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  • Zulu Associates: Autonomous electric, wind-assisted shortsea vessel enters design phase

    Zulu Associates: Autonomous electric, wind-assisted shortsea vessel enters design phase

    Belgian shortsea shipping company Zulu Associates has contracted Conoship International to design the autonomous zero-emission shortsea vessel Zulu Mass. The company will advance the design of the 200 TEU shortsea container vessel, which will be ...
  • MSC Confirms Order with Fincantieri for Cruise Ships

    MSC Confirms Order with Fincantieri for Cruise Ships

    The cruise division of MSC Group has confirmed an order for two additional luxury cruise ships to be built by Fincantieri and outfitted with hydrogen fuel cells for its Explora Journeys brand. They had signed a memorandum of intent a year ago to ...
  • China - Shipbuilding production, orders surge

    China - Shipbuilding production, orders surge

    China's shipbuilding industry recorded sound development in the first eight months, with robust growth in output, new orders and holding orders, helping the sector emerge as a formidable force propelling the country's industrial expansion, said a ...
  • Container Ships to Pay $45 Million in Oil Spill Settlement

    Container Ships to Pay $45 Million in Oil Spill Settlement

    A federal judge in California has granted final approval for a $45 million settlement in a case involving container ships MSC DANIT and M/V BEIJING and their associated shipping companies. The settlement has been reached to resolve claims over an ...
  • KRISO secures ABS’ approval for its offshore hydrogen and ammonia production platform

    KRISO secures ABS’ approval for its offshore hydrogen and ammonia production platform

    The Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) has received approval in principle (AiP) from classification society ABS for its design of an offshore hydrogen and ammonia production platform. KRISO’s design entails the production ...
  • Bulker Hits Containership off Turkey After RoPax-Bulker Also Collide

    Bulker Hits Containership off Turkey After RoPax-Bulker Also Collide

    Turkish authorities are investigating two collisions that both took place on Sunday, September 17, in the waters near Istanbul. According to the media reports, the two incidents happening on the same day has raised questions about the navigation ...
  • BWXT, Crowley Debut Nuclear Power Generation Vessel Concept

    BWXT, Crowley Debut Nuclear Power Generation Vessel Concept

    Global shipping and energy supply chain leader Crowley has teamed with BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) through a memorandum of understanding for a ship concept that has the potential to generate alternative, zero-carbon emission energy for ...
  • How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

    How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

    The number of vessels transporting sanctioned oil is booming and the consequences can be felt across the world – from Iran, to China, to Ukraine Early in the afternoon of 1 May, Oleksandr Lepyoshkin entered his cabin to find it filled with smoke. ...
  • Vanguard Submarine Arrives Home Absolutely Caked In Algae

    Vanguard Submarine Arrives Home Absolutely Caked In Algae

    The Royal Navy nuclear ballistic missile boat looked like a sea monster that had emerged from a long slumber at the bottom of ocean. Here at The War Zone, we’ve seen our fair share of naval vessels looking, how shall we say, worse for wear. Long ...
  • Methanol’s status as top future marine fuel in doubt due to cost, availability

    Methanol’s status as top future marine fuel in doubt due to cost, availability

    Methanol might not become the most prevalent type of marine fuel despite its recent popularity, with limited availability and high costs, some classification societies said Sept. 11. A growing number of shipowners have opted to order ships capable ...
  • North Korea: Kim Jong Un reveals 'nuclear attack submarine'

    North Korea: Kim Jong Un reveals 'nuclear attack submarine'

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken part in a ceremony to reveal what Pyongyang says is its first submarine capable of launching nuclear weapons.State media said the sub strengthened the country's nuclear deterrent by "leaps and bounds". It ...
  • Capital Gas details deal for world’s 1st 88,000 cbm ammonia carriers

    Capital Gas details deal for world’s 1st 88,000 cbm ammonia carriers

    Greek ship management service provider Capital Gas Ship Management has revealed more details about its latest construction deal for two 88,000 cbm very large ammonia carriers (VLAC). The signing ceremony for the construction of the vessels took ...
  • Philly Shipyard Delivers the First National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), Empire State

    Philly Shipyard Delivers the First National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), Empire State

    Program designed to provide state-of-the-art training vessels to five state maritime academies Philly Shipyard, Inc. ("Philly Shipyard"), the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA delivered the EMPIRE STATE, the first of five new ...
  • BELFAST HARBOUR COLLABORATING WITH ARTEMIS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE EFOILER® PILOT BOAT

