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Concept For Hydrogen Shipping Begins AiP Review With ABS

Concept For Hydrogen Shipping Begins AiP Review With ABS

Global Energy Ventures, an Australian start-up that is promoting compression technology as a solution to the challenges of shipping hydrogen,...
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Hyundai Shipyard Wins Maersk’s $1.4 Bln Order To Build Eight Container Ships Powered By Methanol

Hyundai Shipyard Wins Maersk’s $1.4 Bln Order To Build Eight Container Ships Powered By Methanol

South Korea’s Hyundai shipbuilding group has secured an order from Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping line and vessel operator,...
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Germany Invests In Power-To-Liquid Fuels

Germany’s government has announced a funding call for the construction and operation of a development platform for power-to-liquid (PtL) fuels....
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SGMF Supports Growth Of Gas As Marine Fuel In Asia With First Regional Committee

SGMF Supports Growth Of Gas As Marine Fuel In Asia With First Regional Committee

The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF) has set up its first regional committee to facilitate cooperation and...
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India’s Container Shipments To Face Fresh Hurdles Amid Afghanistan Crisis

India’s Container Shipments To Face Fresh Hurdles Amid Afghanistan Crisis

India’s struggling container market is set to face fresh round of challenges as shipments to Afghanistan are expected to take...
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MOL to Develop Environmentally-Friendly Bulker With Tata Steel

MOL to Develop Environmentally-Friendly Bulker With Tata Steel

Japan’s Mitsu O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Indian steel company Tata Steel announced that they will work together to develop an...
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SC Ports Awarded $1.3 Million Grant For Emission-Reducing Trucks

SC Ports Awarded $1.3 Million Grant For Emission-Reducing Trucks

South Carolina Ports received a $1.3 million grant to support project partners as they deploy all-electric, energy-efficient trucks in place...
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Falling Foul Of The Jones Act Enforcer

Falling Foul Of The Jones Act Enforcer

A trade association representing offshore vessel owners operating the Gulf of Mexico is taking the monitoring of the US Jones...
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Japan’s MOL Explores Use Of Robotics To Solve Shipping’s Challenges

Japan’s MOL Explores Use Of Robotics To Solve Shipping’s Challenges

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is exploring a novel solution for the growing lack of seafarers as well as the need...
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HMM’s Crews To Resign To Protest Lack Of Contract And Wage Increases

HMM’s Crews To Resign To Protest Lack Of Contract And Wage Increases

Seafarers working for HMM are reportedly planning to stage a mass demonstration on August 25 in response to failed contract...
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Kalmar And DP World Reinforce Relationship With Order For 81 Terminal Tractors For Jeddah South Container Terminal

Kalmar And DP World Reinforce Relationship With Order For 81 Terminal Tractors For Jeddah South Container Terminal

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured an order from DP World to supply 81 Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractors for...
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InterManager Members Double Onboard Oxygen Provision After Life-Threatening Incidents

InterManager Members Double Onboard Oxygen Provision After Life-Threatening Incidents

Ship managers have pledged to go above and beyond international maritime regulatory requirements in their onboard provision of medical oxygen...
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Cosco Shipping Raises Stake In Piraeus Port To 67%

Cosco Shipping Raises Stake In Piraeus Port To 67%

The Greek Court of Audit has approved the sale of another 16% stake in Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) to Cosco...
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Hudong-Zhonghua Holds Naming Ceremony For MU LAN LNG Carrier

Hudong-Zhonghua Holds Naming Ceremony For MU LAN LNG Carrier

Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has completed the MU LAN LNG carrier for CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping. The vessel was christened on 23rd...
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Warning Of Armed Attacks On Ships At Anchor In Manila Bay

Warning Of Armed Attacks On Ships At Anchor In Manila Bay

Shipowners and operators are being warned of armed attacks on containerships at anchor in Manila Bay. On 17 July at...
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Gasum To Supply LNG For Finnish Government

Gasum To Supply LNG For Finnish Government

Energy company Gasum has won the framework agreement in a competitive tendering process with the Finnish government for the supply...
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Valenciaport Handles More Than 3.2 Million Containers Up To July And Grows By 10%

Valenciaport Handles More Than 3.2 Million Containers Up To July And Grows By 10%

3,287,476 containers and more than 49.5 million tonnes of goods have been moved through Valenciaport’s docks in the first seven...
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Tropical Storm Henri Disrupts Shipping In The Northeastern U.S.

Tropical Storm Henri Disrupts Shipping In The Northeastern U.S.

Tropical Storm Henri briefly disrupted shipping in the northeastern United States, forcing mariners to take precautions at ports from New...
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Workplace Disasters, Strikes Stress Hyundai Heavy Ahead Of Planned IPO

Workplace Disasters, Strikes Stress Hyundai Heavy Ahead Of Planned IPO

The planned initial public offering (IPO) of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) next month appears to face obstacles, with deadly industrial...
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Asian Container Lines Report Massive Surges In H1 Profits

Asian Container Lines Report Massive Surges In H1 Profits

Asian container lines, both global and regional, have mirrored their European cousins with huge increases in profit as freight rates...
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