The 2024 edition of the Wanda Diamond League Paris meet “Meeting de Paris,” was successful thanks to the impressive world records set by Yaroslava Mahuchikh in the high jump and Faith Kipyegon in the 1500m event A slew of performances were posted by the French athletes resulting in no fewer than three national records Among them was the time of 1:41.61 set by Gabriel Tual in the 800m which saw ultimate victory go to Algerian Djamel Sedjati (1:41.56) ahead of the Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi (1:41.’58) It was a memorable performance for the middle-distance runner (US Talence) European champion just a few weeks earlier and absolutely ‘over the moon’ at the finish after racking up a sky-high pace which enabled him to demolish the time set by Pierre-Ambroise Bosse of 1:42.53 It will likely be a similar scenario at the start of the double-lap of the track for Bernard Mossant’s student on Friday the 27-year-old athlete has been preparing hard for the first major meeting of the summer season skipping the indoor competition in order to link together a series of training sessions in Monte Gordo (Portugal) and then Potchefstroom (South Africa) He has set his sights on the World Championships in Tokyo (13 to 21 September) where he’ll be targeting his first world medal and you can rely on me to give it everything I’ve got again this time I’m going to try to hunt down victory by benefiting from the support of the public My preparation over the winter has been ideal and I’m hoping to be in great shape in late June for the Meeting de Paris.” Marie-Julie Bonnin has already sampled the delights of global recognition and on the highest step of the podium no less with victory in the Indoor Worlds in Nankin in late March carried along by her brand-new status as the first French athlete in history to be victorious in the pole vault competition at these championships in Charléty in what will be her second participation in the Wanda Diamond League Meeting de Paris when she was just 21 years old: “I have an excellent recollection of it even though I only cleared a single jump set at 4.31 m recalls the European Indoor bronze medallist There was a fantastic atmosphere around the jumping pit with a big crowd who were really driving us forward The benefit of having completed my competition so much earlier than the other women was that I was able to make the most of the time I had to take loads of photos with the spectators!” the pole-vaulter coached by Damiel Dossevi at the stadium in Bordeaux looks poised to join the world’s elite at the highest level and she could even be in with a chance of a top 3 performance “The winter season has been incredible so I’m now keen to confirm how much I have managed to raise my game outdoors The goal is to make the most of the Meeting de Paris and all the other competitions I take part in to compete against the world’s top pole-vaulters before Tokyo.” Come what may with her infectious good humour and passion for sharing France’s joint record holder (4.75 m) is guaranteed to want a big stack of photos with her fans Log in to leave a comment This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Yosea Arga Pramudita The Business of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister’s Son Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono revives a shutdown port There is indication that the minister’s son is involved in the fisheries business THE Benjina Fishing Port in the Aru Islands Regency, Maluku, seemed like a ghost town on Saturday, June 8, 2024. Despite it being only midday, the once bustling facility owned by Industri Perikanan Arafura was eerily quiet. A decade ago, Benjina Port was the heart of Aru Islands’ flourishing economy several men were dismantling an Antasena boat to collect scrap metal The port’s warehouse appeared abandoned and the backyard cooler’s iron was riddled with rust specifically adding cold storage,” said Agus Kurniawan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Industri Perikanan Arafura (IPA) In 2015, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti revoked Benjina Port’s management permit after the ministry found practices of vessel crew slavery and illegal fishing Pusaka Benjina changed the company name to IPA on March 3 Agus said the government’s permit revocation caused damage to the company’s facilities The company has attempted to repair the damages but the engine and cooling system are still not functioning “We need to have a more comprehensive evaluation to address these issues,” he said A fish container owned by Industri Perikanan Arafura formerly known as Pusaka Benjina Resources Benjina Port’s quiet atmosphere has not prevented it from receiving a special government assignment. Current Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Sakti Wahyu Trenggono 43/2022 on Benjina Port’s Status as a Fishing Port Not Developed by the Government Wahyu Trenggono asked IPA to form the port’s management and communicate port activities with the Maritime Affairs Minister and Maluku Governor Benjina’s appointment as a fishing port came after the company’s lobbying IPA had already made a request on September 9 or two years before Wahyu Trenggono issued the decree “It was a long process,” he explained The Maritime Affairs Minister’s assignment has not made Benjina Port busy IPA CEO Agus Kurniawan says the company’s boats still have technical problems the company is still engaged with a fishing community from Pati “We are discussing partnership with the Samudera Mitra Nelayan Cooperative (a fishing cooperative),” said Agus Benjina attempted to put on a good show before Minister Wahyu Trenggono visited the port on Monday It was there that the former Deputy Minister of Defense launched his flagship program: Measured Fishing (PIT) a program to protect maritime biodiversity by regulating zones and fishing quotas Dozens of workers bustled around the cold storage while some fiddled with boats' engines and others polished the walls of the office “We only started repair work before the minister came,” said Benjina Port employee said the Ministry chose Benjina Port due to its strategic location The port already has a marina and is close to a river The river makes fisheries businesses feel more secure to dock their vessels The same sources said they are required to land all their catches at Benjina Port According to a Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry document Benjina is projected to become one of the export ports within Fishery Management Area 718 The Ministry estimates that the fishery industry in this region could be worth over Rp6.9 trillion (around US$442.3 million) This economic potential made Benjina an attractive option for businesspeople A fishery businessperson recalled attending a meeting organized by a Maritime Affairs Ministry official at a hotel in Central Jakarta The gathering was attended by several businesspeople.The businessman present at the meeting disclosed that the Ministry official requested businesspeople to have their boats dock at Benjina Port the port’s management would be led by Indra Nugroho Trenggono Tempo and Jaring attempted to get Indra’s response by visiting his home in Bekasi as listed in the company documents of several fishery businesses His large house was guarded by soldiers in green camouflage uniform The Navy officers mentioned that Indra was not home Tuna unloading zone at the Benjina Fishery Port Interview requests were also sent to Wahyu Trenggono When asked about Indra’s business plans at Benjina after attending a luncheon featuring Jade Perch fish in Gambir Wahyu Trenggono directed Tempo to ask the Minister’s Special Staff Wahyu Muryadi clarified that Indra had no intention of managing Benjina Port He claimed to have asked about Indra’s plan to his boss who replied by asking who was interested in managing Benjina IPA CEO Agus Kurniawan said the company had no communications with anyone regarding Benjina’s management except for discussions with the Mitra Nelayan Samudera Cooperative from Pati “We are only engaged in in-depth discussions with people from Pati,” Agus emphasized.  MINISTER of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono did more than issue a Minister’s decree for Benjina Port He also signed the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Decree No 40/2022 on Tual Port’s Status as a Fishing Port Not Developed by the Government Tual Port was previously prepared for oil and gas exploration Tempo reported that the port owned by the Artha Graha Group—an enterprise founded by businessman Tomy Winata—was earmarked as the future logistics hub for the Masela Block megaproject Minister Wahyu Trenggono visited Tual Port to conduct a simulation of the Measured Fishing program on Sunday About 30 minutes before Wahyu Trenggono launched the program crew members were seen unloading their catch from the IGP 18 motorboat and hairtail fish from the boat’s hold Maritine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono inspecting the Benjina Fishery Port in the Aru Islands Directorate-General of Capture Fisheries Doc Information about the vessels’ ownership is available on the Ministry of Transportation’s Shipping and Maritime Affairs Directorate’s website Operations Director of Samudera Indo Sejahtera claimed that the presence of TMP-coded boats in their area complied with regulations aimed to provide facilities for vessels adhering to the rules “We do not have any special partnership with Trinadi,” Arif stated and 53 boats were previously known as the Wogekel 21 These vessels were initially owned by Dwikarya Reksa Abadi a company that had its fishing business and fishing permits revoked during Susi Pudjiastuti’s tenure as Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister The analysis and evaluation documents of Dwikarya’s fleet showed that 61 vessels were purchased from China there was no supporting data or shipbuilding contracts these vessels were registered in both Indonesia and China The analysis also highlighted a number of violations and using trawl nets that damaged ecosystems Dwikarya’s vessels were also found guilty of transferring cargo mid-sea and smuggling protected wildlife from Maluku and Papua During the fishing moratorium imposed by Minister Susi’s administration, 1,132 foreign-made vessels were banned from operating. This number was based on the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries analysis and evaluation The letter was signed by the Ministry’s Secretary-General at the time and TMP 53 vessels owned by Trinadi Mina Perkasa docked at the Tual Fishery Port belonging to Samudera Indo Sejahtera many of the foreign-made vessels returned to their countries of origin an estimated 300 vessels remained in Indonesia The Wogekel boats were suspected of being re-registered with the Transportation Ministry and the Maritime Affairs Ministry under new names with TMP codes ownership of the vessels was transferred from Dwikarya to Trinadi Mina Perkasa This reveals once again the involvement of Indra Nugroho Trenggono which contributed capital worth Rp250 million (US$16,000) Indo Mina Lestari’s presence as a shareholder in Trinadi was recorded in a deed dated October 2022 Further investigation into the profile of Indo Mina Lestari reveals that company documents show Indra Nugroho Trenggono holding 750 shares This ownership was documented in papers dated May 6 Another shareholder in Trinadi and Indo Mina Lestari—two companies