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Drewry: Rotterdam’s Terminals to Become Fierce Competitors
The new and existing terminals at the Port of Rotterdam will become fierce competitors bringing about an inevitable shake-up of customers in the port’s terminals, according to the shipping consultancy Drewry. The prediction comes in the wake of the opening of a fully-automated terminal by APM Termin
Weak Demand Puts Oresund Strait Barge Service on Hold
Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) said it was suspending its efforts to establish barge services as an alternative transport route between Malmö and Copenhagen. CMP said that the decision was based on a weak demand. The objective was to create a cost-effective transport route by water across the Öresund S
Royal Wagenborg Chooses Wärtsilä Scrubbers
Dutch ship owner and operator Royal Wagenborg has ordered Wärtsilä scrubber systems to clean the exhaust emissions from two of its RoRo carriers, the Balticborg and Bothniaborg. By installing Wärtsilä scrubber systems, the vessels will comply with the regulations covering emissions of sulphur oxides
First Ship-Shaped FPSO Loaded onto World’s Largest Semi-Sub
Boskalis subsidiary Dockwise loaded on Friday the first ship-shaped Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) – the Armada Intrepid – onto Dockwise Vanguard, the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy transport vessel in the world, at the Caland canal, Port of Rotterdam. The Armada Intrepid
VIDEO: Grand Opening of APM Terminal Maasvlakte II
APM Terminal’s newest terminal had a spectacular opening ceremony, held on April 24th, which is shown in the video above. The Dutch monarch King Willem-Alexander, and 500 senior representatives from the global industry and world governments attended the opening event, which included speeches by Maer
Diana Partners Up with WSM
Dry bulk shipping company Diana Shipping and Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) have joined forces in a new 50/50 joint venture named Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited (DWM). The joint venture will initially provide management services to a limited number of vessels of Diana Shipping’s fleet when th
VDR: German Navy Should Go Outside Triton Zone to Save Migrants
German Navy should deploy ships outside the EU’s Triton operational zone to save migrants crossing the Mediterranean, as merchant ships are ill-equipped to perform rescue missions, Ralf Nagel, Chief Executive Officer of the German Shipowners’ Association (VDR) said in the lead-up to the German feder
Nor Lines Launches Cuxhaven RoRo Link
The official launch of the Nor Lines RoRo service between the German Port of Cuxhaven and Norway took place on May 7 with the first departure of the LNG-powered 5,000 dwt short sea cargo vessel MS Kvitbjørn. The newly built freighters, Kvitbjørn and Kvitnos, which are both powered by LNG, will in fu
Wärtsilä to Optimise Carnival’s Engine Room Performance
Finnish engineering company Wärtsilä and Miami-based cruise company Carnival Corporation have partnered to optimise engine room operations aboard Carnival’s fleet of 101 ships across its nine global brands. Wärtsilä’s solutions will be tested in pilot projects in which Wärtsilä’s technologies and sy
BIMCO: Capesize Scrapping Extravaganza Good for Dry Bulk Market
The activity on the demolition market is off to a good start in 2015 when looking at dry bulk tonnage, with Capesizes carrying the lions share, according to BIMCO. In 2014, 25 Capesize ships totaling more than 4.2 million DWT were scrapped. With not even half of the year behind us the numbers have a
State-Building in Libya Key to Resolving Migrant Crisis
A greater focus should be put on state-building in the politically unstable Libya instead of infrastructure destruction by the UN members in order to adequately address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, Marshall Consultants Group from Malta believes. European Union leaders agreed
Wilh. Wilhelmsen: Strong Dollar Cushions Seasonal Lull
A strong US dollar and reduced operating costs helped Norway’s Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) offset a decrease in total income driven by seasonally lower demand for seaborne transportation, according to the company’s financial report for the quarter ended March 31. WWH delivered a total income
Italy May Have Found Boat that Killed 900 Migrants
Italy’s Marina Militare published images of what they believe is the wreck of the ship that sank off Libya on April 18, killing up to 900 migrants in what could be the biggest loss of life involving refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean. The Italian Navy used two minesweepers and a smaller navy
MAST: Security Situation in the Mediterranean Could Get Out of Hand
Incidents of criminality and piracy on the high seas and in coastal areas of the Mediterranean could become more prevalent as the human trafficking organisations become more established, says Phil Cable, CEO of security firm MAST. The rapid increase in human trafficking out of Libya and other North