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6 ECOLINER – 100 % ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY The NABU claims that 90 per cent of global trade involves around 45,000 freight- ers. It also states that the world’s 15 largest ships are responsible for as much sulphur dioxide as 760 million cars every year. Sailing Cargo, a Hamburg-based company, wants to do something about that. It has a vision: freights of all kinds should be transported across the world’s seas emission-free. The design is a modern take on sailing ships. Because of the wind conditions it would be ideal for the Pacific route, and not so much the Mediterranean, where there is often no wind. The state-of-the-art sailing ship is currently only available as a prototype, but in a few years sailing freighters of this kind should help save up to 40,000 t carbon dioxide. RWI/ISL CONTAINER THROUGHPUT INDEX: WORLD TRADE CONTINUES TO GROW The container throughput index improved in July 2016 to a figure of 119.8. This means global trade continues to grow. The index reflects the fact that the international trade in goods is mainly handled by way of container shipping. The container throughput index was previously 119.3 – slightly below the level of the years 2014/15. This is also due to the port of Busan, a key hub in South Korea with a five per cent share of the global market, which has retrospectively reported lower figures. NEWS NEWS SHIPPING CONTAINERS ON THE SCALES New regulations introduced by the International Marine Organisation came into force globally on 1 July 2016 for sea freight containers. Every single container used for exporting goods must be weighed and its gross weight determined before it can be loaded on board a ship. This regulation is part of the SOLAS treaty (Safety of Life at Sea) and is intended to avoid ships being overloaded and to optimise safety on board. The verified gross weight of a container must be documented, otherwise it may not be placed on board. The regulations specify two authorised methods for determining the weight of a container: either weighing the container as a whole using a weigh bridge or calculating the cumulative weight of the empty container, the cargo carrier, the packaging and the goods themselves. These details are the responsibility of the loading agents as specified on the bill of loading. Picture: Dykstra Naval Architects

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