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With the International Maritime Organization (IMO) targeting a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, LNG is becoming a natural choice for ship owners in the transition to carbon-neutral fuels. Methane slip regulations are a possibility on the horizon, but Alfa Laval and global Swiss engine developer, WinGD have already cooperated on a solution. Alfa Laval PureCool system The Alfa Laval PureCool system is the main component in WinGD’s iCER technology The Alfa Laval PureCool...

T.S. Lines LTD., KMTC (Korea Marine Transport Co., Ltd.) and X-Press Feeders will launch in late October 2020, a weekly service connecting China, the Straits, Western India and Pakistan. The China - Western India - Pakistan Loop will return to East Asia via a way port call at Colombo, Sri Lanka. China - Western India - Pakistan Loop T.S. Lines and X-Press Feeders will market the new offer as ‘China India West Coast X-Press’ (CWX), while KMTC will market it as ‘AIS4’. Th...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) delivered equipment, including four steam generators of 358 tons each, from the Rostov region to the Akkuyu nuclear power plant under construction in Turkey. To implement this project, FESCO’s experts developed individual transportation schemes. Steam generators, which are recognised as oversized and heavy equipment, were delivered from the manufacturer – the branch of JSC AEM-technologies Atommash in Volgodonsk – by purpose-built vehicles to...

Launched in 2017, Marintec Innovation is dedicated to covering important topics in the global maritime industry, and to let the ‘sparks of inspiration’ fly to create new ideas. Following ‘Cruise Shipbuilding’ in 2017, ‘International Marine Intelligent Energy Efficiency Technology’ in 2018, and ‘Marintec Interiors’ in 2019, this year’s theme is ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution at Sea.’ A one-day conference which will be taking pl...

FESCO Transportation Group is launching FESCO Arctic Line – a new maritime container service, which will connect the ports of Provideniya and Pevek in the Chukotka Autonomous Area with the ports of China and the USA. Direct mixed railway The service will operate on the following routes: Qingdao (China) - Taicang (China) - Provideniya - Pevek, and Everett (USA) - Provideniya - Pevek. Calls to the port of Vladivostok and Vostochny will be also possible. The transportation will be carried o...

In response to the growing demand for services in the northeastern part of South America, Blue Water Shipping opened a Caribbean office in Georgetown, Guyana recently. In addition to having over 1,700 employees in a network of 60+ offices, BWS has more than 45 years of experience under their belt, making them a reliable and trustworthy logistics provider. Along with the official opening, Blue Water has appointed Guyana native - Richard DeNobrega to lead operations. He holds over a decade of exp...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO, Group) announces the appointment of Arkadiy Korosteljov as the President of the Group on 4 September 2020. Maxim Sakharov, who held this position, is now holding the position of the First Deputy President of FESCO. The decision was made on 3 September 2020 by the Board of Directors of FESCO (the parent company of the Group). Successful debt restructuring Leyla Mammad Zada, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of FESCO, said “The global economic crisis...

SITC International and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (Yangzijiang Shipbuilding) have signed a contract for six newbuildings of 1800 TEU and an option agreement for six vessels. Yang Shaopeng, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SITC International, Ren Yuanlin, the Honourary Chairman of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and other leaders attended the signing ceremony. Yang Xianxiang, the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SITC International, and Ren Letian, the Chairma...

FESCO Transportation Group (FESCO) is expanding its network of domestic routes for regular container services and launching FESCO Ural Amur Shuttle - a new train from Ekaterinburg to Khabarovsk. Regular container train FESCO launches a regular container train from Ekaterinburg to KhabarovskTrains will depart once a week from Koltsovo station. Transit time to the destination – FESCO Stroyopttorg terminal at Krasnaya Rechka station – is seven days. The service will be used to transpo...

Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) is pleased to share the MACN’s 2019 Impact report. The report describes the exciting results of the collective action programmes and the engagement in the membership on tools and best practice sharing. The report also includes a summary of the direction that the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) will take in the coming years, with the new 2025 strategy.   MACN’s 2025 strategy John Sypnowich, the Chair of the Steering Committe...

