b'14American Journal of Transportation ajot.com(SUPPORTScontinuedtionsintheNetherlandsthat(BOOSTcontinued fromsafeguard on imports of somebuttheseareexpectedtobe from page 12) aimtomakeinlandshippingpage 10) steel products, the very mea- relaxed,althoughnotcom-with their on-board operatingmore sustainable. With a trans- initiated a process to discusssureinitiatedinresponsetopletelylifted,laterthisyear. systems. formation from diesel-poweredglobalsteelexcesscapacity.Trumps Section 232 restric- The extent to which prices will He says that Fossil fuelsinlandshippingtofullyelec- A readout of the initial meet- tionsonsteelimports.Thefall, according to IHS Markit, todayarestillthecheapesttrically powered transport, theing acknowledged the adverseEuropeanCommissionsaiddependsontheextentthat solution but ZES challengesinland shipping sector is takingimpactonU.S.andEUit will initiate a review if therestrictionsonsteelproduc-the application by the pay peran important step towards real- industries from global excessU.S.introducessignificanttion are retained or relaxed. use business model. izing climate agreement goalscapacity,whichtheyblamedchangestoitsSection232Thats why they advise buyers Inaddition,operatingof zero carbon emissions andlargelyonChina,andtheymeasure on steel. ofsteeltowait,ifpossible, costswillbelowernotjustzeroemissionsofnitrogenagreed to partner to promoteIts no wonder, then, thator to include automatic price from renting the batteries butoxide, ZES says.high standards, address sharedIHSMarkitsoutlookisforadjustments in their contracts. also from lower maintenanceWhentheservicewasconcerns,andholdcountriessheetpricestocontinuetoThe exception remains [steel] costs:Themaindifferenceannounced in 2020, Cora vanlike China that support trade- strengthen,althoughitfore- sheet in North America, the incostdependsonthepur- Nieuwenhuizen,Ministerdistorting policies to accountcastsadecelerationcomingreportnoted,inwhichcase chasecostoftheelectricityofInfrastructureandWaterby implementing appropriatelaterthisyear.Thereisnoensuring availability is more plusasmalladd-onfortheManagement,stated:Thetrade measures. shortage of capacity, the ana- of a concern than price.use of the ZES battery packNetherlandsisfrontrunnerinButitsunlikelyanylysts report noted. The prob- IfBidensinfrastructure compared to the cost of fossilsustainable transport by water.quick results will result fromlems were caused by capacitypackage is not quite yet a cer-fuel. Legislation and the pushWell over 1/3 of all goods andthese talks. The Biden admin- remainingidletoolongaftertainty, then neither are any of by (local) legislators will be80%ofbulktransportationistrationhasitsconflictingdemand started to recover fromtheseotherfactorspotentially a support that benefits ZES.takesplaceviainlandwater- political interests to consider,COVID-19 lockdowns. impactingsteeldemandand Vesseloperatorsareways. Not only does this lessenwhichrepresentanincen- pricing.Rather,thesecon-still comparing cost levels totrucktransportation,whichtivetoslow-walkthepro- C hinASp lAnS siderationsshouldbeviewed fossil fuels until shippers arereducestraffic,inlandvesselscess, and operates in a moreChinahasalsostartedthrough the prism of the eco-willingtoapplyapremiumalsoemitsignificantlylessdeliberativemannerthanitsenforcingemissionsrestric- nomic,fiscal,political,and for zero emission operation. CO2. That advance is extendedpredecessor.TheEU,fortionsinnorthernsteel-pro- public-health uncertainties that Teus van Beek is techni- evenfurtherwiththesenewitspart,recentlyprolongedducingprovinces,furtherWorldsteelexpectstopersist calmanagerforzeroemis- emission-free ships. for three additional years itstightening global steel supply,through the end of this year. sionservicesandgeneral managermarketinnovation atWrtsil.Hehelpsother companies make decisions to become more sustainable.He told an energy industry publi-cation that: It used to be that thefocuswassolelyonthe products. Then we started to talk about how our products couldimprovetheperfor-mance of a vessel. Now we are looking at the whole eco-system the vessel operates in and we try to make that more efficient and sustainable. theCLOSERVan Beek supervises Wrtsilteamsinstallation oftheZESbatterysystem anddescribed,inanemail to AJOT, how the propulsion system will work: Fortheaverageinland vessel, the time to operate on asinglebatterycontainerisON THE COLUMBIA RIVER IN WASHINGTON STATEaround 4-5 hours. This all isFASTERa result of the energy capacity of the battery container being 2000 -2500 kWh. The power rating is 1000 kW as a maxi-mum.Thispowerratingis sufficient for most vessels and allows a short charging time on shore (around 2-3 hours). DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO MAINLINE RAIL & INTERSTATE HIGHWAYSiesTheinlandwaterwaySMARTERvessels will operate on batter-only: During the opera-tion on the ZESpack (battery container) all power is gener-ated by the batteries. No extra power source needed. However, a back-up system is required: For inlandwater-way vessels the requirement isSTORAGE OPTIONS & FOREIGN TRADE ZONE SPACEalways have a second powerBETTERsource (in case) the first one fails. The back-up could be a small emergency genset or a second battery container. Forthefirstvesselthat willinauguratethefirst ZESservice:theexisting diesel genset (generator) will remaininthevessel.ButON-DOCK RAIL & DUAL-SERVED BY BNSF & UPduring normal battery opera-tion the diesel-fueled genera-tor can be switched off.Renewableenergyregu-lationshavebeenintroduced intotheoperationofinlandCONTACT US AT [email protected] | PORTOFLONGVIEW.COMwaterwaysandportsopera-'