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Norway Permanently Blocks Sale Of Bergen Engines To Russian Company
The Norwegian government has finalized its decision to block the sale of Rolls Royce-owned diesel builder Bergen Engines to a...
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Corvus Energy Offers Leasing Of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) To Accelerate Shipping’s Green Transition
Corvus Energy, the global leading supplier of zero-emission solutions for the ocean space, is now offering a global lease financing...
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IMO And Singapore To Offer Pilot Single Window For Facilitation Of Trade (SWiFT) Project To Medium-Sized Port
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a call for expressions of interest from countries with a medium-sized port to...
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CSSC Delivers 6th LNG-Powered Giant To CMA CGM
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has named and delivered CMA CGM Montmartre, the 6th LNG-powered 23,000 TEU containership, to the...
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ICS Warns Of Dangers Of Not Having Vaccination Programs For Seafarers
The complexity of implementing a vaccination program for seafarers has drawn much discussion with the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)...
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DP World Posts ‘Resilient’ Results, Pledges Ongoing Investment
DP World has announced robust financial results for the calendar year ended 31 December 2020, with revenue growing 11% year-on-year...
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UK: £20 Million Fund To Propel Green Shipbuilding Launched
Hydrogen-powered vessels and e-charge points at ports could soon become a common sight on our seas and in our coastal...
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HMM Takes Delivery Of First Of Eight 16,000 Teu Containerships
HMM has taken delivery of the first of a series of eight containerships from Hyundai Heavy Industries. Liberian-flagged, 366 metre-long...
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Yang Ming Holds Naming Ceremony For YM Constancy
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. (Yang Ming) held a naming ceremony for its 2,800 TEU class full container vessel, YM...
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KOSE And Hyundai Mipo To Develop Liquid CO2 Carrier
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. and its parent Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KOSE) will develop a liquid carbon dioxide (CO2)...
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DSME Shuts Down Production Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has stopped production at its facilities in Okpo, Geoje amid an...
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India: Cargo Traffic At 12 Major Ports Falls For Eleventh Month In February 2021
India’s top-12 ports witnessed a considerable decline in cargo traffic for the eleventh straight month in February to 600.62 million...
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IGGS Group Will Host Mediterranean Maritime Forum Online
MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME FORUM ONLINE Online Event, 1:00 PM (GMT+2), March 23 - 24 | 2021 Organized by IGGS Group This...
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Qatar Petroleum Issues Invitation To Tender Package To Ship Owners For Future LNG Carrier Fleet
Qatar Petroleum issued an ‘Invitation to Tender’ (ITT) for the chartering of LNG carriers for its future LNG shipping requirements,...
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Hyundai Heavy Industries Suffers Triple Whammy
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (HHIC) suffered a triple whammy on March 17 — a raid by the prosecution, a strike...
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Crowley And ESVAGT To Partner For US Offshore Wind Support Vessels
US-based Crowley and Denmark’s ESVAGT plan to set-up a joint venture to offer purpose-built, Jones Act compliant offshore wind support...
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Concerns Of Rise In Number Of Seafarers Impacted By Crew Change Due To New COVID-Variants
Shipping is concerned that the numbers of seafarers being impacted by the crew change crisis are on the rise due...
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Shell Expands LNG Capabilities With First US Aframax Tanker Bunkering
Efforts are continuing to build out the global infrastructure to support the use of LNG as a marine fuel. As...
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NYK Collects Samples For World’s First Large Survey Of Microplastics
NYK has completed a year-long effort working with the Chiba Institute of Technology to collect samples of ocean water for...
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Seafarers Exempt From UK COVID Travel Quarantine Rules
Seafarers of all nationalities will be exempt from the UK’s COVID travel restrictions, including mandatory hotel quarantines. The UK Department...
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