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Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) have signed contracts with the Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO to equip two new vessels with autonomous technology, and to manage their operations at sea. With Norwegian companies delivering around 60% of the investment, this is a major milestone for the growth of sustainable maritime operations in Norway. The fully electric ships will replace 2 million kilometers of truck transport, saving 5,000 tonnes of CO2 every year...
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...
Wan Hai Lines Ltd. is pleased to announce its plan to strengthen its intra-Asia service network through a new weekly service from South China to Indonesia & Malaysia as of 14th November 2020, marketed as KCS2. The new service rotation shall cover Hong Kong – Nansha – Shekou – Surabaya – Semarang – Jakarta – Port Kelang – Hong Kong and deploys 3 of 1,800 TEU vessels. The maiden sailing is scheduled from Hong Kong port on 14th November 2020. Mor...
On the morning of August 12, 2020, SITC International and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding held a ceremony for the naming and delivery of the new ship - ‘SITC Nansha.’ Mr. Xue Mingyuan, Executive Director of SITC International, President of SITC Shipping Group, Mr. Du Chengzhong, Deputy General Manager of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group, Mr. Deng Guosheng, Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Guangzhou Port Co., Ltd., Mr. Chen Junyi, Deputy Director of Guangzhou Nansha Dev...
The One Ocean sustainability project, which aims to unite the people of the world in building and exchanging new knowledge for a sustainable ocean, launched on 20th August 2020 at a prestigious event attended by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and other dignitaries, both political and maritime. Sustainable, global solutions A key component of the One Ocean project is a 19-month circumnavigation by the tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl One Ocean recognises that Norway, as a seafaring nation...
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...
Shanghai Hudong Container Terminal, Shanghai Pilot Terminal, and new SITC Container Lines held a signing ceremony for the joint construction of the "Port, Navigation, Pilot" boutique route in the conference room of Hudong Terminal. This time, Hudong Wharf selected SITC's VTX3 from many routes as the pilot of the "port, shipping, and piloting" boutique route. VTX3 boutique routes Leaders conducted in-depth exchanges to provide first-class resources and personnel support for boutique routes At...
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...
RCL is pleased to announce the launch of its Port Klang (Westport), Singapore to Ho Chi Minh shuttle service together with its partner Gold Star Lines. Branded as the RHS03, the maiden voyage will commence on 18 Aug 2020 from Ho Chi Minh to Port Klang and Singapore with a 1 x 900 TEU sized vessel. Improve sailing frequency and connectivity According to an RCL spokesperson, “With companies relocating their supply chains to South East Asia and Vietnam in particular, both our COC and SOC c...
Ferry company Stena Line will start a new freight focused connection between Latvia, Sweden and Germany by adding a port-call in Karlskrona on the existing ferry route between Liepaja and Travemünde. Ferry company Stena Line offer seven routes in the Baltic Sea for freight and passenger transportation. As an additional service to freight customers a port-call in Karlskrona on the existing route between Liepaja and Travemünde will be added starting August 13. This will enable more effe...
Unifeeder announces that starting August 22nd, 2020, it will increase capacity on its weekly service between Benelux and Portugal. To serve all customer segments, Unifeeder deploys new vessels that are suitable for carrying all types of containers, from deep-sea cargo to tank containers and European 45’ pallet-wide containers. Rotterdam being the leading European hub port allows consolidation Intra-European cargo flows on a single vessel and distribution to key ports in Portugal. The ser...
System integrator RH Marine and developer of maritime training solutions VSTEP Simulation have signed a cooperation agreement. As a result, VSTEP can also supply RH Marine’s ECDIS chart and navigation system with its bridge simulators for schools, training institutes, and fleet owners. VSTEP supplies software and hardware for NAUTIS simulators around the world from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Europe, but also in North, Central, and South America. Realistic bridge training i...
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) is building an electric-powered ship using its own technologies, as it ramps up the efforts to establish early dominance in the market for eco-friendly vessels. Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), a subsidiary of KSOE, recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Ulsan ICT Promotion Agency (UIPA) to build a smart ship with an electric propulsion system featuring the convergence of various information and communication technologies...
