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SBM Offshore is committed to playing a key role in supporting the energy transition by both investing in renewable energy solutions and innovating to develop cleaner forms of fossil energy. SBM is tackling this challenge through several initiatives, such as the emission ZERO™ program, and is delighted to share another great example of commitment; a current project with Carbon Collectors.  Imodco’s CCS Tower Loading Unit This project, undertaken in conjunction with Imodco, par...

Stena Line has announced the latest addition to their Baltic Sea fleet. The 186 metre long Visentini RoPax vessel - Stena Livia will initially join sister vessel - Stena Flavia on the Nynäshamn-Ventspils route from mid-April 2021. Later this year, the pair will replace the existing tonnage on the ferry route between Travemünde and Liepaja, adding 40 percent freight capacity and shorten the crossing time substantially. New RoPax vessels added to Baltic Sea fleet We have seen an incre...

The crew of FESCO’s vessel 'Vasily Golovnin' conducted a search and recovery of two self-propelled platforms for maritime research of the Norwegian Polar Institute nearshore Antarctica. In severe weather conditions, FESCO’s seamen managed to find two self-propelled research vehicles – Seaglider and Sailbuoy – and bring them on board. The difficulties were not only in the dimensions of the vehicles (each is 2 metres long), but also in the sensors on the sides of the vehic...

In 2020, ferry company - Stena Line continued to reduce its total CO2 emissions and is ten years ahead of the IMO international shipping emission reduction targets. Nevertheless, the Swedish shipping company is now accelerating the transition towards fossil-free shipping and presents its plan to reduce total CO2 emissions by as much as 30% until 2030. Despite a challenging year, Stena Line continued to reduce its total carbon dioxide emissions in 2020. Emissions also decreased per nautical mile...

HMM announced that HMM Nuri, the first of eight 16,000 TEU-class new container-ships, has been entirely filled with cargoes on her first voyage. On 6 April, HMM Nuri departed the Port of Singapore with 13,438 TEU loaded on board. Considering the safety of vessel operations and cargo weight, the maximum loadable capacity of each 16,000 TEU ship stands at around 13,300 TEU on average. Maximum loadable capacity Among 37 voyages, HMM has achieved 36 voyages with a full load of cargoes HMM Nuri w...

BAE Systems will retain its key role in supporting the Royal Navy, at the Portsmouth Naval Base, with the company securing two contracts, as part of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) competition. The contracts, worth up to £ 1.3 billion, over five years, will commence on October 1, 2021, following a transition period. BAE Systems – KBR Inc. joint venture BAE Systems will continue to deliver ship asset management, repair and maintenan...

RCL, with its partner ONE; is pleased to announce a revamp of its existing RLM service between Laem Chabang - Ho Chi Minh – Manila North. In the new rotation, the service will be extended to call Pusan, Qingtao, and Shanghai in addition to the existing rotation. The new rotation is Laem Chabang – Caipmep – Manila North – Qingtao – Pusan – Shanghai – Laem Chabang using 4 x 2,500 TEU nominal capacity. RCL will contribute one ship in this new rotation. The...

Spire Global, Inc. (Spire), a globally renowned provider of space-based data and analytics solutions, which recently struck an agreement for planned business collaboration with NavSight Holdings, Inc. (NavSight), has announced that Durjoy Mazumdar, the former Global Head of Enterprise Sales at The Weather Company, an IBM Business, has joined Spire Global as Sales Executive of Weather Solutions. Executing growth strategies Durjoy Mazumdar will report to John Lusk, Senior Vice President and Gene...

The new East Africa Service 3 (EAS3) will offer direct weekly sailings between China, South-East Asia, Kenya and Tanzania with very competitive transit times. It will be launched in late April enabling the customers to enjoy even better connectivity between Asia and East Africa. In addition, the EAS3 will offer excellent connections to Hapag-Lloyd’s global network via the hub ports of Singapore, Port Kelang and Shanghai. Seven 2,800 TEU vessels will be deployed in the service, including...

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...

