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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...

As a long-time vessel operator of Intra-Asia service, after entering into the Asia-Europe liner service in February 2021, CULINES set up the Trans-Pacific Express service in July 2021, linking China to the West Coast of the U.S. TP 2.0 version Entering mid-2022, CULines launched TP 2.0 version, signing a long-term agreement with LA TraPac terminal (Trans Pacific Container Service Corp.) in May and obtaining dedicated berths. CULINES also deployed seven 4250 TEU vessels to upgrade the TPC serv...

Ocean Wise are proud to announce a recent contract win with the Port of Tyne, in the United Kingdom (UK), to provide an environmental monitoring solution to support operational decision making across the Port of Tyne’s jurisdiction. New monitoring equipment The project involves installation of new monitoring equipment, as well as integration with a suit of existing sensors, in order to deliver ongoing, accurate and reliable, real-time tide and weather data. The Port of Tyne is one of UK...

Oceania Cruises, the globally renowned culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, has revised its SailSafe Health and Safety protocols to be simpler, easier and offer all travellers an open door to explore the world. Effective from September 3, 2022, for all sailings embarking from that date forward, vaccinated travellers will no longer need to test to embark a sailing and unvaccinated travellers may embark by providing proof of a negative antigen or PCR test, taken no more than 72 hours...

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has confirmed the first installation of the Satcom Direct Plane Simple® antenna on a special mission aircraft. The Plane Simple Ku-band variant is being installed on a Brazilian-registered Embraer EMB-110 for aircraft operator Fototerra, a company specialising in airborne geographic data capture. This also represents the first Plane Simple Ku-band installation for the Latin American region. Supplemental Type Certificates To com...

To implement the company's environmental protection policy and carbon reduction goals, Evergreen Marine Corp. has completed a systematic inspection and calculation of greenhouse gas emission inventories for its business operations, including its global operating fleet, office buildings, and container terminals in Taiwan. The methodology and results of the survey were recently certified by BSI (British Standards Institution) in compliance with ISO14064-1:2018 and the GHG Protocol in late July....

27% of vessels fail to arrive within 24 hours of their published Estimated Time of Arrival. This lack of accurate AIS-based data puts pressure on ports, hampers logistics, and pushes up costs. This could soon change, however, due to transformative new analytics from Lloyd’s List Intelligence, the maritime data experts, trusted by more than 60,000 professionals across the globe to power their decisions in operations, compliance, and risk management. Predictive Fleet Analytics Predictive...

PT Unilever Indonesia an FMCG company in Indonesia that has been operating for more than 85 years with various well-known brands that are close to the Indonesian people for products that are used daily, ranging from soap, shampoo, packaged food and others. Recently collaborated with PT Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines (SPIL), the pioneer logistics shipping company with more than 40 branches throughout Indonesia. The collaboration is in the IT field, where both companies are committed to implement...

The launch of a new report by DNV, the world’s renowned classification society’s latest Maritime Forecast to 2050, part of the Energy Transition Outlook (ETO) suite of reports. Conceived to help shipowners navigate the technologies and fuels needed to meet global greenhouse gas (GHG) targets, the report features an updated carbon risk management framework, including a new ‘decarbonisation stairway’ model to help owners map a path to sustainability. The 80-page report ai...

Maritime UK has partnered with National Careers Week to inspire the next generation of maritime workers. National Careers Week 2023 runs from 6-11 March and aims to empower students through providing free CEIAG resources to enable students to have more informed choices about their future career opportunities. The week also empowers educators and advisors, through the sharing of case studies and experiences.  National Careers Week 2023 will see maritime celebrated on a dedicated day...

Artemis Technologies states its commitment to increasing diversity in the maritime sector with landmark signing of the UK’s Women in Maritime pledge. The significant milestone comes as the world pioneer maritime design and applied technologies company welcomes new female engineer as the 70th employee of its Belfast workforce. Gintare Vaiciuvenaite, a former student of the University of Edinburgh, joins Artemis as a Graduate Embedded Software Engineer and will work on the further developme...

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is proud to once again contribute to Singapore’s National Day celebrations, by sponsoring a total of 102 containers, comprising 91 20-foot GP containers and 11 20-foot refrigerated containers for the 2022 National Day Parade (NDP), which will be held on Aug 9, 2022. Mr. S.S. Teo, the Executive Chairman at Pacific International Lines (PIL), said “PIL is privileged to join in the celebrations of Singapore’s National Day on 9 August 2022. Thi...

Neptune Energy has announced the award of a £10 million three-year vessel services contract to Sentinel Marine, in order to provide offshore support for its operated Cygnus gas field in the UK southern North Sea. The contract, awarded following a competitive tendering process, will see Sentinel Marine continue to deploy its Multi Role, Emergency Response & Rescue (MRERR) vessel, Cygnus Sentinel, on the gas field. The vessel will also support an upcoming drilling campaign on the Cygnus...

National Maritime Development Group announced the Cumbria County Council are seeking to award a tender for the design, build, launch, installation, commissioning, and acceptance of the new ferry, and associated elements. The land-locked nature of Lake Windermere introduces several requirements and constraints specific to the new ferry. Tender for the design and build of new ferry The new ferry is to have increased car capacity, increased operating capability, improved passenger facilities and...

