Green Marine
MOL, NYK to increase focus on sustainability in 2021
Sustainability will be a central topic in 2021 for Japanese shipping majors Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK).
Nihon Shipyard, a JV of Imabari and JMU, formally launched
Nihon Shipyard Co. Ltd, a joint venture between Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., was established on January 1, 2021. The capital and business alliance comes on the back of all the necessary regulatory approvals and review processes. The Tokyo-headquartered sh
Icebreaker fitted with hybrid motorized removable bow
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency has launched the Calypso, a new icebreaker concept boat equipped with a hybrid motorized removable bow. The icebreaker vessel is currently moored in Mustola harbor in Lappeenranta and has begun operating on Lake Saimaa and the deep waterways of the surroun
ClassNK: Large number of ships still waiting for 2022 to install BWM systems
Ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) said that the installation deadlines based on the BWMS Convention for many of its registered ships are still concentrated in the year 2022. As of the end of November 2020, 7,220 of the 9,159 ships registered with ClassNK are obligated to inst
HHLA pushes ahead with electrification of its climate neutral terminal
German logistics and transportation company HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) has welcomed 16 battery-powered Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) in 2020. With the delivery of the latest vehicle, the number of environmentally friendly vehicles now totals over 60 units. This means that two-thirds
EU: New battery project targets greener waterborne transport
Several partners have launched Current Direct, a new research and innovation project that aims to revolutionize the way goods and people are moved by water.
Iran claims marine pollution behind detention of Korean tanker
Iran has seized a South Korean chemical tanker Hankuk Chemi citing oil pollution in the Persian Gulf. The tanker was reportedly underway to Fujairah, in the UAE, from the Saudi city of Al-Jubail on Monday when it got detained. The Iranian Foreign Ministry said the reason behind the detainment was st
Baleària’s LNG ferry set for sea trials
Spanish ferry operator Baleària said its LNG-fueled fast-ferry Eleanor Roosevelt is set to carry out sea trials over the coming weeks. The company noted that the vessel will be incorporated into its fleet in March this year. Armon shipyard in Gijón has completed the outfitting of the ferry and carri
Samsung Heavy starts the year with new LNG carrier order
The year-end order boom doesn’t seem to have finished for South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) as it secured another LNG carrier order on 5 January 2021.
KSOE nets order for 6 containerships
South Korean shipbuilding heavyweight Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has won orders for a total of six containerships worth approximately $818.4 million (KRW 891 billion). The identity of the Asian-based shipowner behind the order was not disclosed. According to Yonhap, the ships w
Hyundai Heavy delivers Aristidis I to Capital Gas
Capital Gas, a ship management service provider, took successful delivery of the newbuilding LNG Carrier Aristidis I.
Navios Partners inks deal to acquire Navios Containers
Dry cargo vessel owner and operator Navios Maritime Partners has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire container shipping company Navios Maritime Containers.
Evergreen boxship loses 36 containers in bad weather
Evergreen Line’s boxship Ever Liberal has lost overboard 36 forty-foot containers off the coast of Japan with further 21 containers displaced as the ship faced rough seas last week. The company confirmed the incident saying it took place at approximately 0230 UTC on December 30. “The containership e
Flex LNG takes delivery of its eleventh newbuild
Flex LNG, a pure-play LNG carrier company, has kicked off 2021 with the expansion of its fleet.