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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...

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...

Steam will be delivered by the MCS combined steam boiler utilising the exhaust heat and is equipped with an MDO atomising burner. PARAT will also deliver an MVH oil-fired smoke tube boiler for hot water. The system will be delivered with a feed water tank, water treatment, heat exchangers, hot water boiler, pumps and surplus steam dumping system. All are controlled by a PARAT-designed PLC system. The Steam System will be used for the trawlers processing plants, the MVH hot water boiler will be...

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....

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...

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...

The Swedish ferry company has increased the number of female managers it employs by an impressive 42% in only 5 years and has the ambitious target of ensuring they account for 30% of all management by the end of next year. Only a meagre 2% of the 1.2 million seafarers globally are women, so ferry company Stena Line is already doing a lot to challenge and change that. By working hard to tackle the gender gap, the company has increased the number of female managers to one out of every five it emp...

Neste has opened a new office in Melbourne, Australia. The office hosts Neste’s team focused on sourcing renewable raw materials, such as used cooking oil and waste animal fats, directly from suppliers in the Australian and New Zealand markets.   “We established our renewable raw material sourcing operations in Australia at the end of 2019, to be closer to our local partners and stakeholders,” said Stewart Waters, General Manager of Neste Australia. Neste’s ne...

2020 was an unstable year for Blue Water’s Aerospace Logistics. The team assists the Aviation industry with all kinds of logistics needs including aircraft-on-ground (AOG) logistics, aircraft engine transportation, helicopter transports, airside logistics, customs solutions, warehouse logistics and tailored transport solutions in general - by road, rail, courier and air. Like many other activities, Aerospace Logistics was affected by the global lockdown of the Aviation industry. Due to a...

For many years, they have seen a huge global development in the Renewable Energy segment in general, and not least in the Wind sector. The development involves the political mandate and the geographic scattering, but certainly also technologically and volume-wise. "We think it is marvellous to be part of an industry where the sky is the limit. The demand on the suppliers is continuously changing - and the market is constantly opening up new opportunities. The biggest challenge is how to keep up...

The Energy & Projects division in Brest has provided logistics support to the shipment of a cooling prototype unit from mainland France to the isle of La Désirade in the French Caribbean. This prototype ‘Cryosolar’ was designed by the French renewable energy developer - VALOREM and aims to provide and store cooling power to isolated communities using solar power. Regular container lines The prototype’s most notable characteristic is that it consists of a 40’...

Ocean Infinity and MMT are excited to announce an acquisition that brings together MMT’s deep expertise and established track record as a distinguished marine survey and data analytics provider and Ocean Infinity’s best-in-class robotic technology and operational expertise. Expanded geographical footprint The combined force will maximise the potential of Ocean Infinity’s fleet of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), and the soon to be launched Armada fleet of uncrewed, low-...

From October 2020 to late January 2021, Blue Water completed three project shipments of equipment from Italy to Northern China for a good client.    The total weight of the cargo consisting of 142 units was 895 tonnes, the heaviest units weighing 162 tonnes each. The equipment was to be installed on board an FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) at a shipyard in China. Project The project was executed with the local manufacturer in Italy, the client in China, and...

Vincent Clerc, A.P. Moller - Maersk’s CEO of Ocean & Logistics spoke at the JOC Transpacific Maritime Conference - North America’s largest (virtual) customer and industry event - to set the context of supply chain disruption for customers and three themes for improvement. “The threat of supply chain disruption is an industry constant,” said Mr. Clerc addressing the virtual event from his office in Copenhagen, Denmark. “According to a survey done by the Economis...

In France, focusing on a new potential - the low-hanging fruit - for a while. It has indeed proved to be quite interesting, and have had to employ additional manpower to cope with the increased work volume. Before Brexit, the British fishing boats landed their catches in Roscoff or Guilvinec in Brittany and sold the fish at the fish auction in Guilvinec. Now the fish must be declared to customs, and Brest is the only port in the region that is authorised to discharge these boats. Brest experie...

Recently, Blue Water’s Energy & Projects division arranged two air charters in close cooperation with its global Air Chartering desk. Transport offshore equipment Unforeseen volcanic activity en route forced them to come up with a successful alternative flight plan For one of BWS's long-time Oil & Gas clients, it chartered an Antonov AN-124 to transport offshore equipment from Denmark to Australia, almost 6,300 miles. Due to efficient coordination between the client’s...

In the world of mining, everything is oversized and huge. Transporting and using mining equipment makes the user feel tiny, so nothing is bigger than the issue of on-site and off-site safety. TGI Cargo understands the mining sector like no other logistics company, as they stand on site and see these machines in action. Having partnered with some of the top mining companies across the world, they understand the risks and hazards and how to mitigate them. Transport mining equipment Thorough pre...

