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Oslo-listed BW LPG, the owner, and operator of LPG vessels has announced that it has converted the main engine of the ‘BW Malacca’ to dual-fuel running. The last such conversion for a series of 15 LPG carriers, the ship’s MAN B&W 6G60ME-C9.2 type engine was retrofitted to a MAN B&W 6G60ME-C9.5-LGIP dual-fuel type capable of operating on fuel oil and LPG. The work was carried out at Yiu Lian Dockyards in Shenzhen, China in conjunction with the vessel’s scheduled...

Globally renowned fleet optimisation provider and Lloyd’s Register subsidiary, i4 Insight, has joined forces with data collection pioneers, Danelec Marine (Danelec), to solve fleet performance challenges. This new industry partnership, which brings together specialists in data collection and data analysis, will mean customers can get a more cost-effective solution to vessel optimisation. i4 Insight - Danelec Marine partnership As the maritime sector deals with digital transformation and...

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is pleased to introduce a new weekly direct service linking China and Korea with four key countries in South America - Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and Chile. The new service, known as West Coast South America 6 (WS6), will commence on 13 July 2022 from Ningbo, China. West Coast South America 6 (WS6) West Coast South America 6 (WS6) aims to augment PIL’s existing two services - WS2 and WSA West Coast South America 6 (WS6) aims to augment PIL’s...

Nor Shipping has revealed that #PartnerShip will be the main theme of next year’s event - Nor-Shipping 2023, as it looks to enable, support and showcase ways of working together to achieve commercial goals. The week-long programme, Nor-Shipping 2023, running from June 6 to June 9, 2023, will now tailor its exhibition, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities, in order to nurture and strengthen collaboration across ocean businesses. Individual strength, collective gain The industry...

Blue Water’s Aid & Development Logistics team was contacted by a customer regarding the transport of a special shipment from Shanghai, China to the NGO Hope Walks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The transport faced challenges due to container shortages in Shanghai and fully booked vessels as a consequence of COVID-19. However, Blue Water succeeded in finding a container as well as booking space on the required vessel thus saving the transport. Medical supply delivery  The contact wit...

Ultramag is back exhibiting at Seawork 2022, which is taking place in Southampton, United Kingdom (UK) and will present over the 3 days of the exhibition, featuring the Managing Director, General Manager, NDT Manager, and one of Ultramag’s young Apprentices. Various items of test equipment were on show covering the inspection of composite materials; with plenty of interest in the testing and inspection capabilities and training programs on offer.

SCH’s sister company Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) is to sponsor the latest meeting of the industry association Cruise Britain in Portsmouth on June 21-22. The professional network of British ports, ground handlers, and port agents plays a key role in promoting Britain to the global cruise industry and the meeting in Portsmouth will give CPS the opportunity to show off its offering as a passenger valet parking supplier. Passenger valet parking The two-day meeting will start with a...

The Maritime Skills Commission launches the Skills for Green Jobs Position Paper. The Maritime Skills Commission (MSC) was established to ensure that the maritime sector has a pipeline of talented people to serve all parts of the sector covering shipping, ports, leisure marine, engineering, science, and professional services. The Commission is chaired by Professor Graham Baldwin, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Central Lancashire, and was established in 2020 by the Department for Transport...

The commissioning of the first of two 10” dredgers supplied to the Indian Government has just been completed by Italdraghe SpA. In the next few days, the assembly and commissioning of the other remaining 10” dredger will also take place. Italdraghe SpA had been awarded with a tender from the Indian Government for two 10” dredgers, confirming the company’s technical expertise in this market. Italdraghe 10″ dredgers supplied to India Currently, Italdraghe technicia...

Wilhelmsen Ships Service (Wilhelmsen) is pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with Seven Seas, to acquire 100% of their shares in their subsidiary company - Stromme. When first established in 1971, Stromme became the first specialised cargo hold cleaning company in the marine industry. The company is a renowned global player with extensive specialised experience within their field, providing customers with high quality solutions and innovations for cargo hold cleaning, w...

