During the panel dialogue, the audio system delved into interesting ideas concerning the maritime trade’s vitality transition journey in the direction of attaining web zero. Namely, the audio system introduced and analyzed the next attention-grabbing tendencies and concepts, concerning a simply transition:

Human and environmental sustainability

I believe one of many key challenges is that we’ve checked out it from such a macro stage for thus lengthy, however we take a look at it as many ships and we don’t essentially take a look at it because the micro stage of what are the duties what are the individuals going to be doing that may change with this transition.

… mentioned Captain Jaquelyn Burton, Head of Creative Design at Kongsberg Maritime. She additionally defined that focus additionally must shift on how seafarers will use different fuels and new applied sciences (corresponding to AI, battery programs, machine studying and information processing), which can be anticipated to change their place and duties.

However, Sandra Welch, CEO of Seafarers Hospital Society, identified that the transition additionally offers the trade with the chance to consider assembly the wants of a worldwide workforce.

According to Sandra Welch, this truth had already been facilitating a shift by many organizations in the direction of the implementation of environmental social and governance (ESG) requirements, which is a constructive final result.

She additionally identified that there’s a chance to make use of AI and different technological developments to scale back the variety of hours that seafarers are working, and in addition reduce the fatigue which has long-term health impacts on seafarers.

Questionable security requirements and coaching

Another side Jaquelyn Burton placed on the desk was how the transition impacts seafarers’ security, which must be considered.

The seafarer must learn, perceive, and soak up what blue and inexperienced ammonia are. What is e-methanol and bio-methanol, not simply methanol? There goes to be new equipment on board for upkeep, which the identical set of 20 individuals on board have to do.

… equipped Captain Pradeep Chawla, CEO and Founder of Maritime Knowledge Ltd and Chairman of GlobalMET. He additionally identified that new software program goes to be examined onboard and seafarers will even should cope with these digital developments.

Yrhen Bernard Sabanal Balinis, IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador and Chair at Royal Institute of Navigation- Younger Members’ Group, made the attention-grabbing level that the youthful and future generations of seafarers also needs to be included within the discussions.

We typically overlook that in these dialogues we also needs to embody the longer term generations. They wish to be concerned within the negotiation tables, they wish to be relevan,t they wish to be lively stakeholders, greater than passive actors the place their future is spoon-fed and shove right down to their throats

… acknowledged Yrhen Bernard Sabanal Balinis. This concept is especially necessary contemplating that the trade is dealing with very low manning ranges. Consequently, recruiting and retaining seafarers is on the high of many agendas.

Captain Pradeep Chawla additionally expressed the opinion that the industry’s dropping manning levels are a problem that must be tackled for it to allow crews to securely and successfully implement new fuels and applied sciences onboard.

The coaching necessities are going to vary and little question concentrate on science, expertise, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM). STEM schooling will probably be extra necessary than ever in locations like India the place there may be already a concentrate on that

… added Helio Vicente, Director of Employment Affairs on the International Chamber of Shipping

Captain Pradeep Chawla went on to say that there are three essential security dangers concerning new fuels that needs to be taught in programs:

• Hazards of the gas itself
• Hazards and expertise of different gas bunkering services
• Dual gas engines expertise and hazards

The significance of management and tender expertise

Another topic that got here up was coaching and the STCW revisions. Namely, Captain Pradeep Chawla acknowledged that tender expertise, automation expertise, and interplay with totally different groups in numerous nations, will hopefully be added to the competencies of the revised STCW Convention.

We will even want to maneuver away from on a human issue facet to security 2.0 which is mainly to let’s begin trying on the ecosystem during which determination making is going on on the ship

… he commented, including that extra soft skills and leadership skills are needed. For occasion, as a result of the grasp is altering away from being an skilled on the whole lot on a ship to being extra of a supervisor of the ship with loads of enter coming in. In order for the grasp to cope with all this, tender expertise are essential.

Similarly, concerning the necessary function of soppy expertise, Helio Vicente pointed in the direction of the significance of psychological security onboard, stating that having the consolation to be at work and to share views with out feeling embarrassed or rejection fosters an atmosphere the place all people’s enter issues.

Good communication skills are important. The capacity to speak successfully, particularly in multinational crews, and the power to ask for assist are important

… agreed Sandra Welch, calling for sturdy frameworks that really promote a tradition of care.

The problem of price

Investments in new ships that make the most of new applied sciences is affected by surging borrowing prices, a dark financial outlook, and the regulatory uncertainties

… equipped Yrhen Bernard Sabanal Balinis

According to the panellists, price is a crucial issue that influences each the implementation and uptake of latest applied sciences, in addition to correct coaching.

I do assume as nicely {that a} key problem that we face is about price and who’s going to be accountable for assembly these prices they’re going to be quite a lot of prices that have to be met

… agreed Sandra Welch

However, panellists expressed the concept that prices can flip into alternatives. They argued that whereas prices might initially look like a burden, they will spur innovation and drive companies to search out extra environment friendly options.

The query of gas dominance

Captain Pradeep Chawla launched the topic of different gas choices which the trade eyes in on its effort to decarbonize. According to Captain Pradeep Chawla, it stays to be seen which fuel is currently going to win the contest.

Then we’ve methanol, ammonia, hydrogen, and many others., however as you dig deeper into every considered one of them, everyone knows that they’re totally different phases of studying the chances of which one goes to win, so there is no such thing as a clear entrance runner in the intervening time.

… mentioned Captain Pradeep Chawla

LNG is an intermediate resolution, however it’s nonetheless a fossil gas, subsequently it is not going to be standard in the long term, he defined.

There’s additionally the darkish horse within the steady, which is nuclear, which individuals don’t like to speak about proper now, however give it 10 years, and possibly we’ll be speaking about it.

… Captain Pradeep Chawla added.

Collaboration

Finally, all audio system on the panel agreed that collaboration is key if the maritime industry wants to decarbonize and achieve a just transition. They additionally emphasised the significance of working collectively to develop progressive options and share finest practices throughout the trade.

Additionally, they highlighted the necessity for governments, companies, and organizations to collaborate in setting clear frameworks and targets that promote a simply transition.