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Cargo moving through the Port of Long Beach eased up in October following reduced consumer demand and a shift of imported goods toward the Gulf and East coasts. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 658,428 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo containers last month, a 16.6% decline from October 2021. Imports were down 23.7% to 293,924 TEUs and exports decreased 2% to 119,763 TEUs. Empty containers moved through the Port fell 13.4% to 244,743 TEUs. Strategic and sustainable gateway...

Rolls-Royce and China Eastern Airlines have signed a TotalCare® Life service agreement for 10 A330 aircraft powered by Trent 700 engines. The agreement, which will cover at least a five-year term, was announced at the fifth China International Import Expo (CIIE) taking place in Shanghai from 5-10 November 2022. The agreement enables China Eastern to receive highly comprehensive aftermarket services and operational support, ensure the best overall life cycle cost-efficiency for their A330 fl...

The maritime & ports sector is the gateway to some of the biggest challenges facing the world currently, and presents innovation opportunities to deliver sustainable, equitable growth for our communities and economies. Ocean Wise has announced the cohort for the Maritime Accelerator, a brand-new, challenge-led programme powered by Connected Places Catapult and supported by several industry and academic partners. Maritime Accelerator Its aim is to provide each of the selected SMEs with a p...

Viasat recently received recognition from two organisations as a great place for veterans to work. It was selected for the 2022 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award, and earned a spot on the 2022 Military Times Best for Vets: Employers list. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal-level veterans’ employment award that recognises an organisation’s commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development. Comprehensive annual ranking The Military Times describes&nbs...

This Green Careers Week Maritime UK is launching a new green skills project, in order to help ensure that the maritime industries have the skills required to enable its decarbonisation. The project kick starts with the appointment of Kit Williams to coordinate delivery of recommendations from the Maritime Skills Commission’s (MSC) Skills for Green Jobs Position Paper. It is being delivered through a partnership between the MSC and Cornwall Marine Network (CMN). Maritime Skills Commission...

Waves Group is delighted to welcome Jeroen Overbeek as their APAC Regional Manager.  Jeroen will lead their multi-discipline team in Singapore and develop their operations across Asia, assisting their clients in issues relating to the investigation maritime casualties, offshore energy projects and Marine Warranty operations. As a member of the company’s global team of Maritime Civil Engineers, Jeroen Overbeek specialises in the investigation of Fixed & Floating Object (FFO) dam...

Explorers looking for their next adventure can take advantage of two new shorter sailings unveiled by Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, as part of its ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ cruise in 2023 – with up to £300 per person for guests to enjoy on board. Borealis will set sail from Southampton on 23rd February 2023, following as closely as possible in the footsteps of fictional explorer Phileas Fogg in the Jules Verne novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Witnessing the indige...

At its eighth annual Mersey Maritime Industry Awards (MMIAs), taking place at Liverpool Cathedral on Thursday, November 10, chief executive Chris Shirling-Rooke will announce The Hive as its chosen charity for the year. As it marks its 20th anniversary, Mersey Maritime is choosing to support The Hive as part of its commitment to help revive and grow our coastal communities, which are at the heart of the UK’s £116bn maritime sector. In Liverpool city region alone, maritime is worth...

As the world’s largest cruise ship Wonder of the Seas, departed on her maiden voyage in the beginning of March 2022, she was the first in the world to feature the new ABB Ability™ Marine Braking Assistance. Designed for safe and smooth emergency stops, the automatic braking system is the result of collaboration between supplier and owner, initiated at Royal Caribbean Group’s request. Following full sea trials by shipbuilder Chantiers d’Atlantique and acceptance by the ow...

METSTRADE is only a number of days away, and their team will be attending! This is an exciting one for Marine Resource this year, not only because they will be catching up face-to-face with some of the biggest names in the business but also because they are proudly sponsoring the Eco-Focused Boat of the Year Award at the Boat Builder Awards 2022. Sustainably orientated business This is a huge milestone for them as a sustainably orientated business fully supporting innovation. The Eco-Focused...

