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Tokyo – based classification society, ClassNK has released ‘Guidelines for Additional Fire-fighting Measures for Container Carrier’, which specify requirements for indicating additional fire safety measures on container carriers as a class notation. With the expansion of logistics and the growth in ship sizes, the characteristics and loading methods of cargo carried by ships have increasingly diversified. To achieve a higher level of safety, efforts are being made to implement...

As part of its long-standing commitment to restore service reliability and increase service frequency Neptune Pacific Direct Line (NPDL) is pleased to announce a comprehensive service upgrade to help restore supply chains, and address congestion and operational challenges at New Zealand and Fiji ports. Launching in late April 2023, NPDL’s new Australia New Zealand Pacific (ANZPAC) service will provide fixed day fortnightly sailings with 3 x 1700 TEU vessels (The Capitaine Tasman, Capitain...

Analysis of Xeneta’s Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) has revealed that Yang Ming is the container industry’s ‘emission hero’ for all relevant CEI-covered trades in Q4 2022. The Taiwanese giant was the industry’s only major player to score below the CEI performance baseline of 100 (set in Q1 2018) across all CEI routes. According to the Carbon Emissions Index (CEI), a unique solution from Xeneta and Marine Benchmark, Yang Ming found the industry’s best balance be...

In 2021, Waves Group was awarded the Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) services scope from Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) for the installation of two Export Cables for the St Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm grid connection, one of the first commercial-scale offshore wind projects in France. Located some 16.3 km off the coast of St Brieuc Bay in France, the wind farm will cover an approximate area of 75 km² and have a total generating capacity of 496MW. The 62 wind turbi...

FESCO Transportation Group (“FESCO”, the “Group”) intends to increase the total area of container warehouse in Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV, a FESCO company) by 20% by 2025. The first stage of warehouse expansion was the launch of a new production site “Warehouse 81” of 13.5 thousand m2 and an operational capacity of 1,113 TEU within the territory of the Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV). FESCO to increase total area of container warehouse at CPV...

In close coordination with the UfM EU (DG MARE) and Jordan Co-Presidency, on March 28, 2023, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) and the World Ocean Council (WOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at UfM Headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, in the framework of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy and Roadmap for its implementation, and of the WestMED Initiative, supported by the UfM and by the European Commission. Based on the experience with sea basin and ma...

Wrist in Montreal has just opened a new sufferance warehouse which allows them to – quickly and efficiently – clear customer ship spares and consolidate with provisions and stores in one single operation. In expanding the customs clearance services, Montreal meets the increasing need for Last mile services to ease the delivery process of provisions and stores together with customers’ ship spares. For many years, Wrist in Montreal has been clearing customers’ ship spare...

SAFE Boats International announces the introduction of a revolutionary, autonomous hydrographic survey vessel: Merlin. This innovative, 23-metre semi-displacement monohull design was developed in collaboration with Mythos AI, Echo81, and World Marine Design. SAFE Boats International has exclusive rights to build the design at their Tacoma, Washington large-craft production facility. Autonomous hydrographic survey vessel: Merlin Merlin will be a Jones Act-compliant all-aluminum hull power...

Every year, 241 million containers are transported across the seas with over 7 trillion dollars’ worth of food, clothes, electronics and other goods that the world needs. While crucial for the smooth functioning of the global supply chain, containers and their cargoes can also harbour and transfer contaminating pests. All parties in the supply chain have a shared responsibility for stopping the spread of pests, by keeping cargo and containers clean, when in their custody. Joint Indu...

Peel Ports Group (Peel Ports) launches UK’s first Green Automotive Hub, in order to enable sustainable manufacturing in Merseyside, United Kingdom (UK). Peel Ports Group has announced plans for a new £10million Green Automotive Hub in Merseyside, in order to help power sustainable vehicle manufacturing ambitions. Green Automotive Hub Located on Queen Elizabeth II Dock at Eastham, within Peel Port’s Mersey cluster, the project will facilitate a greener end-to-end maritime log...

