Green Marine
Monjasa expands supply services across all RAK Ports
Denmark-based bunker supplier Monjasa has partnered up with RAK Ports, to support the increasing demand for fuel supply in the Middle East.
One seafarer dead after fire breaks out on MSC boxship
While en route from Colombo to Singapore, MSC Messina, a containership operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), caught fire that left one crew member dead.
Baleària converted LNG ferry Martín i Soler to set sail
Spanish ferry operator Baleària will put to work its converted LNG vessel on 30 June on the Barcelona-Eivissa route to cut CO2 emissions.
X-Press Pearl insurer agrees to pay initial compensation claim
Insurers of the feeder containership MV X-Press Pearl, which was hit by a fire before it sank off Colombo Port at the beginning of June, have agreed to pay a part of the initial settlement claim for the damages caused by the incident. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Justice said that the P&I Club of the [&h
ITF calls for suspension of crew changes in northern Mozambique over terror threat
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has backed the calls for a crew change suspension in northern Mozambique until the threat to seafarers’ lives reduces. Shipowners are being urged to stop crew changes in the region because they would expose seafarers to the risk of attack or kidn
Maersk to ship Bestseller’s products using sustainable biofuel
Danish container shipping and logistics major A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed a fully carbon-neutral transport agreement on ocean services with compatriot fashion company Bestseller.
Global BWTS retrofit orders to rise by 700 pct
In the coming period, global yards are expected to carry out 875 ballast water treatment system (BWTS) installations per month – a roughly 700% increase on the level of recent years.
Naming ceremony held for FSRU Transgas Power
Chinese shipbuilding major Hudong-Zhonghua held the naming ceremony for floating storage and a regasification unit (FSRU) built for Greek shipping company Dynagas.
Australian court dismisses ACCC’s case against NSW Ports
Australia’s Federal Court has dismissed the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) proceedings against NSW Ports Operations Hold and its subsidiaries Port Botany Operations and Port Kembla Operations.
NYK trials biofuel on bulker in Singapore
A bulk carrier operated by Japanese shipping major NYK recently conducted a trial use of biofuel made from waste cooking oil collected and refined in Singapore.
Alfa Laval, Wallenius to set up a JV focusing on wind propulsion
Alfa Laval and Wallenius are joining forces in a 50/50 joint venture, named AlfaWall Oceanbird, that will supply wind propulsion solutions for cargo vessels and other ship types. Under the agreement signed on June 28, 2021, the plan is to have the first Oceanbird system onboard a vessel within five
Seaspan continues ordering spree with 6 more boxships
Seaspan Corporation, a Hong Kong-based owner and operator of containerships has placed an order for six 15,000 TEU newbuild containerships, bringing its total orderbook to 45.
Saga Pure takes stake in hydrogen company Hyon
Saga Pure, a Norwegian green investment company that recently switched its focus from shipping to renewables, has decided to acquire a stake in Hyon AS, a compatriot hydrogen solutions provider.
Frontline adds two scrubber-fitted ECO-type VLCCs to its fleet
Norwegian tanker owner and operator Frontline has entered into an acquisition deal for two scrubber-fitted, ECO-type very large crude carriers (VLCCs) worth a total of $180 million. Frontline said it intends to meet the financing of this acquisition with existing borrowing facilities and establish l