connected to the vessels with codes TMP 51 and 53—was traced to the name Rino Febrian Rino serves as a director in Trinadi without owning any shares he is listed as a corporate director with 500 shares Rino is none other than the son-in-law of State Secretary Minister Pratikno The 31-year-old man always uses the address Jalan Widya Chandra I No This street is a residential complex for ministers managed by the Ministry of State Secretariat A TMP vessel with a Pocket Shrimp Trawl fishing gear docked at Tual Port The security guard on duty confirmed that the residence belongs to the State Secretary Minister and Rino’s father-in-law The guard accepted the letter requesting an interview “Rino is currently abroad,” said the guard at the security post An interview request was also delivered to the office of Indo Mina Lestari in the Blok M area The receptionist stated that Rino rarely comes to the office Efforts to confirm this with Rino were also made by visiting the office of Global Seafood Indonesia on Jalan T.B Rino holds 150 shares worth Rp150 million (US$9,600) the office of Global on the 6th floor of Plaza 3 Pondok Indah was empty Rino’s father-in-law, State Secretary Minister Pratikno said his son-in-law conducts business in accordance with regulations The former Rector of Gadjah Mada University recounted that Rino once asked for his opinion when he was about to enter the fishery sector “I told him that the fishery business is a promising sector that has not been fully exploited,” Pratikno said in a written response Pratikno had no issue with his son-in-law’s business partnership with the son of the Fisheries Minister “Collaboration is part of any profession,” he said “What’s important is professionalism.”  THE plan to revive Benjina Port in the Aru Islands Regency, Maluku, seems to have caught the attention of officials in Jakarta, including senior figures from the Vice President’s office. A fishery businessman shared that he had been invited to and attended a meeting on Tuesday where officials from the Vice President’s office were present the Vice President’s Special Staff for Communication and Information This source said the meeting discussed the opportunity for potential investors to enter Benjina Port aiming to make port management more efficient The discussion at the Vice President’s office also touched on efforts to improve fuel efficiency fuel management could become cheaper if fishermen formed a community or cooperative the incomplete infrastructure at Benjina Port was another factor that potential investors considered before committing to the port Masduki Baidlowi explained several points when asked to respond via telephone The Fishery Business of the Minister’s Son Investigation Team; Team Leader: Raymundus Rikang; Project Head: Yosea Arga Pramudita; Writers: Praga Utama Yosea Arga Pramudita; Editor: Raymundus Rikang; English Editor: Luke Edward; Photo Researcher: Jati Mahatmaji; Designer: Djunaedi. This investigative report is done with the collaboration of Tempo and Jaring.id with the support of the Pulitzer Center Get daily summary of exclusive and in-depth news in your email Inbox by joining the Newsletter Major Spending on Jokowi’s Glorification Fisheries Business of Sakti Wahyu Trenggono’s Son and Pratikno’s Son-in-Law Holes in the KPK Leadership Nomination The Taspen Pension Fund Time Bomb Cari English Measurable Fishing Efforts to Advance Maluku Fisheries TEKS › English›Measurable Fishing Efforts to .. Iklan Measurable Fishing Efforts to Advance Maluku Fisheries Measurable fishing policies are starting to be tested in Maluku This is the first step in advancing Maluku fisheries Audio Berita This article has been translated using AI. See Original Please note that this article was automatically translated using Microsoft Azure AI, Open AI, and Google Translation AI. We cannot ensure that the entire content is translated accurately. If you spot any errors or inconsistencies, contact us at hotline@kompas.id and we'll make every effort to address them TEKS ADRYAN YOGA PARAMADWYAFishing boats dock at the PT Samudera Indonesia Sejahtera (PT SIS) pier Every year, hundreds of fishing boats from the north coast of Java come to the Maluku Sea Maluku fishermen can only watch the ships passing by in the sea where they depend for their livelihood fishery resources in Maluku are indeed controlled by traders from the island of Java In coverage of the Maluku-Papua Sea Exploration carried out by Kompas Daily in October 2023 the team saw ships from Java that continued to crowd Maluku there are 600 ships with a size of 60 gross tons (GT) parked there The majority of them come from the northern coast (pantura) of Java the potential of fisheries has not been able to provide optimal benefits to Maluku's society Based on data from the Maluku Department of Marine and Fisheries as many as 115,000 fisherman households in the province are living below the poverty line Also read: Measured Fishing Trial Officially Begins spoke at the inauguration of a trial of measured fish catching at the PT Samudera Indonesia Sejahtera (PT SIS) pier in Tual The fisheries problem in Maluku was again expressed by Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono when inaugurating the Upstream-Downstream Business Modeling of Capture Fisheries and Measurable Fishing in Tual City and the Aru Islands The event marked the start of the trial implementation of measured fishing (PIT) Have they provided welfare benefits to the people of Maluku This is the importance of a downstream system and quotas through PIT," said Trenggono Also read: National Fish Barn Back Road The PIT policy is believed to be able to drive the economy of coastal communities regulated through Government Regulation No The unpreparedness of equipment and facilities was reportedly the main reason The government is targeting to implement the PIT in 2025 fish catches must be landed at the nearest fishing port Each boat will also be given a quota to ensure that the amount of catch is not exploitative This is considered necessary to maintain fish stocks and not disturb spawning areas Workers wash fish at the PT Samudera Indonesia Sejahtera (PT SIS) fish processing unit the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) has been preparing facilities to ensure the downstreaming of pole-and-line fishing can proceed The implementation of pole-and-line fishing in Zone III which are parts of Fisheries Management Area 715 hundreds of ships from the northern coast of Java have been fishing in Zone III but the catch is brought to Zone VI to be processed in Jakarta and Surabaya the economic impact of fisheries and marine affairs on Eastern Indonesia is not well felt Also read: Fish Farming Returns to Embracing Ambon Bay a total of 187 ships consisting of 77 ships from Indramayu have started landing their catches at Tual Fishery Port as well as Dobo and Benjina Fishery Port in the Aru Islands Regency several fishing ports are also being prepared Workers weigh fish after unloading from a fishing boat at the PT Samudera Indonesia Sejahtera (PT SIS) dock in Tual With the obligation to land fishery products in the eastern region of Indonesia according to data from the Central Statistics Agency in 2023 the three poorest provinces are located in the eastern region of Indonesia They just need to order from Eastern Indonesia Have they provided any well-being benefits to the people of Maluku An integrated upstream-downstream fishing system also helps expand the market for Maluku's export results Maluku's fishery products have been exported mainly to Japan and the United States but have not been able to reach Europe yet Trenggono explained that European buyers still perceive Indonesia's fishing methods as not environmentally friendly Data related to the seafood products are also questioned ranging from where the fish is caught to what tools are used Also read: Fisheries Supervision in North Maluku is Weak, Needs Collaboration with Indigenous Communities this problem is tried to be resolved by requiring the installation of a vessel monitoring system (VMS) ship activities at sea will continue to be monitored by the government The cost of exporting Indonesian fisheries products also becomes more competitive If fishery exports are still carried out in Zone VI or Java Island the logistics cost of fisheries products reaches Rp 5,300 to Rp 7,300 per kilogram of fish the cost can decrease to Rp 4,500 per kilogram The trade route for fishery products from the East Indonesian region is also becoming more attractive the potential of PIT is not yet significant Acting Director General of Capture Fisheries at the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries explained that the economic potential that can be obtained from the landing of catches from the 187 vessels amounts to IDR 48.4 billion per month This number is considered small compared to the potential of fishing in Zone III The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will continue to encourage more boats to register and land their catches in this zone “As many as 187 vessels can carry up to 4,500 tons of fish per month We will coordinate with the number of ships registered by the central and regional governments,” said Haeru Maluku's economic growth rate is at 4.77 percent with a total Gross Regional Domestic Product of Rp 15.17 trillion The biggest contributor to the region's economy comes from the traditional sectors the fisheries sector has been the backbone of Maluku hopes that downstreaming through PIT can increase the welfare of the Maluku community the issue of competing claims for fishing grounds can also be resolved Sadali also suggests that state revenue from income tax can be deposited into the central treasury and then distributed proportionally to the regions later Maluku Province will become a national fishery center It can stand as tall and sit as low as other regions Maluku will be on par with other provinces," said Sadali The month-long trial was conducted at one of the Wincanton e-fleet operating sites in the UK the pilot reinforced highly efficient logistics services that are critically dependent on maximising vehicle uptime and productivity Underpinning the duty cycles of 19 large- and medium-sized fully electric vans Tual’s PowerUp Charger focuses on speed of deployment for marginal-grid-capacity sites – taking 15 minutes to unload Connected Places Catapult and Department for Transport the demonstration showcased the ability for battery-integrated charging to increase available on-site capacity by up to 250 percent The PowerUp Charger helped Wincanton deliver an average 4.9 high-power DC charges per day using an 11kW connection that previously delivered 1.2 low-power (AC) charges per day Contributing to Wincanton’s ongoing commitment to achieving net-zero operations by 2040 the PowerUp Charger also facilitated 3,138 clean-air miles during its four weeks in operation – saving 1,560kg of CO2 emissions A natural extension of Tual’s industry-leading vehicle powerbank solutions the PowerUp Charger uses the same robust design and innovative technology – providing sites facing limited energy supply with dependable DC power to keep vehicles on the road when it matters most “Myself and the whole Tual team are delighted to see Wincanton and their clients benefit from our battery-buffered DC PowerUp Charger technology – successfully delivering the dependable and rapidly deployable fast charging that lies at the core of our mission” said Philip Clarke “That undertaking is a critically important one in the shift to sustainable fleet operations; businesses across the UK needing to electrify are faced with sites that don’t have the grid capacity to make an efficient transition possible We’re excited to continue our work in helping fleets to electrify faster and would like to thank Wincanton for their commitment and passion for innovation in realising that mission.” 