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Satcom Direct, the connectivity solutions provider, is expanding its marine division, by launching a suite of new services for sports fishing vessels, and super- and mega-yachts. In a first for multi-asset ownership, Satcom Direct is harnessing the combined power of SD infrastructure, SD hardware, and SD software solutions, to deliver a seamless connectivity experience for customers transitioning between private jets and yachts. Rack-mounted router To support the newly expanded division, Satc...

MetOcean Telematics is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at Fish Canada Workboat Canada 2022 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, from March 25-26, 2022. They are looking forward to connecting with partners and attendees in the industry, and showcasing their latest MetOcean systems and Iridium products. Attendees for the event can visit the MetOcean Telematics team at booth 639. Fish Canada Workboat Canada (FCWC) Fish Canada Workboat Canada (FCWC) is the country’s largest c...

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire LEWA GmbH and its subsidiaries, and Geveke B.V. and its subsidiaries, for a combined enterprise value of MEUR 670 (BSEK 7.15). LEWA GmbH is a globally renowned manufacturer of diaphragm metering pumps, process pumps and complete metering systems. Geveke B.V. distributes compressors and engineers advanced and complex process pump installations. Acquisition of LEWA GmbH LEWA GmbH was founded in 1952 and is based in Germany. The company has around 1200 employees...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed investment into Marindows Inc., a Tokyo-based firm, aiming to utilise the revolution in information technology to build an integrated digital platform for the marine industry. Amid the current energy revolution, this partnership will accelerate efforts to achieve a carbon neutral world in areas from electrification and autonomous operation to the marine industry, create new value by merging the p...

The fourth publication by Maritime UK’s Board of Trade sets out how the United Kingdom (UK) can deliver the trade benefits of the National Shipbuilding Strategy refresh. This paper puts forward the Board of Trade’s thoughts on: Global trends and the importance of the maritime industry to trade. UK strengths and opportunities within the maritime sector. How trade and investment solutions can address challenges in the global maritime sector. Board of Trade publication UK Secr...

The technology group, Wärtsilä (Wärtsilä Corporation) has secured a new agreement for its exhaust gas cleaning systems to be installed on two newbuild 218m roll-on/roll-off passenger vessels (RoPax) at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China. V-SOx hybrid scrubber systems The contract, which was signed in February 2022, will see Wärtsilä fit and commission two 25-megawatt V-SOx hybrid scrubber systems, which can run in both open and closed loop configurati...

The technology group, Wärtsilä (Wärtsilä Corporation) will supply main and auxiliary engines, fuel storage tanks, gas handling equipment and electrical systems for a new RoRo vessel being built for Australian-operator, SeaRoad Shipping. The orders with Wärtsilä Corporation were placed in Q1 2022. The 210 metre-long vessel is under construction at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard in Germany. The vessel will operate primarily on LNG fuel. Wä...

Engee PET Manufacturing Company in Nigeria is a major manufacturer of high-quality, food-grade PET resin in West Africa. The company’s factory, located at lgbesa in Nigeria’s Ogun State, was commissioned in 2017, as part of a backward area development programme. The plant has a production capacity of around 150,000 tons per annum. Transportation of resin products In 2021, the company needed to transport resin products of nearly 250 twenty-foot equivalents (TEUs) from Jiaxing, Chin...

Nor-Shipping has seized on International Women’s Day to sign up to the new, 40 by 30 initiative from WISTA Norway. This focuses on increasing female participation in maritime, with a goal of boosting the number of women in leading industry management positions in Norway from today’s level of 15% to 40% by 2030. Nor-Shipping – WISTA partnership Nor-Shipping - Your Arena for Ocean Solutions, has partnered with WISTA for over a decade, highlighting campaigns and hosting the Wave...

During the spring of 2020, Blue Water and SpaceInvader entered a climate partnership, and the journey towards more sustainable road transport began. If possible, the aim was also to contribute to minimising the effect of other challenges such as shortage of capacity and drivers, as well as high freight rates. The two partners have now signed a three-year cooperative agreement. According to the two players, future solutions must be developed in solid climate partnerships where innovation and cou...

