Green Marine
InterManager launches ‘Maritime Champions League’
InterManager, the international trade association for the ship and crew management sector, has launched a ‘Maritime Champions League’ to recognise the crew repatriation efforts of the maritime industry during the COVID-19. The Maritime Champions League is a website where ship managers can share thei
China extends IMO Ballast Water Management Convention to Hong Kong
The Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) — an important international treaty which helps prevent the spread of potentially invasive aquatic species by ships — now covers more than 90 per cent of world merchant shipping tonnage.
Three kidnapped from tanker off Nigerian coast
Three crew members were kidnapped from a tanker at Opobo river mouth, some 27 nautical miles off east of Bonny, Nigeria, on 20 May 2020.
DSME delivers 2nd 24,000 TEU behemoth, featuring smart ship technology, to HMM
South Korean shipbuilding major Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has delivered HMM Copenhagen, its second 24,000 TEU containership from a batch of twelve units, to the compatriot shipping company HMM. The newbuilding joins its sister ship HMM Algeciras in taking the title of the world
South Korea’s DSME scores LNG FSRU contract
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said Thursday it has won a contract to build a floating storage and regasification unit. DSME said in a regulatory filing it will build the LNG FSRU for a company based in Central America for 411 billion won ($340 million). The shipbuilde
Port of Helsinki to temporarily lay off its entire personnel
The Port of Helsinki will temporarily dismiss its entire personnel due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and related travel restrictions on the port’s business. “Because of this, we have been forced to start extensive cost reductions. As a part of the reduction plan, the Port of Helsinki Ltd
Japanese majors form consortium to develop, commercialize zero-emission electric ships
Seven Japanese companies have joined forces with the goal of establishing new ocean shipping infrastructure services through various initiatives to develop, realize, and commercialize zero-emission electric vessels. The e5 Consortium is comprised of Asahi Tanker, Idemitsu Kosan, Exeno Yamamizu Corpo
Hyundai Heavy secures deal to build two scrubber-fitted VLCCs
South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group has received an order for the construction of two 300,000-ton very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
Watch NYK test remote navigation of a tugboat
Japanese shipping major NYK has tested remote navigation of a tugboat as a part of the Japanese government’s Sea Trial Project on Remote Control Navigation, which aims to establish necessary requirements for the realization of autonomous ships. The test was carried out within the Tokyo Bay using Yo
BPA: Green maritime fund, Freeports could be part of UK’s economic recovery from COVID-19
The British Ports Association (BPA) has published an economic recovery plan for the UK government that highlights how investment in ports can play a part in the UK’s healing from “the deepest economic shock in living memory”.
DCSA: eBL standard – the holy grail of global trade
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) believes that the potential of eliminating paper from trade and digitising bills of lading might be sped up in the post-COVID-19 reality. As explained, despite the enormous potential in savings of time and money, the promise of an electronic bill of
US FMC launches investigation into Canadian ballast water regulations
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has voted unanimously to accept a petition filed by the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) that alleges the ballast water regulations, as proposed by the Government of Canada, will discriminate against the US flag vessel operators.
Two crew members on board Hapag-Lloyd’s boxship test positive for COVID-19
Two crew members deployed on a Hapag-Lloyd-operated containership have tested positive to COVID-19 in Durban, South Africa. The 2,824 TEU containership MV Montpellier, sailing on the company’s Middle East India Africa Express (MIAX) service, has been ordered to remain anchored in Durban for two week
ABB: Large ships powered by fuel cells are on the horizon
The development of the zero-emission ships will require continuous technological innovation to get the industry to its ultimate objective of decarbonizing shipping. As such, the path toward a green future will not be unified as the industry would have to rethink the ways it has been building ships s