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PARAT is very happy to receive a new order from another Danish district heating company. Denmark is a pioneer in Europe in utilising renewable energy for clean heat. PARAT Halvorsen AS will supply the 7MW 20kV, high voltage electrode boiler for hot water with control cabinet and control system to Nibe Varmeværk. Primary grid regulation The IEH high voltage electrode boiler for hot water will be used for district heating and primary grid regulation. The electrode boiler has a design temp...
Wrist increased operating profit from its core business in 2020, but posted slightly reduced revenue at the Group level due to lower activity levels in other business areas on account of COVID-19. Following the implementation of Customer and Operational Excellence programs and the launch of an ambitious digital strategy, the Group successfully consolidated its position as the world’s largest supplier of provisions and stores to ships and offshore locations. Cost savings Despite th...
Environmental charity, Keep Scotland Beautiful, and BAE Systems, whose shipyards are located at Govan and Scotstoun on the Clyde, in Scotland, has launched an exciting new partnership that will see the shipbuilder become a supporter of Upstream Battle, the charity’s award-winning campaign to tackle marine litter from source to sea. Upstream Battle campaign Since its launch in 2018, the Upstream Battle campaign has been raising awareness, gathering evidence, and inspiring action in...
Kongsberg Digital has signed a partnership agreement with BunkerMetric to add their BunkerPlanner software application to the Kognifai Marketplace. Designed to support ship operators in making optimal bunker purchasing decisions by helping to choose ports, volume and fuel grade for bunkering, BunkerPlanner by BunkerMetric can be used to minimise costs whilst taking relevant operational, commercial and regulatory factors into consideration. By using BunkerPlanner, Vessel Insight subscribers...
Global survival and safety solutions provider, Survitec has announced that it has completed a £27.5 million Super Senior Revolving Capital Facility (RCF) with Santander UK. This new facility is in addition to the recently finalised £270 million refinancing announced by the company in April 2021. Both agreements support Survitec’s growth plans for its survival technology products and services. New RCF complemented by a foreign exchange facility The new RCF is complemented by...
The Company has joined with Fuel Change, a unique platform for the next generation to create a low carbon future, to challenge young people from across Scotland to use their skills and ingenuity to help lower the carbon footprint of its shipyards in Glasgow. The Naval ship's business has a long and proud history of shipbuilding in Glasgow, and as a result, some of the buildings at the Govan and Scotstoun sites are now over 100 years old. That’s why, as part of Fuel Chan...
During the weekend, the 15,000 TEU “Brussels Express” sailed into its homeport of Hamburg for the first time. It is the first large container ship in the world to have been converted to gas propulsion. In September 2020, when it was still named the “Sajir”, the ship went into the Huarun Dadong Dockyard in Shanghai. There, all the preparations had already been made to have a floating crane hoist the 1,300-tonne LNG tank into the belly of the ship as well as to carry o...
FESCO Transportation Group and Internship Navigation (member of Hartmann Group) have agreed to cooperate in the technical management of vessels. The agreement was signed by the parties at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. According to the agreement, FESCO is planning to use the experiences and competence of Hartmann Group to perform the dock and general repairs and further maintenance of the Group’s vessels. Moreover, the parties are planning to cooperate in the realm of...
Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of global container and roro carriers have appealed to governments for broad political action, which is critical for the shipping industry to meet climate challenge. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a goal for the international shipping industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), by at least 50%, by 2050, and then to move to zero GHG emissions. Meeting IMO’s zero GHG emissions goals Shipping will decarbonise and the industr...
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has joined other carriers in reiterating support for a global R&D decarbonisation fund and also in backing a potential worldwide market-based measure that would include carbon pricing. On top of MSC’s own substantial efforts to boost fleet energy efficiency and trial a range of new fuels and technologies, specific global initiatives are required to help the shipping industry decarbonise, according to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s CEO Sor...
