Watch MV Kaami get dismantled
The video shows a first-of-its kind project between the Aberdeen headquartered metal waste recycling and processing firm John Lawrie Metals and Kishorn Port Limited (KPL), which resulted in the...
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HHLA container terminals use machine learning technology to boost productivity
Germany’s Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is one of the first ports worldwide to develop solutions for its Hamburg container terminals that use machine learning (ML) to predict the dwell time...
View ArticleCarnival removing 13 ships from its fleet, delaying delivery of 16 newbuilds
The world’s largest cruise liner company Carnival Corporation is about to shed 13 ships from its fleet though demolition and sales deals as it works on cutting maintenance costs and curbing the impact...
View ArticleAuckland court fines stevedoring company for dropping 15-tonne excavator from...
Tauranga-based stevedoring company, C3 Limited, was fined $240,000 by the Auckland District Court after a 15-tonne excavator was dropped from a ship’s crane, narrowly missing five workers on the wharf...
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Canada joins Global Ocean Alliance to help protect world’s oceans
The Government of Canada has joined other countries in the Global Ocean Alliance, Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced last week. Dennis...
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Kogas, partners to form Korean LNG bunkering JV
South Korea’s Kogas and five compatriots are joining forces to set up a LNG bunkering joint venture in the country. Image: Kogas The other Korean companies are Busan Port Corp, steel-maker Posco,...
View ArticleQuarantined tanker cleared to resume voyage after crew tests negative for...
Three crew members of the Maltese-flagged Samus Swan oil and chemical tanker have been released from a hospital in Spain, after testing negative for the coronavirus twice, the ship’s managers...
View ArticleHapag-Lloyd: COVID-19 cases reported on two US-flagged ships
German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed coronavirus cases on two more containerships. “(D)uring normal operations of our Philadelphia Express and St. Louis Express, … one member of each...
View ArticleDae Sun wins feeder order from Namsung
South Korean shipbuilder Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering has secured an order for two gearless 1,000 TEU feeder containerships from Namsung Shipping. The two newbuildings, estimated to be worth...
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Methanol Institute joins China’s study of methanol as marine fuel
The Methanol Institute (MI) has joined a study led by the China Waterborne Transportation Research Institute (CWTRI), the think tank of the Chinese Ministry of Transport, which will consider the...
View ArticlePrecious Shipping settles dispute with Sainty Marine
Thailand-listed dry cargo ship owner Precious Shipping has reached a settlement with Chinese Jiangsu Guoxin Corporation, formerly known as shipbuilder Sainty Marine Corporation, in relation to the...
View ArticleWärtsilä gets big order for Green Jade offshore wind installation vessel
Wärtsilä has received an order for multiple solutions for Green Jade, the first floating heavy-lift offshore wind installation vessel to be built in Taiwan. The vessel, owned by CSBC-DEME Wind...
View ArticleTeknotherm HVAC systems for new Østensjø offshore wind vessels
Teknotherm Marine has won a contract to supply the heating, ventilation & air-conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration systems for Østensjø’s four new offshore wind supply vessels. The onboard...
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Cosco Shipping Heavy repairs Chinese LNG carrier
China’s Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry has completed repair works on a 30,000-cbm carrier, marking the second-ever LNG repair job for the yard. Image: Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry The vessel in...
View ArticleNorwegian ship recycling major takes over Kleven Verft
Norway’s ship recycling firm Green Yard has taken over compatriot Kleven Verft, which filed for bankruptcy early this month after losing a loan deal. A Kleven spokesperson confirmed to Offshore...
View ArticleClarksons calls EU to speed up approval of Turkish yards as country’s...
Ship recycling yards in Turkey that are compliant with safety and environmental requirements of the European Union are full until the end of the year, Clarksons Platou Shipbroking said in a report....
View ArticleThe business of responsible ship breaking
By Marnix Viergever In the maritime media there is a strong focus on the ship building sector. Obviously ship construction creates a lot of business opportunities and journalists are eager to reveal...
View ArticleConcerns raised after arrested crude tanker and its crew go missing
Crude oil tanker MV Gulf Sky, which has been under arrest in UAE under a UAE Admiralty Law injunction since January 2020, seems to have gone missing as the vessel’s location is unknown for days. By...
View ArticleAllianz: 14 big ships lost in Asian waters in 2019
Asian waters accounted for a third of large vessels lost at sea globally last year, even as large shipping losses are at a record low having fallen by over 20 per cent year-on-year, according to...
View ArticleFSG’s insolvency proceedings set to start in August as sale talks with Pella...
The Flensburg District Court will open insolvency proceedings concerning Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH (FSG) on August 1st, the company said in an update. To remind, the German cash strapped...
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