摘要: |
One ot the panel discussions provoking the most questions at the recently concluded Inland Marine Expo in St. Louis was a panel on electric and hybrid technologies. Joshua Sebastian, vice president of The Shearer Group, led the panel discussing the business case for why towing companies should consider electric and hybrid propulsion alternatives. Jonathan Braun, CEO of Zeeboat LLC (who joined the panel remotely) began by noting that the International Mari- time Organization has said maritime trade is responsible for 3 percent of global carbon emissions and wants to reduce those emissions by 50 percent by 2050. There are zero-emissions electric and hybrid solutions available right now for some ports and vessels. |