50-80 percent of sites looking to electrify have constrained or absent grid connections Obtaining the grid upgrades required for high-powered charging make the EV transition unviable for many fleets and commercial landlords with significant upfront capex required – ranging from £150,000 to £3 million Combining energy storage and fast DC charging in one package Tual’s new PowerUp Charger is primed to relieve fleet operators and commercial landlords of the prohibitive timelines and costs holding up electrification The PowerUp Charger is designed to make full use of sites’ energy capacity transforming an unusable site into a viable recharge location overnight The solution draws and stores available grid power when most efficient while renewable-power sources can be integrated to avoid the need for further battery storage Fleet operators and commercial landlords can subsequently deploy the power as required delivering high-power charging up to 120kW – giving operators the intensive charging needed to maximise vehicle uptime and tenants the confidence to commit to the EV transition “Solutions such as Tual’s are central to making our net-zero ambitions happen and smart innovation is essential for helping businesses expedite the expansion of their fleet electrification Tual Wincanton News category: Automotive You can read this article in 2 minutesPölös Zsófia has secured funding from the Department for Transport's Freight Innovation Fund to trial high-performance powerbanks for electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) TUAL has secured funding from the UK government as part of a £14 million joint initiative with industry to support innovation in the freight sector The funding comes from the Department for Transport’s Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator Programme and will be used for a project in collaboration with Wincanton trials high-performance powerbanks for electric heavy goods vehicles This project is designed to enhance the range and operational efficiency of eHGVs addressing current challenges related to charging and helping to reduce carbon emissions The Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator Programme three-year effort to improve the efficiency of the freight industry through the application of advanced technologies TUAL’s partnership with Wincanton is expected to demonstrate the potential of powerbank technology for the logistics sector By extending the range and capabilities of electric trucks the project aims to provide more efficient fleet management and reduce reliance on public charging infrastructure Pölös Zsófia Journalist Trans.info | 6.05.2025 Fragrance on the Fly: Why Pocket Perfumes Are Perfect for Airplane TravelSponsored Article 6.05.2025 Tual has launched a battery-buffer powerbank enabling fleets to plug the gaps in energy supply and relieve their reliance on grid infrastructure The Boost Charger aims to provide depots facing limited energy supply with a DC battery-buffer power to keep vehicles operating efficiently and to-schedule In-keeping with the flexibility of Tual’s vehicle-fitted powerbanks it says that the Boost Charger majors on versatility and speed of deployment The technology is intended for deployment within 48 hours of transaction (subject to stock) with fleet operators able to utilise the solution within hours of installation Drawing and storing available grid-power all times of the day and night when most efficient operators are able to deploy the power as required delivering high-power charging up to 120kW CEO and founder of Tual: “For enterprise fleets looking to electrify grid energy capacity often presents a significant barrier to a cost-effective transition; our analysis indicates that 80% of locations that fleets want to charge commercial vehicles have constrained or absent grid connections “Upgrading local grid capacity can be a hugely cost- and time-intensive process which is something that fleets – and indeed the industry – simply cannot afford in the short- and long-term “Vehicle decarbonisation needs to make significant progress today and smart technologies are needed to make that happen That is what Tual’s Boost Charger solution represents.” Tual recently launched its swappable batteries for electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) to help address challenges facing commercial fleets looking to switch to zero emissions The PowerBank Pro-Charging offering comes in 120kWh and 180kWh versions and can add up to 120 miles of range Battery swaps can be completed in less than five minutes and Tual said the system is compatible with existing eHGV platforms Held in association with the UK's largest leasing company Ayvens Sustainable Mobility Week runs from November 11-15 2024, highlighting and helping prepare fleet/mobility managers and industry stakeholders for the future with a focus on sustainable mobility and decarbonisation Each day is themed and includes best practice articles opinion pieces and insight into the major challenges and opportunities via a major piece of research being carried out by Ayvens Ayvens has published a special report based on surveys with fleet decision-makers into the challenges and progress they have made in adopting sustainable mobility solutions. Make sure you sign up to receive the report Topics covered throughout the week (and which will shape the webinar discussion) are: Day 2: Infrastructure – electrification and MaaS Day 3: Policy – fleet and government Day 4: People – wellbeing and engagement Gareth has more than 20 years’ experience as a journalist having started his career in local newspapers in the 1990s he worked in the public sector as a media advisor and is currently news editor at Fleet News Register to receive our range of digital content By submitting any material to us you are confirming that the material is your own original work or that you have permission from the copyright owner to use the material and to authorise Bauer Consumer 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many fleets and commercial landlords Tual said these upgrades can typically take one to three years with significant upfront capital expenditure required – ranging from £150,000 to £3 million it has launched a rapid charger solution aimed at commercial fleet operators that are running electric vans and trucks The battery specialist company said the new PowerUp battery-buffer charger can be dropped into commercial fleet depots and locations within 48 hours of order The battery-buffer charger can store up energy from the grid during low-demand periods and then release it up to 120kW when needed Tual said renewable energy like solar and wind can be integrated with the PowerUp to avoid the need for further battery storage said: “Whether it’s fleet operators under regulatory pressure to electrify or commercial landlords needing to futureproof their sites the need to accelerate EV uptake has never been greater “But the time and cost it takes to install sufficient charging infrastructure can make this unfeasible for many – especially in the case of those 50% of sites that are leased “What fleet operators and commercial landlords need are rapidly deployable cost-effective charging solutions that plug current charging infrastructure gaps and get them electrifying at the required rate – but in a way that’s genuinely sustainable.” Employing case studies and expert advice Fleet News examines ways in which you can take pre-emptive action to reduce the chances of an incident occurring deploy technology to minimise incident severity and have a clear process to manage the aftermath of an incident Tom Seymour has been a specialist B2B journalist covering the automotive sector for over 14 years He started his freelance career in 2015 and currently writes for a variety of automotive Wincanton has successfully completed a pilot of Tual’s PowerUp Charger demonstrating the ability to increase depot charging capacity by more than 200% The one-month trial was carried out at a Wincanton e-fleet operating site in West London where the battery-buffered DC charger underpinned the duty cycles of 19 large- and medium-sized fully electric vans This charger helped Wincanton deliver an average 4.9 high-power DC charges per day It also facilitated 3,138 clean-air miles during its four weeks in operation – saving 1,560kg of CO2 emissions The demonstration – delivered in partnership with Wincanton Connected Places Catapult and Department for Transport – showcased the ability for battery-integrated charging to increase available on-site capacity by up to 250% Tual said 50 to 80% of sites looking to electrify have constrained or absent grid connections and that grid upgrades typically take from one to three years at a cost ranging from £150,000 to £3m The PowerUp Charger can be fully deployed and operational within 15 minutes and rapidly deployable fast charging that lies at the core of our mission “That undertaking is a critically important one in the shift to sustainable fleet operations; businesses across the UK needing to electrify are faced with sites that don’t have the grid capacity to make an efficient transition possible.” and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Copyright © 2024 | The Energyst | Website users agree to abide by our Terms & Conditions and Cookie Policy Design by: MoravacNET Retno Sulistyowati Murad Ismail made a change to his schedule The Maluku governor left the city of Ambon and flew around 617 kilometers southeast toward the city of Tual chariman of the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas) who was to visit Samudera Indo Sejahtera’s fishing port The day was turning into night when Murad and Dwi’s plane arrived at the Karel See Other Packages Tual is launching swappable batteries for electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) to help address challenges facing commercial fleets looking to switch to zero emissions UK HGV fleets are currently at a crossroads with regulatory pressures and sustainability goals driving a rapid shift towards zero-emission vehicles said the transition to eHGVs has been hindered by a lack of a "robust and accesible" megawatt charging network He said: “The transition to electric heavy goods vehicles is essential for achieving our environmental targets “This impacts the use-cases and routes they can operate on as the current charging infrastructure is simply not scaled for heavy goods vehicles “Our swappable PowerBanks are designed to bridge this gap providing a flexible solution that keeps eHGV fleets on the move “This technology is ready for deployment now offering a viable alternative to the long-mooted and long-delayed public megawatt charging network.” Glasgow-based Tual Technology is launching swappable batteries for electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) The PowerBank Pro-Charging offering comes in 120kWh and 180kWh versions and can add up to 120 miles of range Tual Technology says its swappable batteries for trucks vans and other commercial vehicles