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Oceania Cruises, the globally renowned culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, has revised its SailSafe Health and Safety protocols to be simpler, easier and offer all travellers an open door to explore the world. Effective from September 3, 2022, for all sailings embarking from that date forward, vaccinated travellers will no longer need to test to embark a sailing and unvaccinated travellers may embark by providing proof of a negative antigen or PCR test, taken no more than 72 hours...

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) will add one more new 11,000 TEU container vessel, ‘YM Throne’. The vessel is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The naming ceremony of the YM Throne took place at Imabari Hiroshima Shipyard. Yang Ming’s attendees joined the ceremony remotely at their Taipei office. Mr. Hsieh-Lung Yeh, Director-General of the Maritime and Port Bureau, MOTC was invited to officially name the ship, and...

PT Unilever Indonesia an FMCG company in Indonesia that has been operating for more than 85 years with various well-known brands that are close to the Indonesian people for products that are used daily, ranging from soap, shampoo, packaged food and others. Recently collaborated with PT Salam Pacific Indonesia Lines (SPIL), the pioneer logistics shipping company with more than 40 branches throughout Indonesia. The collaboration is in the IT field, where both companies are committed to implement...

Pacific International Lines (PIL) is proud to once again contribute to Singapore’s National Day celebrations, by sponsoring a total of 102 containers, comprising 91 20-foot GP containers and 11 20-foot refrigerated containers for the 2022 National Day Parade (NDP), which will be held on Aug 9, 2022. Mr. S.S. Teo, the Executive Chairman at Pacific International Lines (PIL), said “PIL is privileged to join in the celebrations of Singapore’s National Day on 9 August 2022. Thi...

National Maritime Development Group announced the Cumbria County Council are seeking to award a tender for the design, build, launch, installation, commissioning, and acceptance of the new ferry, and associated elements. The land-locked nature of Lake Windermere introduces several requirements and constraints specific to the new ferry. Tender for the design and build of new ferry The new ferry is to have increased car capacity, increased operating capability, improved passenger facilities and...

Satcom Global announces that PCL has extended its agreement for AuraNow maritime VSAT services for a further 5 years, giving its fleet access to unlimited data with truly flexible bandwidth. PCL uses the AuraNow customer portal to upgrade its Ku-band package immediately and for as little as 24 hours, facilitating video calls, crew training, and remote audits at sea. Tailored to different vessel’s needs, AuraNow enables customers to downgrade bandwidth or even fully suspend their service w...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, on research and training towards enhancing maritime safety and security in Nigeria. The Director General NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, and his counterpart at the NITT, Dr. Bayero Salih Farah, signed the MoU over the weekend in Zaria which is hinged on research and training, with a view to enhancing local content and boosting...

ClassNK has opened a new exclusive surveyor office in Rome, Italy with operations beginning 1 August 2022. Responding to the recent increase in the number of surveys and audits required in the southern part of Italy and Malta, ClassNK opened its newest office in Rome, located at the center Italian Peninsula, and will provide more efficient service in these areas. ClassNK will continue to improve its worldwide survey offices network in order to meet its clients’ requests and provide timel...

Becker Marine Systems is perfectly positioned to present itself at SMM 2018, the international trade fair for the maritime industry. With its versatile high-performance rudders and efficient energy-saving products such as the Becker Mewis Duct, the Hamburg-based company is managing to convince more and more customers of its innovative products. Additionally, with innovative product developments such as the Becker LNG PowerPac, Becker Marine Systems is continuing to down the path of a more susta...

This morning, the Advisory Committee for the Port of Sagunto, which includes the Sagunto City Council, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), and the Valencian Regional Government, met, chaired by the Mayor of Sagunto, Darío Moreno. At the meeting, the bases were agreed upon for defining the competition of ideas for the port-city interaction project in the northern area of the Port of Sagunto, with the intention of launching the tender in September. Specifically, the uses and spatial scop...

