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SBM Offshore is committed to playing a key role in supporting the energy transition by both investing in renewable energy solutions and innovating to develop cleaner forms of fossil energy. SBM is tackling this challenge through several initiatives, such as the emission ZERO™ program, and is delighted to share another great example of commitment; a current project with Carbon Collectors.  Imodco’s CCS Tower Loading Unit This project, undertaken in conjunction with Imodco, par...

The crew of FESCO’s vessel 'Vasily Golovnin' conducted a search and recovery of two self-propelled platforms for maritime research of the Norwegian Polar Institute nearshore Antarctica. In severe weather conditions, FESCO’s seamen managed to find two self-propelled research vehicles – Seaglider and Sailbuoy – and bring them on board. The difficulties were not only in the dimensions of the vehicles (each is 2 metres long), but also in the sensors on the sides of the vehic...

In 2020, ferry company - Stena Line continued to reduce its total CO2 emissions and is ten years ahead of the IMO international shipping emission reduction targets. Nevertheless, the Swedish shipping company is now accelerating the transition towards fossil-free shipping and presents its plan to reduce total CO2 emissions by as much as 30% until 2030. Despite a challenging year, Stena Line continued to reduce its total carbon dioxide emissions in 2020. Emissions also decreased per nautical mile...

Teknotherm is excited to announce that the company has been awarded the contract to finalise the HVAC systems for RoPax ferry - HONFLEUR. Back in 2017, Brittany Ferries had placed the order for the HONFLEUR vessel, at the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellshaft’s (FSG) shipyard in Germany. However, when FSG went bankrupt in 2019, its Norwegian owner, Siem Shipping (Siem Group) signed a contract with Fosen Yard, in Norway, to complete the project. Teknotherm gets HVAC contract for HONFLEUR HON...

BAE Systems will retain its key role in supporting the Royal Navy, at the Portsmouth Naval Base, with the company securing two contracts, as part of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) competition. The contracts, worth up to £ 1.3 billion, over five years, will commence on October 1, 2021, following a transition period. BAE Systems – KBR Inc. joint venture BAE Systems will continue to deliver ship asset management, repair and maintenan...

RCL, with its partner ONE; is pleased to announce a revamp of its existing RLM service between Laem Chabang - Ho Chi Minh – Manila North. In the new rotation, the service will be extended to call Pusan, Qingtao, and Shanghai in addition to the existing rotation. The new rotation is Laem Chabang – Caipmep – Manila North – Qingtao – Pusan – Shanghai – Laem Chabang using 4 x 2,500 TEU nominal capacity. RCL will contribute one ship in this new rotation. The...

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has confirmed an order for 10 × 8G95ME-GI10.5 engines, in connection with the building of 10 × 15,000-teu container ships for Seaspan Corporation. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2023 and will immediately after begin 12-year charters for ZIM Lines (ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd), the international shipping group that serves the US East Coast trade. Order for ME-GI engines This is just the latest order that the well-...

Propulsion Analytics, a Greek high-tech company that provides vessel and engine performance evaluation applications, and DNV have received funding from Innovation Norway, in order to develop a Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) application for ships. The project will result in an innovative CBM service for ships, with validated methods and accredited tools that merge thermodynamic modelling with artificial intelligence (AI), in order to diagnose machinery system faults and predict performance in...

The opening ceremony of Xiamen Oceanwide International Integrated Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Xiamen Oceanwide") was grandly held in Xiamen on March 29, 2021. Mr. Yang Xianxiang, Vice Chairman, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer of SITC International, and Mr. Chen Chaohui, Deputy General Manager of Xiamen Port Holding Group attended the ceremony and delivered speeches. Witnessed by all the guests and shareholder representatives, the unveiling ceremony was open...

BAE Systems will provide installation, engineering, and sustainment support services, in order to ensure the continued safe operation of a U.S. military aircraft. BAE Systems was awarded a four-year US$ 42.5 million task order, by the U.S. Navy, to provide shore-based landing systems integration (LSI) support services, for instrument carrier and instrument landing systems (ICLS/ILS). Landing systems integration (LSI) services The new ILS service provides U.S. Navy pilots with increased guidan...

