Surveillance & Maritime News for December 2022

The Seafarers’ Charity, a significant funder of maritime safety and welfare initiatives, is celebrating Maritime Safety Week (4-8 July) with the launch of a new safety drill competition and is calling on everyone who works at sea to get involved by practicing and improving their crew muster drill. If users are a Marvel at the essential muster drill on the boat, users can enter the competition by posting a photo or video of their best time for their Muster Drill on their social med...

The Seafarers’ Charity is delighted to welcome five new trustees to the charity following the retirement of three trustees who stepped down at the end of their tenure at the charity’s Annual Meeting; two further trustees will retire at 2023’s Annual Meeting. Creative, collaborative, and evidence-based solutions The Seafarers’ Charity is governed by a strong General Council (trustee board) made up of trustees who both set the direction and ensure the charity meets...

Maritime welfare charities are pulling together to publicise the support available to seafarers who have been made redundant, including ex P&O Ferries staff. The Maritime Charities Group Redundancy and Retraining Bursary provides help towards the cost of training to stay in maritime while The Seafarers’ Charity‘s UK Maritime Anchor Fund provides financial help, relationship counselling and mental health and wellbeing support. Taken together this package of measures is helping se...

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...

Carl Nyberg, M.Sc. (Economics and Business Administration), has been nominated as Executive Vice President, of Renewables Platform, and a member of the Neste Executive Committee. He will start in this position on 1 June 2022 and will report to President and CEO Matti Lehmus. In this role, he succeeds Matti Lehmus, who was appointed as Neste’s President and CEO as of 1 May 2022. Carl Nyberg joined Neste in 2005 and has held several key leadership positions during his career at Neste. He ha...

Together with its partner Nordic Marine Oil, Neste is piloting a new Neste Marine™ 0.1 Co-processed marine fuel in Scandinavia – a solution helping the maritime sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The ISCC PLUS certified marine fuel enables up to 80% GHG emission reduction over the lifecycle compared to fossil fuels without compromising product quality and performance. Accounting for 90% of world trade and 13% of global transport emissions, the shipping industry needs s...

Coldplay is partnering up with Neste to take steps towards the band’s target of reducing CO2 emissions from the Music Of The Spheres World Tour by 50% compared to the band’s previous world tour. Neste will provide Coldplay with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help reduce emissions from air travels, while the company’s renewable diesel will help cut emissions from the band’s tour transports and stage power generation. In 2019, Coldplay pressed pause on their touring un...

Ukrainian seaports are in the frontline of the war. Help port workers and their families, now and through the crisis. The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) is working with The Seafarers’ Charity to support port workers and their families impacted by the humanitarian disaster caused by the war in Ukraine. Practical financial help Ukrainian seaports are in the frontline of the war, as the siege of Mariupol and heavy fighting around Berdyansk and Kherson has demonstrate...

ArkEdge Space Inc. has completed a new round of financing through SPARX Innovation for Future Corporation and Pavilion Capital PTE as new shareholders, raising JPY 635 million (approx. USD 5.2 million) and joining existing shareholders Incubate Fund and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital Co. Added to an initial round in January 2022, led by Incubate Fund and including Real Tech Fund and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Capital Co., the total amount raised in Series A is JPY 2.3 billion (approx. USD 18....

DHL Express and Neste have announced a significant step towards decarbonising aviation logistics by expanding their existing cooperation with a new strategic collaboration. In the next five years, Neste will supply DHL with approximately 320,000 tons (400 million liters) of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM. The agreement is Neste’s largest for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to date and one of the largest SAF agreements in the aviation industry. SAF availability  Nest...

The European business community has been united in condemning the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Neste has a common concern about the situation. Due to the current situation and the uncertainty in the market, Neste has mostly replaced  Russian crude oil with another crude, such as North Sea oil. Neste will closely monitor the situation and the development of sanctions and potential counter-sanctions and prepare for various options in procurement, production, and logistics. Neste’s re...

