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The PAV has put into operation several charging points for electric vehicles in the car park for workers and visitors. Specifically, a charger with two outlets has been installed for visitors to the APV facilities, in addition to four chargers with two outlets each for the Valenciaport employees’ car park. Expanding its fleet of vehicles In addition, the PAV has expanded its fleet of vehicles and now has 10 electric cars, a van and two motorbikes, to which four hybrid cars must be added...

Yang Shaopeng, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SITC, and his party went to Haikou to visit Wu Hui, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of Hainan Maritime Safety Administration, and E Hailiang, Member of the Party Group and Deputy Director . Secretary Wu Hui welcomed the visit of SITC International and his delegation, and the two sides exchanged views on promoting and deepening relevant cooperation. Secretary Wu Hui said that SITC International has been operating steadily in rec...

Kurt Skov has for almost 50 years been the dominant frontline person of the transport and logistics group Blue Water Shipping founded by himself in Esbjerg in 1972 with a small office and three employees. The company has a staff of 2000 distributed at close to 70 offices in 30 countries. The founder leaves the role of the frontline person to his daughter Anne Skov who will become chairman of the Blue Water Foundation owning 75% of the shares in Blue Water. Blue Water Foundation The Foundation...

The Port of Sines and the Algarve Authority (APS) participated in several events as part of the UN Oceans Conference, held in Lisbon from June 27 to July 1 of 2022, aiming to promote innovative science-based solutions to launch a new chapter in global action for the sustainability of oceans and the planet. Taking advantage of the stay of stakeholders related to the Blue Economy, the Blue Finance Event was held, which brought together companies related to the financing of sustainable development...

Arkas Line is enhancing coverage of the Great Pendulum service as of May 2018 by implementing the Leixoes call. Direct Leixoes call will help to improve transit time by replacing the railroad connections to Setubal while maintaining service reliability. New direct Leixoes call will bring opportunities for Arkas Line customers by directly connecting the main Mediterranean markets and Northern Portugal’s industrial zones. New GPS Service rotation will be Genoa – Spezia – Salern...

Arkas and its VSA partner - Cosco are starting a seasonal reefer service, under the name of Mersin-Russia Express, MER Service by the 43rd week from Mersin. This new joint reefer service addresses customers who are mainly shipping perishable cargo and want to leverage the reliable and fast transport service by sea. Weekly service With a lead time of 4 days port-to-port between Mersin and Novorossiysk, MER connects Turkish perishable products with the Russian market on weekly basis. The weekl...

Arkas Bunkering has signed a protocol with Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as bunker fuel in Turkish and nearby seas. As environmentally-friendly buildings, vessels and fuels have become more popular than ever, new applications acting as reminders for both states and civil initiatives of their environmental responsibilities continue to emerge. Sulfur cap With International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global sulphur cap set to enter into forc...

Arkas and its VSA partner “Sealand Europe & Med – A Maersk Company” are restarting the seasonal Russia Express Service, REX by the week 44th from Mersin. Joint reefer service This new joint reefer service addresses customers who are mainly shipping perishable cargo and want to leverage the reliable and fast transport service by sea. With a lead time of 4 days port-to-port from Mersin to Novorossiysk, REX connects Turkish perishable products with the Russian market on wee...

Arkas Line changed its service offerings through a new slot charter agreement (SCA) with the Algerian state-owned company CnanMed to increase its efficiency and capacity from West Med ports to Algerian ports. As of 26.11 new OEX Service (Oran Express), AEX Service (Algiers Express), BEX Service (Bejaia Express) will replace current WOS service (West Med Oran Service ), IAS service (Italy Algiers Service) of Arkas Line. The route of the AEX Service (Algiers Express): Marinda di Carrara /...

Stena Line´s newest addition to the fleet - Stena Estelle - has already sailed around half the world. Departing from its building shipyard in East China in June, the ferry passed through Singapore, India, the Middle East and Gibraltar, before setting course towards the Baltic Sea. Currently Stena Estelle stays at Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk for the final adjustments, so it can take up its regular service on Gdynia-Karlskrona. The first departure is planned for 4 September from Gdynia, and...