Finding a project freight forwarder users can trust to handle the oversized or hard-to-move cargo is more critical now in 2022 than ever before. With new challenges around global shipping and varying COVID-19 laws and guidelines per region or per country, having a hands-on, experienced team is a key asset in project planning. TGI Cargo pride itself on being not just a service provider to clients but a true end-to-end partner, working with users to find tailored solutions for their freight needs...

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems held the first Hydrogen Day at the shipyard in Kiel. The occasion was the topping-out ceremony for the hall in which fuel cell production will be located in the near future. thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has invited various players from the world of hydrogen to the H2 Forum to get to know their visions, present the technologies and innovative projects together with the project partners, and discuss the opportunities of hydrogen in the industry. Hydrogen economy centre...

Mersey Maritime was conceived almost twenty years ago to create an ecosystem, championing and supporting one of the most diverse maritime regions in the UK. Created as a not-for-profit organisation with more than 200 active members, Mersey Maritime spans more than 33 sub-sectors of maritime and its related supply chain, including ports, shipping, offshore, engineering, professional services, logistics, manufacturing, and academia. Mersey Maritime Chris Shirling Rooke, the Chief Executive Offi...

Lloyd’s Register (LR), a global provider of maritime professional services, has acquired OneOcean, a renowned supplier of voyage compliance, safety and environmental solutions, from Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), a renowned European mid-market private equity firm. The move will accelerate Lloyd Register’s ambitions to be the maritime industry’s trusted adviser for compliance, safety, performance and sustainability solutions, enabling clients to benefit from more effici...

The specialised module is used by shipping companies worldwide for complex purchasing requirements and diverse workflows in the maritime business, enabling comprehensive efficiency gains and cost savings. As Montec management operations have grown over the years, requirements and complexity have increased. “We started with two vessels, and we are now managing 12 vessels,” says Igor Bondar, Technical Director of Montec. Fleet management activities “We have achieved a company...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has commenced preparatory works to deploy a high-resolution magnetometer to validate the on-going wreck removal exercise of all identified wrecks listed for removal along the Badagry Creek in Lagos. The Agency’s Director-General Dr. Bashir Jamoh who disclosed this during a review session of the ongoing wreck removal exercise by the Agency also stated that the impact of the entire exercise on the marine environment is being ass...

Electric ferry - Ellen sailed 50 nautical miles – 92 kilometres – on a single battery charge, during the International Energy Agency’s 7th Annual Conference on Energy Efficiency. The distance marks a new world record. The islands of Ærø and Als in Southern Denmark are connected by Ellen, the longest ranging fully electric ferry in the world. Electric ferry – Ellen sets world record Ellen set a new world record on June 9, 2022, just outside the windows in S...

Finnish shipping company ESL Shipping will become the world's first shipping company to start utilizing new low-emission Neste Marine™ 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in its vessels in Finland and Sweden. The ISCC PLUS certified marine fuel enables up to 80% reduced greenhouse gas emissions over the life cycle compared to fossil fuels without compromising the product quality and performance. ESL Shipping is the carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Nordic and Baltic regions. Constantly in sear...

As part of the SEA-EU (European University of the Seas) European Alliance for promoting and strengthening scientific collaboration between the University of Brest and five other multidisciplinary universities, the catamaran ‘Oceanograf’ undertakes her first oceanographic research cruise. During the cruise, she will be calling at four European ports: Gdansk/Poland, Kiel/Germany, Brest/France and Cadiz/Spain. Modern research vessels Owned by the Faculty of Oceanography of Gdansk, &l...

For the third year in a row Stena Line is celebrating Pride across the company. During the whole of June the rainbow flag is being flown on the company’s 37 ships and at its terminals across Europe, with the slogan ‘All aboard!’ to celebrate the company’s ongoing commitment to the LGBTQ+ community.   Being caring and welcoming is part of Stena Line’s DNA, with the aim to maintain and develop a sustainable working environment, free from harassment, that gives equal...

