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India fines Japanese car carrier cartel
India has sanctioned four Japanese maritime transport companies for price-fixing practices.
Port of Blyth bolsters decarbonisation strategy with new electric crane
In pursuit of decarbonisation, Port of Blyth has made a multi-million-pound purchase to acquire its first fully electric crane from Finnish manufacturer Konecranes.
First Hanse Eco coastal ship delivered to RHAS
Germany’s shipping company Rhenus-Arkon-Shipinvest (RHAS) has taken delivery of the first ship in a new Hanse Eco class of coastal ships.
Pacific Basin optimising entire fleet with port time management platform
Pacific Basin, a dry bulk shipping company, has decided to utilise the PortLog solution, known as the world’s first port time management platform, to its entire fleet in order to reduce emission and the risk and costs related to time spent in ports.
COSCO Shipping’s fleet now boasts nine heavy lift vessels
Chinese shipping and logistic services provider COSCO Shipping has added another giant heavy-lift vessel to its fleet.
Ship demolition: 301 tankers sold for scrap in 2021
2021 saw 704 vessels sold for scrap overall, with a combined deadweight tonnage of 26.4 million and a total scrap value of $2.7 billion, a report released by VesselsValue shows.
Keel laid for SunStone’s sixth Infinity-class vessel
Florida-based expedition cruise ship owner SunStone Ships has laid the keel of the Ocean Albatros, the sixth out of seven next-generation Infinity-class vessels.
Høglund systems for ESL Shipping’s electric hybrid coaster fleet
Høglund has been selected to supply hybrid and automation systems to six hybrid bulk vessels, with potential for six more.
KCC to trial Yara Marine’s add-on propulsion automation system
Norwegian shipping company Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has entered into an agreement with compatriot shipping equipment provider Yara Marine Technologies to install an add-on propulsion automation system aboard two pilot vessels.
MOL: World’s 1st autonomous sea trial of commercial boxship completed
A Japanese consortium including shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has concluded the world’s first sea trial of unmanned ship operation from port to port as part of the unmanned ship project MEGURI2040 led by The Nippon Foundation.
World’s first full-scale offshore vessel charger to launch this year
Maersk Supply Service and Ørsted plan to launch the world’s first full-scale offshore charging station for vessels, at an offshore wind farm, in the third quarter of 2022. As part of the project, Maersk Supply Service has now launched its offshore vessel-charging venture, Stillstrom, to support the
Svitzer to keep servicing Suez Canal with two new tugs
Svitzer, towage operator and part of Maersk, has extended its current contract with the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to include two additional tugs to service the canal.
Kongsberg Maritime to supply future-proof thrusters for new tugs
Norwegian marine technology firm Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Turkish Sanmar Shipyards to deliver 20 future-proof thruster units for installation on new Azimuth Stern Drive (ASD) tugboats.
ESPO: Maritime EU ETS should not allow carbon and business leakage
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), a representative body of the EU port authorities, has welcomed the proposal to include shipping in an Emission Trading System (ETS).