Kongsberg Maritime is pleased to announce the launch of two innovative waterjet control systems based on its new JCS (Jet Control System) common technology platform: JCS Compact and JCS Extended. The use of standardised components across both systems keeps costs down and enhances operational simplicity. About JCS Compact JCS Compact is a tailored, closed-loop control system solution designed to manage the steering, reversing bucket and optional interceptor functions on small- to medium-size...
A.P. Moller - Maersk. is further assisting its customers with decarbonising their supply chains with the launch of an Emissions Dashboard. The Emissions Dashboard is an analytical data tool where customers are provided with carbon footprint measurements from their entire supply chain, giving a detailed emissions overview of whether their products are transported via truck, train, plane, or vessel. With an emissions overview, companies will be able to disclose emissions information to th...
About eight years ago when Blue Water and Scanvaegt Systems entered into an agreement, the company was only exporting to the Nordic countries. Since then, Scanvaegt Systems’ production has grown to cover export to several European countries as well as overseas. And Blue Water handles all their transport by road, sea, and air. Covering the entire transport pallet The one point of contact concept adds value as it gives us time to focus on our core business" “Before we met Blue Wate...
MAN Energy Solutions has developed a new small-bore engine solution that complies with China’s Stage II – commonly known as the C2-emission standard (GB15097 regulation) – due to enter into force in July 2021. The new legislation will primarily apply to inland waterways, coastal areas and most rivers, covering domestic bulk carriers, feeder containers, oil tankers, passenger RoRos and government vessels. The company expects the introduction of C2 to grow sales of its...
NAUTIS 3 Maritime Simulator users will soon receive an update to 3.7, the latest version of the simulation software. The update comes with new features, content, fixes, and refinements that enable the users to advance learning through the use of NAUTIS simulators. One of the highlights of this NAUTIS 3.7 release is the new ocean model. The waves models and water visuals of this ocean are developed completely in-house. Additionally, it is now possible to import and export wave fiel...
KLog.co, a digital-first freight forwarder, has joined TradeLens, a blockchain-enabled container logistics platform, jointly developed by A.P. Moller - Maersk and IBM (NYSE: IBM). KLog, known as an innovator in the Latin American market, aims to help democratize trade in the region, a goal enhanced by participation in TradeLens. KLog’s digital platform provides timely end-to-end supply chain visibility and secured sharing of digital shipping documents, which will be complemented b...
HMM has announced that the company transported 23 TEU of containers, carrying medical oxygen supplies, since it started delivering COVID-related medical devices to India, on May 12, 2021. The medical oxygen supplies mainly include medical grade oxygen, oxygen tanks, oxygen bottles, oxygen concentrators, steel pipes to manufacture oxygen cylinders, and associated equipment. Medical equipment supply for India As part of collaboration efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19 infection in India,...
Despite the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has achieved another important milestone in its major new fleet investment programme with the ‘launching’ ceremony of the first new extended E-Flexer vessel in Weihai, China. The vessel was ordered in 2018 and the delivery is expected in 2022. For now, the name of the new vessel and the route on which it will operate are being kept a closely guarded secret by Stena Line. Stena Line is well underway in modernising its large Europ...
SITC International and Daxian Shipbuilding successfully held the signing ceremony of the new shipbuilding project through the "cloud signing" mode through video connection. Mr. Xue Mingyuan, Executive Director of SITC International and President of SITC Shipping Group, and Mr. Soo Keun Lee, President of Daxian Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. attended the ceremony and signed documents on behalf of both parties. Negotiation of contracts Under the circumstance that the epidemic hindered the face-to-face...
The sharp increase in demand has led to a shortage of containers across the world. Severe imbalances – such as with exports from Asia, but also owing to congestion in ports and delays in hinterland transports – are causing containers to be tied up in transit for considerably longer periods of time. More boxes are currently needed overall to manage the same transport volume. Investment in containers The first boxes will supplement those currently being produced and are will be de...
Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Wilhelmsen) is proud to announce the smooth and successful takeover of Ertuğrul Gazi, the first Turkish-flagged floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) vessel. The new-build FSRU, built at Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea, is owned by the Turkish state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipeline corporation, BOTAŞ. Ertuğrul Gazi FSRU The newly built FSRU completed its sea trials in March 2021 and will operate in the İskenderun Bay The newly built FSRU co...
For several years, Blue Water Shipping has been active with different port-related services in Thyboron, on the west coast of Jutland. “In recent years, we have been involved in various projects. Seeing a future great potential, we have decided to open an office in the Port of Thyboron in cooperation with a local partner, Kynde & Toft," says Søren Stougaard from Blue Water’s Port Service Division. Major steel constructions Since its establishment in 1958, Kynde & To...
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) took delivery of one more new 11,000 TEU container vessel, ‘YM Tiptop’ (5/28) to further enhance Yang Ming’s operating competitiveness. The vessel will be deployed to Far East - South America service SA3 and provide efficient delivery service between Asia and East coast of South America. To further strengthen Yang Ming’s mid-to-long-term operational efficiency, the company ordered a total of fourteen 11,000 TEU new buildings t...
Kongsberg Digital is pleased to announce to have signed a partnership agreement with MarineInsight™ by ioCurrents. The deal will make three new software solutions available to Vessel Insight subscribers via the Kognifai Marketplace: Vessel Health, Automated Reports and Fuel & Emission Optimisation. The solutions will, respectively, assist in identifying engine failure through Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, create Automated Reports for all departments, and reduce fue...
Until now, there have been no commercial drop-in solutions for replacing fossil gasoline to reduce high amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from conventional petrol cars, without investing into new vehicles or modifying the old ones. Neste, the producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) may be the first to have developed a renewable gasoline for such commercial use in the existing fleet. The final phase of testing is now beginning with the target to complete commercia...
Pharmaceutical supply chains are not in the business of delivering products. They are responsible for human wellbeing and delivering high-quality care to patients. For that reason, there’s nothing more important than reliability in pharma & healthcare logistics. In the current situation, the flexibility to respond to the reality of the task at hand is also paramount. For instance, a company may meet critical deadlines by flying its COVID-19 vaccine to those hit by another wave of th...
Neste, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Toyota Tsusho Corp. announced that they are joining forces to enable Japan’s first industrial-scale production of renewable plastics and chemicals from 100% bio-based hydrocarbons. In this collaboration, Mitsui Chemicals will use Neste RE™, 100% bio-based hydrocarbons produced by Neste, to replace a part of the fossil feedstock in the production of a variety of plastics and chemicals at its crackers within Osaka Works during 2021. In doing so, Mits...
On May 20, 2021, Singapore -flagged Containership, 'X-Press Pearl' reported smoke from the cargo hold while at Colombo anchorage, Sri Lanka. Emergency procedures were initiated, and Co2 was released into the cargo hold. Port control and the local authority were informed, and Sri Lankan navy assets along with firefighting teams were placed on standby. Water spraying tugs On May 21, the vessel reported fire on deck. Firefighting tugs were deployed by the port authority and a helicopter providin...
Speaking on a panel at the Port of Houston’s Global Freight Summit on 19 May, Maersk North America Managing Director Narin Phol shared the company’s timeline, strategy and plans to decarbonise operations by 2050. “Decarbonisation is an important agenda for the industry and for Maersk. We are part of the problem and so must be part of the solution. Around half of Maersk’s 200 largest customers have set – or are in the process of setting – ambitious science-b...
Starting in June 2021, CULINES will strengthen the Europe service AEX by providing more frequency from monthly to bi-weekly. To meet customers' demands in Asia-Europe Express Service (AEX service), CULINES will provide more space from June 2021, by upgrading the frequency from monthly to bi-weekly. In addition to the current two 4250TEU type vessels on AEX service, there will be two more vessels of similar size deploying fixedly on the AEX. Upgraded AEX service To provide tailor-made service,...