IEC Telecom is committed to empowering vessel owners with integrated and scalable communication services that ensure improved safety for the crew and better working conditions onboard small and mid-sized vessels. The fishing industry, in general, and the Spanish fishing sector, in particular, is an important market for the company. Iridium GMDSS At Navalia 2022, the most important trade show for this sector in Spain, IEC Telecom showcased Iridium GMDSS, which delivers safety services at 25% o...

Babcock is proud to be supporting one of the biggest student engineering events in Europe – Formula Student (FS) 2023. They’ll be joining hundreds of students at the kick-off event, Learn to Win, held at Coventry’s Manufacturing Technology Centre in a bid to attract the best next-gen talent. Innovative young engineers Babcock will return as the official FS Artificial Intelligence (FS-AI) Partner in 2023, and they are also supporting the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Challenge...

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is proud to welcome MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as its newest member. MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is a globally renowned company in transportation and logistics, privately owned and founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte. As one of the world’s major container shipping lines, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company operates 675 offices across 155 countries worldwide, with over 80,000 employees. MSC joins WOC as new member MSC’s shipping lin...

Prysmian Group and Giancarlo Pedote, Ocean Sailor and Skipper of the IMOCA Prysmian Group, together again for the Route de Rhum, one of the most prestigious events for sailing enthusiasts. The famous solo race - Route de Rhum will start on Sunday, November 6, 2022, from Saint-Malo and will end with the arrival in Guadeloupe. Route de Rhum Created in 1978, the Route de Rhum has become a classic of transatlantic solo races Created in 1978, the Route de Rhum has become a classic of transatlanti...

Matson, Inc. (‘Matson’; MATX) has announced that its subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc., a renowned U.S. carrier in the Pacific, has signed contracts with Philly Shipyard Inc. to build three new 3,600 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units - the standard unit of measurement for container capacity) Aloha Class containerships for an aggregate price of approximately US$ 1 billion. The first vessel is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2026, with subsequent deliveries...

The Odissey of the Seas cruise ship has made its first call in Valencia, Spain, as informed by the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV). Francesca Antonelli, the Head of Marketing and Cruises of the València Port Authority (PAV) has been in charge of handing over the traditional socarrat – the Valencian terracotta tile designed with maritime motifs that Valenciaport gives to the ships that dock for the first time at its facilities – to the ship’s Captain - Per Kristoffersen...

Representatives from maritime and energy organisations convened in Sydney in October with the aim of accelerating the development of a green corridor for the transportation of iron ore between Australia and East Asia (the Australia-East Asia Iron Ore Green Corridor) and identifying key actions to fuel the clean shipping of iron ore by matching emerging clean ammonia supply with industry demand. Net-zero-emission shipping solutions In June 2022, 13 members of the Getting to Zero Coalition and A...

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. announced the appointment of Zillah Byng-Thorne to its Board of Directors as a new independent director, effective November 1, 2022. With Ms. Byng-Thorne’s appointment, the Board has expanded from seven to eight members, six of whom are independent, and 50% of director seats are held by women and/or under-represented minorities. Ms. Byng-Thorne will serve as a Company’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee member. Developing and delivering...

Mikko Juelich took over the position as Trade Director for Business Region Germany at the Swedish ferry company Stena Line. By focusing on customer demand, stable operation and a strong competitive positioning, the new head of Stena Line in Germany will drive the growth strategy of the company further. “Commercial positioning and operational excellence are key pillars in Stena Line´s growth strategy. Mikko Juelich brings a wealth of experience from the ropax/roro ferry, container an...

FESCO Transportation Group (‘FESCO’ or the ‘Group’) is expanding the geography of its container services between Russia and China – in addition to routes via ports of the Far East and railway border crossings the Group has launched a sea line along the Deep Sea through the Suez Canal and the Black Sea. FESCO Black Sea Service (FBSS) FESCO Black Sea Service (FBSS) operates on the route - Novorossiysk – Istanbul – Shekou – Ningbo – Shanghai &...