can be exchanged in under 5 minutes leaving operators to continue with a full charge without downtime The company has developed the battery swapping system in a modular way to that the batteries can be used for different sized vehicles Tual says its modular battery swapping system has been developed “in collaboration with some of Europe’s largest fleet operators.” The Scottish company says its system is compatible with existing eHGV platforms “The transition to electric heavy goods vehicles is essential for achieving our environmental targets This impacts the use/cases and routes they can operate on Our swappable Power Banks are designed to bridge this gap “This technology is ready for deployment now offering a viable alternative to the long-mooted and long/delayed public megawatt charging network.” that even when this network is eventually implemented battery swapping offers a number of advantages reuse and recycle batteries without necessarily having to replace the whole vehicle as well as pioneering new trucking routes that are not covered in a given megawatt charging network fleetnews.co.uk, squarespace.com, tual.io I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology TUAL is a UK startup developing electric vehicle (EV) charging technology based around high-performance powerbanks Its solutions are designed to overcome grid and vehicle constraints "The founding TUAL team have decades of experience in energy and smart-grid technology – and we used that to create a business with a clear but complex mission: to reinvent electric vehicle charging," Philip Clarke The company designed its PowerBank Pro-Charging technology together with some of Europe's largest fleet operators and make the process of charging – and scaling up electrified fleets – as efficient as possible we have to deliver power and energy systems that work beyond the reach of the fixed-wire grid It allows fleets to take control of their charging operations charging wherever convenient and freeing them from reliance on public charging units," he says TUAL's Vehicle ReCharge offering focuses on a major problem for large fleets to solve: overnight charging "Most drivers in these fleets can’t charge at home or in depots – which causes a myriad of problems for their daily routes Vehicle ReCharge allows vehicles that can’t depot or home-charge to charge when parked overnight The premise of the technology is very simple "The powerbank is fully certified to industry quality and safety standards while being fully modular and flexible; this allows it to support a vast range of capacities while working with every OEM platform – without the need for OEM intervention it can be easily replaced by them in 90 seconds." "The same core technology solves three big challenges for fleets: the first is overnight charging Range Extension doubles the range of an electric van allowing it to deploy for long-range duty cycles beyond the range of standard electric vehicles which enables businesses to electrify operations – charging other vehicles or running auxiliary equipment anywhere TUAL decided to focus on the electric light commercial vehicles (eLCV) sector as there is a lack of sufficient charging infrastructure in the UK "70% of van drivers can’t charge at home or at their depot while 40% of van use-cases exceed real-world eLCV range As the backbone of so many enterprise fleets these issues are not sustainable for an industry that needs to electrify in order to remain compliant and profitable," says Clarke "Regulatory pressure is hugely compounding the challenge in this respect Businesses are facing hundreds of millions in clean-air zone fines and new legislation requiring them to publish their carbon output – with the result that they are demanding fleets with zero-emission vans," he adds The company plans include expanding into other sectors the scope of our technology extends well beyond that We’re therefore considering expanding into haulage and defence fleets in the future as the natural next steps in decarbonising mobility." To accelerate the adoption of EVs in the UK the automotive sector needs to take action to improve residual value rates on EVs and eLCVs alike "The industry needs to offer longer-lease vehicle packages closer to a typical seven-year vehicle lifecycle This would not only dampen the rate of depreciation but built-in maintenance & repair packages – as well as the lower running costs and decreased wear & tear typified by EVs – offer savings that can be wrapped into the business-case," he says comprehensive packages would better reflect EV operating costs and smooth out the effect of depreciation – which will be key to incentivising further uptake." we asked Clarke what EV charging for commercial vehicles will look like by the end of the decade "In the years leading up to the end of the decade energy demands at charging depots and off-highway hubs will see a commensurate increase with electric commercial-vehicle uptake We’ll therefore see more and more off-grid storage solutions to support grid capacity – but even that may not be enough as sustainable energy output catches up," he predicts by 2030 the concept of secondary batteries for specific use-cases will have firmly landed That’s why we see a huge role for vehicle-recharge and range-extension powerbank technology moving forward There’s also significant scope for using powerbanks to plug the gap in sites with marginal grid capacity storing power for use as a large DC boost-charge – providing DC charging in locations that otherwise couldn’t." "All of these technologies will play a pivotal role in helping fleets to maintain uptime and have the off-grid flexibility on the move when they may not be able to rely on capacity at off-site hubs," Clarke concludes TUAL has developed a power bank comprising battery-buffered DC chargers which the company says will help companies that the obstacle of constrained or absent grid connections when it comes to EV charging installations the technology is intended for deployment within 48 hours of transaction (subject to stock) with fleet operators and commercial landlords able to use the solution within hours of installation The Battery-Buffer Charger is designed to make full use of sites’ energy capacity CEO and Founder of TUAL: “Many users’ confidence in electric vehicles has taken a significant hit Whether it’s fleet operators under regulatory pressure to electrify But the time and cost it takes to install sufficient charging infrastructure can make this unfeasible for many – especially in the case of those 50% of sites that are leased What fleet operators and commercial landlords need are rapidly deployable and get them electrifying at the required rate – but in a way that’s genuinely sustainable we’ve developed a solution that can make that mission possible and unlock the progress that’s critical to achieving the UK’s net zero objectives.” Pulau Bair (Bair island) in Kota Tual (Tual city) has abundant potential in terms of nature and culture Kota Tual is a city in the province of the Moluccas that was established in 2007 the local government of Kota Tual has started to build the tourism sector One of the tourism areas is the north part of the city A group of UGM students were inspired to do research into the potential of Pulau Bair and Kota Tual and members Sultan Kurnia AB and Muslim Dima Khoiru Dhony (both from Archaeology Department UGM) and Dani Ninilouw from Universitas Pattimura all carried out the research for five months long from August – December 2016 They found out that Kota Tual has big tourism potential such as the clean white coastlines and small islets with unique characteristics “The tradition and culture of the local people are still well preserved,” said Sultan on Thursday (12/1) at UGM.Unfortunately Many fishermen still detonate bombs to catch fish “There is the threat of damage to the coral reefs due to the bomb used by fishermen to get the fish,” he said Sultan added that Kota Tual has been selected as one of toll hubs of southeast Indonesia Sultan explained the maritime tourism development in Kota Tual would be done in stages by the local government These are drafting of building and environment of tourism areas implementation of the drafting in the form of zonation bridge construction in the middleof Pulau Bair construction of tourism facilities on the coastlines Sultan said the local government of Kota Tual was interested to collaborate with UGM They expect this to be able to boost their self-reliance and sustainable development Please contact us for any problem with SIMASTER (Direktorat Teknologi Informasi Directorate of Information Technology ) dan Lingkungan Office of Workplace and Environmental Security and Safety and Emergencies) E: info@ugm.ac.id | P: +62(274)588688 | F: +62(274)565223 | WA: +628112869988 This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Wincanton has demonstrated the ability to increase its depot charging capacity for electric vehicles (EVs) by more than 200% in a month-long Government pilot Delivered in partnership with swappable powerbank producer Tual Connected Places Catapult and the Department for Transport (DfT) the demonstration involved Wincanton electric fleet operations in West London helped Wincanton deliver an average 4.9 high-power DC charges per day said: “On behalf of the whole Wincanton team I’d like to extend our thanks to Tual for their cutting-edge technology and their professionalism throughout this pilot.  “Solutions such as Tual’s are central to making our net-zero ambitions happen “I would also like to extend my thanks to DfT and Connected Places Catapult for delivering the hugely successful Freight Innovation Fund programme.” 50-80% of sites looking to electrify have constrained or absent grid connections.  Obtaining the grid upgrades required for high-powered charging make the EV transition unviable for many fleets and commercial landlords.  with significant upfront capex required – ranging from £150,000 to £3 million The PowerUp Charger is designed to make full use of sites’ energy capacity transforming an unusable site into a viable recharge location overnight.  CEO and founder of Tual: “Myself and the whole Tual team are delighted to see Wincanton and their clients benefit from our battery-buffered DC PowerUp Charger technology – successfully delivering the dependable “That undertaking is a critically important one in the shift to sustainable fleet operations; businesses across the UK needing to electrify are faced with sites that don’t have the grid capacity to make an efficient transition possible.  