Surveillance & Maritime News for August 2021

West Coast Marine will be participating in the INMEX 2019 from 3rd to 5th October 2019 at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. Visit at Booth A49 from 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM. About INMEX SMM INMEX SMM India is well attended by industry leaders, key decision-makers, government agencies, and key trade associations, making it an unequivocal platform to network, explore new business opportunities, and unveil services and products. Running alongside this international exhib...

Pacific International Lines (PIL), Singapore’s containership operator, has successfully attained Environmental Ship Index (ESI) certification for its fleet comprising of half a million TEUs. This is a major milestone for the Singaporean shipowner ahead of the transition towards the Global Sulphur Cap 2020 from 1 January 2020. ESI certification To qualify for certification, vessels have to demonstrate that their emission levels are below what is allowed by IMO ESI certification is an on...

Wallem Group is introducing collaborative inboxes to its agency business line, in a move designed to enhance responsiveness in communications by overcoming the limitations of conventional end-to-end email. The rethink on how communication takes place between Wallem’s agents and its counter-parties is part of a broader digital transformation championed by CEO Frank Coles aimed at streamlining interactions with customers and improving transparency through the intelligent use of technology....

Pacific International Lines (PIL), Singapore’s containership operator, is proud to be part of Singapore’s 54th birthday celebrations by sponsoring 102 20-foot GP containers for the 2019 National Day Parade (NDP). The 102 containers will be used for delivery of goods from different vendors to the parade venue at the Padang, and ensuring the safe storage of NDP props and NDP fun packs. Home-grown shipping line Mr Teo Siong Seng, Executive Chairman and MD of PIL said: “PIL is h...

West Coast Marine announces that it is the authorised distributor of Coppercoat anti-fouling products in India. An initial three-year agreement has been ratified following a successful meeting between Coppercoat director Ewan Clark and West Coast Marine director Jitendra Rami at the Seaworks 2019 exhibition and conference in Southampton. A non-ablative combination of copper powder and resin, Coppercoat is both exceptionally hard-wearing and kind to the environment. It will adhere firmly to sur...

To better serve the customers and meet the changing needs of the market, PIL announces improvements to its Southeast Asia to Australia services. Its current Australia-Asia Alliance Service 1 and 2 (AA1 & AA2) will be upgraded to offer more competitive transit times and better port connections. Enhanced AA1 and AA2 services The enhanced AA1 and AA2 services will cover all major ports in Australia with effect from early August. Port rotations are as follows: AA1 Laem Chabang – Si...

Pacific International Lines Pvt. Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of 2 new India services – China India Service (CIS) and China Pakistan Service (CPS), with effect from August 2019. These new services will provide enhanced direct service between Central/Southern China and India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka, calling Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Karachi (SAPT & Port Qasim), and Colombo. Rotation of CIS SHANGHAI – NINGBO –SHEKOU – NANSHA – SINGAPORE – PORT KLANG...

In line with the team’s continuous efforts to monitor and analyse maritime and defense trends, the organising committee of DIMDEX, led by Chairman Staff Brigadier (Sea) Abdelbaqi Al Ansari, have attended MASTAsia 2019 (Maritime/Air Systems & Technologies), the only international defense show in Japan, which took place from 17-19 June in Tokyo. Key decision-makers DIMDEX’ Chairman Staff Brigadier (Sea) Abdelbaqi Al Ansari, said commenting on the visit to MASTAsia 2019: “DI...

DIMDEX 2016, the fifth Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference, held under the patronage of His Highness, The Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, officially launched at a press conference held at IDEF, the International Defence Industry Fair in Turkey. DIMDEX 2016, the fifth Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference, held under the patronage of His Highness, The Emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, officially launched at a press conference held at...

As Alfa Laval Aalborg boiler solutions celebrate 100 years in the marine industry, they are also leading the way in today’s era of change. With the 2020 sulphur cap rapidly approaching, Alfa Laval is delivering multi-fuel Aalborg boiler solutions and helping customers prepare existing boiler systems for tomorrow’s fuel scenarios. A century ago, when the first marine boiler left the Aalborg Shipyard in Aalborg, Denmark, no regulations were governing the fuel content of vessel emissio...

Global eTrade Services (GeTS), a global trade platform company and a subsidiary of CrimsonLogic (a provider of digital solutions, products, and services) announced the addition of Pacific International Lines (PIL) – the world’s top 10th containership operator on CALISTA™, an interoperable, neutral and trusted platform that enables supply chain orchestration across the world. Benefits of intermodal connectivity PIL will leverage the innovative supply chain orchestration platfo...

