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HHLA’s sustainability strategy on track with new battery-powered AGVs
Germany’s terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) continues to implement its sustainability strategy at the company’s terminal facilities in Hamburg. Six further green energy charging...
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VIDEO: Salvor, Sri Lanka navy experts board fire-stricken New Diamond
Image courtesy; Sri Lanka Navy A team of experts from the Sri Lanka Navy and the salvage company hired by the owner of the fire-damaged supertanker New Diamond has boarded the vessel for the first...
View ArticleSeaspan welcomes 13,000 TEU boxship pair
Hong Kong-based containership owner and operator Seaspan Corporation, part of Atlas Corp., has taken delivery of two 13,000 TEU containerships built in 2010 and 2011. Both vessels have commenced...
View ArticleWorld Shipping Council denounces EU’s ETS plans
The World Shipping Council has raised serious concerns for maritime trade and global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions if the EU expands its Emissions Trading System (ETS) to include...
View ArticleMassive fire erupts at Beirut port, burns food aid parcels
A massive fire erupted at the Port of Beirut on 10 September just a month after the deadly explosion that killed at least 200 people. Firefighters and Lebanese Armed Forces helicopters have managed to...
View ArticleHHI wins Digital Twin Ready AiP for gas containment tank from LR
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for its Digital Health Management (DHM) System for a Type B gas containment...
View ArticleHow has going under the radar for the shipping industry backfired today?
The shipping industry is faced with one of the greatest humanitarian crises in years, affecting over half a million people. Six months into the pandemic 300,000 seafarers are stuck at sea, some of...
View Article27 rescued migrants disembark from Maersk Etienne after 38 days
The 27 rescued persons who have been on board Maersk Etienne, a tanker owned and operated by Danish Maersk Tankers, for 38 days have been safely disembarked. The rescued group of people include a...
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Kuwait Oil’s new oil spill response vessel to feature Evac’s Cathelco MGPS
A new multi-purpose oil spill response and towage vessel being built for the Kuwait Oil Co will be installed with a Cathelco marine growth prevention system (MGPS) to prevent bio-fouling and corrosion...
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GasLog’s LNG newbuild starts sea trials
Greece-based LNG shipper GasLog said its LNG newbuild SN2300 kicked off sea trials off South Korea. Courtesy of GasLog The vessel, being built by Samsung Heavy Industries is a 174,000-cbm X-DF LNG...
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Nexans Aurora CLV coming together
The construction of the next-generation cable laying vessel, the Nexans Aurora, is well underway at Ulstein Verft. The Norwegian shipyard is carrying out several tasks at the same time. On 10...
View ArticleAbu Dhabi Ports moves forward with Khalifa Port expansion
UAE-based port operator Abu Dhabi Ports said that Khalifa Port’s expansion is on track for completion. The expansion project, unveiled in December 2019, aims to attract new business and significantly...
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Wasaline’s clean design RoPax ferry gets ABB’s Azipod electric propulsion
Image courtesy: ABB Aurora Botnia, Wasaline’s new the 150-meter car and passenger ferry, has been fitted with ABB’s ice-class Azipod electric propulsion. The new ferry, launched by the Finnish...
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The Switch: Shipyards, shipping must shift away from a blinkered approach to...
Asbjørn Halsebakke, Director, Technical Solutions, Marine, Yaskawa Environmental Energy; Image courtesy: The Switch Shipyards, and the industry that supports them, must shift away from a blinkered...
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ITF: Seafarer abandonment rises in Arab world
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has warned of a growing number of crew members abandoned on ships in the Arab world without pay, food, or water. Illustration. Image by IMO The...
View ArticleOffshore Energy Exhibition and Conference and Navingo Career Event continue...
Looking at current developments, Navingo has had to adapt to a changing reality and its customer wishes more and faster than ever before in order to realise a full-value Offshore Energy Exhibition...
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Port of Tallinn gets its 1st shore power solution
Tallink Grupp’s vessel Victoria I was connected to shore power in Tallinn Old City Harbour for the first ever shore power charging in Estonia on 11 September. Image by Tallink Shore power can be used...
View ArticleHafnia sets sights on methanol-fueled ships to support US plant investment
Product tanker major Hafnia Limited is planning to build methanol dual-fueled ships to transport methanol from a U.S.-based production plant at the Port of Kalama, Washington, USA. As disclosed at the...
View ArticleFive organisations join forces on container safety improvements
In an effort to help reduce container-related incidents aboard ships, five international freight transport and cargo handling organisations have decided to produce new guidance on packing standards...
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HMM’s 24,000 TEU boxship fleet is complete
Image courtesy: HMM South Korean shipping company HMM has taken delivery of the final 24,000 TEU containership newbuild of a total of 12 ordered two years ago. These are the largest container ships in...
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