal’s quick and efficient passage.