Europa 2, a cruise ship operated by Germany-based cruise line Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, has had its cold ironing connection certified by the classification society DNV GL.
Container shipping companies’ fight to maintain freight rates high through capacity management seems to have paid off, beating forecasts on carrier profitability. The liners’ ability to adapt to the new normal through a disciplined approach to the deployment of ships comes as a surprise as dwindling
The entire fleet of Danish shipping major Maersk Line is to be equipped with Wilhelmsen’s Timm ropes featuring Snap Back Arrestor (SBA), the Norwegian maritime group said.
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has devised a plan comprising defensive measures the company should take in order to reduce market exposure and reexamine investment activities in response to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact. In order to be able to chart its path forward, MOL had t
PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd has partnered up with Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in a project that involved conducting a remote marine survey for PSA Aspen, an LNG dual-fuel PSA Marine harbour tug. The project marks the first time a harbour tug registered
Finland-based ferry company Viking Line became the first shipping company in the world to get DNV GL’s verification in accordance with its My Care methodology for infection prevention. DNV GL launched the new certification for the maritime industry aimed at facilitating industry players to resume op
The number of members of the Green Marine environmental certification program has been steadily increasing, according to the program’s latest performance report.
Chinese e-commerce and technology group Alibaba has signed up to the International Port Community Systems Association’s (IPCSA) Blockchain Bill of Lading initiative and embarked on a new blockchain project in the organisations’ joint Logistics Visibility Task Force. The joint work is aiming at stand
A new digital company named ZeroNorth, a spin-off from Maersk Tankers, has been established, aiming to accelerate digitalization of shipping to address CO2 emissions and boost earnings. The company is making available the software Optimise (previously known as SimBunker) to vessel owners and operato
5G Blueprint is investigating how teleoperation can be used to make transport and logistics more efficient.
Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik Offshore has signed an agreement with compatriot software provider Yxney Maritime to start using the Maress cloud-based system for data-driven decarbonisation of vessel operations.
The Port of Montreal saw a continuous decrease over the past seven years in the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Port of Montreal- (MPA) specific activities per tonne of cargo handled.
Italian classification society RINA has carried out what it claims to be the world’s first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys with the use of remote technologies on the bulk carrier Cielo di Gaspesie, owned by the d’Amico Group. On completion, the Liberian International Ship & Corpo
The APM Terminals Rotterdam container terminal has ordered a fleet of 16 diesel-electric Konecranes Noell straddle carriers. Konecranes said that the order was secured in March and that the straddle cranes would be delivered and handed over by the end of September 2020. The Rotterdam-based terminal
