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In the first nine months of the year - 2022, the maritime industry in the Port of Hamburg handled 91.8 million tons of seaborne cargo, a 4.3 percent drop on the previous year – 2021. Also down 7.4 percent at 27.5 million tons, handling of bulk cargo was especially hard hit. In comparison with the rest of Europe, container handling held up well. At 6.3 million TEU - 20-ft standard containers - for the Port of Hamburg - the downturn was 2.7 percent. By contrast, conventional general cargo h...

Kongsberg Maritime has won a NOK 300 million contract with Pelagic Wind Services to supply advanced vessel design and equipment for two new CSOVs to be built at Cochin Shipyard in India. The CSOVs will be built to Kongsberg Maritime’s UT 5519 HL design, which has been upgraded to provide the highest level of operability and safety, while lowering fuel consumption and maintaining excellent sea-keeping properties. New CSOVs with UT 5519 HL design The new vessels will be able to operate sa...

Viasat and TrellisWare will promote their new collaborative approach at the Military Communications and Information Systems (MilCIS) conference and expo in Canberra, Australia, between Nov. 15-17, 2022. The companies first announced this strategic collaboration and vision for a holistic offering during the Oct. 4 Land Forces exhibition. Tactical communications solutions Together, Viasat and TrellisWare aim to offer the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) &...

In Mersey Maritime’s 20th anniversary year, the North West and national maritime industry came together on Thursday, 10th November 2022 to celebrate the sector at the 8th Annual Mersey Maritime Industry Awards. The event, which was held at Liverpool Cathedral, was the biggest and most high-profile yet, with some 600 guests present drawn from across the UK and beyond. Preparations for the awards saw over 100 individual applications on behalf of more than 50 different businesses and organ...

MetOcean Telematics is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at Pacific Marine Expo 2022, in Seattle, WA from November 17-19, 2022. Pacific Marine Expo is the largest commercial marine trade show on the West Coast, serving commercial mariners from Alaska to California.  Pacific Marine Expo It is looking forward to connecting with attendees and showcasing the latest MetOcean systems and Iridium products and technology. Visit the MetOcean Telematics team at booth 528. Pacific Marine E...

In rural Hidalgo, Mexico deep in the Sierra Madre mountains is a community rich in indigenous culture, and biological and linguistic diversity, but largely disconnected from the rest of the world. PSYDEH Recently, Viasat donated internet services, solar units, and more than 40 laptops to PSYDEH (see-day), a non-governmental organisation working to educate and empower marginalised indigenous women to lead social change in the region. With the boost that comes from Viasat’s technology, PS...

The maritime & ports sector is the gateway to some of the biggest challenges facing the world currently, and presents innovation opportunities to deliver sustainable, equitable growth for our communities and economies. Ocean Wise has announced the cohort for the Maritime Accelerator, a brand-new, challenge-led programme powered by Connected Places Catapult and supported by several industry and academic partners. Maritime Accelerator Its aim is to provide each of the selected SMEs with a p...

MetOcean Telematics (MetOcean) is pleased to announce they will be exhibiting at Vietnam Defence Expo 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam from December 8-10, 2022. They look forward to showcasing MetOcean’s latest defence technology and connecting with partners and clients in the region. Vietnam Defence 2022 is an international exhibition and conference on the defence field in Vietnam, hosted by the Ministry of National Defence with the aim of supporting defence units and armed forces to deploy the as...

Viasat recently received recognition from two organisations as a great place for veterans to work. It was selected for the 2022 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award, and earned a spot on the 2022 Military Times Best for Vets: Employers list. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award is the only federal-level veterans’ employment award that recognises an organisation’s commitment to veteran hiring, retention, and professional development. Comprehensive annual ranking The Military Times describes&nbs...

OXE Marine is exhibiting OXE Diesel at the annual METS boat show - METSTRADE 2022, Europe’s largest boat show. Attendees can find OXE Marine’s solutions in Pavillion 05, Booth 467 at the show, where they will be displaying their outboards - OXE300, OXE200. OXE Marine at METSTRADE 2022 By the harbour, in collaboration with Tideman Boats, OXE Marine will be demoing an OXE300 and a twin OXE150 installation at METSTRADE 2022. OXE Marine can’t wait to see everyone at the event....