Golden Ocean Group Limited, the owner of large size dry bulk vessels, announces the sale of three of its oldest Panamax vessels, Golden Empress, Golden Enterprise, and Golden Endeavour, delivered in 2010 and 2011, as part of the Company’s ongoing strategy to ensure that it operates a modern, fuel-efficient fleet with a reduced emissions profile. The combined sales price of the three vessels is $52.0 million, and the Company expects to record a gain from the sales of approximately $9.6 mil...

Maritime UK is calling upon the sector to #BreaktheBias and commit to gender equality in 2022 and beyond. This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) theme – ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ recognises the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all. Breaking the gender bias Maritime UK plans to spotlight all the wo...

MetOcean Telematics is pleased to announce they will be exhibiting at Security & Policing in Farnborough, UK from March 15-17, 2022. The official UK Government global security event, Security & Policing returns as a live event for its 40th anniversary at the Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre. They are looking forward to meeting the partners and clients in the industry and showcasing the latest Security products and technologies. Visit the MetOcean Telematics tea...

At Blue Water, they are deeply concerned about Russia's continued military actions in Ukraine. They continuously follow the situation and assess how the increasing amounts of sanctions against Russia impact their activities and ability to service their customers. They are pausing all new bookings, contracts, and activities in Russia and Belarus – this includes any transit through Russia and Belarus. Blue Water fully respects the sanctions and will comply Blue Water fully respects t...

Maritime UK today announces its plans to promote the maritime sector during National Careers Week (NCW). The annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships runs from 8 to 14 February 2021. NCW is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK. The aim is to provide a focus for careers guidance activity at an important stage in the academic calendar to help support young people leaving education. Maritime UK’s Careers and Outreach Programme exists to ra...

Kiilto, one of The Nordic countries’ renowned manufacturer of hygiene and cleaning products, pays great attention to limiting CO2 emissions in own production and from transports. With weekly transports from the factory in Assens, Denmark to the warehouse in Oslo, Norway, their solution called for optimisation of truck loads. Each truck was usually loaded with a maximum of 33 pallets, which took up the entire trailer floor. It was not possible to load pallets on top of each other, which le...

The UK has shut its borders to Russian ships as part of the ‘unprecedented’ package of sanctions it is developing with international allies. The Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps issued a statement to all UK ports on Monday, February 28 saying the Department for Transport deemed it ‘inappropriate’ for Russian vessels to continue to enter UK ports. Denying ship access UK ports are asked not to provide access to any ship which they have reason to believe is:...

Golden Ocean Group Ltd announces the appointment of Mr. Jens Martin Jensen as Director. Jens Martin Arveschoug Jensen joined Seatankers Management on 1st March 2022 before that he was the CEO of Athenian Holdings. Jensen's work experience  He previously served as Head of Shipping at New Fortress Energy (USA) and before that he was a Partner at Pillarstone Europe. From May 2008 to September 2014, he was the CEO of Frontline Management AS. Mr. Jensen has served as a director of variou...

Ocean Infinity has contracted VARD for the design and construction of a new series of six multi-purpose offshore vessels, all of which will be operated from shore and will eventually utilise green ammonia as fuel. VARD’s robotic vessels This landmark order of six, 85-metre, optionally crewed robotic vessels will take Ocean Infinity’s remote vessel fleet capacity to 23 vessels, which will be the largest in the world. With Ocean Infinity’s control infrastructure and remote con...

Despite the scheduled unveiling of the winner of the 2022 Next Generation Ship Award being postponed by the Omicron surge, the winner from the four shortlisted candidates revealed last year will be presented with the prize on 4 April this year. Details of the four shortlisted candidates have already been publicly revealed but the other candidates were all worthy competitors and deserving of greater mention. Every one of the entrants was chosen by at least one of the judges in their selections a...

