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With their initiative on schedule reliability, Hapag-Lloyd is tackling one of the main challenges faced by the global shipping industry. Container shipping is currently going through its worst operational crisis, in many years. Due to high demand, massive COVID-19-related restrictions and the Suez Canal incident in April 2021, the shipping industry has been forced to deal with major operational challenges, such as congested ports, ship delays and infrastructural bottlenecks. Transparency on th...

On World Marine Aids to Navigation Day, which falls on Thursday, July 1, the Board of the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) is reminding the world’s ship owners that Aids to Navigation (AtoN) are imperative to keeping the Middle East Gulf region safe for vessels and crew, but that they must be paid for. Aids to Navigation (AtoN) services The Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) has been providing AtoN services since 1911 The Middle East Navigation Aids Servic...

In June 2021, the largest aircraft landed at Aalborg Airport. First, a Boeing 777-300ER carrying 60 tonnes of personal protection equipment from Malaysia, and then another air charter followed. This time, it was a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 37 tonnes of more equipment. Blue Water manages the logistics Blue Water managed the transport from the Malaysian manufacturer and the following domestic distribution Both deliveries were ordered by Stadsing A/S, based near Aalborg in Denmark, who had as...

In conjunction with their airtime service partners - SD Government is buoying up DataWave™ Ku-band network throughput to deliver faster transmissions for all maritime communications.  Maritime customers already optimising the DataWave Ku services will now benefit from highly customisable satellite services, access to the latest real-time weather and nautical information, and the ability to stream video applications including Zoom, Skype, or other internet broadcasts. Unlimited data...

Avikus, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group’s newly established subsidiary, specialised in autonomous navigation technology, became South Korea’s first company to succeed in fully autonomous navigation of a ship. Avikus Avikus announced that it successfully completed fully autonomous, unmanned operation of a cruise ship Avikus announced that it successfully completed fully autonomous, unmanned operation of a cruise ship for 12 passengers, at a demonstration event, held in Pohang-...

DNV, the classification society, has launched Compliance Planner, a new digital tool that enables DNV customers to easily track the requirements and deadlines of legislation for both individual vessels and entire fleets. As both the number and complexity of international shipping regulations continue to grow, navigating the timelines and requirements has become an increasing burden on ship owners and operators. Compliance Planner presents a full overview of the requirements facing any v...

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has won contracts to design and equip two construction service operation vessels (CSOV/SOV) for the Norway-based ship owner, Awind AS, a fully-owned subsidiary of Integrated Wind Solutions AS (IWS). The combined contract value is approximately NOK 250 million. Destined for the renewable offshore wind market, the new CSOVs will be built to Kongsberg Maritime’s UT 5519 DE design, by the Chinese shipyard, China Merchant Heavy Industries (CMHI), with which Kongsberg ha...

Global survival and safety solutions provider, Survitec has announced that it has completed a £27.5 million Super Senior Revolving Capital Facility (RCF) with Santander UK. This new facility is in addition to the recently finalised £270 million refinancing announced by the company in April 2021. Both agreements support Survitec’s growth plans for its survival technology products and services. New RCF complemented by a foreign exchange facility The new RCF is complemented by...

Ocean Infinity, a globally renowned marine robotics and deep sea data acquisition company, is implementing ShipManager fleet management software for 17 new robotic ships and additional autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Ocean Infinity will implement ShipManager’s modules for planned maintenance, procurement, and business intelligence for its advanced fleet of uncrewed, low-emission vessels for capturing ocean data. Securing reliability We know DNV has validation in the market and Sh...

Satcom Direct (SD) has completed the next phase of terrestrial expansion to its global private network. To strengthen its ground infrastructure and augment redundancy the global satellite solutions provider has enhanced individual Points of Presence (PoPs) and upgraded its global network to support the increasing connectivity needs of its customers. The update includes expansion into the Asia Pacific region to provide additional connectivity options for customers and complements existing PoPs...

Rederij Doeksen B.V. (also known as Koninklijke Doeksen), is a Dutch shipping company that operates ferry services between Harlingen and the Wadden Islands of Vlieland and Terschelling, in the Netherlands. Founded in 1908, the global corporation transports hundreds of people and vehicles, both to and from the Wadden Islands, on a daily basis. Rederij Doeksen – MAH partnership Robust seafaring training is compulsory for all the crew operating at Rederij Doeksen Due to the nature of the...