Neste Corporation has signed definitive agreements for the establishment of a 50/50 joint venture with US-based Marathon Petroleum (Marathon). The joint venture will produce renewable diesel following a conversion project of Marathon's refinery in Martinez, California (the Martinez Renewable Fuels project). The closing of the joint venture is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, including obtaining the necessary permits, which depend upon the certification of a fina...

In 2021, Neste’s renewable and circular solutions helped customers reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions globally by 10.9 million tons. This amount equals the annual carbon footprint of 1.7 million average EU citizens or the removal of 4.2 million passenger cars from the roads for a full year. “With the 10.9 million tons reduction in GHG emissions, we are more than halfway to our commitment of helping our customers reduce emissions with our renewable and circular solutions by at lea...

On February 15, 2022, CULINES and CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company signed an order for 2*2,700TEU container newbuildings. A signing ceremony was held at the headquarters of Guangzhou Port Group. Mr. Yibo Li (Chairman at Guangzhou Port Group), Mr. Xiaoming Song (DGM at Guangzhou Port Group), Mr. Lingtang Zheng (DGM at Guangzhou Port Company), Mr. Huiming Xiang (Chairman at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding), Ms. Xi Li (DGM at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding), Mr. Feng Liang (GM at...

In December 2021, China United Lines (CULINES) and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Hamburg at the headquarters of HHLA. Mr. Jens Hansen (COO at HHLA) and Mr. Lars Christiansen (CO-CEO at CULINES) attended the ceremony and signed the memorandum on behalf of each party. Innovation and sustainable solutions HHLA is a logistics group in Europe with a marine and inland transportation resources network. As a major player in China-Europe trade, HHLA has...

From January 2022 onwards, Liebherr will be expanding its use of Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ to its plant in Kirchdorf where the company develops and manufactures annually approximately 2,500 machines, such as hydraulic excavators, material handling machines, and articulated trucks. Neste-produced renewable diesel will be used in the first fill and testing as well as in all plant traffic. Liebherr has already been powering its mobile and crawler cranes at its plant in Ehingen exclusively w...

CULINES, Midea International Logistics, and Guangzhou Port Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic partnership at the headquarters of Midea in Shunde District, Foshan. This MOU will link together these three local companies on industry and supply chains and their resources will complement each other to achieve common development and win-win results. Convenient, and cost-effective global supply chain  The three parties will also enhance cooperation to promote the digi...

The EU Innovation Fund has given a positive grant decision of EUR 88 million funding to Neste’s green hydrogen and CO2 capture & storage project, which aims to quickly and efficiently reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Porvoo refinery in Finland. The project introduces carbon capture and storage (CCS) and electrolysis solutions that allow decarbonisation of production at the refinery. The project is currently in the feasibility phase. Climate targets  The project will stron...

Neste has been selected in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the 15th consecutive year. Neste is included in both DJSI World and DJSI Europe listing, among the most sustainable companies in the world. Neste’s performance received the industry’s best scores in materiality and environmental and social reporting, contributing to the company’s inclusion among the top performers. Ambitious climate commitments “The recognition in the Dow Jones Sustainability In...

Oslo-based Xeneta, the ocean freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform, has revealed a jump in long-term contracted rates for containership operators during May, as 2018 rates expire and new contracts push the index upwards. Global rates Global rates leaped by 11.5% across the month, with US rates for imports climbing by close to 20%" According to the latest XSI® Public Indices report, based on crowd-sourced data covering over 160,000 port-to-port pairings, with 110 million...

Within ten years, the Becker Mewis Duct has become a globally successful product. Demand for the energy-saving device is rising again, as the new IMO environmental guidelines come into force next year. Accordingly, there will be great interest at the Nor-Shipping 2019 trade fair, which is taking place in Oslo, Norway, from 4th June to 7th June 2019. Becker Marine Systems will also be presenting other maneuvering systems and energy-saving solutions for ships. Becker Mewis Duct reduces CO2 emiss...

