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A Safety Award was presented by Thomas Bek, COO of Energy, Ports, and Projects, Blue Water recently. It was awarded to Victor Pay, Transport & Field Operations Manager from the Technical Engineering Department, Blue Water Singapore for his remarkable excellence towards HSSEQ (Health, Safety, Security, Environment & Quality) stopping the job before it was handed to Blue Water’s scope of work. Factory operations  Victor Pay was supervising a lifting operation remotely fr...

Zero Emission Industries (ZEI), a globally renowned hydrogen technology company for maritime, has announced the first close of its Series A funding round. The round is led by Chevron New Energies, with additional investment from U.S.A-based shipping and logistics company, Crowley. The new funds are expected to enable Zero Emission Industries to roll out their next generation fully integrated marine power system and scale quickly, in order to meet the demand within the maritime industry for thei...

MetOcean Telematics is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Nautics Group. Founded in Brisbane, Australia in 1991, Nautics has provided security surveillance solutions and support to the Law Enforcement, DoD & Intelligence communities around the globe for over 30 years. Nautics Group develops, designs, and manufactures a variety of covert audio devices. MetOcean is excited to add Nautics’ advanced audio monitoring technology to the suite of security products as they co...

Rolls-Royce is setting another milestone on the road to climate-neutral shipping with the approval of its Series 2000 and Series 4000 mtu marine diesel engines in 2023 for use with sustainable fuels. Following successful bench and field tests, the Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems will gradually be approving its Series 2000 and Series 4000 mtu marine engines for EN15940 synthetic diesel fuels from the beginning of 2023. Sustainable fuels These fuels include the sustainable fuels - BtL (...

PD Ports has been announced as a Bronze Sponsor for Maritime UK Week. Starting on 10 October, Maritime UK Week 2022 will shine a spotlight on the latest developments in the maritime sector and engage people across the United Kingdom (UK) with the world of maritime. Responsible for enabling 95% of the UK’s global trade, maritime touches every part of people’s lives. As an island nation, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the maritime sector’s key workers kept the UK supplied with fo...

Babcock’s LGE business, the pioneer in liquefied gas solutions, partners with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to develop liquefied CO2 carrier designs to service the growing demand for this kind of vessel. Babcock will design the cargo handling system for a range of ship sizes, specifications, cargo purities, and voyage profiles to produce a highly efficient system, which has been optimised to minimise emissions and cargo loss – thereby reducing enviro...

Teknotherm is pleased to announce that the company has received an order from Cemre Shipyard for the delivery of complete HVAC system, for their zero emission electric ferry to be built for Torghatten Nord AS. The vessel is designed by Norwegian Ship Design and will be operated in route Bognes – Lødingen, which is located in the Northern part of Norway. It is the longest crossing route in Norway, with the largest battery package eve installed to zero emission passenger and car ferr...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) have announced the acquisition of Approval in Principle (AiP) for their jointly developed liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier from the Norwegian classification society, Det Norske Veritas AS (DNV). The presentation ceremony took place on September 5, 2022 at Fiera Milano, the venue of Gastech 2022, a major international conference on global energy and environmental issues, including natural gas, LNG, and hydrogen, held in Milan, Ita...

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has highlighted the significant progress on the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the critical role of seafarers in delivering global trade, during a visit to Odesa, Ukraine. In Odesa, on Monday (29 August), Secretary-General Lim was able to gain first-hand experience of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and hear how ship safety and port management is being implemented. Maritime humanitarian corridor "I appreciate the UN and all other stakehold...

The F-126 platform, due to enter service in 2028, will have an overall length of around 160 metres and displacement of approximately 10.000 tons. It will accommodate up to 114 crew members with 80 additional berths. The multipurpose frigate is capable for operational missions in all maritime warfare domains, but is also able to perform other duties, such as: enforcing naval embargos, counter-piracy missions, long time maritime patrolling, maritime escort and convoy tasks, the support of special...

