More than 600 containerships are waiting outside ports across the world, unable to go directly to a berth on arrival because of congestion on the quayside or in storage yards. This represents around 12% of the world boxship fleet in…
After five years of market consultation, research, design, engineering and construction, the first of Damen’s ground-breaking Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and is set to begin the passage to the…
On 9 October 2021 AET, a leading owner and operator of maritime transportation assets and specialised services, completed its first ever LNG bunkering in the US, working in coordination with Shell to refuel the LNG dual-fuel Aframax tanker Pacific Ruby…
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply four shaft generator systems to provide power take-off from the main engines for two LNG Carrier vessels. The ships are being built at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in Korea for the Greek…
ADNOC Logistics & Services (ADNOC L&S), the shipping and maritime logistics arm of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for six Stan Tugs 1606. The vessels will be used for pushing, towing, hose line…
In a world-first for the maritime sector, the containership ElbBLUE, owned by German shipowner Elbdeich Reederei and operated by charterer Unifeeder, bunkered 20 tons of green SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) at the Elbe port in Brunsbüttel, Germany. MAN Energy Solutions…
Swiss-Italian dry bulk ship operator Nova Marine Carriers undertook its first carbon neutral voyage last week, offsetting the CO2 emitted by its vessel Sider Rodi by voluntarily purchasing carbon credits for a Madagascan solar farm project. The Ambatolampy solar power…
Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyard has delivered the 60m by 14m multi-purpose oil spill recovery and offshore support vessel Koc Al Zour to the Kuwait Oil Company. Completed to a Robert Allan Ltd RAmpage 6000-ZM design the 1,803gt ship has dynamic positioning…
On 27 September 2021 the technology group Wärtsilä announced that it will supply the engines for two new pusher tugs being built for the Brazilian operator Hidrovias do Brasil at the Uzmar Shipyard in Turkey. There is an option for…
Pacific International Lines (PIL) is set to launch a new South China to India West Coast Service – South China India Express (SIX) using the container ship Kota Gabung. To complement the company’s existing service to India’s West Coast, Pacific…