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FESCO Transportation Group (‘FESCO’ and the ‘Group’) has delivered over 40,000 tonnes of various cargos to ports of the Chukotka Autonomous Area, in the Russian Federation, during the navigation period of 2020. Within the northern delivery programme, FESCO’s bulk carriers - ‘FESCO Pioneer’ and ‘Ussuri’ made six voyages on the route of Vladivostok-Anadyr-Egvekinot-Vladivostok (linear service ‘FESCO Anadyr Direct Line’ (FADL)) and...

Blue Water Singapore was contracted by one of its reliable clients to transport two large gas engines and appertaining equipment from Bergen Engines in Norway to Singapore. Engine transportation After intermediate storage, the two gas engines and five containers were loaded onboard The first part of the job included the transport of the two gas engines weighing 152 tons each from the manufacturer in Hordvikneset to Bergen in Norway. In August, a special crane barge was hired for the transship...

The United Nations’ High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy has launched a new ocean action agenda. 14 world leaders have united behind this plan, which was launched on December 2, 2020. KONGSBERG has actively contributed through the panel’s advisory network, which brings a wider stakeholder voice to the Ocean Panel, representing relevant sectors to the ocean economy. United Nations’ High Level Panel Geir Håøy, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Pres...

MetOcean is excited to announce that it has been named one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers for 2020! This is a very special award to be honored and recognised as one of the top places to work in Atlantic Canada.   MetOcean strives to create a world-class working environment that enables extraordinary opportunities for success among all of its employees as it works to develop and manufacture state-of-the-art data acquisition and end-to-end telematics solutions. Company's growth in...

Wan Hai Lines Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of the China – East India Service V - ‘CI5 Service’ on 13th December, 2020. This new service will help to expand Wan Hai Lines’ network in North China and East India. China – East India Service V - ‘CI5 Service’ This service will be operated by six vessels with nominal capacity of 4,250 TEU. CI5 maiden voyage will commence from Qingdao port on 13th December, 2020, and it will be a 42-day fixed round t...

On November 28, 2020, ‘SITC Global Shipping Logistics Center’ was inaugurated in Qingdao. Wang Qingxian, Member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Party Committee. Sun Yonghong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, Secretary of the Working Committee of the West Coast New Area, and Secretary of the Working Committee of the Qingdao Free Trade Zone, Zhao Shiyu, Deputy Secretary of the...

The Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (FSG) has announced that it has received its first order, since the new start under the direction of Tennor Holding. IVP Ship Invest orders a RoRo ferry for completion in April 2022. At the same time, the customer also places an option for a second vessel. The order has a total volume of 140 million Euros. FSG to deliver RoRo ferry This order is an important building block for the future of the Flensburg shipyard" IVP Ship Invest is a c...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) delivered equipment from Russia to Bangladesh, including a reactor vessel for the first power unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, which is now under construction. To implement the project, FESCO experts developed an individual scheme of transportation of the oversized heavy equipment: a 347-ton reactor pressure vessel, a steam generator (334 tons), a pressure compensator (191 tons), and a polar crane (80 tons). Reactor pressure vessel FESCO has extensiv...

Danelec Marine (Danelec) and Veracity by DNV (Veracity) have signed a pilot agreement to enable new maritime use-cases; combining the strengths of DanelecConnect’s onboard data capture capabilities and Veracity’s eco-system and platform architecture. Danelec is a manufacturer to the maritime industry of Voyage Data Recorders, Electronic Chart Display, Information Systems, and ship-2-shore data solutions. By running their data over Veracity’s independent data platform, using Ve...

The German Maritime industry is undergoing a period of rapid transformation. Digitalisation and decarbonisation are the grand challenges of the current time, and they require increased collaboration between all industry stakeholders. To address the current challenges and to help the German Maritime industry transition to a greener and more efficient future, DNV GL, the classification society, has appointed Rasmus Stute as Area Germany Business Development Manager. Understanding the complex shi...

Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce that it will be supplying a portfolio of SIMRAD sonar equipment for a new 75 metres Pelagic trawler, currently in build at Karstensen’s Shipyard in Skagen, Denmark. Commissioned in partnership by Scottish fishing companies - Northbay Fishing Co. Ltd and Wiseman Fishing Co. Ltd, the new vessel – to be called Artemis – will be based in Banff, Scotland. Artemis, Pelagic trawler Pelagic trawlers target fish in the mid- and surface water,...