SBM Offshore is pleased to announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) together with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) for a 26.25-year lease and operate contract for the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, to be deployed at the Búzios field in the Santos Basin approximately 180 kilometres offshore Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. FPSO installation, and operation Under the contract, SBM Offshore is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and op...

With A.P. Moller - Maersk as one of the collaborators, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has unveiled plans for the establishment of Europe’s largest production facility of green ammonia. A.P. Moller - Maersk is on a quest to find the marine fuels of the future with green ammonia being one of three preferred fuel types. The Power-to-X facility located in Esbjerg on the Danish west coast will convert power from wind turbines to green ammonia. The green ammonia produced at the facil...

Fast-tracked by advances in technology and increasing customer demand for sustainable supply chains, A.P. Moller - Maersk accelerates the efforts to decarbonise marine operations with the launch of the world’s first carbon-neutral liner vessel in 2023 - seven years ahead of the initial 2030-ambition. All future Maersk-owned new buildings will have dual-fuel technology installed, enabling either carbon-neutral operations or operation on standard Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO). Achievab...

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., and Seaspan Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp, announce a strategic agreement for the long-term charter of ten 15,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels, to serve ZIM's Asia - US East Coast trade. ZIM is a player in this growing trade with an estimated market share of 9% according to market intelligence provider, PIERS. Growing market demand Eli Glickman, ZIM President & CEO, stated: "This is a milestone ag...

MAN Energy Solutions’ Two-Stroke Business has announced that it has surpassed 1,000 orders for secondary-measure, Tier III-compliant, emission-reduction technology for its portfolio of MAN B&W-branded, low-speed engines.  Approximately one-quarter of the orders have been for EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) systems, with SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) systems accounting for the remainder. The milestone was passed in early-January 2021 and is built upon references from the...

On the evening of February 7, 2021, CULINES’ first ad-hoc voyage extra-sailing container ship under the China-Europe service – M/V LAILA departed from the Yantian International Container Terminals with a full load, heading for the ports of Rotterdam and Hamburg. CULINES always see it as a top priority to assist customers in completing transportation tasks. So this ad-hoc service additional vessel deployed for the Spring Festival is an attempt by CULINES to address the shipping capac...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) announces the successful trial use of biofuel to power the M/V MOL Experience. The trial was completed on 7th February 2021, following bunkering at the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands in November 2020and was performed in collaboration with shipowner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and leading sustainable biofuel pioneer GoodFuels. Viability of sustainable fuels Viability of sustainable biofuels will help ONE to meet its carbon reduction targets in 2030 and 2050 During this...

FESCO Transportation Group has sent the first container train loaded with cars from the city of Chongqing (China) to the Bely Rast Terminal and Logistics Center via Mongolia. The route goes through the border checkpoints of Erlian/Zamyn-Uud/Naushki. Transport volume FESCO has experience in transporting containerised imported cars and semi-knocked-down kits The first train consisting of fifty 40FT containers loaded with 150 cars arrived at the Bely Rast Terminal and Logistics Center (a joint v...

In 2020, Neste’s renewable products helped customers in several geographic markets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10.0 million tons altogether. This amount equals the annual carbon footprint of 1.5 million average EU citizens (source: World Bank) or the removal of 3.7 million passenger cars from the roads for a full year. “We are committed to help customers reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 million tons annually by 2030. We aim to achieve this commitment with our portfoli...

Globally renowned ferry company - Stena Line plans to start operating two fossil-free battery powered vessels on the route between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn in Denmark, no later than in 2030. This was announced by Stena Lines’ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Niclas Mårtensson, during a press conference about the industry collaboration project - Tranzero Initiative, in Gothenburg, on Thursday, 4 February, 2022. Tranzero Initiative collaboration project The aim is to cut emission...

After its last order of 8 container ships from Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU), back in November 2018, Wan Hai Lines again contracted twelve new-build 3,013 TEU ships with JMU/Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd. (NSY). This new series of vessels are expected to be delivered successively from the end of October 2022. As part of Wan Hai’s continuous efforts on providing quality shipping service to its customers, the most advanced design specifications will be employed to ensure higher energy effic...

OCIMF has joined the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure’s (PIANC) Maritime Navigation Commission Working Group (MarCom WG) in revising Report No. 212 Criteria for Acceptable Movement of Ships at Berths (Update of MarCom WG24). OCIMF Marine Structures and Civil Engineering (MSCE) members regularly participate in PIANC to provide operational, inspection, and maintenance expertise, especially when external guidance could potentially impact the oil and gas sector, membe...

Neste has placed 4th on the Corporate Knights’ Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable companies. This marks the company’s 15th consecutive inclusion on the Global 100 list. Neste has been included on the list continuously for longer than any other energy company in the world. “We are pleased to be recognised as one of the most sustainable companies in the world. Many businesses are continuously improving their sustainability efforts and placing on the list gets...