Green Marine
Reliability of Container Shipping Lines on the Rise
The month of May has seen reliability of container shipping lines’ on-time performance improve for the third consecutive month after global performance climbed 2.2 percentage points to 75.5%, according to SeaIntel’s Global Liner Performance. Based on the report, the company that performed the best
First Members of the Trident Alliance Announced
The Trident Alliance, a shipping industry initiative for robust enforcement of maritime sulphur regulations, has been formally launched, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics said in a release yesterday. The Trident Alliance is a coalition of ship owners and operators who share a common interest in robus
Paris MoU Issues 2013 Port State Control Report
The “White, Grey and Black (WGB) List” presents the full spectrum, from quality flags to flags with a poor performance that are considered high or very high risk. It is based on the total number of inspections and detentions over a 3-year rolling period for flags with at least 30 inspections in the
EIB Backs Fjord Line’s Green Fleet
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 124 million loan to the shipping company Fjord Line for the expansion of its fleet. Two new LNG cruise ferries are operating between Bergen, Stavanger, Langesund (Norway) and Hirtshals (Denmark). The ferries – MS “Stavangerfjord” and MS “Bergen
Training Module Released for Recovering Persons from Water
A new module addressing the implications of SOLAS regulations for the recovery of crew and passengers in distress at sea has been released by maritime training provider, Seagull. The Seagull module, Recovery of persons from the water (CBT 297), is directed at management and operational staff respo
VIDEO: CMA CGM Ship as Gigantic Work of Art
CMA CGM MAGELLAN, a 365-meter long UK container ship has been transformed into a gigantic work of art by a world-renowned artist, JR. After working on the collage of 151 containers, these were used as pixels, and once loaded on the CMA CGM MAGELLAN, became an amazing work of art. For this project,
L-3 MSI to Wire Up First Biogas Ferry
L-3 Marine Systems International (L-3 MSI) has been awarded a contract to provide advanced automation, navigation, communications and electrical propulsion facilities for Samsø Færgen, a new 100-metre, double-ended passenger/car ferry built by Remontowa Shipbuilding at its Gdansk shipyard on behalf
Diana Secures First Gig for Its Newbuild
Diana Shipping Inc. has signed a time charter contract with RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, Essen, Germany, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels, “Hull No. BC18.0-50” (to be named “G. P. Zafirakis”). The gross charter rate is $25,250 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third parties, for a perio
More Containers on the Move from Esbjerg
Niels Winther has experienced more sea freight requests for containers, shipped by Grimaldi Lines liner service that regularly calls the biggest port in the West of Denmark. “The last two months requests for sea freight have multiplied. It seems that many of our customers are also experiencing a p
Braemar Readying for Merger with ACM Shipping
Braemar Shipping Services has begun planning for the merger with ACM Shipping Group plc, announced in May 2014, Braemar’s Chief executive James Kidwell said. “The clear objective of the merger is to be the “best in class” in our shipbroking business and provide clients with a top quality service b
Medcenter Container Terminal Reorders at Kalmar
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has gained an order to supply ten electric straddle carriers to its long standing customer Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT), part of the Contship Italia Group, in Medcenter Container Terminal Reorders at Kalmar . The order was booked into Kalmar’s second quarter order int
ICS Comes to Grips with Ballast Water Convention Flaws
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – in co-operation with a wide coalition of international shipping organisations – has submitted an important paper to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that proposes a means of overcoming the serious implementation problems associated with the
Ukraine to Close Crimean Ports
Ukraine shall close the ports located on the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea for international shipping, the Ukrainian Government said this morning. The decision on closing relates to the ports Evpatoria, Kerch, Sevastopol, Feodosia, Yalta and Sevastopol. The move stems from a corresp
Maritime Anti-Corruption Network Gets New Member
Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has become a full member of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) and will be joining the campaign to eliminate corruption across the maritime industry, together with the Wilh. Wilhelmsen group. Speaking as the membership was announced, Bjørge Grimholt, WSS Pre