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The beleaguered carrier industry took another major hit in June, with the latest data from Xeneta’s Shipping Index (XSI®) showing a decline of 9.4% in global long-term shipping rates. Following on the heels of a 27.5% collapse in May, and a 10.3% fall in April, contracted rates have now shed 47.2% of their value in the last three months alone, and 51.7% over the course of 2023. Xeneta’s real-time data, crowd-sourced from pioneering global shippers, shows falls in the prices of...

After the summer, the consortium Hakkers, Van Oord and De Klerk will start construction of the tugboat quay in the Yangtzekanaal. To this end, contracts were signed with the Port of Rotterdam Authority. It involves 500 metres of quay wall, offering twelve berths. The construction of the tugboat quay is part of the "Widening Yangtzekanaal" programme. Completion is scheduled for spring 2025.   The choice of this consortium is in line with the Port Authority’s commitment to s...

Nauti-Craft, a pioneering company in marine technology, is proud to announce its partnership with Wavecalmer, a pioneering innovator in the boating industry. This partnership marks an exciting milestone as Wavecalmer becomes the first to licence and utilise Nauti-Craft’s revolutionary technology for its boats in North America. The first boat of its kind, built by Nauti-Craft for Wavecalmer, is set to be shipped from Dunsborough, Australia, to America, heralding a new era for the North Ame...

The next major international boat show takes everyone to Amsterdam, Netherlands. From 20 June to 22 June 2023, AS Labruna will be present at the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo 2023, the world's largest exhibition dedicated to marine electrification and hybrid propulsion. AS Labruna at Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo 2023 AS Labruna will be bringing their E-vision hybrid engines to the Netherlands AS Labruna will be bringing their E-vision hybrid engines to the Netherlands for the Electr...

Danfoss Marine is the new pioneering technology provider of marine applications & solutions for efficient electrification. As of May 2023, the Danfoss Marine global sales is a one-stop shop for marine solutions both from Danfoss Editron and Danfoss Drives. In recent years, Danfoss has developed significant solutions within marine electrification of vessels with milestone achievements such as the e-ferries Ellen and Grotte, as well as hybrid vessels such as the Wasaline RoPax ferry. The tech...

Accelleron announced its upcoming acquisition of OMT, a pioneering manufacturer of fuel injection systems for marine engines. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the next few weeks. Founded in 1930 and based in Turin, Italy, OMT serves engine builders with high-precision fuel injection equipment with a focus on marine propulsion. It has about 250 employees, mainly based at its Italian headquarters. It achieved revenues of approximately EUR 52 million in 2022, of which the majorit...

Further to the Company’s announcement of 23 February 2023, SAE are delighted to announce that Uskmouth Energy Storage Limited, a portfolio company of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, on 23 May 2023, gave formal notice of their exercise of the option to take a lease of land at the Group’s Uskmouth site for one of the UK’s largest BESS projects (230MW/460MWh). SAE continues to make excellent progress on its business objectives and pioneer projects and this is another major mil...

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...

ABB has secured a breakthrough contract with the shipyard COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) Co. Ltd., to equip 10 China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited container vessels with its permanent magnet shaft generator systems. The deal re-affirms the growing appeal of the systems as a market-ready route to greater ship efficiency. Due for delivery by the end of 2025, the order comprises systems for six 14000TEU vessels and four 16000TEU vessels. The International Maritime Organization (IMO...

Jelmer Domela Nieuwenhuis is the new director of Alphatron Marine Netherlands. Many relations already know him from previous positions, which he has fulfilled in the past two years at JRC | Alphatron Marine. The 49-year-old Jelmer Domela Nieuwenhuis is a maritime man in heart and soul, who attaches great importance to efficiency and safety in shipping. Already at the age of 14, he worked at Electro Nautic, his father's company. He was taught the profession with the proverbial spoon. After comp...

Hurtigruten’s ambition is to develop a zero-emission ship for the costal route from Bergen to Kirkenes. The project is close to 130MNOK and in close cooperation with several Norwegian maritime suppliers, including Brunvoll. “We could have waited for others to develop the technology, but Norway would then miss a great opportunity,” says Hedda Felin, CEO in Hurtigruten Norge. Government financially support But it is decisive that the Norwegian government financially support th...

Rolls-Royce has completed a major investment in its Pascagoula, Mississippi site that will provide increased capabilities and capacity to support U.S. Navy programs. A new 26,000 ft 2 facility, with foundry and machining equipment provided by a U.S. Department of Defense DPA Title III grant, will increase the company’s ability to manufacture propellers and propulsor components for naval platforms. Authority comment Dan Rediger, Rolls-Royce Head of Naval Operations – Defense said,...

Babcock International Group, the defence company, has been awarded the contract to deliver, install and provide in-service support for Ardent Wolf, the maritime Communications Electronic Support Measures (CESM) capability for the UK Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates. The six-year programme draws upon company’s people’s unique knowledge of CESM and Babcock’s role as the Royal Navy’s principal support partner for the Type 23 fleet. The contract will involve equipment in...

Rolls-Royce and yacht/shipbuilder Lürssen are making a strong case for methanol as an environmentally friendly and climate-friendly fuel for yachts. They are already working on specific projects, including the propulsion of a Lürssen yacht using mtu methanol engines from Rolls-Royce. The two companies made the announcement at the Monaco Yacht Show, the world's largest exhibition for large yachts. The companies plan The companies plan to focus on yachts with lengths of 75 meters and...

The shipping industry is working towards full decarbonisation by 2050 at the latest and last year an action plan was launched on which both private and public actors can focus their collective efforts around this and the coming decades. The first-of-its-kind Climate Action in Shipping – Progress towards Shipping’s 2030 Breakthrough report – launched on 21 September during New York Climate Week, prior to the Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit, and in parallel with th...