The opening ceremony of Xiamen Oceanwide International Integrated Logistics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Xiamen Oceanwide") was grandly held in Xiamen on March 29, 2021. Mr. Yang Xianxiang, Vice Chairman, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer of SITC International, and Mr. Chen Chaohui, Deputy General Manager of Xiamen Port Holding Group attended the ceremony and delivered speeches. Witnessed by all the guests and shareholder representatives, the unveiling ceremony was open...

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...

The Board of Directors of A.P. Moller - Maersk has decided to appoint Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO) Navneet Kapoor to the Executive Board with effect from 1 April 2021. The appointment is both a recognition of the role Technology plays for the transformation of A.P. Moller – Maersk, and the strategic leadership capabilities of Navneet Kapoor. Responsibility Navneet Kapoor leads the efforts to build competitive advantage from technology As CTIO, Navneet Kapoor leads t...

New research reveals that the UK's Dreadnought submarine programme supports tens of thousands of jobs across the UK. BAE Systems has for the first time revealed the significant contribution the Dreadnought submarine programme makes to the UK economy, supporting almost 30,000 jobs across the country. While nearly half of these jobs reside in the North West of England, the supply chain for Dreadnought extends to every region of the UK. Working with partners Rolls-Royce and the Submarine Delivery...

SITC in partnership with Nippon Express Co., Ltd. has announced the Vietnam-China-Europe New Land-Sea Corridor cross-border sea-rail combined transport container was successfully shipped from Vietnam, and arrived on March 8, 2021 by the New Land-Sea Corridor train. The cross-border business The cross-border business cooperation between Ritsu and SITC is a successful attempt to open up the cross-border sea-rail intermodal transport channel between Southeast Asia and Europe with the help of the...

Blue Water is a logistics supplier to the wind industry. Through an extensive network of global offices, Blue Water provides its clients with a variety of tailor-made services focused on the problem solving of their clients most complex supply chain needs. They are looking for a Regional Head of Renewables APAC that is overall responsible for maintaining, build upon and innovate Blue Water’s approach towards the on and offshore renewable/wind energy sector in Asia. Regional renewable en...

As part of the company’s fleet improvement plan, Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order of 5 container vessels with HHI (Hyundai Heavy Industries). The contract signing ceremony was held at Wan Hai Lines’ Taipei headquarters on 25th March 2021. The contract includes five (5) 13,200 Teu container vessels with HHI. These new vessel types will start taking delivery in the first quarter of 2023, respectively. Fleet renewal plan Currently, Wan Hai Lines operates a fleet of 74 owned...

MS Gann – which ran passenger services along the Norwegian coast as the Hurtigruten ship MS Narvik before conversion in 2007 – is operated as an upper secondary independent school, backed up by a facility onshore. The school annually educates 135 students in maritime-focused courses including Engineering and Industrial Production and Electrical Engineering, as well as delivering competence-based and statutory courses for the maritime industry. Extensive product portfolio Students...

There are many reasons why working at sea can affect couple and family relationships. These include financial pressures caused by unpredictable income; the physical hazards of working at sea; time spent away from loved ones; and not being at home for birthdays and anniversaries. That’s why The Seafarers’ Charity has made free Relate counselling available to all fishers, their families, and any UK resident working as a merchant seafarer. Understanding the challenges We un...

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...

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...

Global safety solutions - Survitec has unveiled a new face covering with protective features designed to reduce the spread of viral and bacterial infection, helping maritime workers more confidently follow social distancing rules. Developed in cooperation with oil majors and asset owners, Survitec Protect 360 is a hydrophilic snood-type face covering that incorporates Polygiene ViralOff®, a self-cleaning textile treatment technology proven to reduce 99% of known viruses from adhering to mat...

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...

MAN Energy Solutions has demonstrated its latest low-speed, dual-fuel engine – a MAN B&W ME-GA type designed for LNG/fuel-oil running – at a ceremony live-streamed from its Copenhagen Research Centre. The new engine is an Otto-cycle variant of the company’s successful ME-GI engine. As its pre-mixed combustion results in low NOx emissions, the ME-GA engine is inherently Tier II and Tier III compliant in gas-operation mode. To fully utilise its dual-fuel potential in Tier II...

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...

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...