Xin Ming Xhu VIII, built by Guangzhou-based shipbuilder AFAI Southern Shipyard, is now in operation on the busy Central Ferry Pier to Mui Wo and Cheung Chau commuter routes in Hong Kong.
MOLCT will integrate its fleet of 81 multi-segregated chemical tankers with stainless steel tanks with the 36 FCC vessels, making it one of the largest such fleets in the world.
Subsea cables can be cut by anchors, including those dropped from ships that are disabled in attacks. A drifting ship with its anchor scraping the sea could be the culprit.
The fishing fleet loses almost 400 tonnes of rope in Norwegian waters every year. A new study from NTNU shows that only a third of all ropes produced and sold in Norway can be recycled in a sustainable way.
Roughly 75% of the ocean floor remains unexplored. Even the parts we have explored lack detailed information, especially regarding the ocean's impact on climate and food security.
The first of two contracted vessels, the ship will also be the first Zero Emission Short Sea Container Vessel in the world to use Green Hydrogen as fuel.