MySky, the only AI-powered spend management platform designed for the private aviation industry, and Satcom Direct (SD), the business aviation solutions provider, announced a strategic alliance enabling seamless access to real-time data for private aviation. Subscribers to MySky and SD will greatly benefit from an all-encompassing approach to aircraft management that combines operational and financial information into a single source of data, the SD Pro® platform. MySky and Satcom Direct p...

Høglund is a well-established provider of advanced marine technology to the shipping industry, specializing in integrated automation and energy solutions. By collaborating with the independent data platform provider, Veracity; Høglund’s ship performance monitoring software will be given access to Veracity’s significant maritime platform capabilities. It will provide Høglund with access to extensive domain knowledge in terms of data requirements, data qualit...

HMM announced that the company has signed sales and purchase agreement with CMA CGM for the sale of its 50% stake, minus one share, in the Total Terminal International Algeciras (TTI Algeciras), a container terminal in the south of Spain. 50% stake sale of TTI Algeciras Shares of TTI Algeciras are owned by HMM and HT Algeciras, which is a special purpose company that is wholly controlled by HMM. HMM directly owns a stake of 50% minus one share, with the remaining 50% stake plus one share held...

The COVID-19 epidemic could not stop the progress of SITC International’s people. After months of intense preparations, SITC Indonesia Jakarta container yard was successfully put into operation. SITC Indonesia Jakarta Depot The SITC Indonesia Jakarta Depot is mainly engaged in container storage, warehousing, container equipment repair and maintenance, and container transportation. Through a professional team and advanced information management, SITC International can provide customers wi...

SAGT - South Asia Gateway Terminals Ltd, the first Public Private Partnership (PPP) container terminal in Sri Lanka, also became the first terminal in the country to adopt the Blockchain Technology, by collaborating with TradeLens, a digital platform jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM. This move will help in accelerating the digitisation agenda of shipping industry in Sri Lanka, by transforming manual, paper-based and time-consuming administrative processes into digital ones. SAG...

For its 7th edition of the Monaco Solar & Energy Boat Challenge, the Yacht Club de Monaco went online with the event with virtual presentations made to the jury and an online prize-giving ceremony on July 8, 2020. Sustainability was at the core of the project from the SBM Offshore E-Racing Team, in terms of the lifecycle of the cockpit, the use of different materials, as well as the propulsion system, which comprises standard components that can all be reused. Reuse and recycling...

Kongsberg Digital has announced the acquisition of COACH Solutions, a globally renowned supplier of software solutions for vessel performance and monitoring. The new name of the company will be KONGSBERG COACH Solutions. Danish shipping company, Clipper Group developed COACH Solutions’ vessel performance monitoring system and in 2016, it was established as COACH Solutions. The company’s software has more than 900 licences running. Suite of tools for vessel performance COACH Solu...

For smaller vessels, like handymax bulkers or product tankers, the cost of installing a scrubber for SOx compliance has sometimes outweighed the benefits. Now Alfa Laval PureSOx Express makes it simple for these vessels to continue using HFO and comply with SOx regulations. PureSOx Express The new PureSOx Express is an open-loop PureSOx system, but one delivered as a fully enclosed module. Adapted for a simple and cost-efficient fit on smaller vessels, it reduces the investment cost, engineeri...

Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has been working with BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO & INTERTANKO, in collaboration with Nigerian Authorities, in order to improve maritime security and better understand the challenges faced by seafarers.　 Post a series of successful meetings with the Nigerian Government, an Industry/NIMASA Joint Working Group (JWG) has been formed of key stakeholders. The working group held their first meeting on 28 May, 2020 and will focus on: National and reg...

Ocean Infinity, the pioneer marine robotics company, is excited to announce the appointment of DebraAnn Braun as Chief Information Officer (CIO) based in the company’s HQ in Austin, Texas. DebraAnn joins a well-established technology team to be responsible for leading the digital aspects of the business including the delivery of high-quality data to clients in the most efficient and technologically advanced ways possible. Advanced ways possible DebraAnn has successfully led many technol...