Tual has won funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s (APC) Technology Developer Acceleration Programme (TDAP) The investment aims to help develop a route to market for its PowerBank Pro-Charging product to charge electric commercial vehicles “The APC distributes £1bn of UK Government funding to support the surest bets in future mobility so it adds huge credibility and kudos getting selected for TDAP,” said Philip Clarke “Providing enterprise fleets with guaranteed access to the energy they need plays a critical role in transforming vehicle suitability said: “As previous iterations of this programme have shown it can lead to greater private investment and commercial success.” Tual has developed modular powerbank solutions designed to help fleets overcome grid and vehicle constraints Teletrac Navman has increased its existing contract to secure sole telematics partner status to Readypower Group and its fleet of more than 750 vehicles in the UK Readypower Group provides specialised on-track plant equipment as well as civil engineering The new contract will see Teletrac Navman extend its support to Readypower Group across three key areas of fleet improvement that are central to the business’ strategic objectives: these being safety and engine management telematics will be rolled out across the entire HGV fleet with all data monitored in real-time through Teletrac Navman’s leading AI-powered fleet management platform A mixture of Teletrac Navman’s fully integrated forward-facing 360 degree and driver-facing cameras are also being installed with additional external vision and proximity aids being added to vehicles required to achieve DVS Safe System compliance said: “As well as streamlining operations we’re particularly committed to improving our sustainability and this is where Teletrac Navman’s solutions will be supporting our business “With TN360’s sustainability dashboard we’ll now have full ability to monitor and report on our carbon emissions and driver efficiency on the road as well identify opportunities for improvement and future energy transition across the fleet.” added: “We’re looking forward to helping Readypower Group advance to the next phase of their fleet operation.” Andrews Tipper Hire is using Podfather’s logistics software to manage the transport of materials to and from Junction 10 on the M25 Andrews is operating a dedicated fleet delivering aggregates and removing waste material from the site Andrews’ drivers access detailed load information whilst real-time tracking provides total visibility for management teams from Andrews and Balfour Beatty Drivers also use the Podfather app to capture evidence of loads collected and delivered Andrews has a fleet of more than 100 trucks working on high-profile sites such as the M25 junction improvement works as well as HS2 construction A12 concrete road scheme with Tom Blackwell and the A249 improvement with Graham Construction “Podfather simplifies the management of a complex fast moving and ever-changing schedule,” said Tim Page “Using Podfather we have complete visibility of where our drivers are This information is available to our client’s on-site management team which means we can react as situations change and evolve.” Andrews’ drivers also use the Podfather app to record evidence of materials transported or loads ‘dropped’ together with signatures from the on-site Plant Vehicle Marshall are captured and stored within Podfather and used to produce daily reports and inform billing One of northern England’s oldest motor factors has praised Durite’s service and support for helping it secure a major truck fleet contract supplying auto electrical parts to vehicles ranging from cars The company recently won a significant contract with one of its biggest clients to supply and install Durite power inverters on a haulage operator’s substantial fleet of HGVs Said: “Durite were incredibly supportive throughout the process They provided a competitive package and always ensured that we received the stock at the right times to meet the customer’s installation roll-out.” Durite offers a range of sine and modified wave voltage inverters covering almost all automotive applications Factors and fleets can choose from compact and heavy-duty models with power ratings ranging from 125W up to 3kW the fan-cooled inverters come with a quick charge USB 2.1 output has won Daf Service Dealer of the Year 2023 for its dealership in Saltash The award recognises the very best performers within the DAF dealer network for customer satisfaction said: “Recognition like this award means a lot to Adams Morey and within Greenhous Group as it reinforces our commitment as a group to continue to provide leading levels of service to our customers and position ourselves as a trusted partner for all their commercial vehicle needs.” The trophy was handed over by Daf Trucks UK representatives alongside Carwithen Tom Yelland and the wider team at Adams Morey Saltash dealer principal at Adams Morey South West said: “This award is only the start of our ambitions We’re continuing to invest heavily in the southwest region to continue our growth and better serve our customers we’ve recently purchased a new site on the outskirts of Plymouth The new site is currently being refurbished into a state-of-the-art nine-bay workshop and is due to open in Q1 2025.” Whistl has united its parcels businesses under one brand to leverage the strengths of both businesses Parcelhub offers scalable multi-carrier solutions covering tracked and untracked services and integrations for ecommerce businesses both in the UK and internationally Under the one brand it caters for both large volume and SME multi-channel ecommerce retailers and brands that benefit from the scale of the Whistl Group through a network of depots nationwide said: “I am delighted that we have simplified our parcels offering to the market through one brand “Now ecommerce businesses both large and small can access through one contact our scalable multi-carrier solutions that provide top rate customer service competitive pricing and a can-do-attitude to enhance the end-user delivery experience.” added: “The team is working hard on continual development of the services customer receive from Parcelhub and we look forward to announcing new additions to our service offering in the coming months.” The UK's leading annual event for the fleet and mobility community and stay informed about the latest developments in legislation Jakarta - When you are flying over Kei Islands you will see for yourself the breath-taking view of this clusters of 119 islands Kei --or Nuhu Evav as locals call it--is a perfect illustration of tropical getaway and the quiet beaches are what you can expect from the islands 550-kilometer southeast of Ambon Kei Islands is constituted by Southeast Maluku Regency with Langgur as its capital and Tual City that is situated in Lesser Kai Island Tempo visited the region to report for Tempo Magazine tourism special edition that is published on November 16 We sum up here seven must-visit locations that you won’t miss if you are planning a trip to Kei Islands Kei people whom we met along our journey had agreed to dub this Bair cluster on the north of Lesser Kai Island as the Raja Ampat van Kei (Raja Ampat of Kei).  It’s stretch may be less than Raja Ampat in Papua or Phi Phi Islands in Thailand Boats can float up to the middle of the island A 20-meter sand dune lies between shallow waters you would probably be the only guest at the island Adrenaline addicts may try out climbing a 7-meter cliff in the south part of the beach steps of rail to hold but sharp rocks and dangling roots you can overlook the whole landscape of the beach The cliff confines a lagoon behind it where snorkelers can swim alongside colorful fish One may even not needing snorkel or google as the water is clear as glass The word ‘ngur’ in Kei means sand The beaches are accessible from asphalt roadways Ngurbloat and Ngursarnadan are perfect spots to enjoy sunset Both beaches have fine sands just like any other beach in Kei Islands It is also popular as Pantai Pasir Panjang (Long Sandy Beach) because the carpet of sands stretch along 3-kilometer distance Swimming is safe here because of the shallow and gentle-slope coasts A number of modest villas and bungalows are available along the beach for affordable price (not more than Rp500,000 per night) which offers view of 5 to 10 meters cliff guarding the beach It is believed that the paintings are dated back to prehistoric age The patterns are similar to those found at Tewet Cave Such artefact can also be found in Wamkana (Buru Island) Speelman Bay (Papua) and Kotobu (Southeast Sulawesi) The beach is travelers’ favorite natural wonder in Nuhu Evav Ngurvatur is also a stretch of sand dune that stretches along 2.5 kilometers from its mainland of Waha Island The widest point is only around 20 kilometers Shallow water that are full with seaweeds lay on the left and right sides of the land one may witness flocks of pelicans having a rest in the land on their way to Australia If you feel like getting away from salt water a bit Hawang Cave in Letvuan Village is an option Hawang is the most popular among other caves existing in karst area of Kei The cave has a recessed part that is filled with freshwater forming a natural pool with crystal clear water Travelers can take a dip in the pool but swimming too far into the cave is not recommended Masbait hill 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Adithya acted as a host when the Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas) Chairman Dwi Soetjipto and Maluku Govern See Other Packages a pioneering leader in electric commercial-vehicle charging solutions is thrilled to announce it has secured a share of the £14 million in joint government and industry funding to drive innovation in the freight sector with the Department for Transport This funding will back a cutting-edge project in collaboration with Wincanton aimed at trialling high-performance powerbanks for electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) The funding forms part of the third round of the Department for Transport’s Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator Programme delivered by Connected Places Catapult a £7 million initiative spanning three years The programme is designed to bolster the freight sector’s efficiency by fostering the deployment of advanced technologies such as swappable powerbanks AI and automation to improve goods transportation across rail said: “We are delighted to be working with the Department for Transport Connected Places Catapult and Wincanton on this forward-thinking project to trial our high-performance powerbanks for electric trucks The funding we’ve received from the Department for Transport’s Freight Innovation Fund Accelerator Programme expedites the development of our cutting-edge solution enabling us to extend the range and operational capabilities of eHGVs while introducing new efficiencies to fleet management “Our collaboration with Wincanton will play an important role in showcasing the transformational potential of our swappable powerbank technology for the logistics sector and we’re excited to be a part of taking eHGV capabilities to new heights.” This groundbreaking project is expected to bring significant advantages to the freight industry helping to curb carbon emissions and increase the operational efficiency of electric lorries by addressing range limitations and charging challenges as one of the UK’s leading supply chain partners trusted by many of the UK’s most renowned brands and public bodies Transport Monitoring Solutions (TMS) has enhanced its range of DVS systems with the launch of an industry-first hybrid option that brings together the benefits of both radar Petrol and diesel prices are set to rise again Aquila Truck Centre’s Gloucester facility has been appointed a Decarbonising commercial vehicles (CVs) is Highlighting the remarkable achievement of Former Marcy Corrections Officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in case involving the death of an inmate in December 2024 — The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is having some real fun with a new virtual event Canine contestants are seeking the votes of the public to encourage donations and earn "wagging" rights