From July 09th to 10th, 2020, a Captain and First Mate training was held in the Shanghai ship management conference room. The meeting included 12 Captains, 16 Chief Mates, a total of 28 people, and focused on the frequent dock scraping and berthing in Japan that occurred in 2020. The operation centre, the ship's legal department and various ship management departments have conducted targeted training on crew injuries and illnesses. CEO Yang was invited to the training meeting to ela...
July 11, 2020, is the 16th China Navigation Day. The ‘2020 China Navigation Day Forum’ with the theme of ‘Joining Hands to Maintain International Logistics Flow’ was held in Shanghai. Mr. Liu Xiaoming, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Transport, Mr. Tang Zhiping, Deputy Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government, Mr. Li Tianbi, Safety Director of the Ministry of Transport, Mr. Huang Rong, Deputy Secretary-General of Shanghai Municipal People's Government and other...
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...
SITC International's new shipbuilding "SITC Cagayan" in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Industry was successfully delivered on March 10, 2020. This round will soon be put into the routes operated by SITC to provide customers with higher-quality and higher-standard services and further strengthen SITC's competitive advantage in the Asian regional market.
In its latest move to strengthen its global warehouse and logistics network even further, Wrist Ship Supply is opening new facilities in Valencia, extending their reach in Spain to support existing operations in Algeciras and Las Palmas. With the newly established Valencia Hub being fully operational from 1 September, Wrist will serve all ports on the Spanish east coast, strengthening its reach and responsiveness to customer demands in the region. Increased operational efficiency The reinfor...
This year, Wrist Ship Supply can pride themselves of having three generations of the graduate program, the Wrist Acceleration program, working side by side in the Montreal Branch: Shayne Assaf – a graduate from the WAP 2014 team, who is the Branch Manager. Kevin Ghostlaw – a graduate from the WAP 2018 team, who recently transferred from Long Beach to Montreal to take up the Sales Manager position. Frank Berce – their latest recruit to the WAP 2020 team, who is the Technica...
The heads of nine companies today established a new initiative to accelerate the transition to a net-zero global economy. The initiative, known as Transform to Net Zero, intends to develop and deliver research, guidance, and implementable roadmaps to enable all businesses to achieve net-zero emissions. The Initiative will be led by founding members including A.P. Moller - Maersk, Danone, Mercedes-Benz AG, Microsoft Corp., Natura &Co, NIKE, Inc., Starbucks,...
Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a provider of third-party ship management services headquartered in Singapore and the Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital AG have agreed to combine their activities in the technical management of container ships. To this end, Wilhelmsen Ship Management acquires a 50 % stake in Ahrenkiel Steamship GmbH & Co KG, the technical container ship manager within the MPC Capital Group. Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management In the future, the joint ven...
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...
Ocean Network Express (ONE) initiates Marine Safety and Quality Campaign 2020, in order to reiterate the marine navigation safety practices. VQS inspections ONE has launched a new self-inspection challenge for vessels, replacing their previous (VQS) inspections As a charterer, Ocean Network Express has carried out onboard Vessel Quality Standard (VQS) inspections, since the start of its operations, in April 2018. In line with their core values, these inspections have enabled ONE to offer a re...
How can transport decarbonisation policies promote low-carbon economic growth and increased the resilience of Argentina’s transport system following the COVID-19 crisis? The International Transport Forum cordially invites media representatives to this virtual conference around these important questions featuring nine sessions between 7 and 30 July. The conference will kick off on Tuesday, 7 July, with a session on “Transport Decarbonisation, Economic Recovery and Resilience” f...
SBM Offshore is pleased to announce the closure of a US$600 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Sepetiba. The facility was secured by the special purpose company owning FPSO Sepetiba and was agreed upon with a consortium of four international banks. SBM Offshore is the majority owner of this special purpose company (with 64.5% equity ownership), together with Mitsubishi Corporation (20%) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (15.5%). Construction of...
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...
Wan Hai Lines is pleased to announce a new service string that connects Taiwan to Vietnam and Thailand. This service is to be named TVT (Taiwan – Vietnam – Thailand) and is operating jointly with Interasia Lines. TVT service Wan Hai Lines will deploy 1 vessel while its partner Interasia Lines will operate another one TVT service will be operated with 2 vessels with an intake of 1,200 TEU and run on 14 days round trip with port callings at Taipei – Taichung – Cat Lai, H...