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The Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (FSG) has announced that it has received its first order, since the new start under the direction of Tennor Holding. IVP Ship Invest orders a RoRo ferry for completion in April 2022. At the same time, the customer also places an option for a second vessel. The order has a total volume of 140 million Euros. FSG to deliver RoRo ferry This order is an important building block for the future of the Flensburg shipyard" IVP Ship Invest is a c...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) delivered equipment from Russia to Bangladesh, including a reactor vessel for the first power unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, which is now under construction. To implement the project, FESCO experts developed an individual scheme of transportation of the oversized heavy equipment: a 347-ton reactor pressure vessel, a steam generator (334 tons), a pressure compensator (191 tons), and a polar crane (80 tons). Reactor pressure vessel FESCO has extensiv...

The Republic of Colombia has officially requested to become a full member of the International Transport Forum (ITF), the world’s only global body with a mandate for all transport modes.   Colombia’s President Iván Duque Márquez made the announcement at an official event at the Presidential seat Casa de Nariño in Bogotá on 27 November 2020 in the presence of Minister of Transport Ángela Orozco Gomez and ITF Secretary-General Young Tae Kim (att...

Danelec Marine (Danelec) and Veracity by DNV (Veracity) have signed a pilot agreement to enable new maritime use-cases; combining the strengths of DanelecConnect’s onboard data capture capabilities and Veracity’s eco-system and platform architecture. Danelec is a manufacturer to the maritime industry of Voyage Data Recorders, Electronic Chart Display, Information Systems, and ship-2-shore data solutions. By running their data over Veracity’s independent data platform, using Ve...

The German Maritime industry is undergoing a period of rapid transformation. Digitalisation and decarbonisation are the grand challenges of the current time, and they require increased collaboration between all industry stakeholders. To address the current challenges and to help the German Maritime industry transition to a greener and more efficient future, DNV GL, the classification society, has appointed Rasmus Stute as Area Germany Business Development Manager. Understanding the complex shi...

FESCO Transportation Group reports that Andrey Severilov has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of FESCO PJSC (the parent company of the FESCO Group). Evgeny Melnikov became Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors. The decisions were made at the Meeting of the Board of Directors on 25 November 2020. Extensive industry experience  Andrey Severilov is a professional investor in industrial and financial assets, and a shareholder in CB LOCKO-Bank, Siberian Titan, and TomskAz...

Proper ventilation is essential to preventing damage to the cargo and ensuring the safety of the crew and vessel in bulk carriers. To provide ship’s masters and crew with an understanding of different ventilation requirements for bulk cargoes, INTERCARGO, The Standard Club, and DNV GL, the classification society, have launched a new ventilation guide. Ventilation guide In addition, fumigation issues and the entry of ship personnel into confined spaces are addressed The guide covers the...

VSTEP and the well-established Inland Shipping School – Maritieme Academie Harlingen (MAH) have been collaborating over the past few weeks to ensure that the NAUTIS Inland Simulators at MAH and Nova College are up to date with the latest CESNI (2019) requirements. One of the most renowned inland navigation training schools in Europe – Maritime Academie Harlingen (MAH), which uses NAUTIS Inland Simulators to offer a wide range of inland maritime courses to hundreds of trainees each y...

Wallem Ship Management – one of the largest and most experienced providers of ship management services – has appointed Navigate Response to enhance its global media response capability. As a leading provider of technology-driven maritime solutions for shipowners worldwide, Wallem has engaged Navigate Response to deliver crisis communications support and training to its global operations onshore and at sea. Enhancing security via digital solutions Wallem is committed to investing i...

On the afternoon of November 23, 2020, China United Lines Ltd. (CULines) entered into a 'Two Ports & Two Shipping Operators' Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Guangzhou Port Company Limited, Hainan Harbor & Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. and New Golden Sea Shipping Pte. Ltd. The signing of this strategic framework agreement is an extension of the partnership between CULines and New Golden Sea Shipping. SHX service The two parties co-launched the SHX service, which has completed its ma...