A new life jacket that will increase survival time in cold water has been developed jointly by one of the UK’s largest port operators and a specialist safety supplier. The personal floatation device has been two years in the making, filling a gap in the market for marine pilots, and could be rolled out to other workers in water-based roles. Peel Ports Group – working in partnership with Mullion Survival Technology, a producer of marine safety equipment – developed the jacket a...

On 3 September 2022, a ceremony was held to name the new vessel on the Gdynia-Karlskrona line. Champagne was broken on the side of the Stena Estelle ferry by the Deputy Mayor of Gdynia for Economy, Katarzyna Gruszecka-Spychała, the ship's godmother. “Sail on the Baltic Sea, connecting Gdynia with Karlskrona, Poland with Sweden. Be a joy for the crew and passengers on every voyage. Bring glory to those who built you! I name you Stena Estelle,” said Katarzyna Gruszecka-Spychala, and t...

The CULINES 190TEU container new building “CUL BANGKOK”, was successfully named and delivered at CSSC Whampoa Wenchong Shipyard Guangzhou South Salon point factory. In the ceremony, CULINES mainly invited representatives from cargo owners, merchants, e-commerce logistics, and shipping agencies to witness. Attendees at the ceremony Ms. Li Bin, CEO of Midea Group international logistics sharing platform, named and cut the ribbon for the new building as the godmother. Mr. Chunsen Z...

The Port of Valencia has consolidated its position as the foremost connected port in the Mediterranean according to the Port liner shipping connectivity index (LSCI) prepared by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and is in 20th position worldwide in the second quarter of the year in terms of connectivity. A position that reinforces Valenciaport as a benchmark for improving the competitiveness and opportunities of Spanish import/export companies. Maritime connectivit...

In the last 12 months, the Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has managed 3,004 containers with shoes destined for 71 countries around the world. The maritime connectivity of Valenciaport allows the footwear industry a greater participation in international trade. America (USA) is the main importer of Valencian and Spanish shoes. Greater maritime connectivity Every day, four containers leave the Valencian docks for 17 American countries. The United States of America (USA) and Mexico lead the ra...

The San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles will postpone consideration of the 'Container Dwell Fee' for four weeks, until Sept. 23, 2022. Since the programme was announced on Oct. 25, 2021, the two ports have seen a combined decline of 46% in aging cargo on the docks.  The executive directors of both ports will reassess fee implementation after monitoring data over the next month. Fee implementation has been postponed by both ports since the start of the program. The Long Beach...

In response to significant concerns at the start of the pandemic about the potential impact of COVID-19 on the health of offshore workers, operators in the Southern North Sea (SNS) came together for the first time through the HSE Hub, to collaborate on finding the best solution for protecting their workers. RMI, which specialises in saving lives and protecting the health and wellbeing of workers on remote and diverse sites across the world, partnered with the CHC, to deliver a solution to suit...

While spot rates for ‘dry standard’ FEUs are declining on the world’s key global trading corridors, the rates for equivalent reefers are bucking the trend on the North Europe to Far East route. According to the latest market intelligence from Xeneta, which crowd sources real-time ocean freight rate data from shippers, the average 40’ HC reefer spot rate stood at a mighty US$ 5230 for the trade on 23 August, compared to dry standard FEUs at US$ 980. At this point, two ye...

The San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have released a final report on the current state and overall feasibility of using clean cargo-handling equipment technology, while working toward the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update’s 2030 goal of a zero-emissions cargo-handling fleet. The ports released a draft assessment in March 2022 for public review and comment. It built upon the inaugural 2018 assessment and examined the current state of technology, operational characte...

Stena Line has decreased the carbon emissions by 11% per tonne of cargo carried over each nautical mile, as well as achieving a reduction of 4% total ship emissions compared to pre-COVID operations. The main contributor to the result is the significantly higher utilisation and thus efficiency of the company´s fleet with cargo during the latest years. In its roadmap to a net-zero future, Stena Line has set up a target to reduce total CO2 emissions from its vessels by 30% by 2030. Electric...