DP World, a renowned enabler of global trade, has completed the early stages of integration with TradeLens, a blockchain-based digital container logistics platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM. The collaboration between DP World and the TradeLens platform will help accelerate the digitisation of global supply chains. DP World aims to connect all its 82 marine and inland container terminals, as well as feeder companies and logistics divisions with TradeLens. In 2019 DP Worl...

Shipping accounts for 2.2% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Norwegian shipping companies are now taking a leading role in the fight against climate change. The goal is for the entire Norwegian fleet to be climate neutral by 2050. The aim of the Paris Agreement is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has given the world ten years to halve the total greenhouse gas emissions and maintains that they must drop to net-zero emissions by 2050. Clim...

The latest vessel of Kongsberg Maritime design to enter service, an 81.80m NVC 375 WP freezer trawler named Ilivileq, has just been delivered to its working domain in the Arctic waters. Ilivileq, freezer trawler Ilivileq typifies the principles upon which the NVC range was conceived, combining an economical and environmentally beneficial foundation of low emissions and fuel-efficient operation, with a freeboard of optimal height, in order to ensure crew safety, teamed with modern, responsible...

Kongsberg Digital has signed a MUSD 25 agreement for the delivery of real-time data aggregation and visualisation software, and various domain specific services for a major energy company. The agreement includes an upside potential of up to MUSD 5, over the next five years, should the customer decide to expand delivery to all installations. Software services The agreement is covering a portfolio of software services for data aggregation, visualisation and decision support. These services are...

SEARCH, Inc. (SEARCH), the largest underwater and terrestrial archaeology firm in the United States, and Ocean Infinity, the marine robotics company, are pleased to announce the discovery of USS Nevada (BB-36), one of the U.S. Navy’s longest-serving battleships, and viewed as the epitome of American resilience and perseverance. Deep-water search capability USS Nevada was located 65 nautical miles southwest of Pearl Harbor at a depth of over 15,400 feet. The discovery is the result of a...

Tokyo – Leading Classification Society, ClassNK has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., for their concept design of a 180,000 DWT LPG dual fuelled bulk carrier, developed in cooperation with Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Approval in Principle (AiP) The AiP was granted to the concept design, based on ClassNK’s Guidelines for Ships Using Low-Flashpoint Fuels and its Rule Part GF (regulation for ships using low-flashpoint fuels), incorporating...

After only 9 months post the construction began in June 2019, the chilled capabilities of A.P. Moller - Maersk’s own cold store facility in St. Petersburg, Russia, are operational, addressing the needs of a high-demand Russian market. In the near future, the St. Petersburg cold store facility will also offer freezing capabilities in a separate storage chamber for frozen produce (-25°C). Maersk’s cold store facility in St. Petersburg The first container to arrive at the new war...

The International Transport Forum (ITF) has announced the postponement of the ITF 2020 Summit, which was earlier scheduled to take place from May 27 to May 29, 2020. ITF 2020 Summit postponed The world’s renowned transport policy event, ITF 2020 Summit, was slated to take place in Leipzig, Germany The world’s renowned transport policy event, ITF 2020 Summit, was slated to take place in Leipzig, Germany, under the theme of ‘Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development&rsq...

Classification Society ClassNK, Japan Marine United (JMU), and NAPA have completed a joint feasibility study on 3D model-based plan approval using 3D CAD models as part of their technical investigation project. Shipbuilding designs are gradually transitioning from 2D drawings to those designed with 3D CAD software. Classification societies, whose plan approvals are currently based mostly on 2D drawings, are also required to develop a scheme for 3D CAD models from their submission to their exami...

Ocean Infinity, the next-generation marine robotics company announces that it has completed its project with Total E&P in Angola, one of the main branches of Total, a major energy player worldwide. Maximising sub-sea survey operations The project was the first time that geophysical, geotechnical, and seismic data has been gathered at the same time. This was achieved through simultaneous operations of Ocean Infinity’s state-of-the-art Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) wi...