ITF: 600,000 seafarers impacted by crew change crisis
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) estimates that there are now approximately 300,000 seafarers trapped working aboard ships due to the crew change crisis caused Covid-19 border and...
View ArticleChinese government teams up with CSSC on smart ships
China’s Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport has signed a deal with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) to cooperate in the field of smart shipping and environmental...
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Digital twins for the maritime sector
by Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE), Hanane Becha, UN/CEFACT, Richard T. Watson, University of Georgia, Norbert Kouwenhoven, IBM, and Phanthian Zuesongdham and Ulrich Baldauf, Hamburg...
View ArticleNYK takes stake in tugboat company
Japanese shipping company NYK Line has acquired 15% of shares of Thoresen Vinama Tug Co. Ltd. and entered the tugboat business at Phu My and Cai Mep ports in Vietnam. TVT, established in January 2019,...
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Titan’s bio-LNG project gets EU backing
Titan LNG, a Dutch supplier of LNG to the marine and industrial markets in Europe, has secured funding for its bio-LNG project. Courtesy of Titan LNG The company said on Friday it has received €11...
View ArticlePorts increasingly targeted by cyberattacks as maritime incidents surge
Cyberattacks on the maritime industry’s operational technology systems have increased by 900% over the last three years with the number of reported incidents set to reach record volumes by year-end,...
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Anthony Veder takes delivery of new LNG carrier
Dutch gas shipping company Anthony Veder has last week taken the delivery of a 30,000-cbm LNG carrier from China’s Zhejiang Xinle Shipbuilding in Ningbo. Image: Anthony Veder The carrier in question...
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EU supports 19 green maritime projects
The European Union is supporting Member States’ shift to greener fuels for transport with new funding commitments. Almost €142 million will be allocated for a total of nineteen environmentally...
View ArticlePosidonia 2020 canceled amid COVID-19 concerns
Organizers of one of the biggest shipping events in the world, Posidonia 2020, have announced that the event, set to take place in October this year in Athens had to be canceled. The bi-annual trade...
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DSME, Port of Rotterdam team up on smart ship – smart port interface
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will join hands with the Dutch Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) to realize maritime digitalization by the development of...
View ArticleEU bankrolls electrification of Port of Valencia’s terminals
The Port of Valencia has secured aid from the European Commission for two projects aimed at facilitating and accelerating the possibility of connecting ships to the electricity grid. The first of...
View ArticleStranded seafarers on board Danish ships can return home
The Danish government, together with Danish Shipping, the maritime section of the Danish Metalworkers’ Union and the Danish Engineers’ Association, has found a solution whereby stranded seafarers on...
View ArticleBahri posts highest Q2 results in its history
Bahri, the world’s largest owner and operator of very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs), recorded a surge of 1,569% in its net profit for the second quarter of 2020, reaching SAR 760.61 million ($...
View ArticleWilhelmsen Ship Management takes 50% stake in Ahrenkiel Steamship
Singapore-based ship manager Wilhelmsen Ship Management has acquired 50% stake Ahrenkiel Steamship, a subsidiary of Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital AG. The joint venture will...
View ArticleTasmania’s TT-Line scraps deal with Rauma Marine Constructions to build two...
Australia’s TT-Line Company has withdrawn from the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for the construction of two ferries. In February this...
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Puget on track for Tacoma LNG launch in 2021
Puget Energy’s LNG unit still expects to fire up its liquefied natural gas facility in the Port of Tacoma on the US West Coast next year. Image: Puget LNG Washington-based Puget Energy is the parent...
View ArticleMaersk, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft & others partner up on a net-zero future
Nine companies including A.P. Moller – Maersk, Danone, Mercedes-Benz AG, Microsoft Corp., Natura &Co, NIKE, Starbucks, Unilever, and Wipro, as well as Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) are...
View ArticleHyundai Mipo secures orders for petrochemical carrier quartet
Shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD), part of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., has received orders for the construction of four petrochemical carriers. On July 21, HMD said it...
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Clean Cargo report: Container shipping’s CO2 emissions down in 2019
Illustration; Image by Navingo Carbon dioxide emissions from the world’s leading ocean container carriers continued to fall in 2019, according to a new report from Clean Cargo, a collaborative...
View ArticleAMSA starts campaign targeting cargo securing on containerships
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is launching a focused inspection campaign targeting cargo securing arrangements on containerships visiting Australian ports. As explained, the...
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