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is pleased to announce the launch of two weekly direct services which is an enhancement to its China to East Africa service. This will allow its customers to enjoy stable and faster transit times to East Africa. The enhancement will see the current East Africa Service (EAS), which PIL operates independently, expanding into two service routes - with one serving Mombasa, called EAS, and the other serving Dar es Salaam, to be named as EA3. New EAS and EA3 ser...

Jay Jay Textiles’ journey towards business expansion with lifestyle logistics solutions is stitched to perfection. Established over 50 years ago, Jay Jay Textiles has a strong presence in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, as a vertically integrated manufacturer of cotton knitwear for children’s apparel and home products. In the past few years, Jay Jay Textiles has branched out to Ethiopia, starting with three factories in the Bole Lemi Industrial Park, located in nation’s capit...

ABB and Ballard are progressing with their partnership to decarbonise marine transport and have received an AiP from DNV for their high-power fuel cell concept, the development of which was launched in 2018. An AiP is a major milestone in developing new technology as an independent assessment of the concept, confirming that the design is feasible and no significant obstacles exist to prevent the concept from being realised. With the AiP in place, the jointly developed solution can be completed...

Dubai International Boat Show is the premier and most established boat show in the UAE, GCC, and Middle East. Whether the users wants to buy a boat, discover luxury yachts and superyachts, explore the latest diving and aquatic innovations, it’s the definitive event for luxury and lifestyle. QS Seamaster and Waveless are the two brands, among those distributed by SAIM, which will be exhibited at the Dubai Boat Show 2022. Digital connection systems QS Seamaster bow and stern thrusters rep...

Thales will be present at MWC Barcelona 2022 to showcase its key solutions that support the mobile industry’s digital transformation. 5G will count for 21% of mobile connections by 2025. This brings a huge opportunity for mobile operators, but also comes with new vulnerabilities and data privacy challenges.  Thales is helping actors and major players in the mobile industry in three key ways - To connect and manage devices on 5G networks, protect those devices and the data they handle...

On February 20th, 2022, Fifteen 40HQ containers of cargoes, which were mainly chemical raw materials, traveling by rail from Zhuzhou, Hunan were loaded onto the CULINES vessel - AS FLORA at Mawan Container Terminal (MCT) in the west area of Port of Shekou for their destination Port of Cat Lai in Ho Chi Minh. This maiden voyage shipping export cargoes with railway containers marked the new development of CULINES one-stop rail-sea intermodal transport. Combined transport solution CULINES rail-s...

For years, Blue Water has been active within Oil & Energy and Renewables projects in the southern hemisphere. Due to the growing demands for transport and logistics services to projects of the Oil & Gas, Wind, Renewables, Infrastructure, Mining and Hydrogen industries in Australia, Blue Water has expanded its presence by establishing offices in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth in 2021. The company established its first Australian office in Sydney in 2012. Transport and logistics solution...

As the countdown begins for the seventh edition of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX), the Organising Committee provided an update on the preparations and an overview of the event, at a diplomat briefing session, at Sharq Village and Spa, on February 21, 2022. One of the most awaited events on the international maritime defence and security calendar, DIMDEX 2022 is shaping up to be the biggest and most diverse edition ever, with more than 200 companies fr...

Wrist, the world’s largest supplier of provisions, stores and spare parts logistics to ships and offshore locations, acquires Centralam Panama, a recognised ship chandler based at the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. With the acquisition, Wrist is expanding its global reach and securing a foothold at one of the world’s most important maritime crossroads while at the same time enhancing Centralam Panama’s market position. In acquiring Centralam Panama, Wrist is expanding its...

The Confidential Human Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP Maritime) has provided an independent and confidential safety reporting system for incidents, accidents, and near misses at sea to seafarers worldwide since 2013. Raising awareness, improving safety Reports are received directly from seafarers and analysis is published on CHIRP's website and in its Maritime FEEDBACK paper publication in the languages most spoken by seafarers (English, Chinese, Filipino, Indonesian, and sever...