The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has presented at Eco Mobility Expo, its projects to become an emission-neutral port in 2030: railways, electrification of the docks or the use of fuels such as hydrogen. The PAV is earmarking more than 131 million Euros of public investment in decarbonisation projects, with the strategic objective of becoming an emission neutral port by 2030. The services, connectivity and infrastructures of Valenciaport facilitate the attraction of industrial projects to th...

Peel Ports Group, one of the UK’s largest port operators, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of HES Humber Bulk Terminal for an undisclosed sum. The UK ports group has acquired the business from specialist bulk terminals operator, HES International (headquartered in Rotterdam), to expand its presence to the UK’s East Coast. UK East Coast expansion The acquisition means Peel Ports now operates across eight key locations in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland, with...

Clean energy, railways, digitalisation, sustainable infrastructures or innovation are some of the actions that the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) is carrying out within the framework of its objective Valenciaport 2030, zero emissions. The aim is to position itself as the green, intelligent and innovative hub of the Mediterranean. This project will be presented at the Eco Mobility Expo, which is to be held between 21 March and 23 March, 2023, at Feria València, in Valencia, Spain, a mee...

A consortium led by zero-emission vessel provider - ACUA Ocean in partnership with zero-emission infrastructure provider and National Maritime UK Marine Hydrogen Working Group partner - Unitrove has won a multi-million pound UK government grant in a major push to decarbonise the maritime sector. The ‘Hydrogen Innovation – Future Infrastructure & Vessel Evaluation and Demonstration (HI-FIVED)’ consortium will receive over £3.8 million of funding to build and showcase...

Hempel has announced joining the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety to work with industry to support shipping’s emissions reduction pathway and to mitigate against the spread of invasive species. World-renowned coatings company, Hempel A/S, has increased its commitment to supporting the maritime industry’s shift to ever more sustainable operations by joining the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety. H...

Babcock and Auckland University of Technology (AUT) have signed an agreement to collaborate on scholarships, internships and joint research projects to advance knowledge, research and collaboration to grow New Zealand’s maritime engineering sector. As a part of the new arrangement, Babcock and AUT will develop a range of initiatives aimed at increasing the participation of under-represented groups in technology and engineering studies and research, including women, and Māori and Pasifika...

Stanlow Terminals Ltd has announced that they are to develop a major new open access import terminal for green ammonia in the Port of Liverpool. The new terminal, which will be an expansion of Stanlow Terminal’s existing facilities, will provide the connecting infrastructure to enable significant volumes of green ammonia to be imported into the United Kingdom (UK).  New terminal The new terminal contributes to Essar’s ambition to be a major hub of low carbon energy innovation...

HMM announced it was selected as the best-performing carrier, achieving the lowest carbon emission between Far East Asia and the U.S. West Coast in Q4 2022, based on the Carbon Emissions Index (CEI). Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) is published quarterly by Xeneta, a major ocean freight rate analysis firm, in partnership with Marine Benchmark, a data management specialist for the maritime industry. Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) CEI demonstrates the carbon intensity of shipping companies across 13...

Wilson Sons, the largest integrated port and maritime logistics operator in the Brazilian market, has selected ABB’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system for ship-to-shore (STS) gantry cranes at Rio Grande container terminal, including the QuayPro module to digitalise container stowage confirmation processes. ABB’s automated gate systems The company has been using ABB’s automated gate systems both at its Rio Grande and Salvador container terminals since 2013. Adding Cra...

Aker Solutions has been awarded a sizeable contract by Eni Angola S.p.A. – Sucursal de Angola, a subsidiary of Azule Energy Holdings Limited (Azule Energy), to provide the dynamic and static subsea umbilicals for the Agogo field development, located offshore Angola in the West Hub Area of Block 15/06. The contract includes the engineering, manufacturing and delivery of a complete umbilical system totalling about 36 kilometres of both dynamic and static subsea production control umbilicals...