A joint venture between Kier Group and Royal BAM Group NV will now refurbish Devonport’s 10 Dock, the first part of a £2bn overhaul of facilities at the UK’s largest dockyard. Babcock International Group Plc, which operates the yard, appointed Kier BAM Joint Venture (KBJV) after previously announcing a series of major infrastructure projects at Devonport. Major infrastructure projects During the next 10 years, new facilities will be developed at the site to meet the evolving...

For 15 days, the Port of Valencia has welcomed a group of students from Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic from the ‘Train For Trade’ programme, organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), who are being trained in port management by experts from Valenciaport and the Valencia port community. The closing ceremony of this course was attended by the president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez; the...

Maersk successfully completed the first India-Bangladesh cross-border logistics of containerised cargo using the inland waterways of the Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route for Coca-Cola Bangladesh Beverages. By transporting 50 containers (TEUs or Twenty Feet Equivalent Units) from Kolkata in India to a river port near Dhaka in Bangladesh on a barge on the National Waterways 1 on the India side, Maersk has created a new opportunity for customers to use the faster, more reliable inland waterways solu...

P&O Maritime Logistics will provide full-service management of the Marine Institute’s new state-of-the-art research vessel, Tom Crean, on behalf of the client the Marine Institute as the ship enters service in July 2022. Based in Galway, Ireland, and named after Tom Crean the Irish Antarctic explorer and seafarer, the new vessel will undertake important multidisciplinary research as well as maintenance of weather buoys and other critical ocean infrastructure on behalf of the Marine...

A group of thirty master's students from the Delft University of Technology visits the Ports of Genoa as a model for best practices. Full immersion in Genoa on the part of a group of students in Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, and Offshore and Dredging Engineering from The Netherlands on a study trip to Italy, organised by the Delft University maritime technology study association, with on-site inspections of Italy's ports and shipyards. Upcoming energy transition Delft University's v...

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim on Friday (22 July) welcomed the signing of an agreement between, the Russian Federation, Türkiye, Ukraine, and the United Nations to establish a humanitarian maritime corridor to allow ships to export critical cargoes of grain and foodstuffs from Ukraine. The agreement was signed in Istanbul, Türkiye after several weeks of talks. IMO participated as part of the UN delegation. Much-needed grain Mr. Lim attended the signing ceremony in Istanbul. "I am...

Maersk’s skillfully painted, the 40-feet rainbow container arrived in India earlier at the Ennore Port. The rainbow container started its tour of India on 21st July from Chennai and will travel through Bangalore, Pune, and Mumbai before ending the journey end of August at APM Terminals Mumbai at Jawaharlal Nehru Port. During the India tour, the rainbow container will make various stops at Maersk’s offices as well as pass-through prominent spots in the cities to create awareness and...

SBM Offshore is pleased to announce it has completed the project financing of FPSO ONE GUYANA for a total of US$1.75 billion. The project financing was secured by a consortium of 15 international banks. The Company expects to draw the loan in full, phased over the construction period of the FPSO. Project loan The financing will become non-recourse once the FPSO is completed and the pre-completion guarantee has been released. The project loan is in line with the duration of the...

The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez, took part in an informative breakfast organised by ASECAM. Martínez indicated that “We are working on a new Strategic Plan for the Sagunto area which will involve the participation of the port community.” He assures that “We have to think about the future needs of the port and begin to study a new expansion of the Port of Sagunto.” The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV),...

Mersey Maritime is delighted to announce the appointment of Commodore Phil Waterhouse to its management board with immediate effect. Commodore Waterhouse is the Naval Regional Commander for Northern England and the Isle of Man. As such, he is the First Sea Lord’s Ambassador for the region, with the task of ensuring that the work of the Royal Navy is understood, respected and valued by the community it serves. He has been in this role since 2017. New appointment in Mersey Maritime Board...