“It was very clear that young thought providers in the maritime industry have strong visions of what it takes to attract a broad pool of talent. Their message is clear, the maritime industry needs to improve the overall approach to human sustainability, human wellbeing, and work conditions at sea,” says Chair of the selection committee, Christine Loh, Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The top 30 competit...

Ingeteam has started manufacturing the first units of its new INGECON H2 C-lyzer converter in Sesma (Navarre), for the Green H2 sector. The first orders for the green hydrogen converters will be installed in Belgium, California (in the United States of America - USA) and Bizkaia (Spain). INGECON H2 C-lyzer converters Ingeteam’s INGECON H2 C-lyzer converters are responsible for supplying direct current Ingeteam’s INGECON H2 C-lyzer converters are responsible for supplying direct c...

The USA (United States of America) is already a top exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), but the current global energy landscape is requiring a huge effort from the industry community, in order to build additional infrastructure in record time. Natural gas is methane and the liquefaction process is used for transportation on long distances, such as between continents, where pipelines solutions are not viable. The volume of the LNG is 1/600th of its volume as gas. Building modular floating...

NYK Line, IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd., and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) (i.e., ‘the Parties’) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with City of Yokohama for the acceptance of an ammonia-fuelled tugboat (A-Tug) at the port of Yokohama. The conclusion of this MoU is part of the Green Innovation Fund project within Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) for the development of vessels equipped with a domestically produced ammonia-f...

Teknotherm has announced that the company will be delivering the HVAC systems for the world’s largest zero-emission freight ferry. Scandlines, Cemre Shipyard and LMG Marin are developing this innovative vessel, for the Puttgarden-Rødby route between Denmark and Germany. Developing new HVAC technology Their philosophy of building innovative solutions and according to a green vision for the future fits perfectly into Teknotherm’s strategy of continuously developing new HVAC t...

The Maersk Supply Service vessel “Maersk Tender” has just completed a test with The Ocean Cleanup to mix biofuel into marine oil to reduce CO2 emissions. The test results are very promising. Biofuel is an expensive alternative to standard marine oil. However, despite the cost, this test provides valuable insight into technology that further reduces emissions in the long term. Energy savings The ship was retrofitted with AC drives from Danfoss Drives on each of its four thrusters....

SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has signed contracts with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for the 22.5 years lease and operation of FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão. These contracts follow the signing of the binding Letter of Intent as announced on August 3, 2021. FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, approximately 160 kilometres from Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro state. Fast4Ward® program Mero is a...

Urban areas account for over 70 percent of the world’s CO2 emissions, with heating and cooling representing the largest share of energy consumption, so delivering sustainable and affordable heating and cooling to cities is a priority in the fight against climate change. ABB will deploy its complete electrical, instrumentation, and control (EIC) package, motors and variable speed drives for the powerhouse of the heat pump, which will be the world’s largest seawater heat pum...

Finally, it is time for a 'physical' exhibition again, and it is AquaNor 2021, which will be arranged in Trondheim, Norway from 24. to 27. August. Aqua Nor has been an important international meeting place for the aquaculture industry, and it is the world’s largest aquaculture technology exhibition. Aquaculture technology exhibition Teknotherm will participate this year at stand no. F-572, Hall F – Trondheim Spektrum. Teknotherm looks forward to seeing everyone there! If someon...

SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has signed with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) the Letter of Intent for a 22.5-year lease and operation contracts of FPSO Alexandre de Gusmão. The unit will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, approximately 160 kilometres from Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro state, in Brazil. The Libra block, where the Mero field is located, is under a Production Sharing Agreement to a Consortium comprised of Petrobra...

Crowley Maritime Corporation's Solutions business unit has been awarded a multi-year, $638 million contract for Vessel Acquisition Management (VAM) by the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD). Crowley's strategic acquisition and vessel management service will assist MARAD in the enhancement of the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), helping reduce the overall age of the fleet and increase ship reliability. The fleet executes U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) sea lifts. Operation and maintenance To carr...

A mining operation suffered a major bearing seizure on the crankpin of a slurry pump shaft. The pump makers approached Goltens to explore the possibility to repair and restore the crankshaft to original diameter in the workshop. Inspection revealed the crankpin had suffered severe damage resulting in surface hardness levels as high as 397 HB and heat cracks on the pin surface. Goltens offered a solution to machine the pin to undersize but the pump maker required the pin diameter at original spe...

Kongsberg Digital has won a contract with Turkish ship owners and operators - Güngen Maritime & Trading A/S, for the delivery of a K-Sim Cargo Handling Simulator, interfaced to a real KONGSBERG K-Chief 600 marine automation system. This comes ten years after Kongsberg Digital initially supplied Güngen with a similar Simulator, interfaced to the KONGSBERG K-Chief 500 marine automation system. K-Sim Cargo Handling Simulator The K-Sim Cargo Handling Simulator model replicates a mode...

Heinen & Hopman is proud to have been chosen to supply the HVAC for four Tamandaré-class frigates. The Tamandaré class is a new class of future general-purpose frigates for the Brazilian Navy, based on the MEKO family of ships. The project is being developed by the Brazil Ministry of Defence and the Águas Azuis consortium, composed of Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Embraer Defense and Security and Atech. The construction of th...

SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has completed the project financing of FPSO Prosperity for a total of US$1.05 billion. The project financing was secured by a consortium of 11 international banks. The Company expects to draw the loan in full, phased over the construction period of the FPSO. The financing will become non-recourse once the FPSO is completed and the pre-completion guarantee has been released. The project loan has a tenor of two years post-completion, in line with the du...