The container throughput trend in the Port of Hamburg in the first half of 2022 was more positive than expected. The total throughput of 4.4 million TEU, 20-ft standard containers in the first six months of the year represented slight growth of 0.9 percent. Growth in container handling Compared to the major competing ports of Antwerp-Bruges, Rotterdam, and Bremen/Bremerhaven in Northern Europe, all reporting downturns in container handling, Hamburg was the only major port in the range to repor...

London Medway, part of Peel Ports Group, has seen its commitment to continuous environmental improvement recognised by obtaining the internationally renowned ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management certification. The endorsement follows on from an extensive company-wide audit by the British Standards Institute (BSI) and endorses London Medway’s focus and ability in managing and achieving its environmental credentials. Third certification by the BSI The ISO 14001 represents London Medway...

The new P4G-Getting to Zero Coalition report “Shipping’s energy transition: strategic opportunities in Indonesia” explores the potential for Indonesia to accelerate and benefit from international maritime decarbonisation.  The report finds that Indonesia has several opportunities to leverage the global transition to zero-emission marine fuels toward key national objectives. However, achieving this will require targeted action in order to unlock these opportunities. Inter...

One of the largest pump companies in the world, headquartered in Texas, in the United States of America (USA), found in WEG the ideal solution to meet its needs. The supply is part of a steel plant project in the USA and includes 51 units of the new Vertical High Thrust motors line. This line represents the consolidation of the new design of vertical three-phase induction motors with high thrust capacity and non-reverse ratchet. Vertical High Thrust motor The Vertical High Thrust motor can be...

The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) has partnered with leading international shipping companies Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) and Pacific International Lines (PIL) to enhance the attractiveness of maritime jobs through a job redesign pilot. The project will seek to: Demonstrate the feasibility and benefits of job redesign in maritime to enhance their attractiveness to the talent pool amid a competitive market; Provide analysis and recommendations for future job redesign implementatio...

Marine equipment regulations include a requirement for certification of various systems used on board ships in the United Kingdom. Previously, the “Ships Wheel,” or “Wheelmark,” designated that equipment had required accreditation and safety certificates issued by, or on behalf of, the Member States of the European Union. Marine equipment assessment Resulting of Brexit, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has implemented new regulations to establish UK conformit...

In order to fulfil the strong market demands during the upcoming peak season, Unifeeder is adding a larger vessel to their direct service to the UK from the Baltic Sea. The new vessel has a capacity of 800 TEU and is very suitable for transporting 45’ containers. With two weekly sailings to the UK and bigger vessel intake, the customers will enjoy an increased capacity from the UK to Poland as well as improved transit time out of Riga. Cost-effective alternative The new vessel has a cap...

Unifeeder enters into a unique transport agreement with Greencarrier, Green Cargo, and Ranheim Paper & Board. The agreement includes transport of paper from Trondheim, via the port of Drammen and Rotterdam, to Vienna in Austria by shortsea instead of a truck. Assistant Port Director at Drammen Port; Ivar Vannebo, informs that the new agreement reduces the use of the truck, between the paper mill at Ranheim and the Vienna printing plant, from 2400 kilometres to just 24 kilometres. Sustainab...

The Unifeeder Group (‘Unifeeder’), the largest Pan-European feeder and shortsea operator, announces the signing of the agreed acquisition of Unifeeder by DP World, an enabler of global trade and an integrated supplier to numerous supply chains, who operate multiple yet related businesses – from marine and inland terminals, maritime services, logistics, and ancillary services to technology-driven trade solutions. Under its new ownership, Unifeeder will benefit from DP World&rsq...

They are happy to announce that, from the 15th of August, Unifeeder’s customers will enjoy a direct vessel connecting Antwerp and Dunkerque with Teesport and Grangemouth. This new service offers a great alternative to the busy port of Rotterdam, as well as a shorter trucking distance for cargo coming from the southern Netherlands and beyond. Conventional road transport The new connection is an addition to our other services linking Rotterdam with the ports of Felixstowe, Immingham, Tees...

