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CMA CGM remains optimistic despite coronavirus
Despite challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic, French container shipping major CMA CGM close...

Port of Oslo orders new eco-friendly patrol boat
Norwegian Port of Oslo has signed a contract with compatriot Maritime Partner AS in Aalesund, Norway...

Singapore sees 1st full crew change under new guidelines
The first seafarers to benefit from the use of chartered flight to comply with the new crew change p...

Maersk boxship hit by explosion, crewman evacuated
A containership operated by Danish shipping major Maersk suffered an explosion some 275 miles off th...

Equinor launches maritime climate ambitions
On the UN’s World Oceans Day, energy company Equinor is launching its ambitions for reducing own emi...

ABB hybrid-electric propulsion for Washington State Ferries
ABB has been selected by Vigor Fab LLC as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system p...

Firefighters injured in Florida vehicle carrier explosion
Several people were injured in an explosion on board Höegh Xiamen, a Norway-flagged vehicle carrier,...

DNV GL, ABB team up to advance maritime digitalisation
Classification society DNV GL and technology company ABB have signed a new memorandum of understandi...

New Zealand to build two new future-proof ferries
New Zealand state-owned enterprise KiwiRail has issued a request for proposals to find a preferred s...

Mission to Seafarers starts new seafarer support campaign
Maritime charity sets out major programme to support seafarers as Covid-19 conditions continue to im...

Tanker management company Sokana relaunched
Sokana, a tanker management company operating in the chemical and product segments, was relaunched ...

ZES partners develop emission-free barge concept
2 June 2020 saw the launch of Zero Emission Services B.V. (ZES), a new company that helps increase t...

Abu Dhabi Ports creates new feeder services company
UAE-based port operator Abu Dhabi Ports has established a new feeder services company, Safeen Feeder...

EU approves Finnish aid scheme to support maritime firms
The European Commission has approved a €600 million (about $671 million) Finnish guarantee scheme to...

HHI gets $388 million green loan
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has obtained a green syndicated loan ...

DCSA introduces first IoT standards for smart containers
Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group established to further digitalis...

Support surges to keep ports open during COVID-19
Support for the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) COVID-19 declaration, initiated by the Maritime a...

Canden joins Glander International Bunkering
Glander International Bunkering Group has acquired Canden Marine Fuel Services, a Canada-based marke...

CLEANBU ship makes 1st switch from dry cargo to jet fuel
Klaveness Combination Carriers’ (KCC) CLEANBU vessel MV Barracuda completed last week the firs...

Cat chooses The Switch drive train technology for Twin Fin bulkers
Finland-based Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch has signed a contract with US company Cater...

Australia lays charges against APL England's master
Charges have been laid against the master of the APL England, a containership which lost about 50 c...

P&O Cruises' LNG-powered newbuild to go on sea trials
Iona, a new LNG-powered cruise ship being built for British P&O Cruises, is now a step closer to...

IRClass: Cement carrier launched in China despite COVID-19
Advaita, a 22,200 dwt cement carrier under construction at Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Ship Industry in ...

Eagle Bulk pledges to keep ship recycling sustainable
US-based ship owner and operator Eagle Bulk Shipping developed a ship recycling policy in 2019, comm...

HHI, HMD get AiP for solvent-free 1 coating system
HHI and HMD acquire AiP for solvent free 1 coating system from Liberian Registry and Korean Register...