VSTEP and the well-established Inland Shipping School – Maritieme Academie Harlingen (MAH) have been collaborating over the past few weeks to ensure that the NAUTIS Inland Simulators at MAH and Nova College are up to date with the latest CESNI (2019) requirements. One of the most renowned inland navigation training schools in Europe – Maritime Academie Harlingen (MAH), which uses NAUTIS Inland Simulators to offer a wide range of inland maritime courses to hundreds of trainees each y...

On the afternoon of November 23, 2020, China United Lines Ltd. (CULines) entered into a 'Two Ports & Two Shipping Operators' Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Guangzhou Port Company Limited, Hainan Harbor & Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. and New Golden Sea Shipping Pte. Ltd. The signing of this strategic framework agreement is an extension of the partnership between CULines and New Golden Sea Shipping. SHX service The two parties co-launched the SHX service, which has completed its ma...

MAN Energy Solutions announces that it is to offer its proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system as an emissions solution for its new, low-speed ME-GA engine, the Otto-cycle variant of its established ME-GI dual-fuel engine. EGR is a NOx-emissions-reduction technique that ensures IMO Tier III compliance in both diesel and gas mode. The company has long experience with the emission-reduction technology and reported the first order for an EGR system in 2011 when it was fully integrated w...

RCL is pleased to announce the launch of its new service between Singapore – Cebu – Cagayan de Oro – Singapore using two vessels i.e. Ratha and Pira Bhum in a weekly sailing. Branded as the “RSP6”, the maiden call will commence with the Pira Bhum ex Singapore on 30 November 2020, followed by the Ratha Bhum.  Direct connectivity According to an RCL spokesperson, “Our customers have been asking RCL to provide direct connectivity for both to and from Cebu...

Petredec Holdings (Eastern) PTE Ltd has announced the signing of a contract for the construction of 3+3 × 93,000 cbm LPG carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard in China. Each vessel will be powered by individual MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP dual-fuel engines, capable of running on LPG. Environmentally friendly solution Philip Harwood, Petredec Fleet Director, stated “Petredec has always been at the forefront of new technology and this order continues our tradition of investing in the most effi...

Shell and offshore robotic ship operator - Ocean Infinity have signed a joint development agreement to combine expertise and assets to execute multiclient seep hunter projects. The combination of Shell’s specialist seeps hunting expertise and Ocean Infinity’s ‘Armada’ fleet of robotic ships, will provide effective location targeting and wide-scale coverage. Improved exploration work In turn, this will culminate in more reliable results, improving the focus of explorati...

SBM Offshore’s first Fast4Ward® hull takes onboard topsides modules at Singapore yard. Progress picked up pace when the yards in Singapore re-opened earlier this year. The mooring and riser system integration, as well as other work scope, were completed in the dry dock at Keppel FELS.  The Fast4Ward® Multi-Purpose Floater (MPF) hull has now moved to the integration quayside in Keppel TUAS, where the topside integration phase started with the progressive lifting of the to...

Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) announced that the Company had appointed Lars-Christian Svensen as the Chief Commercial Officer of Golden Ocean Management AS effective from 1st December 2020. Mr. Svensen, who is based in Oslo, most recently worked for Western Bulk. In this asset-light dry bulk operator, he was responsible for South Atlantic and U.S. Gulf chartering operations. Chartering experience His experience managing a chartering environment leverages digitalisation, analytics, and ris...

FESCO Transportation Group has purchased 100 new 40FT high cube refrigerated containers within the strategic framework for renewing the container fleet of its subsidiary Dalreftrans. Dalreftrans organises the transportation of cargo that requires temperature control. As a result of the transaction, the company will be operating the largest refrigerated container fleet in Russia over 1.9 thousand units. The Group will receive the first containers at the end of November. Carrier PrimeLINE refrig...