    BELFAST HARBOUR COLLABORATING WITH ARTEMIS TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE EFOILER® PILOT BOAT

    The Artemis EF-12 Pilot is the newest addition to the Artemis Workboat range. It has been designed and developed in collaboration with Belfast Harbour as part of a Department for Transport UK Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition feasibility ...
  • Hydrodynamic expertise made all the difference – SCHOTTEL to propel Orca Class heavy-lift vessels

    Hydrodynamic expertise made all the difference – SCHOTTEL to propel Orca Class heavy-lift vessels

    The series of four firm and two optional new generation heavy-lift vessels, one of the world’s most ambitious heavy-lift newbuilding projects called Orca Class, will be propelled by SCHOTTEL ControllablePropellers (SCP). The four-bladed controllable ...
  • IUMI: EV-caused fires are not more frequent than in conventional vehicles

    IUMI: EV-caused fires are not more frequent than in conventional vehicles

    The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has published recommendations on the safe carriage of electric vehicles (EVs) amid growing concerns within the shipping community, including marine underwriters, about fires breaking out on car ...
  • Hot spots for accidents – the risks and locations to be  aware of

    Hot spots for accidents – the risks and locations to be aware of

    Navigating a ship has always involved risks, but it is near the shore and in ports where the danger is greatest. A new analysis based on Gard claims data reveals where vessels are most likely to be involved in groundings or collisions. Human error ...
  • SAIC's First Customized Ocean-going Car Carrier Launched

    SAIC's First Customized Ocean-going Car Carrier Launched

    SAIC Motor Corp has seen the construction of its first customized ocean-going car carrier completed, paving the way for more car exports from the Chinese auto giant in the future. Jiangnan Shipyard's first custom-built ocean-going car carrier for ...
  • An Accident of our times

    An Accident of our times

    The report into the loss of the bulker Wakashio, which stranded and broke up on the shores of Mauritius in July 2020, has finally been made public by the Panamanian authorities. There are few surprises in this report, the main findings having been ...
  • McDermott firm gets DNV’s blessing for liquid hydrogen cargo containment system

    McDermott firm gets DNV’s blessing for liquid hydrogen cargo containment system

    McDermott’s unit CB&I has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for its design of a liquid hydrogen (LH2) cargo containment system for gas carriers.The containment system design is based on CB&I’s vacuum-insulated ...
  • Container lines paid out billions in boom-time profits via dividends

    Container lines paid out billions in boom-time profits via dividends

    Shipping is extremely cyclical. Booms like the one experienced by container shipping in 2021-2022 are very rare. For many longtime shipowners and operators, the model has been: Take a large pile of your chips off the table when returns go ...
  • Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail

    Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail

    A cargo ship fitted with giant, rigid British-designed sails has set out on its maiden voyage. Shipping firm Cargill, which has chartered the vessel, hopes the technology will help the industry chart a course towards a greener future. The ...
  • Accident Investigation Report 4/2023 -Moritz Schultz

    Accident Investigation Report 4/2023 -Moritz Schultz

    SummaryOn 4 August 2020, a fire broke out in the engine room of the liquefied petroleum gas/ethylene carrier Moritz Schulte when the recently promoted third engineer opened an auxiliary engine’s pressurised fuel filter allowing marine gas oil to ...
  • USS Zumwalt Arrives in Mississippi for Hypersonic Weapon Installation

    USS Zumwalt Arrives in Mississippi for Hypersonic Weapon Installation

    Guided-missile destroyer USS ZUMWALT (DDG-1000) arrived in Mississippi on Saturday to begin a two-year process to install hypersonic missile tubes, USNI News has learned. “The upgrades will ensure ZUMWALT remains one of the most technologically ...
  • Product Tankers: What’s the Next Growth Story?

    Product Tankers: What’s the Next Growth Story?