The Organising Committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX) is ramping up preparations for the next edition, set to take place under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar. The seventh edition of DIMDEX will be proudly hosted and organised by the Qatar Armed Forces and will take place from the 21st to 23rd of March 2022, at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC), in Doha, Qatar. DIMDEX 2022 eve...

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...

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...

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...

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...

NORMA Cyber was formally opened on 1 January 2021. The centre will provide cyber security services to Norwegian shipping companies and several ship owners, who have already become members of NORMA Cyber. “We have experienced great interest from the shipping and maritime industries, and the ambition is to give Norwegian shipping an international competitive advantage, as digitalisation in shipping picks up speed,” said Lars Benjamin Vold, Managing Director of NORMA Cyber. Maritime c...

The fourth edition of the industry cyber risk management guidelines, Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships is now available and lays the foundation for further improvements and refinement of companies’ cyber security risk assessments. The version 4 of the cyber security guidelines is published at a time when ship owners and ship managers are faced with a requirement to implement cyber risk management in their safety management systems (SMS) by the time of their first Document of Comp...

ArkEdge Space Inc. is developing a 6U CubeSat, in collaboration with the Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory (ISSL) of The University of Tokyo, as part of the 6U microsatellite short-term demonstration project '6U Fast Validation CubeSat' of the National Space Organisation (NSPO) of Taiwan. After making a proposal for the satellite's development, manufacturing, launch, and initial operations, ArkEdge Space was selected as a collaborative research partner by the NSPO. Satellite launch and inse...

FESCO Transportation Group, in partnership with Fagioli S.p.A, arranged the transportation and installation of power equipment for the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant. The cargo with a total weight of 14.5 thousand freight tons was delivered from Georgia to Armenia by rail and road transport. Transportation of power equipment Oversized heavy equipment, a gas turbine (205 tons), a transformer (182 tons), and a gas turbine generator (169 tons) were shipped from the Port of Poti (Georgia) to Yerevan...

The customer, Global Shippers Association (GSA), is one of the world’s renowned retailers, with over 11,500 stores, located across 27 countries. They employ more than 2.2 million associates, around the world and 1.5 million of those associates in the US alone. The COVID-19 situation required GSA to transport personal protective equipment (PPE) urgently, without damaging the quality of the cargo. Exporting PPE cargo quickly The customer, Global Shippers Association (GSA), had to export P...

As Ocean Infinity embarks on its journey towards a carbon-neutral future and anticipates the arrival of its uncrewed Armada fleet of vessels, it bids farewell to some of its original fleets. The Pacific Constructor has been part of Ocean Infinity’s story since the beginning and has been instrumental in many of its most ambitious and exciting projects. Locating Stellar Daisy Stellar Daisy sank on 31 March 2017, transporting iron ore from Brazil to China. Tragically, 22 of the 24 crew wer...

In this fast-changing world, visibility and control are critical to capture the full benefit of business opportunities. Great products and a strong brand build the foundations for better growth. Still, an unbroken supply chain at all levels, from suppliers to sales, is essential in achieving it. Identifying the challenges for Tokmanni Tokmanni Group has been on top of its game for several years now. The Finnish discount chain deals in the quick movement of its retail cargo. However, the compan...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

Following the success of the M15 Twin Sterndrive Interceptor launched last year at DSEI Defense and Security Equipment International show in London, Marell Boats of Sweden has now taken an additional step in the high-speed interceptor market. Marell is launching the M15 Quad outboard open high-speed interceptor that includes fine tuning of the M15 hull, adding four Mercury 450HP Outboard engines on an extended platform, and support by dynamically operating jack plates. This vessel shows outstan...

MAN Energy Solutions has announced the latest order for its MAN 175D four-stroke engines, in connection with the building of four corvettes for the Finnish Navy. Each of the four corvette ships will be equipped with 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEL GenSets, with a total output of 7,700 kW (4 × 1920 kW) – in total, 16 GenSets. Jyrki Heinimaa, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), said “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the negotiations were challenging and...

DNV GL led a pilot project with Aker BP to remotely perform inspections on three of their offshore cranes on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In line with Aker BP’s strategy of minimising its operational carbon footprint, DNV GL performed remote safety inspections of one box boom pedestal crane on the Valhall Flank West and two knuckle boom cranes on the Skarv field, both as part of annual surveys. Valhall Flank West On both installations, crane operators and specialized crane technicia...