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Site operator Energinet has selected MMT to conduct the initial surveys of the seabed area beneath the future Energy Island in the North Sea. A purpose-built, artificial island in the North Sea, Energy Island is set to be the world’s first offshore wind energy hub.   MMT, an Ocean Infinity company, will conduct pre-construction geophysical and seismic surveys in the 526km2 area from May 2021 to September 2022. Environmentally conscious manner The work will be carried out in...

Ahead of US President Joe Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate, the world’s major shipping organisations have called on world leaders to urgently examine the role of market-based measures (MBMs), in order to ensure ambitious decarbonisation targets are met, across the entire global shipping industry. With the summit, hosted by the United States of America (USA), seen as a vital precursor to COP26 and the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), shipping bodies...

Hapag-Lloyd is stepping up once more the investment in its container fleet in light of the current situation – similar to what the container shipping line did in 2020 in its initial response to the pandemic – as it needs significantly more than the normal number of boxes to carry the same volume because boxes are turning slower. The container shipping line has ordered 150,000 TEU from China – both dry boxes and state-of-the-art reefer containers. Container shipping indust...

Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, one of the independent commodity trading companies, is continuing its investment in renewable energy technologies by co-sponsoring the development of MAN Energy Solutions ammonia-fuelled engines for maritime vessels. The fuel-flexible, two-stroke ammonia engine is expected to be commercially available for large-scale ocean-going ships by 2024, followed by a retrofit package to make existing maritime vessels capable of running on ammonia by 2025. Carbon-free fuels Acco...

MPC Container Ships ASA is pleased to announce its support and membership of the recently launched Eyesea initiative. Eyesea, with the support of the shipping and maritime industry, is developing a maritime pollution reporting and mapping smartphone application through the use of geotagged pictures. Enhancing maritime protection and conservation CEO Constantin Baack comments in relation to the announcement "The Eyesea app proposes a simple yet effective way for the broader shipping indust...

Survitec are incredibly proud to mark the delivery of the 1 Millionth sterilised surgical isolation gown for the NHS. Surgical isolation gown Having been selected last year by the UK Department for Health and Social Care as a key partner for the NHS, over 140 additional staff were hired to support this critical work. In what has been an unprecedented year, they are privileged to have been able to contribute to the UK’s business effort to manufacture vital PPE for their keyworkers.

Even if distributing products around the world is never a trivial task, the challenge for pharmaceutical companies has added pressure. Why? The speed and accuracy of medical and pharmaceutical logistics can ultimately be the difference between life and death.   More than any other sector, the pharma industry is therefore heavily regulated with detailed requirements for the storing and transportation of medical supplies that are often sensitive to changing conditions. The traditional logis...

Neste and NuStar Energy L.P announced that supply trucks are able to load Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM at the NuStar-operated Selby Terminal near San Francisco, California. The first gallons have been safely picked up and delivered to the nearby Monterey Regional Airport. Due to the strategic location of the Selby Terminal, Neste and its partners Avfuel and Signature Flight Support are now able to supply sustainable aviation fuel to a growing number of airports across the western United...

Wan Hai Lines will expand further on its already extensive intra-Asia and West India network by launching a new weekly service between South China – Vietnam and West India (China West India no.8, CI8). The service will be operated by WHL independently and is composed of four container vessels with a capacity of 2,100 TEU. Port rotation Port rotation of the service is as follows: HONG KONG – NANSHA - CAI MEP - PORT KLANG NORTH PORT - NHAVA SHEVA – COLOMBO - PORT KLANG NORTH...

Wrist continues to support sustainable measures with a new partnership with Fresh Water Norway, offering customers from the Northern part of Europe a more environmentally option when sourcing fresh water for those at sea. Wrist and Fresh Water Norway recently signed a contract for the supply and distribution of the eco-friendly, recyclable Tetra Pak water cartons. The water will be shipped from Norway to Rotterdam and be part of Wrist’s product range in the Rotterdam and Noerresundby ware...