Eco Wave Power announced that the energy conversion unit, formerly deployed in Gibraltar, is officially on its way to AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, set to arrive in September 2022. This will be the first U.S. location for Eco Wave Power’s technology, which is already deployed in Israel and plans further deployments in Spain, Portugal, and other locations, completing the Company’s 327.7 MW project pipeline. Eco Wave Power entered a collaboration agreement with AltaSea earlier a...

Mersey Maritime was delighted to welcome leading figures within the tech space as speakers at their latest Technology & Innovation Forum (TIF) delivered in partnership with Getronics and Port City Innovation Hub (PCiH). AI, data quality, and storage presentations The Mersey Maritime TIF has been running since early 2020; exploring technology advancements, opportunities for innovation across the industry including smart ports, the future of shipping, and digitalisation through round table d...

Satcom Global announces that PCL has extended its agreement for AuraNow maritime VSAT services for a further 5 years, giving its fleet access to unlimited data with truly flexible bandwidth. PCL uses the AuraNow customer portal to upgrade its Ku-band package immediately and for as little as 24 hours, facilitating video calls, crew training, and remote audits at sea. Tailored to different vessel’s needs, AuraNow enables customers to downgrade bandwidth or even fully suspend their service w...

The solar plant will occupy a surface area of 6,420 square metres, with an installed power of 1,461.6 KWp, and a base budget of € 3,018,594.19 (Euros), including maintenance for four years. Companies can submit their bids until 5 September, 2022 at 13.00 hours. This is the first of the solar plants to be installed at the Port of Valencia, in Spain. The second will be in the automobile silo area of Terminal Valencia Europa and will involve an investment of 16 million Euros. Tender for phot...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines will return to Dover in August, offering a selection of late summer cruises to destinations including Norway, France, Spain, and the Adriatic. Flagship Bolette will sail from Dover in August, September,, and October, offering the chance to take in the vistas and volcanoes of the Azores and Madeira, sail into the heart of the Norwegian fjords,, and explore three Scandinavian cities on a six-night break. Scenic sailing The eight-night ‘Scenic Isles and Lochs of Sc...

ClassNK has opened a new exclusive surveyor office in Rome, Italy with operations beginning 1 August 2022. Responding to the recent increase in the number of surveys and audits required in the southern part of Italy and Malta, ClassNK opened its newest office in Rome, located at the center Italian Peninsula, and will provide more efficient service in these areas. ClassNK will continue to improve its worldwide survey offices network in order to meet its clients’ requests and provide timel...

SCAEK is a cement factory located near Setif, Algeria. The unit has WEG medium voltage motors installed, which are essential for the proper functioning of the production line. Upon detecting a failure presented by a motor that has been operating for years in the plant and, considering the fact that unscheduled stops can result in significant losses for production, the customer immediately contacted WEG, which quickly intervened to commission the spare motor, essential for these situations. W60...

Becker Marine Systems is perfectly positioned to present itself at SMM 2018, the international trade fair for the maritime industry. With its versatile high-performance rudders and efficient energy-saving products such as the Becker Mewis Duct, the Hamburg-based company is managing to convince more and more customers of its innovative products. Additionally, with innovative product developments such as the Becker LNG PowerPac, Becker Marine Systems is continuing to down the path of a more susta...

Procurement processes in the boatbuilding industry are not conducive to innovation. The flow of money to boatbuilders occurs when the boats are delivered, several years after a contract is awarded. This pattern puts all the emphasis on delivering the product, not on making it a better product. Consultative environment The U.S. Navy favours more innovation when it comes to boatbuilding, but it is difficult to achieve in the existing environment. Current economics and processes discourage innova...

Rolls-Royce presents under the claim ‘Pioneering the journey to net zero’ new MTU marine solutions for propulsion, automation, and service at SMM, the international trade fair for the maritime industry, in Hamburg from 6 to 9 September 2022. NautIQ marine automation Rolls-Royce experts will take visitors on a journey toward climate neutrality from diesel engines with exhaust gas after treatment and gas engines to their use with sustainable fuels and hybrid systems to methanol engin...

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has inaugurated the Expert Level Planning Team (ELPT) of the Agency to draft the National Maritime Security Strategy (NMSS) to sustain the Agency’s successes in the fight against piracy. Jamoh also commended the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for its technical support to Nigeria by assigning facilitators to assist the country.  Security, Safety, and Shipping &nb...

International shipping accounts for approximately 3% of global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and this will increase in a business-as-usual scenario. To decarbonise the maritime industry, there will be a massive need for green fuels and associated technologies. In particular, scalable zero-emission fuels (SZEF) such as green hydrogen and green ammonia are considered the most promising fuels for shipping’s energy transition. Author's quote “In the past years, the global maritime i...

A joint venture between Kier Group and Royal BAM Group NV will now refurbish Devonport’s 10 Dock, the first part of a £2bn overhaul of facilities at the UK’s largest dockyard. Babcock International Group Plc, which operates the yard, appointed Kier BAM Joint Venture (KBJV) after previously announcing a series of major infrastructure projects at Devonport. Major infrastructure projects During the next 10 years, new facilities will be developed at the site to meet the evolving...