MAN Energy Solutions announces that it is to offer its proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system as an emissions solution for its new, low-speed ME-GA engine, the Otto-cycle variant of its established ME-GI dual-fuel engine. EGR is a NOx-emissions-reduction technique that ensures IMO Tier III compliance in both diesel and gas mode. The company has long experience with the emission-reduction technology and reported the first order for an EGR system in 2011 when it was fully integrated w...

A comprehensive and interactive dashboard that predicts LNG demand and enables scenario modelling in Australia was developed as a result of the East Coast Australia LNG Joint Industry Project (EC JIP). Facilitated by DNV GL, project partners included oil & gas suppliers, LNG infrastructure consultants, ship owners and operators, charterers, industry associations, governmental agencies, and regulators. The EC JIP was recently concluded in October and the dashboard will be made available to t...

  Ocean Infinity is excited to announce plans for the next phase of its Armada fleet of robotic vessels with a signed contract for eight 78-metre, optionally crewed robotic vessels. Sustainable logistics services The impact and the scale of this robotic fleet will spark the biggest transformation of the maritime industry" Designed for today’s tasks but with tomorrow’s in mind, these exceptionally fuel-efficient, onshore-controlled vessels will initially only utilise a skel...

RCL is pleased to announce the launch of its new service between Singapore – Cebu – Cagayan de Oro – Singapore using two vessels i.e. Ratha and Pira Bhum in a weekly sailing. Branded as the “RSP6”, the maiden call will commence with the Pira Bhum ex Singapore on 30 November 2020, followed by the Ratha Bhum.  Direct connectivity According to an RCL spokesperson, “Our customers have been asking RCL to provide direct connectivity for both to and from Cebu...

A new report by the International Transport Forum explores ways to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution from ships. The publication coincides with the 75th meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization. The report “Navigating Towards Cleaner Maritime Shipping” specifically examines: How the Nordic region can build on its success as a pioneer in sustainable shipping, and How these experiences can help other shipping nations...

Shell and offshore robotic ship operator - Ocean Infinity have signed a joint development agreement to combine expertise and assets to execute multiclient seep hunter projects. The combination of Shell’s specialist seeps hunting expertise and Ocean Infinity’s ‘Armada’ fleet of robotic ships, will provide effective location targeting and wide-scale coverage. Improved exploration work In turn, this will culminate in more reliable results, improving the focus of explorati...

SBM Offshore’s first Fast4Ward® hull takes onboard topsides modules at Singapore yard. Progress picked up pace when the yards in Singapore re-opened earlier this year. The mooring and riser system integration, as well as other work scope, were completed in the dry dock at Keppel FELS.  The Fast4Ward® Multi-Purpose Floater (MPF) hull has now moved to the integration quayside in Keppel TUAS, where the topside integration phase started with the progressive lifting of the to...

The research institute Fraunhofer ISE, battery supplier Corvus, the Marine Service Unit of Costa Group Carnival Maritime GmbH, and DNV GL, the classification society, have launched “DDD-Batman”, a new MarTERA-sponsored project to study maritime battery health. As the uptake of maritime batteries increases, being able to provide a better picture of the overall health of installed batteries and the available power, is important for building confidence in the safety of hybrid and elect...

Germany is the large economy in Europe, and the country is also pioneering within foodstuff production and export. Within recent years, Blue Water has established a strong name and a solid market position in the German reefer market (refrigerated transports). Now, wish to develop further and expand our presence to cover new suppliers, customers and commodities - and accommodate existing clients’ needs. That is why the next step is to be locally present, as this is one of the keys to gain...

Stena Line is celebrating the 25th anniversary (12 Nov 2020) of the relocation of its ferry services to Belfast from Larne in 1995.  During this time, the Irish Sea’s ferry company has achieved a number of key milestones including transporting in excess of 33 million passengers, 7 million cars and almost 7 million freight units. When Stena Line established its Belfast operation on 12th November 1995, it operated just three ferries to one port in Scotland.  Today, that service ha...