Waves Group is delighted to welcome Jeroen Overbeek as their APAC Regional Manager.  Jeroen will lead their multi-discipline team in Singapore and develop their operations across Asia, assisting their clients in issues relating to the investigation maritime casualties, offshore energy projects and Marine Warranty operations. As a member of the company’s global team of Maritime Civil Engineers, Jeroen Overbeek specialises in the investigation of Fixed & Floating Object (FFO) dam...

Xeneta, the globally renowned ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform, and Marine Benchmark, a major provider of information analysis services and tools for the marine industry, have launched the Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) for the container shipping market. Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) The Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) by Xeneta and Marine Benchmark is a first-of-its-kind data solution that tracks and compares the carbon emissions of ocean carriers across 13 main...

The World Ocean Council (WOC) is proud to welcome MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as its newest member. MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is a globally renowned company in transportation and logistics, privately owned and founded in 1970 by Gianluigi Aponte. As one of the world’s major container shipping lines, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company operates 675 offices across 155 countries worldwide, with over 80,000 employees. MSC joins WOC as new member MSC’s shipping lin...

MetOcean Telematics (MetOcean) is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at the NATIA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Training and Exhibition Fall 2022 in Pittsburgh, USA, from November 8-10, 2022.  NATIA 2022 It looks forward to showcasing MetOcean’s latest technology and connecting with partners and clients in the industry. Visit the MetOcean team at table 5. The National Technical Investigators’ Association (NATIA) is comprised of over 3,500 law enforcement, intelligence, a...

Matson, Inc. (‘Matson’; MATX) has announced that its subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc., a renowned U.S. carrier in the Pacific, has signed contracts with Philly Shipyard Inc. to build three new 3,600 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units - the standard unit of measurement for container capacity) Aloha Class containerships for an aggregate price of approximately US$ 1 billion. The first vessel is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2026, with subsequent deliveries...

FESCO Transportation Group (‘FESCO’ or the ‘Group’) is expanding the geography of its container services between Russia and China – in addition to routes via ports of the Far East and railway border crossings the Group has launched a sea line along the Deep Sea through the Suez Canal and the Black Sea. FESCO Black Sea Service (FBSS) FESCO Black Sea Service (FBSS) operates on the route - Novorossiysk – Istanbul – Shekou – Ningbo – Shanghai &...

ABB has published another of its ‘Energy Transition Equation’ reports that shows how industrial customers can reduce carbon emissions and manage the energy transition for a more sustainable future. Based on nine months of research and modelling, the report highlights how early adoption and integration of automation, digitalisation, and electrification technologies to enable autonomous operations can deliver savings of over 300,000 tons of carbon emissions per annum for offshore site...

For the first nine months of 2022, container terminal of FESCO Transportation Group (“FESCO”, the “Group”) in Novosibirsk increased processing of containerised cargo by more than 13%, compared to the same period last year, to 86,000 TEU. Growth in comparison with the first nine months of 2020 is 27%. The main drivers of such increase in transshipment volumes were re-orientation of export flows from the North-West of Russia to the Far East and development of domestic cont...

Peel Ports Group (PPG) has announced it is launching a new ship-to-ship (STS) fuel transfer service on the River Mersey in partnership with Stanlow Terminals Ltd. The STS Transfers will enable larger ships to transport products directly from Tranmere to a wide range of international destinations. The new service will significantly save time and lower costs, allowing the import and export of much larger cargos than previously possible. New ship-to-ship (STS) fuel transfer service Previously, l...

Naval Ship Management (NSM), a Babcock company, has been selected as the Regional Maintenance Provider (RMP) West for Defence’s new Regional Maintenance Centre (RMC) West, servicing the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The contract was formalised at a signing ceremony at HMAS Stirling, on Garden Island in Western Australia, on Thursday, 13 October, 20222. Naval Ship Management selected as RMP West As the RMP West, NSM will manage the sustainment of RAN ships at Henderson in Western Australi...

