The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Optimised Maintenance agreement with Greece-based Latsco LNG Marine Management. The agreement covers the main engines for two large LNG Carriers (LNGC), Hellas Diana and Hellas Athina, and was agreed in March 2021.…
Three Crowley-managed tankers have been selected by the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) to serve in its Tanker Security Program. The programme ensures a commercial fleet can readily transport liquid fuel supplies in times of need for the U.S. Department of…
On 25 May 2023 Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) officially launched the first hydrogen-powered zero-emissions inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Earlier in the week, Nike introduced the H2 Barge 1 at its European…
The June 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – the small cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot visits the Solent, Holland America celebrates 150…
Montrose Port christens £800,000 pilot boat with whisky blessing Montrose Port Authority officially named its new £800,000 pilot boat, South Esk, with a quayside blessing on Friday 19 May 2023 at the RNLI Montrose Lifeboat Station on the Port’s…
On 2 May 2023 Crowley announced that it is to launch an end-to-end, integrated ocean and rail service between Mexico and the US Midwest region and into Canada. Featuring Crowley’s new Mexico-US ocean route in the Gulf, the service will…
TS Lines continue to sell its ships with three more being disposed of, bringing the total to nine offloaded since February as part of a fleet streamlining process. TS Hongkong (1,530 teu, 2006), TS Haiphong and TS Laemchabang (both 1,730…
A new floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Petrobras’ revitalisation project in Campos Basin offshore Brazil has started production. Malaysia’s Yinson was awarded the contract for FPSO Anna Nery by Petrobras. In June 2022, the FPSO’s naming ceremony…
On Thursday 11 May 2023 Multraship Towage & Salvage named two Damen-built tugs at a Christening ceremony held at Multraship’s home port of Terneuzen, the Netherlands. Multratug 5, a Damen Stan Tug 1205 and Multratug6, a Damen ASD Tug 2810,…
On 2 May 2023 Associated British Ports (ABP’s) Port of Ipswich, the UK’s leading grain export port, welcomed the maiden call of Vertom Cyta, a brand-new hybrid-electric shortsea general cargo ship. Vertom Cyta is the second in a series of…
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