Barber Ship Management (Barber), a ship manager focused on the management of tankers owned by Wilhelmsen Ship Management and MPC Capital announces the appointment of Roine Ahlquist, effective from 1st Oct 2022. Roine’s appointment follows an extensive selection process that considered both internal and external candidates. He is based in Hamburg, Germany.  Roine's experience  With over 25 years of maritime experience, Roine held a variety of executive and senior leadership ro...

ABB has published another of its ‘Energy Transition Equation’ reports that shows how industrial customers can reduce carbon emissions and manage the energy transition for a more sustainable future. Based on nine months of research and modelling, the report highlights how early adoption and integration of automation, digitalisation, and electrification technologies to enable autonomous operations can deliver savings of over 300,000 tons of carbon emissions per annum for offshore site...

For the first nine months of 2022, container terminal of FESCO Transportation Group (“FESCO”, the “Group”) in Novosibirsk increased processing of containerised cargo by more than 13%, compared to the same period last year, to 86,000 TEU. Growth in comparison with the first nine months of 2020 is 27%. The main drivers of such increase in transshipment volumes were re-orientation of export flows from the North-West of Russia to the Far East and development of domestic cont...

Peel Ports Group (PPG) has announced it is launching a new ship-to-ship (STS) fuel transfer service on the River Mersey in partnership with Stanlow Terminals Ltd. The STS Transfers will enable larger ships to transport products directly from Tranmere to a wide range of international destinations. The new service will significantly save time and lower costs, allowing the import and export of much larger cargos than previously possible. New ship-to-ship (STS) fuel transfer service Previously, l...

Naval Ship Management (NSM), a Babcock company, has been selected as the Regional Maintenance Provider (RMP) West for Defence’s new Regional Maintenance Centre (RMC) West, servicing the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The contract was formalised at a signing ceremony at HMAS Stirling, on Garden Island in Western Australia, on Thursday, 13 October, 20222. Naval Ship Management selected as RMP West As the RMP West, NSM will manage the sustainment of RAN ships at Henderson in Western Australi...

Wind power is one of the fastest-growing forms of renewable energy. Global demand for power from offshore wind farms is expected to change the way offshore operators and transfer providers consider workforce safety and how they procure critical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Survitec HeliPPE In the white paper exploring subscription-based rental and the future of offshore PPE, Survitec HeliPPE, the trusted PPE rental brand to the offshore wind industry, highlights how digital capabilitie...

NSSLGlobal announced its Gold sponsorship of the HMS OARDACIOUS rowing team as they take part in the world’s toughest ocean-rowing race - the 2022 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Providing critical connectivity services, airtime, equipment, and essential support NSSLGlobal will enable the crew to remain in contact with their on-land support team, and families and also access daily essential meteorological reports as they row 3,000 miles across the North Atlantic. As one of...

Tokyo - ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to a cloud service called J-Marine Cloud developed by Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (JRC). In order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK has offered Innovation Endorsement as a swift certification service in cooperation with technological front runners to establish appropriate evaluation criteria. Among the certification categories, ‘Products & Solutions’ covers equip...

CULINES and Antong Holdings held an online ceremony and signed a Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation, aiming to further promote the dual circulation development pattern, enhance the long-term cooperation on European and Transpacific services, and integrate the shipping of domestic and foreign trades. Wei Wang (Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of Antong) and Raymond Chen (Chairman & CEO of CULINES) delivered speeches. Jianqiang Lou (Director & CEO of Antong) and Kevin Ding...

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Société Générale and a syndicate of international banks on the BpiFAE-backed financing arrangements and delivery of MSC Cruises’ latest vessel, “MSC World Europa”. The vessel, which is the first iteration of MSC Cruises’ newest class of vessel, was delivered at Chantiers de l'Atlantique’s yard in Saint-Nazaire on 24 October 2022.  MSC World Europa is the world’s largest liquef...