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The first of the four force replenishment vessels (BRF - Bâtiments Ravitailleurs de Force in French) of the FLOTLOG program was launched in Saint-Nazaire. The Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) Jacques Chevallier is the first of a series of four ships intended for the French Navy. The contract was awarded in January 2019 to Chantiers de l'Atlantique and Naval Group. The four vessels will be delivered successively until 2029. FlotLog program The FlotLog program is pa...

CMA CGM announces that it will be launching a new India East Coast Express 2 (IEX 2) service that connects Asia with Indian Subcontinent, effective m/v "Songa Tiger” ETD Singapore on May 30th, 2022. IEX 2 features are the following: Shuttle service from Singapore to Chennai and Colombo Port Rotation: Singapore – Chennai – Colombo – Singapore Connecting Chennai exports via Colombo on CMA CGM's extensive network

Prysmian Group, the globally renowned company in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, is pleased to return to the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2022 in Houston, Texas, from May 2 to May 5, 2022, at booth 2942. At OTC 2022, the company will present its full range of high-tech cables solutions, supporting the energy transition and the development of power generation from offshore renewable sources, namely offshore wind. Deep-water umbilical solutions The Group will also present...

CMA CGM Group, globally renowned company in shipping and logistics, and WWF France have entered a partnership to decarbonise shipping and logistics, strengthen the fight against illicit trafficking in protected species, and preserve marine ecosystems. This collaboration is true to CMA CGM's commitment to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2050 and in line with the numerous initiatives undertaken by CMA CGM, in order to reduce its environmental footprint and fight against ocean pollution. CMA CGM and W...

Blue Water Shipping is happy to announce that a new General Manager Sea & Air, Norway has been hired to their office in Oslo, Norway. Morten Würgler has more than 20 years of broad international business and logistics experience within air freight, sea freight, perishables and customer service. Morten Würgler has great international know-how from Denmark, Houston, Texas and Norway under titles of Sales Executive and Senior Director in similar corporations to mention a few. Extens...

April 2022 saw the third consecutive monthly climb in long-term contracted ocean freight rates, with shipping costs rocketing by 11.1% globally to stand 109.9% up year-on-year. The data, revealed in the latest Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) Public Indices for the contract market, demonstrates how supply chain demand, successful carrier strategies and continued COVID-19 disruption in China are coalescing to ‘pile on the pain’ for shippers worldwide. Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) Xeneta&...

Wan Hai Lines Ltd. held ship naming ceremonies for WAN HAI 285 and WAN HAI 286 accompanied by a charity donation on 27th April, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a physical ceremony was replaced by an online one. WAN HAI 285 and WAN HAI 286 are the 2nd, and 3rd vessels in a series of 2,038 teu containerships built by China Shipbuilding Trading Co., LTD., and Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co., LTD. Ms. Chiu-Mei Cheng, Board Member‧General Manager of TAIWAN KIRIN COMPANY, LIMITED and Ms. Connie Chu, Ma...

States are being urged to take action to bring into force the Cape Town Agreement of 2012, a key international treaty, which will establish an international regime for fishing vessel safety. This will help make fishing safe, sustainable and legal - and make a significant contribution to the protection of fishers, an unacceptable high number of whom lose their lives every year. “We cannot afford to be complacent, when it comes to addressing the safety of fishers and fishing vessels,”...

Matson, Inc., a U.S. carrier in the Pacific, and Greenbrier Gunderson Marine christened and launched a new flat-deck container barge in a ceremony at the Greenbrier Gunderson Marine shipyard in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, April 23, 2022. The new barge, christened ‘Haleakala’ in honour of the landmark crater on the island of Maui, will be deployed in Matson’s Neighbour Island service in Hawaii starting this summer, connecting cargo to and from the U.S. West Coast through its...

The eCommerce surge is shaking up the shipping industry, making speed and efficiency a must. The time has come to move beyond paper and towards widespread adoption of the game-changing electronic Bill of Lading (eBL). Mediterranean Shipping Company - MSC’s Global Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), Andre Simha will explain more at an upcoming event - TradeTech Europe 2022, during the eCommerce week, organised by the United Nations agency - UNCTAD. Rapid growth of eCommerce eCo...

Oceania Cruises., the culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, revealed its 2024 Collection of voyages to Europe, Alaska, Canada, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Africa, South America, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean. The Collection encompasses more than 350 itineraries including over 130 Grand Voyages across seven ships and all seven continents. The itineraries are available to preview online and open for reservations on May 4, 2022. Destination-rich itineraries "Next to our re...

£1.06 million in funds has been awarded to a consortium, led by MSE International, in order to address clean maritime challenges in the seaports and shipping sectors. The consortium of nine organisations, which is led by MSE International, will get the £1.06 million funds, as part of the Smart Maritime Land Operations Call. The call was launched in November 2020, as part of a Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) initiative, supported by the Department for Transport (DfT),...

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) took delivery of one new 11,000 TEU container vessel, ‘YM Trophy’. The vessel is chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and was built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. After delivery, YM Trophy will be put into service immediately on Yang Ming’s Trans-Pacific route PS6 to provide efficient transport service between Asia and the Pacific Southwest. Increase operational efficiency To increase Yang Ming’s mid-to-long-term opera...

Satcom Direct (SD), the business aviation solutions provider, is strengthening its Asia Pacific network with the opening of a Singapore office. The new location represents the base for Brian Roos, the recently appointed Asia Pacific, Regional Director, and the newly named Regional Sales Manager, Kaviraj (Kavi) Nadarajah. Brian Roos Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President, of SD International, Michael Skou Christensen, Roos is responsible for establishing the SD presence in Singapore a...