The renowned global marine energy solutions provider and trader - KPI OceanConnect, the major container shipping line - Pacific International Lines (PIL) and physical marine fuel supplier - Bunker One have announced the successful completion of their first live electronic marine fuel inventory statement for an overseas delivery through the Singapore Trade Data Exchange (SGTraDex). Singapore-flagged container vessel - Kota Rakan, owned by PIL, was bunkered with Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLS...

Joining forces to create the green hydrogen supply chain from Spain to the Netherlands, Cepsa and ACE Terminal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Spanish energy company will supply green ammonia to the planned ACE import terminal in the port of Rotterdam. The green ammonia is destined for end use applications in the industry after conversion of the ammonia back into hydrogen, or for direct end use in the shipping and other industries in Northwest Europe Europe's largest green...

P&O Maritime Logistics, a global provider of maritime services globally, has announced plans to convert one of its Multi-Carrying Vessels (MCV’s) into a Cable-Laying Vessel (CLV). Powered by alternative energy, the vessel will be the first-of-its-kind within the company’s fast-expanding portfolio of specialised offshore products and services. Set to start operations in the third quarter of 2024, the conversion aligns with P&O Maritime Logistics’ commitment to decarboni...

  Following their recent trade notice, Neptune Pacific Direct Line - NPDL can provide further information on the barge service ex Brisbane to Norfolk Island. Vessel / Barge Name: Seaforce Voyage Number: v008E ETD Brisbane: 17th March Cargo Bookings All cargo must be booked with Kalgin prior to shipment. When making a cargo booking, customers will be required to provide the following information: Shipper Name & Address Consignee Name & Address Number & Type...

NAPA, a maritime software and data analysis expert, and classification society - Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) have announced the results of a joint study conducted with Marubeni Corporation, which has measured the impact of voyage optimisation on the greenhouse gas emissions and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) ratings of a real-life fleet. The research found that a vessel’s fuel consumption and CO2 emissions can be reduced by up to 7.3% by using NAPA Voyage Optimisation. Moreover, the a...

The COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Guangdong) yard has announced that it will retrofit the main engines aboard two LPG carriers from the fleet of Tianjin Southwest Maritime Ltd., the Chinese liquefied-gas carrier operator. In doing so, it is exercising the option in a contract signed with MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, in October 2022 to similarly retrofit two LPG carriers to dual-fuel operation. MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP units installed MAN PrimeServ will join...

European Union - EU grants the Ship-aH2oy project EUR 15 million in funds to equip an offshore wind vessel with a sustainable and scalable solution for power and heat generation. With 17 partners from 7 European countries, the project aims to introduce high-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology for marine use. In combination with efficient heat integration, this will result in a scalable, safe, and sustainable power and heat generation s...

Guests aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet made more than 4,400 wildlife sightings with the help of marine wildlife charity - ORCA in 2022. It came as part of ORCA’s Cruise Conservationist programme, hosted aboard the Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet. The most frequent wildlife spotted was the common dolphin, sighted 296 times - with the total number of individual dolphins spotted being 1,996. Other sightings included humpback whales, orca, a blue whale and even the deepest...

Tokyo-based Classification Society, ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a large ammonia fuelled 210,000 DWT bulk carrier, which has been jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MITSUI & CO., LTD (MITSUI). Ammonia is expected to be used as a ship fuel for decarbonisation, since it does not emit CO2 when combusted. Meanwhile, adequate safety measures are imperative, as it has been pointed out that ammonia is toxic to humans and corrosive to materials. Class...

While the EEXI is a one-off design-focused protocol granting a ticket to trade for existing ships, the CII as a measure of operational energy efficiency is the primary mechanism to reduce emissions going forward. Based on Annual Efficiency Ratio (AER) results, vessels will be awarded CII ratings ranging from A to E. The calculation essentially divides annual Fuel Oil Consumption (FOC) by distance travelled, taking into account the CO2 factor of the fuel used (100% in the case of fossil fuel oil...