    A new growth story is needed in the product tanker market, as ship owners reassess the next source of demand for the years to come. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “for product tankers, much of the past decade’s investment ...
  • First Kamsarmax installed with Rotor Sails expected to save more than 10% fuel and emissions annually

    First Kamsarmax installed with Rotor Sails expected to save more than 10% fuel and emissions annually

    Installation of Rotor Sails on TR Lady, an 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier, was completed in Chengxi Shipyard, China, in June 2023. TR Lady is owned by TR Lady Shipping Ltd, a portfolio company of Tufton Investment Management Ltd (Tufton) and is ...
  • Evergreen launches Taiwan’s 1st fully-automated container terminal

    Evergreen launches Taiwan’s 1st fully-automated container terminal

    Taiwanese shipping firm Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC) held an official opening ceremony for the newly built Terminal 7 at Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan, on Monday, August 14. This is the first and largest fully-automated container terminal equipped with ...
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen pens deal for up to 12 methanol and ammonia-ready newbuilds

    Wallenius Wilhelmsen pens deal for up to 12 methanol and ammonia-ready newbuilds

    Oslo-listed RoRo vessel operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA has signed a letter of intent for delivery of four 9,350 CEU methanol-capable and ammonia-ready vessels and individual options for an additional eight car carriers. The four vessels are set ...
  • ClassNK issues approval in principle (AiP) for ammonia fuel supply system for oil tanker and container ship developed by SHI

    ClassNK issues approval in principle (AiP) for ammonia fuel supply system for oil tanker and container ship developed by SHI

    Ammonia is expected to be used as a ship fuel for decarbonization since it does not emit CO2 when combusted. Meanwhile, adequate safety measures are imperative as it has been pointed out that ammonia is toxic to humans and corrosive to materials. ...
  • Oil Transfer from “Time-Bomb” FSO Safer Completed  UN Reports

    Oil Transfer from “Time-Bomb” FSO Safer Completed UN Reports

    All the crude oil that can be pumped from the tanks of the derelict FSO SAFER positioned off the coast of Yemen has been successfully removed UN officials announced on Friday. They are taking satisfaction in the key milestone noting that it was ...
  • Survey reveals opportunities for Shipping's Electronic  Bill of Lading

    Survey reveals opportunities for Shipping's Electronic Bill of Lading

    THE bill of lading (B/L) has long played a central role in efficient and effective communication across complex supply chains, serving as a document of title, contract of carriage, and receipt for goods, reports Newport Beach, California's Global ...
  • Collision of cutter and cargo ship possibly caused by micro-sleep

    Collision of cutter and cargo ship possibly caused by micro-sleep

    A ‘microsleep’ was the possible cause of the collision between fishing cutter Z60-Blue Angel with cargo ship AMADEUS AQUAMARIJN (IMO 9223423) near Texel before dawn on December 23rd 2021, according to a report from the Dutch Safety Board.The Board ...
  • Flood of mega-newbuilds a real challenge for carrier fleet managers

    Flood of mega-newbuilds a real challenge for carrier fleet managers

    Ocean carriers received another 200,000 teu of newbuild tonnage last month, following a record 300,000 teu delivered in June, exerting pressure on fleet managers to find continuing employment for their existing vessels in the midst of a down ...
  • Mercuria joins efforts with ÈTA Shipping towards a sustainable short sea shipping

    Mercuria joins efforts with ÈTA Shipping towards a sustainable short sea shipping

    Global energy and commodity group, Mercuria and maritime innovator, ÈTA Shipping announced a landmark partnership to accelerate the transition to sustainable short-sea shipping. A joint venture will see the construction of six initial (and ten ...
  • Colombo Dockyard Delivers Cable Layer to European Owner

    Colombo Dockyard Delivers Cable Layer to European Owner

    Colombo Dockyard PLC made history by delivering the first-ever Cable Laying and Repair Vessel (CLRV) to the European market from Sri Lanka.Colombo Dockyard’s client Orange Marine, a prominent French company, is a specialist in submarine ...
  • Death in confined spaces – a hidden danger

    Death in confined spaces – a hidden danger

    International freight transport insurer TT Club is seeking to draw attention to the life-threatening hazards caused by enclosed and confined spaces prevalent throughout the global supply chain. Toxic gases produced by some cargoes as well as ...
  • DeepOcean charters unmanned vessel for subsea IMR work

    DeepOcean charters unmanned vessel for subsea IMR work

    Ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered into a long-term charter agreement for a newbuild unmanned surface vessel (USV) which will be utilised for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and survey work in the offshore renewables and ...
  • Ocean Shippers Playing Catch Up to Electric Vehicle Fire Risk

    Ocean Shippers Playing Catch Up to Electric Vehicle Fire Risk

    Electric vehicles are crisscrossing the globe to reach their eager buyers, but the battery technology involved in the zero- emission automobiles is exposing under-prepared maritime shippers to the risk of hard-to-control fires, industry, insurance, ...
  • Fremantle Highway blaze finally extinguished say authorities