John-Kaare Aune has been appointed the new Managing Director, Ship Management for the Wallem Group.  He is expected to take up his position with effect from 1 July 2019. John-Kaare Aune John joins Wallem from the Cayman Registry.  Most recently he was Regional Director, Safety and Compliance, overseeing the global commercial services and business development in addition to the Registration section in the Asia-Pacific region. Previously John had also been a Principal Surveyor wit...

PIL is honoured to be present at MPA’s Maritime Innovation Lab launch on 9 April 2019, at PSA Vista. The launch of the innovation lab was held in conjunction with Singapore Maritime Week and the event was graced by Guest of Honour Dr. Lam Pin Min. Many industry players, startups, and maritime personnel were gathered to share knowledge and explore future collaborations within maritime. e-BL blockchain project PIL formed part of the exhibition team and together with IBM showcased their el...

PARAT Halvorsen will once again be present in the Norwegian Pavillion at the Nor-Shipping 2019 in Lillestrøm. It will display the following at Nor-Shipping: Complete heating systems Retrofit Burn 100% fish oil Heat recovery Condensate handling Steam to thermal oil solutions Exclusive new boiler tubes

The launching ceremony of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor (ILSTC) and COSCO SHIPPING “Hainan-ASEAN (Singapore)” Liner Route, co-hosted by Hainan Provincial People’s Government and COSCO SHIPPING, was held at Hainan Yangpu Xiaochantan Terminal owned by Hainan Harbor & Shipping Holding Co., Ltd. Attendees at ceremony Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) Xiao Yaqing, Governor and Vice Governor...

PARAT Halvorsen AS will participate at Nor-Fishing in Trondheim from 21-24 August 2018 and SMM in Hamburg from 4-7 September 2018. It will introduce its steam and heat solutions. Nor-Fishing in Trondheim, Norway Parat gives more information about its retrofit solutions, high-quality steam, and heat system for marine use, designed and produced in Norway. Learn more about its fish oil burners that can burn 100% fish oil without heating.  It is located in Hall T, Stand 185.  SMM in Ha...

Pacific International Lines (PIL) hosted a vessel visit of the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Chan Chun Sing and NTUC President and Singapore Maritime Officers' Union head MaryLiew onboard Kota Pekarang on 2 April 2018. Latest vessel equipment Kota Pekarang is a new 11,923-TEU container vessel plying the Red Sea service from Asia to the Middle East. PIL Executive Chairman & Managing Director Mr. SS Teo,...

H.E. Major General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Sulaiti, Commander of the Qatar Emiri Naval Forces, on behalf of His Excellency Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem Bin Shaheen Al-Ghanem, Chief of General Staff of Qatar Armed Forces, inaugurated the exhibition of visiting warships that Qatar welcomed at Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2018) at Hamad Port, one of the largest ports in the Middle East. H.E visited the port and a number of warships in the presence of of...

Goltens and Yara Marine Technologies have entered into a non-exclusive global engineering and installation pact for Yara’s SOx Scrubber System from 2018, including sales representation in North America, the Middle East, and Singapore. “Yara Marine is a leader in exhaust gas cleaning systems,” says Goltens COO Roy Strand. “The addition of their well-proven SOx Scrubber System to our Green Technologies sales and service offerings is a real win for Goltens, and an added adv...

Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) entered into an agreement with Shoei Kisen Kaisha to charter twelve 11,000 TEU class containerships. The charter parties were signed by EMC Chairman Mr. Anchor Chang and President of Shoei Kisen Kaisha Mr. Yukito Higaki. Charter the vessels The plans to charter these vessels were approved at the board meetings of Greencompass Marine S.A. and Evergreen Marine (Hong Kong) Ltd. respectively. The two subsidiaries of EMC will each charter six vessels. All twelve ships...

Despite the challenging operating landscape in the maritime industry set to continue, there are opportunities for Malaysia to further develop its maritime economy as its maritime industry is supported by numerous shipyards, ports, and terminals, and has more to offer in addition to a prime geographic location. Opportunities aplenty for Malaysia’s maritime industry “Even though the maritime industry in Malaysia continues to be in rough waters owing to overcapacity and tight financin...

COSCO SHIPPING ARIES, China’s first 20,000 TEU containership with proprietary IPRs built by Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS) affiliated to COSCO SHIPPING, was named and delivered in Nantong. It is the first 20,000 TEU containership built by NACKS for COSCO SHIPPING Lines as well as another masterpiece after the 13,386 TEU containership independently designed by the company in 2013. The new vessel not only breaks the record of the largest containership delivered in Chi...