Tokyo - ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier developed through Research and Development Project from NEDO by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL). MOL has launched research and development (R&D) on the adoption of a large-scale liquefied CO2 carrier, in response to a call for proposals by Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) to complete the conceptual design, under a project en...

NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY), ClassNK, and IHI Corporation (IHI) signed a joint research and development agreement for the commercialisation of an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB). Specifically, the parties will work on the R&D of the world's first barge equipped with a floating storage and regasification facility for ammonia. Since ammonia does not emit carbon dioxide (CO2) when combusted, it is expected to be a next-generation fuel that contributes to...

The Port of Heysham, part of leading port operator - Peel Ports Group, has reduced the carbon emissions of its landside plant, equipment and vehicles by up to 90%, in what is believed to be a first for any UK port. The port has confirmed all its vehicles, plant equipment, forklift trucks, tug masters and ancillary equipment are now operating on either electricity or Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO). Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) While using 100% renewable electricity is the ultimate goal...

Since 1960, Nor-Fishing has been an important national and international meeting place for the fisheries industry. It is one of the largest fisheries technology exhibitions in the world. In recent years, the exhibition has drawn around 15 000 visitors from about 50 countries. Innovations of importance to all sectors of the industry are presented here. Fisheries technology exhibitions Nor-Fishing 2022 will be arranged from 23rd to 26th of August 2022 at Trondheim Spektrum in Trondheim, Norway,...

Arkas and its VSA partner - Cosco are starting a seasonal reefer service, under the name of Mersin-Russia Express, MER Service by the 43rd week from Mersin. This new joint reefer service addresses customers who are mainly shipping perishable cargo and want to leverage the reliable and fast transport service by sea. Weekly service With a lead time of 4 days port-to-port between Mersin and Novorossiysk, MER connects Turkish perishable products with the Russian market on weekly basis. The weekl...

Arkas Bunkering has signed a protocol with Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as bunker fuel in Turkish and nearby seas. As environmentally-friendly buildings, vessels and fuels have become more popular than ever, new applications acting as reminders for both states and civil initiatives of their environmental responsibilities continue to emerge. Sulfur cap With International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) global sulphur cap set to enter into forc...

The construction of a new supersize slipway and new workboat pontoons is now underway at Pembroke Port. It marks a big step forward in the realisation of the Port of Milford Haven’s vision for the Milford Haven Waterway to play a vital role in driving new green growth across the region, while supporting the country’s transition to a net zero future. The new slipway will provide maximum flexibility for the launch and recovery of marine energy devices and vessels, while the pontoons w...

Lake Assault Boats, part of Fraser Shipyards and a manufacturer of purpose-built, mission-specific fire and rescue boats, placed a 31-foot fireboat into service on Lake of the Ozarks with the Osage Beach Fire Protection District in central Missouri. “We love the new Lake Assault Boats vessel. The advanced technologies it features makes it easy to operate and improves our on-the-water performance,” said Fire Chief Paul Berardi of the Osage Beach Fire Protection District in Missouri....

The Unifeeder Group (‘Unifeeder’), the largest Pan-European feeder and shortsea operator, announces the signing of the agreed acquisition of Unifeeder by DP World, an enabler of global trade and an integrated supplier to numerous supply chains, who operate multiple yet related businesses – from marine and inland terminals, maritime services, logistics, and ancillary services to technology-driven trade solutions. Under its new ownership, Unifeeder will benefit from DP World&rsq...

They are happy to announce that, from the 15th of August, Unifeeder’s customers will enjoy a direct vessel connecting Antwerp and Dunkerque with Teesport and Grangemouth. This new service offers a great alternative to the busy port of Rotterdam, as well as a shorter trucking distance for cargo coming from the southern Netherlands and beyond. Conventional road transport The new connection is an addition to our other services linking Rotterdam with the ports of Felixstowe, Immingham, Tees...