    Fremantle Highway blaze finally extinguished say authorities

    After burning for almost a week, the fire on car-carrier Fremantle Highway has been extinguished, Dutch authorities said today (2 August) Early reports suggested the vessel was carrying only 25 electric vehicles (EVs), but later reports revealed ...
  • COSCO Shipping’s electric containership hits the water

    COSCO Shipping’s electric containership hits the water

    Chinese shipping company COSCO Shipping Development reached a significant milestone on July 26 with the launch of its 700 TEU electric container ship (N997) at the COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry in Yangzhou. The vessel, powered by portable ...
  • Boskalis and Multraship appointed to salvage burning car carrier Fremantle Highway

    Boskalis and Multraship appointed to salvage burning car carrier Fremantle Highway

    Boskalis and Multraship have been appointed by the Japanese ship owner to salvage the burning car carrier Fremantle Highway. The ship is still north of Ameland, where two emergency tugs try to keep the side walls of the ship cool. Boskalis is no ...
  • Still plenty of sea-ice as Russia sends two major oil tankers through remotest Arctic waters

    Still plenty of sea-ice as Russia sends two major oil tankers through remotest Arctic waters

    Up to 200,000 tons of crude oil is on its way into one of the toughest shipping routes on earth. The Primorsky Prospect and NS Arctic both carry Liberian flags and are operated by Russian shipping company Sovcomflot. On the 12th and 14th of July ...
  • Ocean giants unite to forge mega fleet of semi-submersible vessels

    Ocean giants unite to forge mega fleet of semi-submersible vessels

    China-based companies specializing in ocean-based heavy lift transport COSCO SHIPPING Specialized and Guangzhou Salvage have concluded a joint venture deal leading to the creation of a fleet of 18 semi-submersible vessels by the end of ...
  • Nexans’ new third-generation cable layer will be able to lay four cables at once

    Nexans’ new third-generation cable layer will be able to lay four cables at once

    Nexans is investing in a new third-generation cable-laying vessel in order to, as the company says, support a record project backlog and meet future needs of offshore wind and interconnector projects. According to Nexans, building upon the ...
  • Michelin’s WISAMO wing sail testing the waters on MN Pelican

    Michelin’s WISAMO wing sail testing the waters on MN Pelican

    Michelin’s Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of the installation of its wing sail on the MN Pélican, a RO-RO ship owned by Compagnie Maritime Nantaise – MN. The vessel has returned to sea ...
  • Record high officer supply shortfall threatens manning costs, warns Drewry

    Record high officer supply shortfall threatens manning costs, warns Drewry

    The 2023 officer availability gap has widened to a deficit equating to about 9% of the global pool, which represents a marked rise from last year’s 5% shortfall and the highest level since Drewry first started analysing the seafarer market 17 years ...
  • Fincantieri, RINA team up with newcleo to test feasibility of nuclear naval propulsion

    Fincantieri, RINA team up with newcleo to test feasibility of nuclear naval propulsion

    newcleo, a London-based nuclear technology company developing Generation IV reactors using nuclear waste as fuel, has signed a cooperation agreement with Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri and RINA classification society. The trio has agreed to ...
  • ‘We are at 50% of the quota we had’: boss of UK’s last long-range trawler rues ‘squandered’ Brexit hopes

    ‘We are at 50% of the quota we had’: boss of UK’s last long-range trawler rues ‘squandered’ Brexit hopes

    The Kirkella used to bring in 10% of the cod and haddock sold in chip shops. But the post-EU settlement means its quotas have been slashed. Can it survive? Docked in the port of Hull, the fishing vessel Kirkella dominates the quayside, towering ...
  • Another Gas-Import for Germany's Floating LNG Terminal

    Another Gas-Import for Germany's Floating LNG Terminal

    A re-filling operation for one of three operational Floating Storage and Regasification Units (FSRU) in Germany now took place at Wilhelmshaven. The LNG Carrier MARAN GAS OLYMPIAS (95,194 dwt) arrived there with a full cargo of liquefied natural ...
  • IFSMA Newsletter No 66

    IFSMA Newsletter No 66

    Newsletter No ...
  • Japan takes its autonomous shipping to the next level

    Japan takes its autonomous shipping to the next level

    Japan’s maritime industry is taking significant strides towards the full-scale commercialization of fully autonomous ships, thanks to the MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Project. This collaborative effort, administered by the Nippon Foundation and ...
  • Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution

    Amsterdam bans cruise ships to limit visitors and curb pollution

    Amsterdam's council has banned cruise ships from the city centre as the Dutch capital tries to limit visitor numbers and curb pollution. Politicians said the vessels were not in line with the city's sustainable ambitions. It means the central ...
  • NEXT-GENERATION OFFSHORE ENERGY VESSELS

    NEXT-GENERATION OFFSHORE ENERGY VESSELS

    Ulstein started to develop vessels for the offshore oil & gas industry in the 1970s, and dedicated vessels for the offshore wind industry after 2000. The next-generation offshore energy vessels must be flexible and able to work year-round, and we ...
  • Ship arrested to force owner to settle unpaid debts

    Ship arrested to force owner to settle unpaid debts

    The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) – a mutual insurer that provides professional indemnity cover for transport intermediaries operating in the marine, offshore, renewable and aviation industries – has warned stakeholders to ...
  • United Nations poised to begin transfer of 1 million barrels of oil from decaying tanker in Red Sea

    United Nations poised to begin transfer of 1 million barrels of oil from decaying tanker in Red Sea

    The UN-led project to prevent a massive oil spill from the decaying FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s Red Sea coast took a major step forward today when the replacement vessel Nautica sailed from Djibouti en route to the Safer site. All technical ...
  • PILOT LADDER INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS

    PILOT LADDER INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS

    The MAIB canvassed 105 UK Competent Harbour Authorities for their 2022 pilot transfer statistics. This revealed that almost 700 marine pilots conducted over 96,000 transfers underway using a pilot ladder, during which there were over 400 incidents ...
  • Nearly 40% of US Attack Submarines Are Out of Commission for Repairs

    Nearly 40% of US Attack Submarines Are Out of Commission for Repairs

    Delays at naval shipyards mean that nearly 40% of US attack submarines are out of commission for repairs, about double the rate the Navy would like, according to new data released by the service As of this year, 18 of the US Navy’s 49 attack ...
  • Would You Spend Three Years Living on a Cruise Ship?

    Would You Spend Three Years Living on a Cruise Ship?

    More than 100 countries. All seven continents. Three years. One boat.  For some, the opportunity to spend 36 continuous months at sea sounds like a dream come true. When Life at Sea Cruises announced plans for the trip earlier this year, bookings ...
  • India’s Missile Corvette Arrives In Vietnam Prior To Handover

    India’s Missile Corvette Arrives In Vietnam Prior To Handover

    In the first such transfer between the two nations, India had announced the gifting of an Indian Navy corvette to Vietnam in June. This will be the first time that a fully operational corvette has been gifted by India to any country. Khukri-class ...
  • Stowaways Found Lying Atop Rudder of MSC Containership After 2,700 NM Trip

    Stowaways Found Lying Atop Rudder of MSC Containership After 2,700 NM Trip

    The Spanish Coast Guard and police in the Canary Islands found two stowaways perched on the top of the rudder of an MSC containership arriving from Africa. The two young men had been aboard the vessel for six days in a position where they were ...
  • In a ‘groundbreaking’ move, MAN ES wraps up 1st ammonia engine test

    In a ‘groundbreaking’ move, MAN ES wraps up 1st ammonia engine test

    German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has completed the first running of a test engine on ammonia at its Research Centre Copenhagen (RCC).  The company revealed that the successful combustion was performed on a MAN B&W two-stroke ...
  • USCG Says Fire is Out and Salvage is Beginning on Grimaldi Vessel in Newark

    USCG Says Fire is Out and Salvage is Beginning on Grimaldi Vessel in Newark

    The Unified Command led by the U.S. Coast Guard declared that the fire at Port Newark aboard Grimaldi’s vessel the GRANDE COSTA D’AVORIO has been extinguished. They are moving into a salvage operation that will run concurrently with a multi-agency ...
  • Mexican Navy Captures Large Semisub With 3.5 Tonnes of Cocaine

    Mexican Navy Captures Large Semisub With 3.5 Tonnes of Cocaine

    The Mexican Navy has announced an unusually large drug bust in the waters of the Eastern Pacific. The service caught a semisubmersible laden with 3.5 tonnes of cocaine in the vicinity of Baja California, far to the north of the high-traffic ...
  • Maersk goes to court for financial loss during Suez Canal blockade