Ukrainian seaports are in the frontline of the war. Help port workers and their families, now and through the crisis. The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) is working with The Seafarers’ Charity to support port workers and their families impacted by the humanitarian disaster caused by the war in Ukraine. Practical financial help Ukrainian seaports are in the frontline of the war, as the siege of Mariupol and heavy fighting around Berdyansk and Kherson has demonstrate...

Inmarsat, the pioneer in global, mobile satellite communications, launches Fleet Secure Unified Threat Management (UTM), as a standard option on Inmarsat’s award-winning Fleet Xpress service, protecting vessel networks against cyberattacks. Fleet Secure UTM completes a portfolio of Inmarsat cyber security solutions for ship owners, which includes Fleet Secure Endpoint and Fleet Secure Cyber Awareness Training. Developed in partnership with maritime Cyber Security specialist Port-IT, the r...

The eCommerce surge is shaking up the shipping industry, making speed and efficiency a must. The time has come to move beyond paper and towards widespread adoption of the game-changing electronic Bill of Lading (eBL). MSC’s CDIO André Simha will explain more at an upcoming event during the eCommerce week organised by UN agency UNCTAD. Demand for shipping eCommerce has skyrocketed since the start of the pandemic. Due to lockdowns, travel restrictions, and health concerns, more and...

Artemis Technologies, the pioneer in green maritime innovation, has just released the first pictures of its 100% electric, high-speed foiling workboat prototype on Belfast Lough. Artemis eFoiler® system The vessel was designed and built to include the production specification drivetrain, battery, and flight control components consumers will eventually see in the finished workboat. With big goals set for 2022, this announcement brings Artemis Technologies one step closer to providing high-s...

Babcock has started construction of the first of five Royal Navy Type 31 frigates, HMS Venturer, at its Rosyth facility. After cutting the first steel on the programme in September 2021, the traditional keel-laying event formally recognised the start of the build, including placing a specially commissioned coin under the keel.  On completion of the ship, the coin will be presented to the Captain and crew. The ceremony was held in the new build hall, the Venturer Building, which forms...

MetOcean Telematics is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2022, in Houston, Texas, USA, from May 2-5, 2022. MetOcean Systems and Iridium OTC is a global event that connects offshore energy professionals from more than 130 countries to collaborate and discuss the challenges, solutions, and changing energy landscape of the offshore energy sector.  OTC is looking forward to connecting with partners and clients in the industry and showcasing...

The renowned annual B2B event for the global cruise industry, Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 brings together more than 13,000 buyers and suppliers from 140 countries and 300 international journalists. Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 The three-day exhibition is the largest gathering of the cruise industry, hosting over 700 exhibiting companies from all sectors, including Design & Ship Interiors, Entertainment, Environmental & Health, Hotel Operations and Concessions, Information Technology, Po...

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a global cruise company which operates Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, announces its commitment to pursue net zero emissions by 2050 across its operations and value chain. The Company has also committed to develop short- and near-term greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) reduction targets to support its path to net zero. In addition, the Company has published its first Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (...

MAN Energy Solutions has won the order for 4 × dual-fuel MAN B&W 6S60ME-GI engines in connection with the construction of two hybrids, 8,000 lane-metre, RoRo vessels for CLdN, the Luxembourg-based shipping group. Both 234-metre vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2025. The two new buildings will have a hybrid propulsion system with each featuring 2 × ME-GI engines (2 × 11 MW) along with MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculat...

Okeanus Science & Technology, LLC (Okeanus), an established provider of marine equipment and engineering services, recently revealed how some of the company’s deck-handling equipment proved instrumental to the discovery of the iconic US Revenue Cutter Bear. The shipwreck was located during a 2019 geophysical reconnaissance mission off Nova Scotia carried out by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and CSA Ocean Sc...

Maritime UK has responded to the Transport Select Committee's inquiry on Maritime 2050. Ranging across shipping, ports, services, engineering, and leisure marine industries, the Department for Transport leads the Government’s strategy for the maritime sector. Maritime 2050: Navigating the future The Department’s policy is framed by Maritime 2050: Navigating the future. Published in 2019, this Government strategy addresses seven top-level themes of competitive advantage, tech...

The first comprehensive set of Marine Plans to guide development across England’s seas have been adopted and published. The publication of the North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans follows the adoption of the East Marine Plan in 2014 and the South Marine Plan in 2018. This means all of England’s seas – an area of approximately 230,000 square kilometres – a third larger than the total land area of England – are now covered by Marine Plans....

Sustainability is an issue for everyone, no matter if the user is an individual or a business. OceanWise recognise the interdependence between growth and the environment and believes that without a healthy and sustainable environment they will not be able to drive a healthy economy. They have started taking steps to improve sustainability and reduce the impact on the environment.

Classification Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of an ammonia-ready LNG-fuelled Panamax bulk carrier developed by the Planning and Design Centre for Greener Ships (GSC). Ammonia is expected to be used as ship fuel for decarbonisation since it does not emit CO2 when burned. Meanwhile, taking adequate safety measures is impartial due to its characteristics of being toxic to humans and corrosive against materials, and ClassNK has worked on the development of...

With an aim to broaden their coverage in the Indian Ocean region, CMA CGM is happy to announce the reinstatement of the company’s IO Feeder 3 service. As from early June 2022, a new fortnightly rotation will start as follows: Pointe des Galets – Port Louis – Tamatave – Pointe des Galets – Longoni – Pointe des Galets

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has announced that its FlightDeck Freedom® (FDF) flight deck communications platform has been selected as the default datalink system for in-production Gulfstream G500™, Gulfstream G600™, and Gulfstream G650ER™ aircraft with initial line-fits already completed. Operators of Gulfstream aircraft can now optimise the flexible FDF platform, which includes configurable features and monitoring of industry datalink complian...