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Vessel receives first quiet ship recognition

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Vessel receives first quiet ship recognition

A merchant vessel has received the first ever underwater environmental noise emissions notation from an international vessel certification organization. The newly built Onex Peace, an Aframax class crude oil tanker built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and delivered to Onex, received DNV’s first SILENT-E notation on its class registration, making it the world’s first commercial vessel to receive this type of notation. The notation is part of a larger effort to encourage ship owners and builders to lower the ecological footprint of their vessels.

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JASCO’s PortListen framework powers internationally acclaimed initiative on ship noise

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JASCO’s PortListen framework powers internationally acclaimed initiative on ship noise

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has received international acclaim for its initiative to incentivise quieter vessels by offering substantial discounts to ships meeting prescribed underwater noise emission criteria. VFPA's Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) program aims to better understand and manage the impact of shipping activities on at-risk whales throughout the southern coast of British Columbia. Key to this VFPA initiative is the ability to accurately assess underwater sound emissions from vessels as they navigate the access corridor to the port. This is enabled through the deployment and operation by JASCO Applied Sciences, in collaboration with Ocean Networks Canada (ONC), of Underwater Listening Stations that provide real-time automated measurements of vessels’ noise emissions relative to other ships in their class through JASCO's PortListen® solution – an ANSI-conforming acoustic measurement system and web-enabled user interface, supported by ONC’s subsea network and data archive.

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David Hannay presents the Underwater Listening Station

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David Hannay presents the Underwater Listening Station

David Hannay, Chief Sciences Officer at JASCO Applied Sciences Ltd, presents information on the development of the Strait of Georgia Underwater Listening Station (ULS) to Transportation Minister Marc Garneau.

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