In an effort to help reduce container-related incidents aboard ships, five international freight transport and cargo handling organisations have decided to produce new guidance on packing standards for freight containers and other cargo transport units.
Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum’s initiative Marine Energy Wales has welcomed two new members. The new members are OGSC Renewables and Safinah Group. OGCS Renewables are project management consultants with experience in the renewables sector including floating offshore and deep water structure projects.
German subsea engineering firm EvoLogics has unveiled the PingGuin – an autonomous underwater vehicle with low-drag bionic design. The vehicle, first demonstrated in Kiel, Germany, in June 2020 is part of the MUM (Modifiable Underwater Mothership) R&D project. Outstanding hydrodynamic properties of
REV Ocean has signed agreements with the World Maritime University and the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project to support the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. In a virtual signing ceremony, REV Ocean and the World Maritime University (WMU) signed a new agreement that w
The maritime industry’s mission to clamp down on emissions hasn’t been derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic as many feared could be the case. Obviously, the pandemic has had a major impact on the short-term activities as numerous meetings at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) had to be postp
The Board of Directors of FSL Trust Management Pte, as trustee-manager Singapore-based First Ship Lease Trust, said it has successfully settled a legal dispute with Danish shipping company TORM.
Innovo has been selected as one of 15 companies to participate in Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme. The programme, delivered by Enterprise Europe Network, will span activities from September 2020 to July 2021. It will focus on surface and underwater marine robotics systems and tech
Subsea tech firm Applied Acoustic Engineering (AAE) has launched their next generation USBL system – Pyxis USBL. The Pyxis USBL combines AAE’s Sigma 2 acoustic protocols and SBG Systems high precision Navsight Apogee Marine INS. Specifically, it results in AAE’s most accurate and long range position
Danish Port Esbjerg has formed a partnership with technology company Honeywell as part of its efforts to become climate neutral. Honeywell has extensive experience in measuring and managing digital transformation for cities and airports working to become greener and smarter. The arrangement involves
Oslo-based Wilhelmsen Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean Hyundai Glovis to explore the potential of the global gas shipping market, and research into alternative vessel fuels, such as liquefied hydrogen. The MoU builds on the years-long relationship between the tw
Swiss freight trader Cargill has invested in ZeroNorth, the recent spin-off from Maersk Tankers, committing its entire operated fleet to use the Optimise software to reduce CO2 emissions through digital technology. The tie-up comes on the back of ZeroNorth’s announcement back in June that it was loo
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and Copenhagen Business School (CBS) Maritime have set up a new partnership with the aim of defining the sustainability criteria of the alternative fuels under consideration for shipping’s decarbonisation and their certification. As explained, no sustainabil
Ports of Stockholm, Hutchison Ports Stockholm, Mälarhamnar and Wallenius Marine have partnered up on a project to establish inland shipping between Stockholm Norvik Port and the strategically positioned Mälarhamnar ports of Västerås and Köping.
Portbase, a subsidiary of the ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam that manages digital port infrastructure and core processes in the ports, has completed the first phase of connecting with the TradeLens blockchain-based platform.