SITC in partnership with Nippon Express Co., Ltd. has announced the Vietnam-China-Europe New Land-Sea Corridor cross-border sea-rail combined transport container was successfully shipped from Vietnam, and arrived on March 8, 2021 by the New Land-Sea Corridor train. The cross-border business The cross-border business cooperation between Ritsu and SITC is a successful attempt to open up the cross-border sea-rail intermodal transport channel between Southeast Asia and Europe with the help of the...

Blue Water is a logistics supplier to the wind industry. Through an extensive network of global offices, Blue Water provides its clients with a variety of tailor-made services focused on the problem solving of their clients most complex supply chain needs. They are looking for a Regional Head of Renewables APAC that is overall responsible for maintaining, build upon and innovate Blue Water’s approach towards the on and offshore renewable/wind energy sector in Asia. Regional renewable en...

As part of the company’s fleet improvement plan, Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order of 5 container vessels with HHI (Hyundai Heavy Industries). The contract signing ceremony was held at Wan Hai Lines’ Taipei headquarters on 25th March 2021. The contract includes five (5) 13,200 Teu container vessels with HHI. These new vessel types will start taking delivery in the first quarter of 2023, respectively. Fleet renewal plan Currently, Wan Hai Lines operates a fleet of 74 owned...

In 2019, the Blue Water Group presented a record profit of 25.7M EUR. The Danish transport group continues its strong development and has recently introduced its annual accounts for 2020 showing a record profit of 25.8M EUR. New solutions and possibilities "We are very satisfied to deliver a record result in 2020 which has been an extremely unusual and challenging year for many companies including Blue Water. During the spring, we saw the first impact of COVID-19 resulting in a decrease in som...

There are many reasons why working at sea can affect couple and family relationships. These include financial pressures caused by unpredictable income; the physical hazards of working at sea; time spent away from loved ones; and not being at home for birthdays and anniversaries. That’s why The Seafarers’ Charity has made free Relate counselling available to all fishers, their families, and any UK resident working as a merchant seafarer. Understanding the challenges We un...

To improve the service network and provide customers with wider service lines, CULines will launch three Japan line services, during the upcoming spring season. The new Japan service lines will include Japan-Thailand-Vietnam JTVS, Japan-Taiwan express JTX, and Japan-Singapore-Malaysia JPX. Three Japan service lines will connect with CUL's other backbone network to facilitate express service of Japan-South China-Taiwan-Hongkong-Thailand-Vietnam-Singapore-Malaysia and service line of Japan-Port K...

On the afternoon of March 20th,  the "COSCO Shipping Xing Wang" departed from Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT) with her "Yantian-Santos Brazil" Maiden Voyage.  This express service has been launched from Yantian to Brazil without any intermediate port by "COSCO Shipping Xing Wang", which will reach ECOPORT terminal within 35 days with full loaded cargo.  CUL and COSCO Special Line Service CUL and COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers signed the "Strategic Cooperati...

HMM is pleased to announce that HMM Nuri, the first of eight 16,000 TEU-class newbuild containerships, starts its first voyage from the port of Busan in Korea. HMM’s 16,000 TEU container vessels have been built at the Ulsan shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and are scheduled to be delivered from this March throughout the second quarter of 2021. HMM Nuri’s deployment HMM Nuri will be deployed on the Far East Europe 4(FE4) route under THE Alliance’s product plan HMM...

Following the successful maiden voyage of the South China Thailand weekend service (SCT) on March 7, CULines plans to launch the weekday service SCT2 on April 6, 2021. Port Rotation of SCT: Hong Kong – Nansha – Shekou - Laem Chabang –Bangkok – Laem Chabang – Hong Kong Port Rotation of SCT2: Hong Kong – Nansha – Shekou – Bangkok – Lam Chabang - Hong Kong Features: South China Bangkok direct service, two sailings per week. Dedicated...

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) held a naming ceremony for its 2,800 TEU class full container vessel, YM Constancy, at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipyard on March 19th. The ceremony was officiated jointly by Yang Ming Chairman Cheng Cheng-Mount and CSBC Corporation Chairman Cheng Wen-Lon. Mrs. Ho Shu-Ping, Director General of the Department of Navigation and Aviation, Ministry of Transportation and Communications was invited to officially name the ship during the ceremony and wished t...