whose dog can raise the most money for animals in need Each dollar donated equals one vote with all proceeds benefiting shelter animals and the work of SQSPCA This important fundraiser showcases fabulous dogs in the community each with a unique story of how they joined their family “The human-animal bond is strong and so important to the wellbeing of both We honor this connection in the work we do for animals in need of care across the region and families who love and welcome companion animals into their lives,” stated Stacie Haynes Stacie is fostering one of the contestants who is also available for adoption and encourages the public to visit the website and place a vote for one or more dogs “One dollar equals one vote and every dollar counts when working to alleviate the suffering of animals and create pathways to adoption.” “Please share the link with your family and friends through social media or by email or text Anyone can vote as many times as they want over the event period,” Haynes added we can do great things and every contribution helps to save lives.” Participants include Teams Lexi/Elaine Bresee and Rome/Francesca Zambello & Faith Gay please remember the animals who need your help There are no party lines when it comes to caring for vulnerable animals Please join us and Vote for Dogs at SQSPCA’s Fur-tual Reality Dog Show.” the winning dog will be named on a limited-edition beer to be featured this fall at the brewery with 10% of sales being donated to the shelter The winner will be announced through SQSPCA’s website The starter’s gun fired and we were off and racing from Thursday Island with the next stop Tual in the Kai Islands there was no starter’s gun or a race for that matter but get a group of sailing enthusiasts in the same bay at the same time heading the same way and well It was mid-July and the day had dawned clear and bright and the tide was just right for an early get away out of the anchorage The shakedown trip from Cairns to Thursday Island was behind us and now we were off on an adventure with new friends It was the first overseas cruise for some of us So I had better back the story up a bit here that is the participants in the Wonderful Sail2Indonesia 2016 rally fleet had all anchored on the western side of Horn Island to keep out of the south-east trades blowing consistently at various strengths at that time of the year The anchorage was great with plenty of room for twenty five or more boats The water was a lovely teal colour and the fin of a white tipped reef shark could occasionally be seen moving through the boats at anchor A couple we had met in Cairns who regularly visit Horn and Thursday Islands told us to look out for a large resident crocodile often seen sunning himself on the Horn Island mudflats near the beached trawler at low tide While we kept a good look out I think all the additional boats and movement scared him and he was in hiding We were all a little disappointed we did not get to see and photograph him We were later told by a participant that was delayed slightly in Cairns that when they were anchored in the Horn Island anchorage they saw the crocodile out sunning himself on the bank daily The days in the anchorage before departure were spent doing the last odd jobs and topping off the fuel tanks by carting the fuel back from the local fuel merchant on Horn Island to the boat in jerry cans by tender There is a little bay with a sandy beach where you can park the tender and just walk over the road to the fuel merchant so we did not need to haul the cans very far But we did need to do the job on the higher half of the tide because the bay is quite shallow and several of us were caught on a falling tide needing then to walk our tenders loaded with fuel some distance in the shallows before we could lower the motors we caught a ferry over to Thursday Island to do the last of the provisioning along with a trip to Customs to finalise our departure Then it was off to the pub for a great counter meal at lunchtime We finished off the day with a trip to the local grocery store for the cold goods and then on to the hardware store to get a couple of seals for the sink wastes that I had destroyed by being a little over active while plunging a small blockage We were all set and excited as we prepared the last meal we were going to have at anchor in Australian waters for quite some time I checked the Bureau of Meterology’s weather forecasts and GRIB files I had recently downloaded from Saildocs via SailMail over the HF radio It all looked good for departure the next day The weather forecast mentioned a strong wind warning in the west side of the gulf but we did not see any problems on our intended course we had been tracking the weather for the last month and this looked the best for sailing we had seen in that time The GRIB files showed SE 12 knots to 15 knots for the next week the day dawned clear and bright and the tide was just right for an early get away While there are a few hazards getting out of the Thursday Island area the hazards are well marked on the charts and navigation is not a problem The one thing you do need to keep an eye out for is shipping traffic there are some very large vessels moving through these waters Due to the shallow water depths they do not have a lot of manoeuvring space We motored for the first hour to top up the batteries and make water to fill the tanks The planned tank top-up was working well until the freshwater pressure hose burst I saw the bilge pump run light come on in the cockpit control panel however before we were quick enough to access what was happening: we had lost one hundred litres of fresh water into the bilge we are not off to a good start” and I hoped this was the last of any problems The wind started to pick up and before long we were able to turn off the motor and at about the same time the tide had fully turned and we were off sailing along at a nice steady seven knots It was not long before the alarm clock we had set up went off to remind us the HF net was about to start While we had enjoyed our lunch at the pub the previous day several crews were talking together and had made arrangement to form an HF net while we travelled The word went out to the rest of the fleet by word of mouth and almost seventy per cent of the fleet were on the air I am sure more were listening but were not comfortable to say much due to the language barrier This was also when some of the fleet realised their HF radios did not work or didn’t work on all the frequencies While an HF net may sound a little old fashioned to some we had a great time keeping in touch with the fleet and hearing how things were going either good or bad Fishing activities were usually discussed during the course of the net and of course waypoints taken and plotted of the upcoming dangers It was not long after the first HF net was over the crew member we had picked up in Thursday Island started to look a little green around the gills Hoping this was something that was going to pass we had her take some seasick pills and moved her out into the cockpit for some fresh air As it turned out it took three days at sea before she came good but that ‘good’ could quickly revert to ‘bad’ if the sea became a little lively We did have a small full-time job on our hands making sure our crew was staying hydrated and was kept as comfortable as possible On the other hand Matilda was loving the conditions she took off like a horse just released from the starters barrier In the first two days we were logging nearly one hundred and eighty miles a day This was moving us into the forward part of the pack we were most impressed with her performance; not bad considering she was sitting well down in the water with several months of supplies packed on board Along with spare parts and an additional forty metres of anchor chain combined with the full fuel and water tanks and additional jerry cans of water and fuel we were fairly well loaded We settled into a three hour on/three hour off rotation for the first two nights but found the three hours to be too long With our crew too sick the first two days we then decided to do two on/two off and slipped into it easily and only needed a small catch up sleep during the day We were thankful to have the extra set of eyes when we were going through the squid boats on the fourth evening But life at sea does appear to get better after the third day It is amazing how quickly you slip off to sleep when you come off shift and lie down into the bunk I also think getting the boat as quiet as you possibly can downstairs helps you automatically know something needs investigation when you start to hear a noise Usually the first night is spent looking for that rattling bottle in the back of the cupboard or the intermittent ting ting coming from the aft cabin Once these annoyances are sorted out life becomes a little easier As it turned out the strong wind in the western part of the Gulf of Carpentaria did have effect on the weather we were experiencing in the east part of the Gulf It appears the mono’s were revelling in the conditions and were leading the pack The wind was a little stronger and the seas were a little bigger we were getting a steady 20kn to 25kn and were almost on a beam reach sailing along at seven to nine knots some of the time I remember looking at the GPS trip log and saw we were averaging 7.5kn moving speed for the trip and thinking we are moving along quite nicely Our course was due west at 270 degrees magnetic While we could have made a more direct route to the Kai Islands warnings from the previous year’s rally fleet about fish attracting devices and nets closer in toward Irian Jaya made us cautious so we stayed offshore fifty miles While this additional distance seemed frustrating the good news is we did not have any encounters with any fishing activity during our first four days We knew the fishing and squid boats were out there in the distance closer to the coast because we were able to see the lights on or the glow over the horizon Once we had past the southerly tip of Irian Jaya we turned and headed for the bottom of the Kai islands this was about the time the wind started to wane when we really could have done with a lift We found ourselves doing extra miles keeping the boat moving as we sailed zigzag downwind during the evenings The good thing is we had become reasonably proficient at using our cruising spinnaker and most days found that it was being hoisted at about the same time the sun was starting to come up over the horizon We would have dearly liked to have run under spinnaker at night but common sense dictated that we could not see any squalls or approaching storms in the darkness While it is one thing to pull the spinnaker down shorthanded in the daylight it’s certainly not something that would be safe to do at night but then during the evening of the fourth night we ran into the squid boat fleet but had to negotiate the fleet fishing around the southern end of the Aru Islands There appeared to be hundreds of squid boats spread out over the horizon as far as the eye could see The problem with squid boats is the dozens of exceptionally bright white lights they carry making them almost impossible to look at being particularly bright and nasty when looking through the binoculars for navigation lights We gave up on looking for navigation lights because they do not appear to have any navigation lights as we know them Most only have some