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Fratelli Cosulich orders LNG bunkering vessel in China
Italy’s Fratelli Cosulich Group has made its official entrance into the LNG bunkering market with the order for the construction of an LNG bunkering vessel. The announcement confirms market rumors that have emerged earlier this year hinting the company was diversifying its operations with a foray in
Hutchison Ports seals acquisition of APM Terminals Rotterdam
Hutchison Ports Netherlands B.V., a subsidiary of Hutchison Ports, has signed an agreement to acquire the Rotterdam container terminal APM Terminals Rotterdam (APMTR) from APMT. APMTR is located adjacent to Hutchison Ports’ existing ECT Delta terminal in the Maasvlakte area of Europe’s largest port.
Plaquemines Port, APM Terminals in talks on future port facility
Louisiana’s Plaquemines Port and Duch container terminal operating company APM Terminals will work together on the future design of the Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (PPHTD).
Alfa Laval to take over StormGeo
Swedish-based Alfa Laval will acquire StormGeo, a Bergen-based developer of weather intelligence software and decision support services, as part of a push to accelerate its digital services offering and decarbonization tools portfolio. The purchase price amounts to approximately MNOK 3,630 ( $442 mi
In focus: Recent developments in the energy transition race
With the In focus column, Offshore Energy delivers a weekly snapshot containing the most relevant energy transition items.
Gas and Heat tech ordered for Shell-chartered bunkering vessel
Italy’s Gas and Heat has been contracted to deliver LNG cargo and fuel handling system for a Shell-chartered bunker barge.
Euronav confounded by lack of recycling
Belgian tanker major Euronav is bewildered by the lack of ship recycling in the tanker market given the prevailing headwinds and low freight rates. Historical trends show that low tanker rates induced owners to send their older tonnage to the scrapyard. Over the last 30 years, on average 5% of the V
Port of Antwerp-led consortium aims to make European ports greener
An international consortium led by the Port of Antwerp will receive a €25 million grant from the European Horizon 2020 programme for an ambitious project that aims to make European ports greener.
New UN initiative urges businesses to protect seafarers’ rights
A wide-ranging human rights checklist has been issued to business enterprises engaged with the maritime industry to protect seafarers stranded on ships due to new COVID-19 variants and government-imposed travel restrictions.
Danish Shipping: Fleet-based CO2 compliance is a shorter way for green transition
The path to lower CO2 emissions from ships could be shorter by choosing a fleet-based approach to efficiency requirements, a new analysis prepared for Danish Shipping by CE Delft shows.
CMA CGM Jacques Saadé 1st Megamax to pass Elbe’s improved draft
The LNG-powered Megamax container ship sailing under the flagship of CMA CGM Group, Jacques Saadé, has officially got his feet wet on Elbe improved draft, starting a new, two-stage release.
Fure Vinga 1st BV classed ship to get full smart ship status
Furetank’s Fure Vinga, a 17,997 dwt chemical tanker flying under the Swedish flag, has been granted a complete suite of smart ship class notations by classification society Bureau Veritas (BV).
TECO 2030: Onboard CCS is technically and financially viable, study confirms
Onboard carbon capture and storage is technically and financially viable, a feasibility study jointly conducted by Norwegian engineering company TECO 2030 ASA and Austrian-based automotive consulting firm AVL List GmbH has concluded.
Japanese shipping major adds first crew transfer vessel to fleet
Japanese shipping company NYK and Sweden’s Northern Offshore Service AS (N-O-S) have concluded a bareboat charter contract for a crew transfer vessel (CTV) to service offshore wind farms. The CTV, named Energizer, is owned by NYK and will be chartered to N-O-S through a 10-year bareboat charter cont