HMM (CEO Jae-hoon Bae) announces it's joining of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) with CMA CGM, Evergreen, Yang Ming and ZIM as members.    CMA CGM was confirmed to be a founding member of DCSA and hence, will become a part of the Supervisory Board, in addition to A.P. Moller – Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and ONE. Pending regulatory approval The other four ocean carriers, HMM, Evergreen, Yang Ming and ZIM, are pending regulatory approval.   With nine of...

RCL is pleased to advise that it will take over vessel operation from ONE on its RTY service. RTY currently operates between Thai Sugar Terminal (TST) / Singapore / Yangon (MIP) / Yangon (MITT) / Port Klang (North) / Singapore / TST on a 21 day, 3 vessel rotation. RCL already operates 2 of those vessels. Maiden voyage The maiden voyage will commence with the Yantra Bhum 1024W/E ETA TST 11 May 2019 With RCL replacing ONE's own vessel, RCL will operate all 3 vessels on the service using 3 x 1...

To further improve its Intra-Asia services, CULines, together with WHL and IAL, is launching a new China-Vietnam-Kampuchea service (CVK) at the end of April this year. China-Vietnam-Kampuchea service CVK is expected to further expand CULines’ direct service network linking East China with Southeast Asia The CVK is expected to further expand CULines’ direct service network linking East China with Southeast Asia. After its launch, in addition to the direct sailing from Shanghai/Nin...

RCL is pleased to advise that it will take over vessel operation on the RBH service from its current partner ONE from 3 April 2019. Replacement in vessel RCL will replace ONE's existing vessel with the M.V. Danu Bhum; followed by the ALS Satsuki Currently, RBH includes calls at Thai Sugar Terminal (TST) – Laem Chabang – Haiphong – Hong Kong – Shekou – Thai Sugar Terminal with 2 X 1,000 TEU nominal-sized vessels. Both RCL and ONE contribute one vessel each to th...

RCL is pleased to join its partners ONE, Xpress Feeders, and COSCO in merging the TCX and TSC services which are currently plying between Thailand and East India into one mega service with 4 x 5,500 TEU vessels calling Thailand and East India. The new and current proformas are: Maiden voyage RCL will continue branding the service as RMB while contributing the M.V. Felixstowe Bridge as its vessel contribution to the service. The maiden voyage on the westbound for the new RMB will commence wit...

RCL is pleased to announce that it will take over CNC's existing vessel operation on the RBC1 come end March 2019. RBC currently rotation RBC currently rotation includes calls at Ningbo – Shanghai – Laem Chabang – Bangkok (PAT) – Laem Chabang in a 3 vessel, 21-day rotation. RCL already employs two of those vessels on the service i.e. M.V. Jitra Bhum and Itha Bhum on the service. RCL will phase in the M.V. Kama Bhum to replace CNC's vessel at Ningbo from 28 March 19, ma...

RCL, with its partners CNC and HMM is pleased to announce the merger of RCL’s current RBC5 with the CSE service from CNC and HMM into a 6 x 1,700 TEU sized vessels covering: Ningbo (Sun) Shanghai (Tue) Ho Chi Minh (Mon) Manila North (Saturday) Shanghai (Thu) Shanghai (Fri) Ningbo (Sat) Laem Chabang (Sun) Bangkok (Pat) Bangkok (Thai Sugar) Laem Chabang (Thu) Manila North (Tue) Multi-country coverage RCL will benefit from a second sailing between Shanghai and Ningbo to Ho C...

RCL is pleased to announce the launch of its new Port Klang (West Port) – Port Klang (North Port) – Calcutta – Port Klang. Branded as ‘RCH8’, the service will deploy two vessels i.e. the Ora Bhum (628 TEU) and the Chana Bhum (750 TEU) in an 18-day rotation on this service. Feeder type ports RCL is already involved in the Indian main port trades through our cooperation with partners" The maiden voyage will commence with the Ora Bhum 411N on the 16 March 2019 from...