Neste, Covestro, and South Korean petrochemical company SK geocentric are cooperating to enable the production of a major polyurethane raw material based on renewable raw materials via mass balance. The cooperation will see Neste provide SK geocentric with renewable Neste RE™, an ISCC-certified feedstock for polymers and chemicals made from 100% renewable raw materials such as waste and residue oil and fats. Energy consumption SK geocentric will process this feedstock into benzene at th...

Tokyo - Leading Classification Society, ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to the Octamar Combustion Catalyst Series of Innospec Limited, a subsidiary of Innospec Inc. and manufactures and distributes specialty chemicals. In July 2020, in order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK launched Innovation Endorsement as a swift certification service, in cooperation with technological front runners, so as to establish appro...

As owners of powered vessels look to maximise fuel efficiency, in light of the rising cost of fuel, New Zealand based foul-release coatings company - Propspeed reports that use of its Propspeed coatings could improve hourly fuel usage and increase boat speed. Matt Forbes, the Sales Director – EMEA at Propspeed, explains “Research has shown that propellers with as little as 16.6 micrometres of roughness can result in a 5% efficiency loss. Although fouling might not look significant -...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have taken delivery of additional mobile assets for enhanced maritime security under his deep blue project. Two unmanned aircraft systems, 9 interceptor patrol boats, and 10 armored vehicles have been added to the existing assets earlier procured by the Federal Government and commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari. Fight against maritime crimes Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Director General of NIMASA, while thanking President Buhari for...

The 2022 installment of Indo-Pacific featured a record 736 exhibitors from around the world, the largest turnout in 20 years, and saw more than 25,000 visitors over three days. Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition The Indo-Pacific International Maritime Exposition was held in Sydney, Australia, from May 10th – 12th, bringing together naval defence and commercial maritime organisations from around the world. This year, not only was it Propspeed’s first time attending the s...

Saga Shipping, part of Wrist Group, is committed to minimising the environmental impact of its operations in Skagen and has launched several initiatives to reduce fossil fuels, reduce energy, and rely on renewable energy sources. 182 solar panels Saga Shipping has installed 182 solar panels on top of the warehouse roof. The newly installed solar panels take up 46 m2 of roof space and generate a good portion of the annual electricity consumption of the warehouses, reducing CO2 emissions, and en...

Propspeed, the global innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, has announced that Garmin has tested its Propspeed Foulfree foul-release coating system and found it to be effective for keeping its transducers clean and free from marine growth. “We are proud to have worked closely with Garmin engineers to ensure compatibility with and maximum performance from their transducers,” said Chris Baird, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Propspeed. Propspeed and Garmin partnership...

JDR Cable Systems, the subsea cable, and umbilical supplier and servicer, part of the TFK Group, has reached a final agreement under the UK government’s Offshore Wind Manufacturing Scheme (OWMIS) on financial support for its new state-of-the-art subsea cable manufacturing facility in Cambois, near Blyth, Northumberland. The agreement means JDR is on track to begin construction in summer 2022, with a planned opening in 2024. The new £130m UK Export Finance (U...

Propspeed, the globally renowned innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, has announced that it has partnered with Marine Protection Systems, in order to educate and provide innovative solutions to prevent corrosion and minimise damage to vessels, and the marine biosphere. The insulative properties of Propspeed combined with correct anode solutions greatly improve efficiencies, reducing fuel burn and operational costs, while also minimising the environmental impact that corrosion and coat...

Final preparations have been completed for the globally renowned maritime conference - Mersey Maritime Exchange Conference 2022, which is set to take place in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on Thursday, 23rd June 2022. In its fourth iteration, the Mersey Maritime Exchange Conference 2022, will see government ministers, politicians and leading industry figures come together to debate the most topical industry issues around the environment, innovation, technology, people, skills, regional growth and...