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Environmental Regs Drive Work for Gibdock
With owners required to respond to new rules on invasive species and emissions, Gibraltar-based Gibdock reports it is seeing a stronger than expected surge in interest in ballast water management system and exhaust gas scrubber work. Richard Beards, Managing Director of the Western Medās gateway repair facility, attributes the upturn in inquiries to the yardās enduring advantages of location, qualityā¦
Signet Tows Aircraft Carrier on Final Voyage
The final voyage of aircraft carrier USS Saratoga begins today. From the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere, the USS Saratoga has made her mark around the globe, and served more than 38 years in the United States Navy. The carrierās aircraft flew sorties in the Vietnam War, in Operation Desert Shield and over the states of the former Yugoslavia in 1992. Throughout its four decades of service, more than 60,000 sailors served on its decks, with roughly 5,000 at any given time.
ABS to Class First Self-elevating Unit Built in Qatar
ABS, a provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, was selected by Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) to class its LB310S liftboatā¦
Rolls-Royce's Autocrossing System for 13 New Ferries
Rolls-Royce Marine has signed a deal to supply its Autocrossing system to a total of 13 new environmentally friendly ferries for the Norwegian company Fjord1. The vessels are currently being built by three yards in Turkey and two yards in Norway. All contracts also include two azipull propellers for each vessel with accompanying propeller control system from Rolls-Royce. With this contract, Rolls-Royce has sold autocrossing to a total of 18 new ferries to operate along the coast of Norwayā¦
Drewry Benchmarking Club Reaches Milestone
Drewry has welcome one of the worldās leading automotive and energy companies to its exclusive, online ocean freight cost comparison service, Benchmarking Club.With this latest additionā¦
IMO/ILO Conference on Work at Sea Highlights Collaboration
The Joint IMO/ILO Conference on Work at Sea held on November 13 involved the sharing of best practices, views and experiences on: ensuring the rights of seafarers and fishers; identifying gaps in the current regulatory framework, including in relation to responsible management; and exploring how governments, industry, IGOs and NGOs can collaborate to improve the relevant international maritime legalā¦
Suez Canal Posts Record $5.84 Billion Annual Revenue
Egypt's Suez Canal revenue rose to a record $5.84 billion in its 2020-21 financial year (July-June), up from $5.72 bln in the previous year, the Suez Canal Authority said on Sunday.The Authority also said the canal's revenues in the first six months of this year increased to about $3 billion compared with $2.76 billion in the same period last year, despite the grounding incident of container ship Everā¦
Ballast-water-free LNG Bunker & Feeder Vessel Granted AIP
A "ballast-water-freeā liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker and feeder vessel concept from GTT and Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group Co. (HZ) has received approval in principle (AIP) from the classification societies China Classification Society (CCS) and DNV.The AiPs recognize the compliance of the vessel design with the rules and codes relating to ocean-going vessels, their construction and equipment.According to GTTā¦
Hapag-Lloyd Welcomes "Berlin Express" - the First of its Hamburg Express Class Ships
German container shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd on Monday welcomed into its fleet the āBerlin Expressā, the first ship of its new Hamburg Express class. At an event attended by some 300 guests from business and politics, naming patron Elke Büdenbender performed the ceremonial christening of the ship at the Container Terminal Burchardkai (Athabaskakai) in the Port of Hamburg. Among the guests were Peter Tschentscherā¦
UECC's EU ETS Solution Brings Clarity to Emission Costs
Cargo owners seeking to determine their Scope 3 emission liabilities from the logistics chain must contend with multiple calculation methods from different shipping lines that will affect their costs exposure to the EU ETS for shipping. To resolve this conundrum for its clients, pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) owner and operator UECC has adopted a standardised methodology based on an existing and trusted industry framework.The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)ā¦
US Gives Final Nod to Rhode Island's $1.5 Billion Offshore Wind Farm
The U.S Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council on Thursday approved the construction of a $1.5 billion offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island.The project, Revolution Wind, is run by Danish company Orsted and U.S.-based Eversource, and would bring a total of 704 megawatts (MW) clean energy to Connecticut and Rhode Island.Another offshore project by the two wind energy developers, the South Fork wind farm off the coast of New Yorkā¦
Eastern Shipbuilding Bags Four Z-drive Tugs Order
Bay-Houston Towing Co. announced it has contracted with Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Florida to build four new z-drive tractor/ASD tugs. The new tugs willā¦
Georgia Ports Score Record Cargo Numbers
The Georgia Ports Authority moved a record 3.66 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Fiscal Year 2015, an increase of more than half a million TEUs. "The deepwater ports of Savannah and Brunswick are cornerstones of Georgia's success, and major factors in creating new jobs and prosperity across the state," said Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. Strong performances across business sectors also led to records in total tonnage and roll-on/roll-off cargo in the year ending June 30.
DNV Verifies Signal Ocean Platform's Vessel Emissions Estimates
The algorithm underpinning Signal Ocean's estimates of vessel CO2 emissions has been verified as meeting IMO guidelines by the independent classification society DNV.The calculation considers all aspects of any voyage as well as any route deviations already taken by any given available vessel. Other factors include the vesselās size, age, speed, loading conditions, shipyard, use of scrubbers and the type of fuel used are also considered and represented in the algorithm's output.
Chesapeake Ranger Tugs Under New Ownership
Grasonville, Md. ā Fluid Motion has announced a transition in the representation of its Ranger Tugs dealership in the Chesapeake region, which will provide manyā¦
OW Bunker Expands Supply Capacity With Terminal Agreements
OW Bunker announced that it has entered into agreements with the Rubis Tank Terminal in Rotterdam and the Vesta Tank Terminal in Antwerp, to allow for increasedā¦
FSL Trust Renegotiates Charter Terms for TORM Tankers
Singapore - FSL Trust Management Pte. Ltd., as trustee-manager of First Ship Lease Trust, currently leases two product tankers (the āVesselsā), namely, TORM Margrethe and TORM Marieā¦
Fire Protection ā Inventors of 'COMFIRE' Acquired by PaR Systems
US-based PaR Systems Inc. acquires UK company Marine Systems Technology Ltd. PaR Systems, Inc. announces the purchase of Marine Systems Technology Ltd., a leading expert in lightweight compositesā¦
China Trade Surplus Tops $1 Trillion on Non-US Growth
China's trade surplus topped $1 trillion for the first time as manufacturers seeking to avoid President Donald Trump's tariffs shipped more to non-U.S. markets in November, with exports to Europe, Australia and Southeast Asia surging.Shipments to the United States dropped by close to one-third from the same month a year before."The tariff cuts agreed under the U.S.-China trade truce didn't help to lift shipments to the U.S.
Market Trends Call for Gigantic Engines
Following from the market development towards the further optimization of large container shipsā propulsion efficiency, MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced two significant additions to its engine program. The G95ME-C9.2 and S90ME-C10.2 units rank among the largest and most powerful engines the company has ever released to the marine, two-stroke market. The company reports that the drawing delivery time for the S90ME-C10.2 and G95ME-C9.2 isā¦
