近日，沪东中华造船（集团）有限公司开发设计的全球最大型液化天然气（LNG）运输船同时获得了美国船级社（ABS）、英国劳氏船级社（LR）、挪威船级社（DNV）和法国船级社（BV）国际四大船级社颁发的原则性认可（AiP）证书。这艘“巨无霸”总长344米，型宽53.6米，采用5舱方案，最大舱容达27.1万立方米，其运载能力比常规的17.4万立方米大型LNG船高出了57%。据测算，该船一次可运输1.55亿立方米天然气，能够满足上海市470万户家庭一个月的用气需求。27.1万立方米超大型LNG运输船虽体型巨大，却具有卓越的船岸兼容性，可通达全球各大洲70多个岸站，覆盖各大主流航线。

The world's largest liquid natural gas (LNG) carrier developed by China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) under the China State Shipbuilding Corporation has won approval in principles (AiP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)、 Lloyd’s Register (LR)、 Det Norske Veritas (DNV)、 Bureau Veritas (BV). The LNG carrier design is 344m long, has a breadth (moulded) of 53.6m and has five cargo tanks. The LNG carrier has the world's largest capacity of 271,000 cubic meters, about 57 percent more than regular LNG carriers with maximum capacity of 174,000 cubic meters. The carrier can transport 155 million cubic meters of natural gas at a time, which can meet the gas consumption demand of 4.7 million households in Shanghai for one month. The large capacity doesn't affect the LNG's mobility, which is adaptable for 70 global shore stations and major sea routes. 

德国迈尔（Meyer）集团旗下的MEYER Floating Solutions公司推出了全球首个浮式邮轮码头。该公司为港口发展提供了新的解决方案，更注重其灵活性和可持续性。全新的浮式邮轮码头不仅解决了港口新码头基础设施建设薄弱的问题，还具备多功能性——其模块化结构使得码头可根据需要扩展或搬迁。浮式码头所有的模块都可以在如造船厂等类似的工厂中制造，能够最大限度地减少码头现场的施工工作，并通过固定系泊装置等确保安全。码头在长约410米、宽约265米的占地面积内进行了合理规划，设计的泊位长度在205米到320米之间。码头还可以与其他模块集成，搭建酒店、停车场、能源供应中心和购物中心等。

MEYER Floating Solutions, a division of German MEYER Group, has unveiled the world’s very first floating cruise terminals. MEYER Floating Solutions has reimagined port development with a focus on flexibility and sustainability. This novel approach addresses the needs of ports lacking significant infrastructure while simultaneously providing the versatility to expand or relocate terminals as needed. Floating solutions up to full terminal size can be manufactured in a factory-like environment such as a shipyard, thus minimizing local site work while maintaining safety through fixed mooring arrangements like mooring dolphins. The designed pier options range from 205 to 320 meters in length, optimizing utility within a compact footprint of 410 meters in length and 265 meters in width. The terminals are available in a wide range of designs that can be integrated with complementary modules, including hotels, parking facilities, energy supply centers and shopping complexes. 

挪威船级社（DNV）预测，未来海运业的碳中和燃料供应很可能不足，实现新的2030年海事减排目标任重道远。根据DNV的数据，海运业需获得全球碳中和燃料预计供应量的30%至40%，才能在2030年，满足每年1700万吨油当量 (Mtoe)零碳或净零碳燃料的预期需求，但这绝非易事。因此，DNV建议，业界应考虑所有可行的减排措施，包括采用空气润滑系统和风力辅助推进系统等能源增效措施，而不仅仅是局限于替代燃料。此外，DNV还发现，燃料技术转型已经开始，能够将液化天然气、液化石油气或甲醇作为动力的双燃料船舶，其订购吨位占到了总数的一半，而去年只有三分之一。对于已投入运营的船舶，目前有6.5%的吨位可以使用替代燃料，而去年这一比例为5.5%。

The shipping industry will struggle to secure enough supply of carbon-neutral fuels to meet the new 2030 maritime emission targets, according to classification society DNV. But meeting emissions targets won’t be so easy. The maritime sector will require 17 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) annually by 2030, representing a staggering 30-40% of the projected worldwide carbon-neutral fuel supply, according to DNV. DNV suggests that the industry should consider all alternative approaches to reducing emissions, including air lubrication systems and wind-assisted propulsion beyond fuels alone. DNV’s report also finds that the fuel technology transition is already underway. Half of the ordered tonnage is capable of using liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or methanol in dual-fuel engines, compared to one third of the tonnage on order last year. Looking at the existing fleet, DNV reports that 6.5% of tonnage for ships currently in operation can operate on alternative fuels, up from 5.5% last year.

9月5日，《联合国船舶司法出售国际效力公约》（又称《北京船舶司法出售公约》）签约仪式在北京举行。该公约于2022年12月经联合国第77届大会正式通过。公约旨在解决船舶司法出售跨境承认问题，确保船舶司法出售中买受人的所有权在其他缔约国得到承认，增强了相关权利的稳定性，有利于保护金融机构进行船舶融资的积极性，促进国际航运及贸易发展。来自34个国家和地区的代表出席了签约仪式，中国、瑞士、新加坡、沙特阿拉伯、利比里亚、洪都拉斯等在内的15个国家和地区成为公约的首批签约方。相关人士表示，公约的落地填补了海商领域内相关国际规则的空白，有利于降低船舶司法出售的交易成本，确保了船舶所有权等一系列权利的稳定性。

A signing ceremony for the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, also known as the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships, took place in Beijing on Tuesday. The document, adopted in December last year by the UN General Assembly, is aimed at solving cross-border recognition of judicial sale of ships, which helps protect the incentives of financial institutions in ship financing and promote the development of international shipping and trade. Representatives from 34 countries and regions attended the ceremony, and 15 countries and regions, including China, Switzerland, Singapore, and Saudi Arabia, became the first signatories to the convention. The convention has filled the gaps in relevant international rules in maritime commerce, which is conducive to reducing the transaction costs of the judicial sale of ships and will safeguard the stability of several rights, such as the ownership of ships.