Green Marine
VDL AEC Maritime equips Maran fleet with 24 scrubbers
Dutch scrubber manufacturer VDL AEC Maritime said it has successfully installed 24 exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCSs) onboard the fleet of the Athens-based shipowner Maran Dry Management Inc.
Report: Egypt to seek over $1 billion in compensation for Suez blockage
Egypt will ask for over $1 billion in compensation for damages caused by the grounding of Ever Given and the resulting blockage of the Suez Canal last week, Reuters reports citing Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Osama Rabie as saying to local reporters. The compensation is also expected to cover
Baleària assigns its first LNG ferry to Motril-Melilla route
Spanish ferry operator Baleària has selected its LNG-fueled ferry Hypatia De Alejandria to operate the route between the Spanish town of Motril and the Spanish autonomous city of Melilla in North Africa.
Chinese yards scoop Seaspan’s latest boxship order
China State Shipbuilding Corporation will build Seaspan’s latest batch of six container vessels featuring 15,000 TEU capacity. The company’s subsidiaries Hudong Zhonghua and Jiangnan Shipbuilding will build three ships from the series each. This project marks the first time that Seaspan has placed a
MSC doubles down on avoiding Arctic shipping routes
Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reaffirmed its commitment to avoiding the Northern Sea Route, including the Northeast and Northwest Passages on environmental grounds. “As a responsible company, this was an obvious decision for us,” commented MSC CEO Soren Toft. “MSC wil
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier begins next development phase
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier, a terminal in Morocco, is celebrating its next major development milestone by kicking off phase-2 of the development, which will add an extra 1 million TEU capacity to its footprint.
ABP becomes 1st port operator in the UK to get private 5G network
Verizon Business has been selected by Associated British Ports (ABP) to deploy private 5G at the Port of Southampton.
NYK pens $840M worth of sustainability loans
Japanese shipping major NYK has signed two sustainability-linked loan (SLL) agreements worth $840 million. The first loan, secured with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is worth $600 million, will take the form of a revolving credit facility. The second loan, worth $240 million, has been obtained
Cosco starts conversion work for Woodside’s Sangomar FPSO
Chinese shipyard Cosco has started working on a conversion of a VLCC into an FPSO for the Woodside -operated Sangomar project located offshore Senegal.
Intercargo: Dry bulk sector hit the hardest by ‘vaccination lottery’
The vaccination lottery that is faced by the industry is beginning to hit the dry bulk sector hardest, says the International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo). The argument is being made as a growing number of ports start to request that all crew on board a vessel must be vaccinated
MAN bags dual-fuel engine deal for Seaspan’s boxhips
German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has won an order for ten ME-GI dual-fuel engines from South Korean ship maker Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The 8G95ME-GI10.5 engines will power ten 15,000 TEU containerships ordered recently by Seaspan Corporation. The vessels are scheduled for deli
KSOE reveals new shipbuilding orders
South Korean shipbuilding giant Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) continues its success in securing new orders, meeting the projections of the sector’s full recovery in 2021.
Navios Partners wraps up Navios Containers acquisition
Dry cargo vessel owner and operator Navios Maritime Partners has completed the acquisition of container shipping company Navios Maritime Containers.
Italian terminal orders mobile harbor crane to cut carbon footprint
Italian port terminal operator SERMI has ordered an eco-efficient mobile harbor crane from Konecranes in an effort to improve its overall capacity in container, general cargo and bulk handling.