    Maersk goes to court for financial loss during Suez Canal blockade

    Maersk has filed a case at the Maritime and Commercial Court in Denmark against, among others, competitor Evergreen and ship manager Schulte Group for the blockade of the Suez Canal by container ship ‘Ever Given’ in 2021. Maersk is claiming damages ...
  • ERMA launches new energy saving device that promises reduced fuel consumption & emissions in line with CII and EEXI requirements

    ERMA launches new energy saving device that promises reduced fuel consumption & emissions in line with CII and EEXI requirements

    ERMA FIRST, a globally leading sustainable maritime solutions provider, has launched a new energy-saving device (ESD) that promises reduced fuel consumption and emissions in line with CII and EEXI requirements. With ship owners seeking practical ...
  • EST-Floattech battery packs for world’s first CO2-neutral event vessel Oceandiva London

    EST-Floattech battery packs for world’s first CO2-neutral event vessel Oceandiva London

    When the ‘OCEANDIVA LONDON’ will be plying the waves of the River Thames, power will be no concern. Not for the captain, nor for the vessel’s four hundred guests. Sailing at full speed, party lighting on max, the fully electric event vessel’s power ...
  • Industry firsts: SHI tests autonomous navigation system on 15K TEU boxship

    Industry firsts: SHI tests autonomous navigation system on 15K TEU boxship

    South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has tested an autonomous navigation system installed onboard a 15,000 TEU containership.The demonstration, dubbed the industry’s first, was carried out between South Korea and Taiwan. The South ...
  • World’s first: Norsepower’s rotor sails to be installed on coal carrier

    World’s first: Norsepower’s rotor sails to be installed on coal carrier

    IINO Kaiun Kaisha (IINO LINES) and Electric Power Development (J-POWER) have agreed to install the rotor sail (wind propulsion auxiliary device) manufactured by Finnish Norsepower Oy on the dedicated coal carrier Yodohine. The 2006-built vessel ...
  • South Korea exports more to US than to China last year

    South Korea exports more to US than to China last year

    SOUTH KOREA exported more goods to the US than to China last year for the first time in almost 20 years, underlining shifting trade patterns as Washington draws more allies, reports London's Financial Times. Goods exports from South Korea to China ...
  • Evergreen consolidates box shipping assets amid family feud

    Evergreen consolidates box shipping assets amid family feud

    EVERGREEN Marine Corp (EMC), the listed arm of the Taiwan group, last week acquired its privately owned affiliate Evergreen Marine (Singapore) (EMS) for US$780 million as it prepares to consolidate the container shipping assets. The move is said to ...
  • Philip Oetker leaving Hamburg Süd

    Philip Oetker leaving Hamburg Süd

    Philip Oetker is leaving Hamburg Süd, the last family member linked to the previous ownership of the famous German shipping line. Maersk bought Hamburg Süd from the Oetker family in 2017, and has gradually integrated the line into the Danish ...
  • Report reveals extent of illegal fees for seafarer  recruitment

    Report reveals extent of illegal fees for seafarer recruitment

    Survey from Liverpool John Moores University and The Mission to Seafarers shows scale of corrupt practice of seafarers compelled to pay illegal employment fees, leading to debt, exploitative working conditions, and extended family separation.
The ...
  • Stolt-Nielsen to pay $155m over MSC Flaminia  incident as appeal fails

    Stolt-Nielsen to pay $155m over MSC Flaminia incident as appeal fails

    A US Court of Appeals has affirmed all of Stolt-Nielsen’s liability from a 2018 ruling regarding the 2012 incident on board the MSC FLAMINIA
Stolt-Nielsen said that the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision by the US District Court for the Southern ...
  • Could CMA CGM surpass Maersk and become the  world's second-largest shipping line?

    Could CMA CGM surpass Maersk and become the world's second-largest shipping line?