flashing LED lights but they pale into insignificance with the power of the squid-attracting white light we would put our sunglasses on at night when negotiating in close quarters this allowed us to keep a better eye on the boats movements We concentrated on looking for direction of travel unfortunately this meant looking through the binoculars to find which way they were pointing Luckily only one or two boats were on the move at any one time The radar was not helping us locate or track these wooden boats and most of the time the returns were so poor we found it easier to be on high alert with two sets of eyes in the cockpit is squid boats do not have nets so there were no nasty surprises to find wrapped around the rudder or keel Moving through the squid boat fleet was when I got the biggest scare of the whole trip Just after we had finished negotiating around a large boat that was on the move and we were just in the clear the lifebuoy light attached to the stern rail malfunctioned and started to flash brightly At that point I thought we were about to be run down and my heart almost flew out of my chest So far during the trip the wind generator and solar panels had kept the batteries well charged and we had not needed to run to motor to top up the batteries even though the instruments and autopilot was on twenty four hours a day The only thing we were not totally happy with was the fridge as it continued to run and run Not sure what was going on but it appears the controller locks up from time to time so the fridge would run but does not get any cooler Hope to have this sorted out in the near future but it only appears to do it during passages which makes troubleshooting difficult Once we had cleared the bottom end of the Aru Islands the wind shifted slightly making a run to the channel between the Kai Islands a difficult task to achieve The swell was up and kept knocking the wind out of the spinnaker and the mainsail so that was painful As it turned out we dropped the sails and motored for a couple of hours then as luck would have it we got a reprieve and the wind livened up and we were off sailing again It was great to see the Kai Islands appear out of the sea mist and we were having a great sail There was a long discussion on the HF net on whether it was safe to journey up the channel between the islands in the night The previous evening one of the catamarans had motorsailed into a fishing net when they cut in close to the shore when going into the channel We had their GPS coordinates and had entered them in as a waypoint and knew it was something to keep well away from Some of the fleet behind us had decided to hove too and not go up the channel unless it was daylight hours In light of the sloppy conditions I think our crew would have jumped over the side if we had decided to hove too It was not dark but it would be before we had fully traversed the channel We decided to push ahead but we did not make the decision to continue blindly While we did have the welfare of our crew member in mind it was not the only reason for the decision It was a full moon and the sky was clearing and we were also in contact with one of the fleet who had been ahead and were still in the process of travelling up the pass and would be through before dark I had been following their progress by tracking the AIS and communicating with them on the VHF while we had looked at this passage on the chart time and time again when planning the trip it never ceases to amaze me how big and just how beautiful things are in the real world when you are not looking at a paper chart or zoomed out on the chartplotter We had an easy sail into the passage and after several miles the breeze died off so we had to douse the spinnaker and started the engine but night was beginning to fall as we prepared the powerful handheld spotlight should it be needed to put light on the upcoming hazards Armed with several co-ordinates entered as waypoints we were able to run up the passage in the dark reasonably confident there were no fishing huts or fish attracting devices One of the bigger cats had caught up and followed close behind it was good to know they were there should we need any help if we get into trouble It turned out to be an easy run with the full moon lighting the way the only fishing activity we saw was when we turned into the shipping passage to run into Tual from the north There were several boats out and about with nets between them and the shore but the boats were lit with flashing LED strobes and they were out of the main channel Upon our arrival at the anchorage one of the participants had heard we were coming in over the radio and had stayed up to give us advice on the best place to anchor If he had not stayed up and came over in his tender to give us the lay of the land we more than likely would have dropped anchor in deeper water near the jetty that housed the soon to return fishing fleet With his good advice we dropped the anchor in sixteen metres of water in the anchorage north of the main port of Tual at 02:30am and we hoisted the Q flag and went to bed after a few celebratory drinks excited but exhausted At some ridiculously early time in the morning the rooster close on shore began to crow and woke us up This was then soon followed by the smell of small cooking fires as the town of Tual woke up to start the new day We lay in bed excited yelling between our selves guess where we are Not really believing we had just crossed a small sea and were in another country The next few hours was a blur as Quarantine it was a painless experience I think made easier because all of our paperwork had been submitted electronically a month earlier The thing that does stick in my mind is that we were made to feel most welcome and it was smiles alround Our Q flag was lowered and our Indonesian courtesy flag was flown Customs was able to visit and we were free to go to shore On our way to Tual we did not see any FADs until we got in the channel between the islands So keeping to the centre of a channel or in deeper water can help but it does require a good look out with a high powered spotlight or torch regularly flashing it around to spot any upcoming hazards During our run up between the islands we kept on the two hundred metre contour and had a good run We found a number of fishing huts are manned at night and someone would shine a powerful torch in our direction to get our attention then flash the beam across the water over their net so we could steer away if necessary Most of the time the nets would be laid from the platform/canoe/dinghy/fishing boat to the shore and to make the end of the net float a little less visible to us they fly a black fag on the bamboo pole float Taking on a crewmember just before the start of an ocean passage was not the smartest thing we could have done While we have sailed together it was only short runs If contemplating long voyages have the candidate travel with you for a coastal leg to get sea legs For us three hours on and three hours off during the evening was almost torture once we went to two on and two off it went by in a flash and we seemed in better condition in the mornings The tide function on electronic charting application programs) can be out by hours; while the app is showing it is a rising tide in actual fact it may very well be a falling tide Try and find a tide book or reference before moving into areas you need tidal information While I know some people think the AIS transponder is a pain in the neck I know from experience they have aided rescue or helped keep people out of trouble The first was when a catamaran was moving through the Barrier Reef area and a ship contacted them by name and let them know they must take evasive action now or they would be run down They took evasive action and were able to power out of the ship’s way quickly an EPIRB had been activated and through the aid of AIS the Reef VTS was able to contact the two closest boats to the activated beacon That was ourselves and another of the rally boats The other boat was slightly closer and were able to find the distressed boat and tow them to safety Another time was when I was tracking one of the rally fleet through the passage between the Kai Islands I was watching the progress on AIS as they negotiated the passage I had called them on the VHF to let them know they were sailing into danger There were rocks and shoals ahead and they were making seven knots so I called to let them know my chart shows they were sailing into the trouble It turned out they were using an older chartplotter chip which did not have the shoals marked; but the newer chip plus all the latest on yachting regattas and offshore adventures around the world producer of electric commercial-vehicle charging solutions has unveiled its new  PowerBank Pro-Charging system with the goal of revolutionising enterprise fleet-vehicle charging and transforming electric commercial-vehicle productivity Developed together with some of Europe’s largest leading fleet operators the ground-breaking technology has been designed to transform enterprise fleets’ productivity Prioritising electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) as a core vehicle segment for enterprise fleets Tual’s unique technology provides critical solutions for fleet operators and vehicle OEMs needing to meet the challenges presented by vehicle charging “Providing van-fleet drivers with guaranteed access to the energy they need and fleet profitability,” says Philip Clarke “That is what Tual has been founded to achieve and – together with some of Europe’s largest fleets – that is what our unique powerbank technology has been developed to facilitate.” fleet-operator needs are currently not served by eLCV offerings on the market with driving-range and vehicle-charging challenges creating a significant cost-burden on businesses With 40% of van use-cases exceeding real-world eLCV range and 70% of van drivers unable to charge at home or depot lost productivity from charging downtime can cost fleets up to £150,000 per driver or vehicle over a five-year period “We are firmly on track on the journey from product development and prototyping to full-scale manufacturing and the scope of the technology is hugely exciting for us – with the business looking in future to expand into haulage “Focusing our initial offering on the eLCV segment as a core component of enterprise fleets we’re committed to delivering the tools they need to make a success of their transition to electric power.” 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Read our policy which has developed a 'no deposit' solution for landlords has appointed Francois Tual as co-CEO of the business.  