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Port of Long Beach continues reducing harmful emissions
California’s Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container port in the United States, has reduced diesel soot by 88 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by 19 per cent compared to 2005 levels, a...
View ArticleUK gov’t unveils £200 million port infrastructure fund
Ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU Customs union, the country’s government has launched a £200 million ($258 million) fund to enable ports to build new facilities and prepare for life outside the EU....
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Ulstein designs hydrogen hybrid wind turbine installation vessel
Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein has unveiled a new hydrogen hybrid wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design – the ULSTEIN J102. Source: Ulstein According to Ulstein, the jack-up...
View ArticleYM Mandate to undergo repairs in New York after fuel oil leak
YM Mandate, a containership that was leaking fuel oil at Global Container Terminals (GCT) Bayonne in New Jersey last week, departed the terminal on 3 October to undergo repairs at a different facility...
View ArticleIMO’s website restored after cyber attack
The website of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is up and running, the UN body confirmed on its Twitter account on Friday. The IMO used the social media account as one of the primary...
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HMM: Twelve 24,000 TEU boxships make maiden voyages fully laden
All of HMM’s twelve 24,000 TEU containerships have been entirely filled with cargoes on their first voyage, the South Korean shipping major said. On 30 September, HMM St. Petersburg, the final vessel...
View ArticlePort of Los Angeles reports steady progress on cutting air emissions
In 2019 the Port of Los Angeles cut air emissions between 5% and 7% when compared with 2018 levels, the port said in a recently released study. The progress report shows that the port managed to cut...
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First steel cut for SunStone’s 5th next-gen expedition ship
The US-based company SunStone Ships recently celebrated the steel-cutting ceremony for Ocean Odyssey, the fifth Infinity-class next-generation expedition cruise vessel. The ceremony took place at...
View ArticleWill the November MEPC meeting end the tug of war between IMO and EU?
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting crew change crisis combined with the latest cyber-attack hitting the headlines have made it quite difficult for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to...
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Shell-chartered LNG London ticks off bunkering milestone
Belgian inland transportation specialist, Victrol, said LNG London completed its first ship-to-ship bunkering to a cruise vessel in the port of Rotterdam. Courtesy of Victrol In a brief social media...
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SAL Heavy Lift takes major stake in Intermarine
Image courtesy: SAL Heavy lift shipping major SAL Heavy Lift has acquired a major stake in Intermarine, paving the way to expand its business in the Americas. As informed, Intermarine will continue...
View ArticleFinnlines secures loan for hybrid RoRo newbuilds
Finnish ferry operator Finnlines, part of the Italian Grimaldi Group, has secured a loan of EUR 30 million (about $35 million) to finance the acquisition of its three new hybrid cargo vessels. The...
View ArticleNavigate Response: Wakashio crisis communication should have been better
Media and communications response to the grounding and subsequent fuel leak from MV Wakashio was insufficient, belated, and lacked in empathy with those affected by the spill, according to Navigate...
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GTT bags order for LNG cargo ready VLECs
French liquefied natural gas containment systems specialist GTT has been contracted to design tanks for LNG cargo ready VLEC quartet. Courtesy of GTT The very large ethane carriers are being built on...
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MSC backs hydrogen, biofuels as fuels of the future
MSC Gulsun; Image courtesy: MSC Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is exploring the viability of hydrogen and fuels derived from it as a possible fuel source for the future for...
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Maid of the Mist launches new all-electric, zero-emission ferries
Two next-generation Maid of the Mist ferries installed with all-electric propulsion from ABB have been launched in New York. The newbuilds — the first passenger vessels of their kind in the United...
View ArticleCOVID-19 impact bites into Panama Canal’s FY 2020 projections
The Panama Canal closed its 2020 fiscal year with an annual tonnage of 475.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), a 4% drop compared to projections, mainly due to the impact of COVID-19 on global...
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DEME’s CSD Spartacus wraps up its first LNG bunkering
Belgian dredging specialist DEME ticked off another milestone with its LNG-fueled cutter suction dredger (CSD) Spartacus. Courtesy of DEME The company said in a brief statement through its social...
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DSME gets LR AIP for ammonia-fueled 23,000 TEU boxship
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has obtained approval in principle (AIP) from classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) for a 23,000 TEU ammonia-powered...
View ArticlePort of Antwerp: CO2 reduction project wins EU funding
The Antwerp@C consortium has secured funding from the EU for a project that aims to study and develop CO2 infrastructure in the Port of Antwerp. In late 2019, the Port of Antwerp brought seven...
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