Spire Global, Inc., a global provider of space-based data, analytics, and space services has announced that it has appointed Joan Amble to the company’s Board of Directors. In her new role, Joan Amble will work with Spire Global’s leadership team, in order to implement the best practices, as the business continues to quickly scale. New Board of Directors member Peter Platzer, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Spire Global, Inc., said “Joan embodies the very relentless, un...

The most environmentally friendly marine incinerator is making an impact in the marketplace. Another milestone for the new incinerator, X10 TITAN, is reached. The market has indeed welcomed this incinerator and the company’s order book is counting more than 50 plants since the introduction about 18 months ago. Especially the large international Chinese shipyards have received the X10 TITAN well and already ordered X10 TITAN for containerships, LNG carriers, and tankers. Designed for mo...

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply RoRo equipment for four RoRo vessels to be built by the Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., Ltd for H-Line Shipping, Korea. The significant order was booked into Cargotec’s 2022 second quarter order intake. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered to the owner starting in Q2 2024 and are expected to be completed in Q2 2025. Electrically operated RoRo equipment The order consists of all-electrically operated RoRo equipment: quar...

Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the maritime sector, has welcomed The Seafarers’ Charity as the latest organisation to join the Diversity in Maritime Charter. The Seafarers’ Charity has the vision to create a world where seafarers and their families are valued and free of need and disadvantage. They’ve been working towards this goal since 1917 when they originally launched as the King George’s Fund for Sailors. Seafarers’ Charity The Seafarers’ Charity i...

Aker Solutions has been awarded a sizeable contract from Aker BP to provide the subsea production system for the Trell & Trine field development, located in the Alvheim area of the North Sea. The development concept is a subsea tie-back to the Alvheim FPSO, using existing facilities and infrastructure. Aker Solutions will deliver a subsea production system including three horizontal subsea trees, two manifolds, control systems, close to 30 kilometres of subsea umbilicals, as well as assoc...

London Medway, part of the Peel Ports Group, has reported a substantial increase in trade on its unaccompanied freight service between the UK and France in recent weeks amid ongoing Dover delays. The cross-channel service, which is run by DFDS, has witnessed a 34 percent increase in units in the last fortnight as congestion issues continue to plague South East ports. The rise in demand for the service, between Sheerness and Calais, has seen individual vessels recently carrying more than 200 uni...

Mark W. Barker, the first new U.S flagged Great Lakes bulker in almost 40 years, has successfully completed sea trials and will now begin trading throughout the freshwater lakes and river networks, with oil-free propeller shaft bearings from Thordon Bearings. Built in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States of America (USA), by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (Fincantieri Marine Group) for The Interlake Steamship Company, Thordon Bearings’ scope of supply includes a water lubricated RiverToug...

Expand cargo connection opportunities with the latest addition to the African network. Get cargo load-ready for the second week of August 2022 and set sail with Unifeeder's new MJI service. It accepts Dry, Reefer, and Out of Gauge cargo as well. MJI service With direct fortnightly departures between the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent to Mombasa, Kenya, the new MJI service will enable swift connections to and from East Africa on the global network via Jebel Ali and Mundra. In addition,...

Global service provider - Goltens Worldwide has been appointed by UK-based maritime technology specialist - Emsys Maritime Ltd as an authorised sales, installation, commissioning, and after-sales service partner for its Emsys-iS Marine Emissions Monitor and Emsys-PM Smoke Density Monitor products. The agreement applies globally except for the country of South Korea. Robust CEMS solution Roy Strand, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Goltens, said “In order to satisfy increasing in...

Satcom Direct Brazil, the business aviation provider, is attending LABACE – 9 – 11 August, São Paulo – in a festive mood as it celebrates a decade of business operations across the Latin American region. Since its launch, SD has grown from a single employee to a team of eight delivering the complete eco-system of SD products for air taxi services, business aviation owners and operators, and maritime customers. Value-added services Managing Director for SD Brazil, Ewer...