Joining the senior management team at the end of August 2022 Tual's role will see him take charge of the firm's strategy and finance He was previously chief capital officer at Habito having built his career in international banking with firms including Goldman Sachs and BNP Paribas Tual will join co-CEO of business operations Gary Wright and chief technical officer Bartosz Alksinin to bring the financial expertise needed to further grow the business said: 'Francois joins us at a truly exciting time for the business It’s been a record year of results for new signings and revenue and his financial expertise will prove instrumental in building on these successes We’re delighted to welcome him to the team.' Said Tual: 'Flatfair has already done so much to make renting fairer and easier for thousands of people and I’m thrilled to be able to oversee the company’s finance and strategy in order to bring the benefits to thousands more.” Said Doerr: 'I’m grateful for being part of the founding team that turned an idea into what is now a multi-million revenue business that benefits thousands of renters and landlords.' Copyright © 1997–2025 IPE International Publishers Limited Site powered by Webvision Cloud If someone told Corentin (“Cory”) Tual four years ago that he would be managing Lillie Keenan’s top grand prix horses today Tual has spent the past four years as Keenan’s head groom but recently was promoted to oversee the barn staff “Managing is a new adventure for me for the [Winter Equestrian Festival (Florida)] 2023 season,” he said when a friend asked him to come ride ponies with her “I remember coming home that afternoon and telling my parents I loved it,” Tual said I went to the barn every chance I could; I was never home anymore.” which earned him the opportunity to ride more horses Throughout high school and two years of college Tual groomed and rode with Langon-based show jumper Sébastien Delaporte of Sébastien Delaporte Stable Tual had the opportunity to show a bit in the jumpers Lillie Keenan’s Argan De Belgrad makes a beeline for groom Cory Tual after a successful performance during the 2022 Winter Equestrian Festival (Fla.) he took a sabbatical from his job with Delaporte for a six-month internship as a veterinary assistant at a clinic in Le Mans “The most important thing I learned at the clinic was staying calm in an emergency situation,” he said “It’s hard to learn to keep your head clear when it’s stressful.” Tual reassessed his path and realized he no longer enjoyed riding as much Having decided it was time for a career change he enrolled in a year-long online business school through a university in France He needed a job to earn money while he studied and found one with a tack shop that traveled to horse shows an experience in what was supposed to be his side job—something he could easily balance with his schoolwork—changed the course of his career and inspired him to move overseas: When Tual accidentally lost a client due to a French/English language barrier “I was angry at myself for not knowing English well The main reason I came to America was to learn proper English.” His knowledge of the horse show world drew Tual to Wellington where he got a grooming job at Torrey Pines Stable home of Canadian Olympic show jumper Eric Lamaze and I wanted to learn English as fast as I could,” Tual said with a laugh we have so many horses at once that sometimes we have to forfeit attention to detail But I discovered this work environment was what I had been searching for in Europe all along: North American programs believe in tidiness and taking care of details Tual spent about nine months traveling with Lamaze in Florida and Europe before deciding he wanted to find a smaller program with even more of the work environment he wanted and then on to Lillie Keenan’s Chansonette Farm in Katonah but I wanted to be at a smaller barn,” he said “Smaller numbers of horses allow you to pay more attention to details Keenan has been training with McLain Ward for the previous four years and keeps anywhere from 10-16 horses at a time Tual with Lillie Keenan and Agana Van Het Gerendal Z during the Las Vegas National Horse Show where they won the both the $40,000 CSI4*-W 1.50m Las Vegas National “All In” Speed Classic on Nov 17 and the $150,000 Longines FEI Las Vegas CSI4*-W on Nov and we rotated who stayed home and who went to the shows,” Tual said we traveled all over the East Coast and to Canada for the Calgary and Spruce Meadows shows.” They stayed stateside during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 “Going into WEF 2023 will be my fifth season with Cory and he has really become the person I depend on,” Keenan said I know I don’t need to worry about my horses One of Tual’s main charges over the years has been Chansonette Farm’s Agana Van Het Gerendal Z an 11-year-old Zangersheide stallion (Aganix Du Seigneur—Naminka “I’ve cared for him and helped Lillie bring him up through the two-star three-star and four-star grand prix levels and now to the five-star level,” Tual said “He’s a funny horse—sometimes people are scared of him because he can rear up—but I’m tall and not scared of him Another of Tual’s favorite horses was Chansonette Farm’s Skyhorse a 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding (Calvaro F.C.—Quinette Ter Putte one of his all-time favorites among Lillie Keenan’s string “I had such a strong relationship with him; he was unreal and you can ask him to do whatever,” Tual said I love all of Lillie’s horses; they’re all different I never feel like I’m alone at the barn because I’m always with the horses.” Keenan’s main focus was to earn a spot on the NetJets U.S Show Jumping Team for the 2022 Agria FEI Jumping World Championship “I knew we were going to need solid results all last winter to make the [world championship] team,” he said Keenan and her very new mount—she had just purchased him in January—Argan De Beliard a 12-year-old Selle Français gelding (Mylord Carthago*HN—La Belle Normande Show Jumping Team for the $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO4* during WEF 9 The pair was the only combination to contribute two clear rounds toward the U.S the Chansonette team learned that Keenan had made the short list of 10 horse/rider combinations for Herning Keenan had qualified with “Argan,” while “Agana” was listed as her reserve horse The Chansonette team planned its summer schedule around the world championship giving the horses a month off after WEF before traveling to the Netherlands to compete over the summer Keenan and Argan were invited to compete at the FEI Nations Cup of Rome CSIO5* at Piazza di Siena and the Mercedes-Benz Jumping Nations Cup of Aachen CSIO5* in Germany “Argan and Lillie were super at both events,” Tual said “Argan did both Nations Cup rounds in Rome and then we did the grand prix on Sunday with one rail down I knew I really needed to have Argan ready for that event and I focused really hard on preparing him.” During the FEI Nations Cup at Aachen Argan and Keenan had a rail in the first round and went clear in the second round When Keenan and Argan made the world championship team in mid-July It would be the first world championship experience for Keenan and they were determined to set themselves up for success like [Ward’s] longtime manager Lee McKeever and I always ask him questions if I need advice,” Tual said “I have a huge respect for him; Lee has done this a long time I always want to learn how to be better at my job.” Tual emphasizes that peaking a horse for a specific event is a carefully thought-out process you have a string of horses to choose from and you can choose the best horse to do a specific class with on a specific day,” Tual said you’re only allowed to use the horse that’s picked so there’s more pressure and a lot more planning to peak the horse That’s one of the biggest things I’ve learned on this journey: how to peak a horse for one event.” the Chansonette team were proud of their effort “We went last in the order on the second day and the last score on the team is a lot of pressure the whole journey was still a great experience for all of us,” Tual said and you don’t get a second chance at the same event,” he added “But I think Lillie and I learned a lot from this journey Keenan was thrilled that Tual was there to support her at her first world championship “The thing I love about Cory is that he understands my program and his goals are the same as mine,” Keenan said and the most important thing to him is the horses and he has given me so much confidence as an athlete.” The duo celebrated another milestone together when Keenan won the $150,000 Longines FEI Las Vegas CSI4*-W Tual with the Groom’s Award backpack he won during the Las Vegas National Horse Show Tual will be managing Keenan’s barn instead of being head groom “I used to just take care of my three horses but now I will oversee more,” Tual explained I don’t see myself with anyone else other than Lillie Do you know an exceptional groom who deserves to be showcased in our Groom Spotlight section? If so, email kloushin@coth.com to tell us all about that person you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy You may also receive promotional emails from The Chronicle of the Horse Copyright © 2025 The Chronicle of the Horse We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze how you use this website and provide the content and advertisements that are relevant to you These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your prior consent You can choose to enable or disable some or all of these cookies but disabling some of them may affect your browsing experience Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative leading innovator in electric commercial-vehicle charging solutions highly flexible PowerBank Pro-Charging offering – with the mission of revolutionising enterprise fleet-vehicle charging and transforming electric commercial-vehicle productivity TUAL’s unique technology provides critical solutions for fleet operators and vehicle OEMs needing to meet the challenges presented by vehicle charging Philip Clarke, CEO and Founder of TUAL: “Providing van-fleet drivers with guaranteed access to the energy they need That is what TUAL has been founded to achieve and – together with some of Europe’s largest fleets – that is what our unique powerbank technology has been developed to facilitate There is an urgent need for enterprise fleets and OEMs to adopt eLCVs with lucrative fleet contracts demanding the integration of zero-emission vans and regulatory pressures requiring vehicle-manufacturers to deliver them Fleet-operator needs are currently not served by eLCV offerings on the market Developed from the ground-up for maximum flexibility TUAL’s highly modular powerbank solutions have been optimised to help enterprise fleets overcome grid and vehicle constraints The only on-demand battery system that’s scalable across OEMs TUAL powerbanks are fully compatible with vehicle manufacturers’ existing platforms – with seamless installation facilitated by integration kits offered with each solution The highly intelligent powerbank technology can be leveraged across a range of critical use-cases for enterprise fleets TUAL offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for commercial fleet operators to take control of their charging operations – freeing them from reliance on public charging infrastructure while maximising vehicle uptime and profitability For vans unable to home-charge or return to depot Vehicle ReCharge powerbank technology provides overnight charging regardless of location – delivered by charge collected on the return journey they are able to swap powerbanks in 90 seconds ensuring minimal disruption to the vehicle’s schedule TUAL’s Range Extender solution enables vehicle deployment for long-range duty cycles Taking a powerbank with them during daily operations drivers can park up their van while the system charges the vehicle’s battery each time it’s parked For operators that require auxiliary power beyond what’s available from the van itself the Portable Power solution delivers off-grid energy on demand – giving drivers the opportunity to run auxiliary equipment and charge other vehicles on-the-go