UKHO Shares Marine Geospatial Data with Guyana
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has officially handed over marine geospatial data to the Guyanese Government after a campaign of hydrographic surveying.Delegates…
SOGET launches EasyBrexit!
France-based Port Community System operator SOGET, in close collaboration with French customs, port authorities, ferry companies and road hauliers, will offer an…
Gothenburg-Belgium RORO Traffic Goes Up
Ro/Ro traffic between Sweden and the continent are increasing, as volumes between Gothenburg and Belgium have risen for the ninth consecutive year. During this period…
CMA CGM to Accelerate Logistics Strategy with CEVA
French container transportation and shipping company CMA CGM said that by strengthening the partnership with the global logistics supply chain company CEVA Logistics…
CMA CGM Reports Higher Volumes and Revenue
French container shipping group CMA CGM third quarter results outperformed the industry, with significant increases in revenue and volume.The global transporting…
EU Ports Hails EP's Budget Hike for Transport
The European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Industry Committee jointly adopted the Marinescu- Telička- Virrkkunen report on the Connecting…
Damen Shiprepair Curaçao: Both Floating Docks Up and Running
Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu) commissioned its floating D-dock on November 22, making both of its floating docks operational."Following the mooring of D-dock to her moorings on Friday…
IMO's Lim Gets Nod for Second Term
The IMO Council has agreed to renew the appointment of Kitack Lim as Secretary-General of the IMO for a second four-year term, beginning 1 January 2020, subject to the approval of the IMO Assembly in December 2019.
How to achieve crew travel efficiency in your business
Like all businesses, maritime organisations must strike a balance between managing operations with the right number of employees at the best possible price. But where they differ is that these businesses require specialist and highly trained workers– and getting them to where they need to be usually depends on circumstances that can rarely be taken for granted.Travel costs for crew make up the second-highest outgoing for most vessels…
BP: First Oil Production at Clair Ridge
Energy giant BP has taken its first oil from the Clair Ridge mega-project in the U.K. North Sea in a “major milestone” that is the culmination of many years of work.Clair Ridge…
Norway's Equinor strikes LPG Deal with Malaysia
Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor has entered into a long-term agreement with Malaysia's Global Petro Storage for a terminal and storage for liquified petroleum gas (LPG) volumes in Port Klang…
SafeSTS Debuts in the Middle East
SafeSTS, which is owned by Future Marine Services, has made a strong start in the Middle East region, undertaking five UAE ship-to-ship transfers for two oil majors…
Corvus Energy Ramps-up Maritime Battery Production
Canada-based Corvus Energy has announced that its fully automated factory in Norway and semi-automated factory in Canada will increase production capacity eight…
Equinor Energy Strikes Gas in Barents Sea
Norwegian multinational energy company Equinor Energy has made discovery containing up to 24billion cubic feet of gas in the Barents Sea. Two exploration targets were found…
Novatek Kicks-off Yamal LNG's Train 3
Russia's Novatek has begun production of the commissioning LNG from its third 5.5 million mt/year train at the Yamal LNG project, bringing the plant's total capacity…
Long Beach Port to Add Trains to Improve Cargo Movement
The Port of Long Beach received a $14 million grant from the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) to offset construction costs for a $25 million rail project…
IMO to Empower Port Women
International Maritime Organization (IMO) is supporting a training course aimed at female officials from maritime and port authorities entitled to encourage more…
Hapag-Lloyd Commits to EGCS Retrofitting
German container shipping major Hapag-Lloyd announced its plan to retrofit ten vessels with Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS). Ten Hamburg Class vessels (13,000…
Ship Operating Costs Rise for Second Successive Year: Drewry
As the cost inflation is set to accelerate on higher insurance premiums, average vessel operating costs rose modestly for the second year in succession following two years of marked declines…
MOL Announces Three Initiatives on Global Warming
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced its support for three initiatives to address the issue of global warming. The initiatives include supporting…