    According to maritime industry analyst Lars Jensen, this could be possible because Maersk's current combination of effective fleet and order list leaves it with just 16,000 TEUS more than CMA CGM. To better explain the likelihood of this change, ...
  • Grim outlook for container lines in second half of 2023

    Grim outlook for container lines in second half of 2023

    CONTAINER lines are concerned about the deteriorating trading outlook for the second half of the year as tighter monetary policies dampen consumer demand. A subdued peak season, followed by a lengthy slack period, prompting further rate erosion, ...
  • Study reveals vital ship design, crew training strategies for safe ammonia usage

    Study reveals vital ship design, crew training strategies for safe ammonia usage

    A joint study into ammonia safety onboard ships undertaken by the Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS), has found that a range of mitigation methods, from ship ...
  • Adora Magic City: China’s Pride and Joy

    Adora Magic City: China’s Pride and Joy

    The highly anticipated 135,500-ton Adora Magic City, the first-ever Chinese-built large cruise ship, has just achieved a very significant milestone. SC Carnival Cruise Shipping Ltd. announced on June 6, 2023, that the cruise vessel—after undergoing ...
  • Maersk ups the ante with order for six more methanol-powered containerships

    Maersk ups the ante with order for six more methanol-powered containerships

    Danish container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has placed an order for six mid-sized container vessels with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. The company said that the six 9,000 TEU vessels will all have dual-fuel engines able to ...
  • IMO Piracy Report: 11 ships attacked during May

    IMO Piracy Report: 11 ships attacked during May

    International Maritime Organization (IMO) has published its Monthly Piracy Report for the month of May, where piracy incidents are presented. The following acts of piracy and armed robbery are allegedly committed against ships reported by IMO ...
  • LNG-fueled Icon of the Seas aces first round of sea trials

    LNG-fueled Icon of the Seas aces first round of sea trials

    Meyer Turku revealed in a brief social media update that the Icon of the Seas returned to the shipyard on 22 June after completing sea trials, which included crucial, preliminary tests with its main engines, hull, lifeboats, thrusters, etc. Before ...
  • Finnlines to install e-logbooks to optimise growth and green initiatives 

    Finnlines to install e-logbooks to optimise growth and green initiatives

    Finnlines, a cargo and passenger operator in the Baltic and North Seas, has signed an agreement with NAPA, a maritime software and data solutions provider for the use of the latter’s electronic logbooks technology. The deal will see Finnlines’ ...
  • Largest jack-up vessel Voltaire arrives in the UK to build largest wind farm in the world

    Largest jack-up vessel Voltaire arrives in the UK to build largest wind farm in the world

    The largest offshore jack-up installation vessel ever built, Voltaire, has just arrived in the port of Able Seaton, UK. Voltaire of Jan De Nul Group was delivered end 2022. Since then she has been undertaking final preparations for her very first ...
  • Scientists Extract Rocks From Earth’s Mantle

    Scientists Extract Rocks From Earth’s Mantle

    They drilled into a mountain at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean Scientists have drilled a hole thousands of feet beneath the floor of the North Atlantic Ocean and extracted rocks from Earth’s mantle. It’s the deepest hole ever dug to collect ...
  • ONE Accelerates Digital Transformation Journey with Installation of Telematic Devices on Reefer Fleet

    ONE Accelerates Digital Transformation Journey with Installation of Telematic Devices on Reefer Fleet

    ONE recognizes the growing significance of technology and the pivotal role it will play in the refrigerated commodity market. As refrigerated commodities are sensitive, ONE aims to deliver to customers a comprehensive visibility of their cargo and ...
  • MSC shopping for up to 24 dual-fuelled 8,000 TEU ships

    MSC shopping for up to 24 dual-fuelled 8,000 TEU ships

    World’s largest container line, Mediterranean Shipping C, MSC, is shopping again in Asia for more new builds. Maersk Broker is reporting MSC has approached top yards in China and South Korea for a new series of dual-fuelled 8,000 TEU ships, with ...
  • Brett Crozier, ‘maverick’ fired as carrier CO, wouldn’t change a thing

    Brett Crozier, ‘maverick’ fired as carrier CO, wouldn’t change a thing

    Leaked letter to superiors during pandemic led to his relief as commander of the USS Theodore Roosevelt These days, retired Navy Capt. Brett Crozier comes across as a man who accepts the decisions he made to save his sailors in 2020, ending his ...
  • VELA: 1st trimaran cargo ship using 100% wind power unveiled

    VELA: 1st trimaran cargo ship using 100% wind power unveiled

    French designer and shipowner VELA has unveiled the design of its first-of-its-kind trimaran cargo ship that will allow the company to transport goods across the Atlantic Ocean using 100% wind power.  The vessel design had been in development ...
  • UK consortium to develop and build zero-emission tugs