The KONGSBERG AUVs are scheduled for delivery this year, with the USVs following in the late summer/early autumn of 2022. The AUVs are depth-rated to 1,500m and are equipped with a powerful payload for environmental monitoring and seabed mapping. The four autonomous vessels will be equipped with KONGSBERG’s new Blue Insight, a cloud-based ecosystem designed to facilitate remote instrument operation, data visualisation and smart management of oceanographic and meteorological data. Adv...

A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body commercial passenger aircraft. Use of SAF on aircraft  Airbus, German research centre - DLR, Rolls-Royce, and SAF producer Neste have teamed up to start the pioneering ‘Emission and Climate Impact of Alternative Fuels’ (ECLIF3) project looking into the effects of 100% SAF on aircraft emissions and performance. Findings from t...

VSTEP extends its international footprint by signing a deal with a high school in Burgas. Burgas is a picturesque city in Bulgaria on the Southern Black Sea Coast. The city’s hemisphere is surrounded by large bodies of water. This requires an incredibly strong transportation system across the sea and lake channels to ensure both people and goods can travel safely and efficiently. Inland navigational skills As such, one of the renowned high schools in Burgas was searching for a hig...

Survitec has announced that it has signed an intent to purchase Hansen Protection AS, a renowned European provider of specialist survival suits and protective equipment. Ron Krisanda, the Executive Chairman at Survitec Group, commented: ‘’Hansen Protection has a reputation for consistently delivering excellent products and services. The coming together of our two businesses, through a combination of our people, products, technology and wide-reaching footprint, will bring added value...

The Seafarers’ Charity has announced the appointment of two additional Trustees to the Charity’s General Council. Nusrat Ghani, Member of Parliament, and Rear Admiral Iain Lower MA, AFNI, were selected following an open recruitment process and join the Charity at an important time. The Seafarers’ Charity recently rebranded from ‘Seafarers UK’ and is beginning the implementation of a new results-driven strategy and focusing on significantly increasing fundraising re...

Launched in 2018, Edda Wind owns and operates service vessels, which support the maintenance work conducted, during the commissioning and operation of offshore wind parks. “The Wilhelmsen group’s strategy is very clear, which is to further expand into renewables, by working together with partners and leveraging our expertise and assets. So, finding an opportunity like this, to work with Østensjø and invest in Edda Wind, a growing company, rapidly expanding its fleet wi...

On the release of its new strategy in March 2021, Seafarers UK announced that its working name will now be ‘The Seafarers’ Charity’ and will reference its heritage by using ‘King George’s Fund for Sailors’ within its brand. The Seafarers’ Charity has been the UK’s national maritime charity since 1917 and is still officially registered with the Charity Commission as the ‘King George’s Fund for Sailors’. The new strategy, 'Thrive',...

Golden Ocean Group Limited Ltd announces that Marius Hermansen has resigned as a Director of the Company. Mr. Hermansen has served as a Director since September 2019. The Board would like to thank Mr. Hermansen for his contribution and wishes him well in his future pursuits. Larsen’s experience The Board is pleased to announce that Mr. Bjørn Tore Larsen will replace Mr. Hermansen. Mr. Larsen is currently the Chairman of the OSM Maritime Group, a world-leading ship management comp...

Building further on their reputation for increased lifejacket safety and pushing the boundaries in search of excellence for its customers, Survitec brand, Crewsaver, is pleased to announce the launch of EXOLOK. EXOLOK is a new cylinder locking system that provides increased security for gas cylinders attached to lifejackets – helping to ensure your lifejacket protection is well and truly locked in. EXOLOK EXOLOK will be fitted to all Crewsaver lifejackets going forwards. It can addition...

Neste announced in March 2020 an intention to increase its renewable products production capacity in Europe according to the company strategy. The company has now concluded a thorough study phase concerning the two possible locations, Porvoo, Finland, and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Neste has existing sites in both locations. While there are many positive drivers for both sites, the difference between the costs is significant in favour of Rotterdam. Raw material sourcing opportunities &ldqu...