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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...

The Methanol Institute (MI) today announced A.P. Moller - Maersk. as the association’s newest member company.  Maersk’s first carbon-neutral vessel will be a methanol dual fuel ship. It will have a capacity of around 2000 TEU and be deployed in one of its intra-regional networks. While the vessel will be able to operate on standard VLSFO, the plan is to operate the vessel on carbon neutral e-methanol or sustainable bio-methanol from day one. First dual vessel fuel Maersk has...

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...

From electronics to eels, from medicine to men’s fashion retail, Maersk transports everything. Grey containers stacked neatly atop each other, huge container vessels crossing the vast oceans, and the seven-pointed white star. All these come to mind when one thinks of global container shipping company Maersk. This is Maersk’s legacy, a legacy that is nearly 100 years old. Over the last four years, though, the company has taken a strategic decision to change course. Forward-looking a...

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...

In July 2020, two fully functional Maersk containers were skilfully painted with a rainbow to join Maersk’s fleet. On March 11, 2021, they embarked on their World Tour, set to end in Denmark for Copenhagen Pride 2021, stopping at several locations across Asia and Europe on their way.  The first part of the journey for the 40 and 20-foot rainbow boxes was aboard the Maersk Edmonton from APM Terminals Pier 400 in Los Angeles to APM Terminals Yokohama in Japan, where they arrived on Mar...

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...

Started in 2002, Braskem is the largest petrochemical company in Latin America. The Brazilian-based company plays a significant role in production chains essential to economic development, focusing on sustainable solutions that improve people’s lives in areas such as housing, food and transportation. The push was made possible with their comprehensive solutions such as plastic resins and chemical products for these diverse industries. The company operates 40 industrial units in Brazil, th...

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...

Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has incorporated in Hong Kong after securing the requisite regulatory approvals across multiple jurisdictions and has officially started its operations to help accelerate the Digital Transformation of the Shipping industry. GSBN has been established on a not-for-profit basis to enable stakeholders involved in global trade to increase delivery reliability, streamline operations, and embrace digital transformation. Its shareholders are comprised of major g...

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...

Following the announcement in February of the UK Prime Minister’s roadmap out of the COVID-19 restrictions, Shipping Innovation, organisers of London International Shipping Week 2021, would like to confirm that LISW21 will go ahead this year as a mixture of in-person and virtual events. LISW21, the week-long maritime showcase supported by the domestic and international shipping, ports and maritime industries as well as the UK Government, will take place from 13-17 September this year, giv...

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...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) unveils a new addition to its extensive service network connecting Asia and East Africa. The new EAF service will complement the existing Asia-East Africa services (EA1/EA2), and provide a direct service to Kenya and Tanzania, giving customers additional service options and greater flexibility in this growing market. The EAF service starts from the sailing arriving at Shanghai on 31st March 2021. The EAF service rotation is as follows: Shanghai – Ningbo &ndash...

VIKING Life-Saving Equipment A/S has now been operating for a full year in market conditions dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite of the challenging situation, VIKING maintained a high level of activity and achieved satisfactory earnings in 2020. Turnover of nearly 2.6 billion DKK represents a decline of 185 million DKK year-over-year, yet it is still the second highest figure ever recorded by the company. Profit before tax of 168.9 million DKK is also lower than the record result in 2019...

Blue Water has completed two challenging shipments for a new build project for a good client. The scope included road transport from the factory to the port of shipment in Spain, sea freight to China, and road transport to the Chinese shipyard. The 24 units weighing 42 tonnes each and measuring more than 14 metres in length were safely transported, and the BWS team ensured compliance with the COVID-19 restrictions in the ports in Spain and China as well as during the entire transport process....

Braskem inks new Lead Logistics and Hub-in-Transit contract with A.P. Moller – Maersk & PSA Corporation Ltd. Establishing a strategic partnership, the parties highlight their joint commitment to responsible logistics based on continuous supply chain transformation and innovation. Braskem, the largest biopolymers producer in the world, announced the signing of a logistics agreement with A.P. Moller – Maersk & PSA Corporation Ltd. Partnership Maersk will manage the end-to-en...

To ensure that Blue Water has the best employees in the industry, it has chosen to strengthen the focus on employee development by expanding the internal "Learning and Development" function. Daniel Frausing Borch This means, among other things, that BWS has employed Daniel Frausing Borch as responsible for the further development of its in-house academy. Daniel comes from a similar position at BBOXX which is a UK solar energy company with offices around the world. Strengthen programme qualit...

Over the past three years, Blue Water has completed several projects in Norway in connection with the establishment of the wind farm Fosen Vind. This is the largest onshore wind turbine project in Europe with a total of 278 wind turbines delivered by Blue Water. Component transportation Blue Water’s skilled team has managed the progress of events and coordination Blue Water was responsible for the transportation of wind turbine components from Spain, Germany, and Esbjerg in Denmark to...

NAUTIS Simulators will take the maritime training suite a step further in 2021 by introducing autodidactic tools to aid in maritime training. Maritime training methodologies have been evolving radically over the past couple of years and the reliance on autodidactic or self-training techniques has gained substantial admiration. Hence, the NAUTIS team at VSTEP is currently busy collaborating with Smart-Ship, a Delft based start-up that specialises in Haptic Feedback technology, to integrate hapti...

A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S, Fleet Management Limited, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Sumitomo Corporation and Yara International ASA are pleased to announce that the parties have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly conduct a feasibility study with the aim to be one of the pioneers in establishing a comprehensive and competitive supply chain for the provision of green ammonia ship-to-ship bunkering at the Port of Singapore, t...

One year after announcing the launch of the Plane Simple™ Satcom Antenna Systems, Satcom Direct, the aviation solutions provider, has begun rigorous airborne testing of its advanced technology, purpose-built Ku-band tail-mounted antenna system. The transition from development to ground assessment to the aerial testing phase aims to validate the full performance capabilities of the Ku-band terminal. Empirical feedback The antenna, which is equipped on SD’s Gulfstream aircraft,...