Braemar Shipping Services Plc, an international provider of shipbroking, financial advisory, logistics, and engineering services to the shipping and energy industries, is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary - Braemar Naves Corporate Finance (“BNCF”) and V.Ships Leisure, the cruise ship manager, have entered into a co-operation agreement to support cruise and ferry operators, their investors and financiers as they collectively navigate the unprecedented challenges cur...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) has transported the first refrigerated container connected to the system for controlling the temperature of perishable goods on the route from Moscow - Vladivostok. Electronic navigation seal The test shipment of the container was organized in collaboration with the Center for the Development of Digital Platforms LLC (CRCP, cargo sealing operator) and Softtelematika LLC (part of National Telematic Systems) supervised by the Russian Federal Service for Veterin...

Wan Hai Lines is pleased to announce the launch of Pakistan – United Arab Emirates Service “PS2” on November 17th, 2020. This new service will help to strengthen the Wan Hai Lines network in Gulf Region and Pakistan. New service coverage This service will be jointly operated with Global Feeder Shipping, by using 1 vessel with a nominal capacity of 1,800 TEU. PS2 maiden voyage will commence from Jebel Ali port on November 17th, 2020. The port rotation will be Jebel Ali -...

MAN Energy Solutions announces a new end-2-end reference for its digital service offerings within the key fishing segment. Norwegian trawler/purse seiner, ‘Odd Lundberg’, is a 70-metre vessel owned and operated by a business of the same name. Built in 2019, the fishing vessel features a MAN propulsion package, including a four-stroke L32/44CR engine, a MAN TCR20 turbocharger and a MAN SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system, backed up by the MAN PrimeServ Assist data-driven servi...

Wan Hai Lines Ltd. is pleased to announce its plan to expand its existing service network between China to Southeast Asia by launching a new weekly service from South China to Vietnam on 25th November 2020. CV8 service The service, named CV8, will be operated with 3 vessels with an intake of 1,200 TEU. Wan Hai Lines will deploy 2 vessels while Interasia Lines will deploy 1 vessel. The service rotation shall cover Qingdao – Dalian – Tianjin – Ningbo – Xiamen – Cat...

Norwegian MV ‘Tertnes’ was the first vessel to call at Port of Esbjerg’s newly established bulk terminal. The vessel arrived with 10,200 tons gravel from Jelsa in Norway, and Blue Water acted as port agents and handled the discharging operation on 23 October. MV ‘Tertnes’ - with a dead weight of 11,546 tons, a length of 129 metres and width of 20.5 metres – is a modern special-purpose vessel fitted with a discharging boom increasing the discharge capacity com...

Bulk and break bulk are two terms that can be used incorrectly and interchangeably in the course of the day-to-day business. There are distinctive differences between bulk and break bulk in terms of cargo, nature, size, capacity, handling, trade, customers, ports, terminals, equipment, and infrastructure. In the article, TGI Cargo goes over the differences between bulk and break bulk shipping. What does bulk goods mean in shipping? The ships that carry bulk cargo such as these are known as bu...

Wan Hai Lines is pleased to announce the launch of Straits - Bangladesh Express Service “SBX” on November 3rd, 2020. This new service will help to strengthen the Wan Hai Lines network in Straits and Chittagong.This service will be jointly operated with X-Press Feeders, by using 2 vessels with an effective capacity of 1,200 TEU. Wan Hai Lines will deploy 1 vessel, while X-Press Feeders will operate 1 vessel. SBX's maiden voyage will commence from Singapore port on November 3rd, 2020....

Tokyo – Leading Classification Society, ClassNK has granted its ‘Digital Smart Ship (DSS)’ notation for ‘SAKURA LEADER’, LNG-fuelled PCTC, which was ordered to Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd., by NYK Line. The vessel is marked with the first ‘DSS’ on its notation in ClassNK’s registry. 'Guidelines for Digital Smart Ship' As a part of the society’s new initiative, ‘Innovation Endorsement’, aiming to certify innovations utilising...

On 2 November, Philipp Maracke takes over the management of the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) as CEO. The management of the shipyard acquired by Tennor in September will thus go to an experienced expert, who has held various management positions in the maritime industry. Most recently, Philipp Maracke was a member of the management of German Naval Yards Kiel where the 40-year-old has built up extensive expertise in the naval shipbuilding sector. Another of his core competencies lies...