MetOcean Telematics is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting at the International Workboat Show 2022, in New Orleans, LA from November 30 to December 2, 2022. International Workboat Show The International WorkBoat Show is a trade-only conference and expo for commercial vessel owners, operators and builders as well as the vendors and suppliers that serve them. They are looking forward to connecting with partners and attendees in the industry, and showcasing our latest MetOcean system...

MetOcean Telematics (MetOcean) is pleased to announce that they will be co-exhibiting at Expo Naval 2022 in partnership with Integrated Procurement Technologies (IPT) in Valparaíso, Chile, from November 29 to December 2, 2022. They look forward to showcasing their latest defence technology and connecting with attendees in the industry. MetOcean at Expo Naval 2022 Visit the MetOcean team at booth A061. Expo Naval 2022 is organised by FISA of the GL events Group. This international ex...

CULINES and Antong Holdings held an online ceremony and signed a Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation, aiming to further promote the dual circulation development pattern, enhance the long-term cooperation on European and Transpacific services, and integrate the shipping of domestic and foreign trades. Wei Wang (Party Committee Secretary and Chairman of Antong) and Raymond Chen (Chairman & CEO of CULINES) delivered speeches. Jianqiang Lou (Director & CEO of Antong) and Kevin Ding...

The much-awaited iconic Route du Rhum race is fast approaching. IEC Telecom will be providing its state-of-the-art satellite communication services to 40+ racing boats during their journey across the Atlantic. The event officially kicks off on October 25th, 2022 with the opening of the Villages in the City of Saint-Malo, France. The racing event will commence on November 6th, 2022 with 138 solo sailors setting sail for the historic port of Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Satcom products and...

Jelmer Domela Nieuwenhuis is the new director of Alphatron Marine Netherlands. Many relations already know him from previous positions, which he has fulfilled in the past two years at JRC | Alphatron Marine. The 49-year-old Jelmer Domela Nieuwenhuis is a maritime man in heart and soul, who attaches great importance to efficiency and safety in shipping. Already at the age of 14, he worked at Electro Nautic, his father's company. He was taught the profession with the proverbial spoon. After comp...

Crowley has promoted Meaghan Atkinson to the position of Vice President (VP) of Sustainability. In her new role, Atkinson will lead Crowley’s sustainability journey, and especially drive action to decarbonise across the company’s operations and value chain, in order to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. As Vice President, she will lead the company’s efforts to build partnerships across its industries and value chain, so as to fulfill Crowley’s sustainability commitments....

The arrival of natural gas at the Port of Sagunto has tripled during the first nine months of 2022, so as to reach 3,038,695 tonnes, in comparison to 1,039,875 tonnes in 2021, which represents an increase of 192.22%, according to data from the Statistical Bulletin of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV). Of this total, practically 60% comes from the United States of America (US), which has become the main supplier to the Sagunto site, in Spain. A situation marked by the geopolitical scenario &n...

The inaugural shipment of roughly 200 TEUs on a Multi-Carrying Vessel (MCV) sailed from the Port of Jebel Ali to Port of Ajman, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and arrived on-time on the 7th October 2022.  The new routes are serviced by a fleet of modified Multi-Carrying Vessels (MCV) to bypass congestion by calling smaller berths. The shallow draft vessels use less space and can access areas of ports, where larger ships cannot fit due to their size and length, and can turn around at lea...

Diminishing consumer demand, full warehouses and inflation concerns led to a decline in cargo containers moved through the Port of Long Beach in September 2022. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 741,823 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo containers last month, down 0.9% from September 2021. Imports decreased 7.4% to 342,671 TEUs, while exports increased 1.9% to 112,940 TEUs. Empty containers moved through the Port rose 7% to 286,212 TEUs. Consumers and retailers concerned abou...

The Organising Committee of the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) has announced that the eighth edition of the biennial event (DIMDEX 2024) will take place from 4th to 6th of March 2024 at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). Set to take place under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, DIMDEX 2024 will be hosted and organised by Qatar Armed Forces. DIMDEX 2024 Event organisers expect the next ed...