Satellite communications provider Satcom Global is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with software specialist AnsuR Technologies (AnsuR). The collaboration will enable Satcom Global to support its maritime and remote-land based communications customers with access to innovative visual technology, globally. Streaming video solution AnsuR develops software solutions for use in challenging environments, supporting optimised and cost-effective transmission of important and often vital...

Cammell Laird has completed the design, manufacture and installation of an innovative test rig as part of a project which plans to re-establish the UK as a world leader in thermal hydraulics research. The new Thermal Hydraulic test rig, which is 7 metres tall, 5 metres wide and 2.5 metres deep, was built for the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) as part of Project Faith (Fuel Assembly Incorporating Thermal Hydraulics). The project aims to use the build of the experimental rig as a model fo...

FESCO Transportation Group (“FESCO”) has completed the first intermodal transportation of fish products in reefers from Vladivostok to Germany via the Trans-Siberian Railway and the port of St. Petersburg, Russia. A regular train consisting of forty-nine 40FT reefers loaded with Pollock fillets and minced Pollock departed from Vladivostok to St. Petersburg. Then the cargo was loaded onto a vessel and arrived at Bremerhaven on 12 April. Enable Russians extend their trade The total...

The Japanese propeller manufacturer - Nakashima Propeller Co. Ltd. and the German shipbuilding firm - Becker Marine Systems are further expanding their strategic partnership, after decades of cooperation. The combined product portfolio of both companies creates a strong hydrodynamic system provider for propulsion and maneuvering of ships of all sizes, for shipyards and shipping companies worldwide. Product portfolios that complement each other Together, they can make good use of the product p...

Global safety solutions pioneer - Survitec announced that it has completed a £270 million refinancing with funds managed or advised by the Credit Group of Ares Management Corporation (Ares), a global alternative investment manager. Ray Leclercq, Survitec’s Chief Financial Officer said, “Successfully concluding this financing demonstrates the confidence we believe that Ares and M&G have in our business. This marks a key milestone for Survitec’s customers, employees, s...

Scheduled for August 2021, this substantial upgrade will involve a broad scope of delivery. The centre’s main K-Sim Navigation simulator will be upgraded with new visual image generation and display/projection systems, and an array of new consoles and hardware (HW) panels. In addition, a unique new floor projection system will be installed to replicate the port and starboard views from the bridge wings. This feature will allow trainee officers on the main bridge to monitor the tugs an...

In response to the increasing customers' demand for Asia/Europe routing options, Maersk is picking up the pace of its AE19 service -a combination of a short-sea and intercontinental rail service between Northern European ports in Finland, Poland, Germany and Scandinavia and ports in Korea, China and Japan. From now on, trains leaving North Europe with destination to the Russian Far East -via the ports of St. Petersburg and Vostochniy- are upgraded from fortnightly to weekly and trains coming we...

SBM Offshore is committed to playing a key role in supporting the energy transition by both investing in renewable energy solutions and innovating to develop cleaner forms of fossil energy. SBM is tackling this challenge through several initiatives, such as the emission ZERO™ program, and is delighted to share another great example of commitment; a current project with Carbon Collectors.  Imodco’s CCS Tower Loading Unit This project, undertaken in conjunction with Imodco, par...

Stena Line has announced the latest addition to their Baltic Sea fleet. The 186 metre long Visentini RoPax vessel - Stena Livia will initially join sister vessel - Stena Flavia on the Nynäshamn-Ventspils route from mid-April 2021. Later this year, the pair will replace the existing tonnage on the ferry route between Travemünde and Liepaja, adding 40 percent freight capacity and shorten the crossing time substantially. New RoPax vessels added to Baltic Sea fleet We have seen an incre...

Intellian is pleased to confirm that its newly-launched v45C antenna has been qualified for operation on the Intelsat FlexMaritime network. By combining Intellian’s compact, high-performance antenna with Intelsat’s cutting-edge FlexMaritime High Throughput Satellite (HTS) service, this approval will deliver global connectivity to customers in the smallest package available to date. HTS technology The v45C has been developed to bring VSAT to new markets where there is limited space...