    UK consortium to develop and build zero-emission tugs

       UK shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has joined forces with Macduff Ship Designers, Kongsberg Maritime and Echandia, to create a UK consortium with a common vision to develop and build a zero emissions harbour and coastal tug. Two tugs are planned ...
  • Fog to stymie Arctic navigation if sea ice melts in  future: study

    Fog to stymie Arctic navigation if sea ice melts in future: study

    GLOBAL warming in the Arctic has opened shipping channels through the Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Route over Russia, but a study reveals that accompanying fog has likely removed the benefits of these short cuts, reports the UK's ...
  • Hamburg Sud faces $10 million in damages for Shipping Act violation

    Hamburg Sud faces $10 million in damages for Shipping Act violation

    The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has ruled against Hamburg Sud, a subsidiary of Maersk, in a case brought by OJ Commerce (OJC). The FMC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge published a new initial decision on 7 June, stating that there is evidence ...
  • Clarksons: 48% of orderbook embracing alternative fuels with 191 ships ammonia-ready

    Clarksons: 48% of orderbook embracing alternative fuels with 191 ships ammonia-ready

    A total of 5.5% of fleet capacity today is alternatively fuelled, up from 2.3% in 2017, according to Clarksons’ Green Technology Tracker, which estimates the figure to reach 6.5% by 2025. Although alternative-fuelled newbuild ordering has been a ...
  • Sharp drop in global container production as demand  for goods sinks

    Sharp drop in global container production as demand for goods sinks

    GLOBAL production of shipping containers has fallen significantly as demand for goods sank following the easing of pandemic restrictions, leaving the corrugated steel boxes piled up at major ports, reports London's Financial Times. Figures ...
  • LDA, VPLP & Alwena team up on wind assisted/propelled containership

    LDA, VPLP & Alwena team up on wind assisted/propelled containership

    Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA), VPLP Design (VPLP) and Alwena Shipping (Alwena) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form an alliance that will work on developing a wind-assisted/propelled containership. The ship is based on the Trade ...
  • Smart Green Shipping, NTS to collaborate on new wing sail designs

    Smart Green Shipping, NTS to collaborate on new wing sail designs

    UK shipping solutions provider Smart Green Shipping and nuclear transport solutions supplier Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) have joined hands to assess the technical, commercial and environmental viability of using 21st-century wing sail designs ...
  • US Navy ship poisoned its own crew with diesel  dump, report claims

    US Navy ship poisoned its own crew with diesel dump, report claims

    The crew of US navy ship that poisoned its own water supply by dumping diesel into the ocean in 2016 are still battling long-term illnesses, according to a new report. An investigation into the fuel dump allegedly authorised by senior personnel ...
  • Hurtigruten Norway Unveils its First Zero-Emission Cruise Ship

    Hurtigruten Norway Unveils its First Zero-Emission Cruise Ship

    Weeks before its 130th anniversary, Hurtigruten Norway unveiled plans for its first zero-emission ship. Initially announced in March 2022, under project name ‘Sea Zero,’ the initiative has now revealed early concept plans and renderings for the ...
  • Singapore detains record number of oil tankers as  ‘dark fleet’ grows

    Singapore detains record number of oil tankers as ‘dark fleet’ grows

    Singapore’s detentions of oil and chemicals tankers have surged since early 2022, highlighting growing concerns over the environmental and safety impact of an expanding fleet of ageing vessels plying major shipping lanes. The country has held 33 ...
  • The FBI Becomes the Lead Agency Investigating the Disappearance of Cruise Passenger Ronnie Peale from the Carnival Magic

    The FBI Becomes the Lead Agency Investigating the Disappearance of Cruise Passenger Ronnie Peale from the Carnival Magic

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has indicated that it is involved in the investigation of the disappearance of 35 year-old Ronnie Peale, Jr. from the Carnival Magic last weekend. A local news station in the cruise ship’s home port in ...
  • VIKING completes YouSafe™ constant wear range with a Twist for cargo ship owners

    VIKING completes YouSafe™ constant wear range with a Twist for cargo ship owners

    New VIKING YouSafe™ Twist constant wear immersion suit hits pricing-quality sweet spot to encourage cargo ship owners to choose safety gear for crew that is proven beyond compliance VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has launched the VIKING YouSafe™ ...
  • Autonomous ships - seafarers perspective

    Autonomous ships - seafarers perspective

      Seafarers see the prospect of autonomous ships as an opportunity to solve a number of problems in commercial shipping but warn that crew expertise is central to decision-making in a time of technological change, and to make change effective ...

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