Starting in July 2022, two of PIL’s services, South West Africa Container Services or SWS, and the recently launched West Coast South America 6 or WS6, would be calling at the new Busan Container Terminal (BCT) in Korea. BCT is also known as Pier 6 at Busan New Port. Faster vessel turnarounds Mr. Abhishek Chawla, General Manager, Operations and Procurement, PIL, commented, “Adding Busan to our network, PIL would be providing an expanded coverage to Africa, Latin America, Red Sea/Mi...

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright is advising KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH on the sale of the luxury cruise ship ‘Crystal Endeavor’ to Royal Caribbean Group (RCL), after the ship was arrested in Gibraltar earlier this year following the insolvency of Genting Hong Kong Limited (GHK) and Crystal Cruises, LLC (Crystal Cruises). The firm is also advising on the associated financing to RCL for the ship’s purchase. The financing comprises a 15-year unsecured term loan, guaranteed by the G...

On 13th July 2022, the Chairman & CEO of CULINES Mr. Raymond Chen visited Saigon Newport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as SNP) with team members of Network Planning & Cooperation, Trade, and Operation. President - Mr. Thuan and Vice President - Mr. Quy of SNP, along with Department Directors welcomed CULINES and held a meeting. During the meeting, the two parties exchanged ideas on deepening cooperation in areas such as shipping and value-added logistics services. Both will as al...

Prysmian Group, a pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded two contracts worth approximately €250 million by Red Eléctrica (Red Eléctrica de España, S.A.U.), the Transmission System Operator of the Spanish power grid, for the development of two projects: a submarine power interconnection between the islands of Tenerife and La Gomera and another submarine power interconnection between the Spanish mainland and Ceuta (a Spanish city on the...

SCH’s (Southampton Cargo Handling Plc) sister company - Cruise and Passenger Services Ltd (CPS) has expanded its cruise parking operations in Liverpool, United Kingdom (UK), with the acquisition of a new secure compound for passenger vehicles. The site located adjacent to Liverpool Cruise Terminal (LCT) can accommodate over 100 cars and will enhance the service provided by LCT for passengers who are boarding cruise ships in the port of Liverpool. Cruise and Passenger Services Ltd (CPS)...

The order income consists of a healthy mix of recurring business with existing customers and new customers that will utilise the HUGIN platform in their operations. The use of AUVs is a vital piece in the technology puzzle that must be solved to enable sustainable oceans. The vehicles can operate autonomously over a long period of time and collect environmental data, performing multiple survey operations for multiple applications in a cost-effective way compared with conventional surveys. Comp...

Prioritising sustainability within supply chains is becoming increasingly important for major brands worldwide. Lenovo, a globally renowned company in PC manufacture and smart technology solutions, is dedicated to optimising the use of sustainable materials, in order to minimise waste in its products. In addition to its own 2030 science-based targets, Lenovo has set a goal to remove one million tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain by fiscal year - 2025/26. Lenovo – Maer...

DESMI has installed, approximately, 700 OptiSave™ systems which altogether have generated accumulated CO2 reductions corresponding to 1-million-tonnes CO2. This equals what a 16,000-hectare Rain Forest consumes a year. DESMI's Energy Saving Solution, named OptiSave™, offers simple power management for energy efficiency compliance. When installing a pump, the normal procedure is to have it run at full speed; however, with the OptiSave™ system installed, the pump will save fuel...

There has been a significant increase in the number of complaints and incident reports regarding the behaviour of Personal Watercraft (Jetski) operators in Poole Harbour. Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) are now adopting a zero-tolerance approach to PWC users who do not adhere to the regulations governing the use of PW’s, the likely outcome of which will be prosecution. Zero tolerance approach Information about permit application and all regulations for operating a PW in Poole Harbour...

Unifeeder is delighted to announce that they have signed a three-year deal with technology company -  ZeroNorth, as part of their green agenda strategy. The deal will see Unifeeder implement the full suite of services included in ZeroNorth’s platform, as well as ClearLynx’s bunker solution, as part of the company’s ambitious decarbonisation efforts and green agenda strategy. Unifeeder – ZeroNorth partnership The partnership with ZeroNorth will give the Unifeeder f...