Green Marine
NYK takes stake in tugboat company
Japanese shipping company NYK Line has acquired 15% of shares of Thoresen Vinama Tug Co. Ltd. and entered the tugboat business at Phu My and Cai Mep ports in Vietnam. TVT, established in January 2019, has two tugboats providing tugboat services at Phu My and Cai Mep ports, located in the suburbs of
Digital twins for the maritime sector
A digital twin is a dynamic digital representation of an object or a system. It uniquely describes in a binary format a person, product, or environment’s key characteristics and properties and can be rendered in one or more physical or digital spaces.
Chinese government teams up with CSSC on smart ships
China’s Maritime Safety Administration of the Ministry of Transport has signed a deal with the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) to cooperate in the field of smart shipping and environmental protection. The agreement paves the way for the acceleration of the development of smart ships, sma
ITF: 600,000 seafarers impacted by crew change crisis
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) estimates that there are now approximately 300,000 seafarers trapped working aboard ships due to the crew change crisis caused Covid-19 border and travel restrictions, and an equal number of unemployed seafarers waiting to join them who are ashor
CDC: ‘No Sail Order’ for cruise ships extended through September 2020
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has further extended a ‘No Sail Order” for cruise ships through 30 September 2020.
Maersk says crew change situation not tenable as it pushes with repatriation efforts
Danish container shipping major Maersk is pushing forward with the repatriation of its seafarers, like many shipowners in the industry. One of the latest examples saw seven members of the Rhine Maersk, a Danish-flagged 4,500 TEU containership, being repatriated to their home countries from Panamá. M
Wärtsilä points to demand drop in cruise and scrubber investments as COVID-19 hits all businesses
The adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and markets in which it operates further increased in the second quarter of the year, shrinking demand across the board. The company reported a 19% lower order intake for the first six months of this year, equaling
Port of Helsinki gets EU support for green investment projects
Finland’s Port of Helsinki has received financial support from the EU for port investment projects.
MSC-operated ship loses over 20 containers overboard off South Africa
Earlier this week, a containership operated by Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) lost more than 20 containers overboard during a stormy weather in Algoa Bay near the city of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) said.
RPAS drones measuring ship emissions in Danish waters
The Danish authorities have requested once again the European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) remotely piloted aircraft system services to support the monitoring of ship emissions around the area of the Great Belt strait.
Pilot LNG developing Texas bunkering terminal
Houston-based Pilot LNG is moving forward with a proposed floating liquefied natural gas bunkering facility on Pelican Island in Texas. The company said on Thursday it filled regulatory applications with relevant government agencies for the project named Galveston LNG Bunker Port. This includes the
Wärtsilä nets tech order for Arctic LNG 2 tankers
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä was contracted to deliver a complete bridge systems installation for five icebreaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project.
Missing tanker reappears in Iran after suspected ‘hijacking’
The crude oil tanker MV Gulf Sky, which went missing for several days after going off radar, has reemerged in Iranian waters. According to Human Rights at Sea, the crew of the ship was allegedly kidnapped on the evening of July 5, 2020, by unknown persons and they were forcedly transferred to Irania
Boluda gets new concession for towage services at Port of Zeebrugge
Boluda Towage Europe has won a five-year concession to provide towage services at the Port of Zeebrugge, Belgium.