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Abu Dhabi Ports expands logistics reach with MICCO acquisition
UAE-based port operator Abu Dhabi Ports, part of ADQ, has acquired MICCO Logistics, a local freight forwarder, becoming a fully integrated supply chain logistics provider.
Hyundai Heavy books $360 million order for VLCC quartet
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), part of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., has secured an order for the construction of four very large crude carriers (VLCCs)
17 crew members on board Oldendorff’s bulker infected with Coronavirus
Seventeen crewmembers aboard Patricia Oldendorff bulk carrier have tested positive for the Coronavirus, German shipowner Oldendorff Carriers informed. The 114,753 dwt bulker, built in 2010, is currently anchored off Port Hedland, Western Australia. “We are very concerned about the health and wellbei
GALLERY: Carnival’s largest ever cruise ship starts sea trials
Carnival Cruise Line’s LNG-powered XL-class newbuild Mardi Gras headed out to sea trials on Monday morning, Finland-based shipbuilder Meyer Turku said. The ship’s operations will be tested at sea for the next 10 days, after which it will return to the shipyard for a little while longer, the shipyard
Wilhelmsen, thyssenkrupp create 3D printing JV for maritime sector
Norway’s maritime industry group Wilhelmsen and Germany’s industrial and technology businesses conglomerate thyssenkrupp are establishing a 3D printing joint venture targeting the maritime industry.
Eimskip: It was not our decision to send ships to Indian scrapyard
Iceland-based shipping company Eimskip has denied involvement in the sale of its two former containerships to an unapproved scrapyard in India.
UECC’s LNG-powered PCTCs to ship trams to Oslo
European short sea carrier UECC will use its dual-fuel LNG PCTC vessels to deliver new trams for the City of Oslo, Norway. The first tram was loaded on the UECC dual-fuel LNG PCTC Auto Eco in Pasajes, Spain on September 11 of this year, then transshipped onto the conventionally powered M/V Spica Lea
ReCAAP: Sea robbery incidents almost double in the Philippines
Philippine anchorages and ports saw an increase in the number of incidents of sea robbery from January to September 2020, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre said in a special report.
Update: CMA CGM confirms cyber attack
French liner major CMA CGM confirmed to Offshore Energy-Green Marine that it was currently dealing with a cyber-attack impacting peripheral servers. The attack does not include CEVA Logistics. “As soon as the security breach was detected, external access to applications was interrupted to prevent th
GALLERY: Hapag-Lloyd’s ultra large boxship gets its LNG bunker tank in landmark conversion
The world’s first conversion of a large container ship to LNG as fuel has hit a major milestone as an LNG bunker tank was lifted into Hapag-Lloyd’s Sajir boxship at the Chinese shipyard Huarun Dadong Dockyard Co. The 6,500-cbm LNG Mark III tank was designed by the French LNG containment specialist G
Over 400,000 seafarers trapped at sea as crew change crisis nears breaking point
More than 400,000 seafarers remain trapped at sea on more than 60,000 cargo ships, as calls to end the ongoing crew change crisis remain unanswered by national governments. Another 400,000 are unable to join ships, according to the International Chamber of Shipping. The COVID-19 pandemic restriction
Panama Canal wins arbitration case against GUPC consortium
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has reportedly won an arbitration ruling in a long-standing dispute between ACP and Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), a consortium that constructed the Expanded Panama Canal.
Crew member tests positive for COVID-19 on Hapag-Lloyd operated boxship
A crew member on board Mehuin, the Liberia-flagged containership, operated by German liner Hapag-Lloyd, has tested positive for COVID-19. “The affected person is quarantined and we are hoping for a speedy recovery. All other crew members on the vessel are being isolated, monitored and tested as well
Maersk and Ørsted to test offshore vessel charger
Maersk Supply Service and Ørsted will jointly test a prototype buoy that will act as both a mooring point and a charging station for vessels. The solution will be tested on one of Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in 2021. The buoy can be used to charge the smaller battery- or hybrid-electrical vessels a