To create more supply chain flexibility in Asia/Europe routing options in response to COVID-19’s impact, Maersk is announcing an increase of up to two departures per week in its AE19 service. The AE19 service is a combination of a short-sea and intercontinental rail product between ports in Korea, China and Japan and Northern European ports in Finland, Poland, Germany and Scandinavia. The service covers both westbound and eastbound directions for dry, refrigerated and dangerous cargo....

Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) announced that the Company had appointed Lars-Christian Svensen as the Chief Commercial Officer of Golden Ocean Management AS effective from 1st December 2020. Mr. Svensen, who is based in Oslo, most recently worked for Western Bulk. In this asset-light dry bulk operator, he was responsible for South Atlantic and U.S. Gulf chartering operations. Chartering experience His experience managing a chartering environment leverages digitalisation, analytics, and ris...

FESCO Transportation Group has purchased 100 new 40FT high cube refrigerated containers within the strategic framework for renewing the container fleet of its subsidiary Dalreftrans. Dalreftrans organises the transportation of cargo that requires temperature control. As a result of the transaction, the company will be operating the largest refrigerated container fleet in Russia over 1.9 thousand units. The Group will receive the first containers at the end of November. Carrier PrimeLINE refrig...

Braemar Shipping Services Plc, an international provider of shipbroking, financial advisory, logistics, and engineering services to the shipping and energy industries, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary - Braemar Naves Corporate Finance (“BNCF”) and V.Ships Leisure, the cruise ship manager, have entered into a co-operation agreement to support cruise and ferry operators, their investors and financiers as they collectively navigate the unprecedented challenges cur...

Ferry company Stena Line moves its Nynäshamn ferry terminal to the newly built Stockholm Norvik Port. On November 9th the terminal was officially opened with the first arrival of the vessel Stena Flavia at 7 a.m. The new ferry terminal is an important part of Stena Lines expansion plans in the Baltic Sea that includes the deployment of two new modern ferries and 30 % additional freight capacity on the Nynäshamn-Ventspils route in 2021. Pioneer ferry companies The new modern ferry te...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) has transported the first refrigerated container connected to the system for controlling the temperature of perishable goods on the route from Moscow - Vladivostok. Electronic navigation seal The test shipment of the container was organized in collaboration with the Center for the Development of Digital Platforms LLC (CRCP, cargo sealing operator) and Softtelematika LLC (part of National Telematic Systems) supervised by the Russian Federal Service for Veterin...

From November 9th, the Danish authorities will introduce restrictions in the Northern part of Jutland to reduce the spreading and development of COVID-19 virus. Stena Line has therefore decided to temporarily stop the passenger operation between Frederikshavn in Denmark and Gothenburg in Sweden between November 9th and December 3rd. The freight operation The freight operation on the route will continue to keep the vital supply lines open The freight operation on the route will continue to ke...

Wan Hai Lines is pleased to announce the launch of Pakistan – United Arab Emirates Service “PS2” on November 17th, 2020. This new service will help to strengthen the Wan Hai Lines network in Gulf Region and Pakistan. New service coverage This service will be jointly operated with Global Feeder Shipping, by using 1 vessel with a nominal capacity of 1,800 TEU. PS2 maiden voyage will commence from Jebel Ali port on November 17th, 2020. The port rotation will be Jebel Ali -...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) is to launch a new weekly Europe - West Africa Service (EWX) to deliver a more efficient and comprehensive service network. The first voyage will commence in February 2021. The port rotation is as follows: Hamburg – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Le Havre – Algeciras – Tangier – Dakar – Tema – Abidjan – Hamburg. Transit services As a dedicated service between Europe and West Africa, EWX will offer competitive transit tim...

MAN Energy Solutions announces a new end-2-end reference for its digital service offerings within the key fishing segment. Norwegian trawler/purse seiner, ‘Odd Lundberg’, is a 70-metre vessel owned and operated by a business of the same name. Built in 2019, the fishing vessel features a MAN propulsion package, including a four-stroke L32/44CR engine, a MAN TCR20 turbocharger and a MAN SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system, backed up by the MAN PrimeServ Assist data-driven servi...