Green Marine
Spotted: Antwerp Welcomes 50-Meter Monsters
As part of the MSC PSA European Terminal (MPET) expansion and modernization program, the Belgian Port of Antwerp today welcomed five new gantry cranes. The 50-meter high cranes arrived to the port aboard the Hong-Kong flagged general cargo vessel Zhen Hua 27. MPET’s new toys will be able to handle s
Two Cargo Vessels Clash off Hamburg
No injuries were reported after two general cargo vessels, the Dutch-flagged Eendracht and the Gibraltar-flagged Transcapricorn, collided off Hamburg, in the Oste estuary, Elbe, Germany, in the early hours of November 26. Eendracht was on its way from Hamburg to Harlingen when it changed its course
Latvian Shipping Company in Red
Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) and its subsidiaries have recorded a loss of USD 1.41 million for the first nine months of the year. LSC said that this was primarily due to a loss arising from the reconsolidation of SIA “LASCO Investment” and its subsidiaries of USD 13.62 million. However, this year’
Almost Half a Ton of Cocaine Found on Boxship in Antwerp
Belgian customs authorities have seized some 484 kilos of cocaine in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, the local media informed citing the Antwerp-based customs branch. As reported, the drugs were found on November 17th in rolls of plastic film hidden in container cargo on board a boxship identified as
Fosmax LNG Adds Transshipment Service at Fos Cavaou
Fosmax LNG has signed a partnership agreement with Teekay Marine Solutions Ltd., formerly SPT Marine Services, which will result in a new transshipment service at the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal starting from December 1st, 2015. This new transshipment service will allow for the transfer liquefied natura
Swedish, Finnish Ports Join Forces on Green Technologies
Ports of Stockholm together with three Finnish Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) ports – Turku, Naantali and HaminaKotka – and the compatriot ferry company Viking Line, will invest USD 8.5 million in an effort to reduce the environmental impact from shipping in the Baltic Sea. The parties me
Gazprom Linked to Cameroon FLNG Offtake Deal
Gazprom Marketing & Trading, a subsidiary of Russian gas conglomerate Gazprom, has reportedly taken a 1.2 million tonne-stake in Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project in Cameron, Interfax news agency said citing sources familiar with the matter. Under the offtake agreement betwee
CMA CGM’s APL Buy Would Set a Record in Container Shipping
The proposed acquisition of Singapore’s APL by the French shipping major CMA CGM would be the largest consolidation move in the history of the container shipping industry, based on the size of the fleet operated by the acquired company, according to Alphaliner. The combination of APL’s vessels (0.54
Gallery: Reefer Aground in Bosphorus
Barbados-flagged 10,351 DWT reefer Crown Emma has run aground in Kireçburnu, on the eastern side of the Bosphorus, Turkey on Tuesday evening at 21:40 p.m., the Turkish Directorate General of Coastal Safety informed. The ship was en route from Varna East to Algeciras in Spain when it lost control due
Infographic: CMA CGM Cuts Its Carbon Footprint by 50Pct
French liner giant CMA CGM said that it has achieved a 50% improvement in its CO2 performance for its owned fleet. “Thanks to an efficient environmental policy sustained by deploying innovative solutions, this success was accomplished in 10 years,” the company added. Today, a container emits approxi
Sweden to House Refugees on Water
Asylum seekers could be sent to live on passenger vessels and accommodation platforms, according to Swedish Migration Agency. In an attempt to cope with a record number of asylum seekers, the Swedish agency is considering to house refugees on water and has therefore issued a tender for suppliers of
SeaEnergy to Exit Ship Management by Year End
Energy services group SeaEnergy has undertaken the necessary activities to exit the ship management business by the end of the year. “SeaEnergy has now handed over operational responsibility for the ships previously under management and expects to have completed its exit from ship management by the
ICS Stands Firm behind Shipping’s CO2 Reduction Goals
Responding to the Sustainable Shipping Initiative’s concerns that measures being taken by shipping fall short of what is required to achieve the 2 degree climate change goal, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said that this misunderstands the approach already agreed at the UN negotiations
BIMCO to Stamp Out Corruption in Shipping
International shipping association BIMCO has launched an anti-corruption clause for shipping contracts worldwide. According to the association, the new clause will give owners and charterers a contractual platform for cooperative action to resist demands for illegal payments from port officials and