The crew of FESCO’s vessel 'Vasily Golovnin' conducted a search and recovery of two self-propelled platforms for maritime research of the Norwegian Polar Institute nearshore Antarctica. In severe weather conditions, FESCO’s seamen managed to find two self-propelled research vehicles – Seaglider and Sailbuoy – and bring them on board. The difficulties were not only in the dimensions of the vehicles (each is 2 metres long), but also in the sensors on the sides of the vehic...

MAN Energy Solutions has begun the ‘AmmoniaMot’ (Ammonia Engine in German) project. Initiated by MAN with partners from industry and research institutes, it aims to define the steps necessary to produce a dual-fuel, medium-speed engine capable of running on diesel fuel and ammonia. Supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), and due to run for three years from December 2020, project partners include the University of Munich, Neptun Ship Design, W...

MetOcean Telematics (MetOcean), is pleased to announce it has been selected for a second consecutive year, as one of CANADA’s Top Small and Medium Employers. MetOcean has also proudly secured a second win for 2021, as one of Atlantic Canada and Nova Scotia’s top Employers. Now in its 8th year, Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers is an editorial competition that recognises the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that offer the nation’s best workplaces and forward-th...

In 2020, ferry company - Stena Line continued to reduce its total CO2 emissions and is ten years ahead of the IMO international shipping emission reduction targets. Nevertheless, the Swedish shipping company is now accelerating the transition towards fossil-free shipping and presents its plan to reduce total CO2 emissions by as much as 30% until 2030. Despite a challenging year, Stena Line continued to reduce its total carbon dioxide emissions in 2020. Emissions also decreased per nautical mile...

HMM announced that HMM Nuri, the first of eight 16,000 TEU-class new container-ships, has been entirely filled with cargoes on her first voyage. On 6 April, HMM Nuri departed the Port of Singapore with 13,438 TEU loaded on board. Considering the safety of vessel operations and cargo weight, the maximum loadable capacity of each 16,000 TEU ship stands at around 13,300 TEU on average. Maximum loadable capacity Among 37 voyages, HMM has achieved 36 voyages with a full load of cargoes HMM Nuri w...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings (HHIH), a holding company of HHI Group, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in hydrogen and ammonia-related businesses with Saudi Aramco on March 3.   The MoU was signed by Kisun Chung, Vice President & Head of Management Support Office at HHIH, and Ahmad A. Al Sa'adi, Senior Vice-President of Technical Services at Saudi Aramco. Carbon zero process Hyundai Oilbank plans to cooperate with Saudi Aramco on the realisation of a &l...

BAE Systems will retain its key role in supporting the Royal Navy, at the Portsmouth Naval Base, with the company securing two contracts, as part of the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) competition. The contracts, worth up to £ 1.3 billion, over five years, will commence on October 1, 2021, following a transition period. BAE Systems – KBR Inc. joint venture BAE Systems will continue to deliver ship asset management, repair and maintenan...

RCL, with its partner ONE; is pleased to announce a revamp of its existing RLM service between Laem Chabang - Ho Chi Minh – Manila North. In the new rotation, the service will be extended to call Pusan, Qingtao, and Shanghai in addition to the existing rotation. The new rotation is Laem Chabang – Caipmep – Manila North – Qingtao – Pusan – Shanghai – Laem Chabang using 4 x 2,500 TEU nominal capacity. RCL will contribute one ship in this new rotation. The...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) unveils 2 new operating services, the China Thailand Philippines (CTP) and the China Indonesia Malaysia 2 (CIM2) further enhancing their Intra Asia network. CTP service The new CTP service an exciting transformation of the Thailand - Vietnam - Philippines (TPV) service is jointly operated by ONE and Regional Container Lines (RCL). The revamped service will provide one of the most competitive transit times in the market It is extended to include China and Korea por...

Spire Global, Inc. (Spire), a globally renowned provider of space-based data and analytics solutions, which recently struck an agreement for planned business collaboration with NavSight Holdings, Inc. (NavSight), has announced that Durjoy Mazumdar, the former Global Head of Enterprise Sales at The Weather Company, an IBM Business, has joined Spire Global as Sales Executive of Weather Solutions. Executing growth strategies Durjoy Mazumdar will report to John Lusk, Senior Vice President and Gene...