Maritime Industry Top News
Pirate Attack Averted off East Coast of Somalia
Due to the application of BMP protection measures by the Master, his crew and the private security team, the piracy attack was thwarted and the crew and vessel remainedā¦
Another Ballast Treatment System Receives USCG Nod
Marine Safety Center issues Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.The Marine Safety Center issued the 11th U.S.
Leonardo CEO: Fincantieri JV to Favor Talks with France
A joint venture signed between defense company Leonardo and shipbuilder Fincantieri will favor Italy's talks with France over a military shipbuilding deal, Leonardo CEO told Corriere della Sera on Mon
Iberdrola Inaugurates Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm
Iberdrola inaugurates the wind farm of Wikinger, located in Germany in the waters of the Baltic Sea, with an investment of 1,400 million euros.In its developmentā¦
Smulders Updates Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm
Smulders, acting for and on behalf of the JV Iemants-Eiffage, has reached the next step in the realization of the substation for the Deutsche Bucht offshore windā¦
Shell Netherlands CEO Christens Wagenborg's W2W Vessel
The second Walk to Work vessel in the fleet of Wagenborg Offshore was unveiled on the Nieuwediepkade in the port of Den Helder. The Walk to Work Emergency Responseā¦
Nor-Shipping Appoints First Sustainability and Technology Chief
Nor-Shipping is continuing its mission to build āyour arena for ocean solutionsā with the recruitment of its first Head of Sustainability and Technology, Silje Bareksten.Aā¦
Nakilat Profit Jumps by 8.5%
Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has reported about 8.5% year-on-year increase in net profit to QR659mn (USD 181 million) during January-September this year."Nakilatāsā¦
Industry Groups Welcome Arctic Heavy Fuel Oil Ban
The Clean Arctic Alliance and indigenous groups welcomed the support given by member states to commence work on developing a ban on the use and carriage of heavyā¦
Seabury Maritime Expands Executive Team
The global maritime and transportation investment bank and industry advisory Seabury Maritime PFRA (SMPFRA), a division of Seabury Capital Group, announced the appointmentā¦
Kiel Port Ends Most Successful Cruise Shipping Season
On Sunday October 28th with the visit of the āAIDAbellaā Port of Kiel closed its latest cruise shipping season.This year the port has been visited 166 times by 33ā¦
Konecranes Wins New Order for RTG System from Indonesia
The smart terminal solutions provider Konecranes has received another order for the delivery of an Automated RTG (ARTG) System to PT Prima Terminal Petikemas, aā¦
US Maritime NOT Prepared for Cyber Attacks: Survey
Almost 80% of large U.S. maritime industry companies surveyed reported that cyberattackers targeted their companies within the past year, according to a new maritimeā¦
Abu Dhabi Ports Acquires Damen Tug Boats for Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi Marine Services āSafeenā, the marine services subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, announces the purchase of two new state-of-the-art tugboats from Damen Shipyardsā¦
Costa Rica Grants Green Light to Moín Terminal
APM Terminalsā Moín Container Terminal (MCT) in Costa Rica has been granted permission by the National Council of Concessions (CNC) to start commercial operations at its first deep-sea berth.
Mombasa Port Receives Largest Container Vessel
Port of Mombasa of Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) pilots has received Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) container vessel MSC Maxine master one of largest containerā¦
Major Shipping Lines Join to Expands Mediterranean-U.S. East Coast
Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express, and Yang Ming announced the strategic cooperation with CMA-CGM, COSCO, OOCL to enhance their Mediterranean-U.S. East Coast serviceā¦
Maritime's Push Toward "Net Zero Carbon"
IMOās 2050 deadline to reduce GHG emissions 50% from 2008 levels has set off a gold rush to develop Zero Emissions SolutionsClimate change is the biggest issue facing [all aspects of] the maritime industry, said Kitak Lim, IMO secretary general, in an interview earlier this year with Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. He predicted that shipping could experience as much change in the next 10 to 20 years as it has in the last 100 yearsā¦
Interferry Welcomes EEDI Status Quo for RoRo Vessels
Trade association Interferry has welcomed this weekās decision by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to uphold previously agreed sector-specific Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) targets for ro-ro passenger and ro-ro freight vessels.The committeeās latest session ā MEPC 73 ā tightened EEDI requirements for certain ship types, but confirmedā¦
GTT to Design Tanks for NYK's New LNG Carrier
GTT said it has received an order notification from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the tanks design of a liquefied natural gas (LNG)ā¦
