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原文传递 How to

题名：	How to
正文语种：	eng
作者：	HENK SMITH;AMANDA DRINKWATER
摘要：	As the maritime industry seeks to rapidly advance the uptake of alternative fuels, salvage experts Henk Smith and Amanda Drinkwater of Marine Masters discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the ports sector. Although bunkering in ports will likely have its own mitigation measures in place, vessel incidents involving new fuels may have significant conseguences for commercial operations, marine pollution, tourism, routing, marine traffic, coastal communities, and fishing activities in both short and long terms. Ports intending to court business from early movers on future fuels would therefore benefit from a proactive strategy foregrounding rapid response. This may reguire additional staffing of these ports by well-skilled personnel and standing arrangements with salvage contractors. The operational capacities of large ports mean they can often meet the specific demands of shipowners at the cutting edge of new technologies. Bunkering of alternative fuels is likely to grow from established bunkering hubs, granting those ports a competitive advantage when it comes to servicing vessels operating on ammonia, methanol, hydrogen or any other future fuels. This will mean greater income for ports that can lay out full services for vessels with alternative fuels while implementing proactive strategies for risk, and a challenge for non-bunkering ports that may lack the infrastructure and institutional knowledge on alternative fuels. Smaller ports are likely to face a chicken and egg dilemma - vessels using alternative fuels are less likely to call at ports that lack the relevant expertise and infrastructure to safely accommodate and service them, and ports are less likely to invest in alternative fuel training and infrastructure without a clear demand signal.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Ports & harbors
卷：	68
期：	5
页码：	32-33