Chinese hybrid emergency rescue vessel showcases ABB technologies The first Chinese-built hybrid emergency rescue vessel features bridge-to-propeller ABB technologies, including Azipod electric propulsion, energy storage system and state-of-the-art automation and control solutions that further optimize operational efficiencies. Delivered to Shenzhen
MAN licensee books orders for engines meeting new Chinese emissions regulations MAN Energy Solutions reports that its Chinese licensee, CMP, has won a series of new, in the Chinese inland and coastal market for small-bore, four-stroke engines that meet new and impending emissions
Callan Marine wins $54 million USFWS dredging contract The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has awarded a $54 million construction contract to Galveston, Texas, based Callan Marine, Ltd. for the North Breton Island Restoration Project. The Deepwater Horizon Natural
Harvey Gulf to convert PSV to offshore fuel supply vessel Harvey Gulf International Marine reports that, in addition to its new 2 million gallon diesel bunkering facility in Port Fourchon, La., it will now offer a full-service fuel carrying vessel solely dedicated
USACE tenders for diesel-electric hybrid drift collection vessel The Philadelphia Engineer District intends to procure a new diesel-electric hybrid vessel for the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The new vessel will be used by the
Defense rethink could mean big changes for shipbuilders Both the House and Senate have now passed their versions of the National Defense Authorization Act. As this was written, the two measures were headed for reconciliation, but so far as Navy
Damen Cape Town lays keel for second South African Navy patrol vessel Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying ceremony August 28 for the second of three 62- by 11-meter Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) it is building for the South African Navy's
Tidewater makes board appointment Offshore service vessel operator Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) yesterday reported the appointment of Darron M. Anderson to its board of directors, effective immediately. Anderson has served as president and CEO and as
Panama: Wakashio came too close to Mauritius looking for WiFi signal The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has released some preliminary findings from the ongoing investigation of the grounding of the Panama-registered bulker Wakashio on a Mauritius reef. A delegation of experts from Panama
BPA says UK needs to increase freeports ambitions The head of the British Ports Association tells the UK parliament's international trade committee that the ports industry is fully...
Private equity hires prompt speculation over future of Fredriksen empire Funds have started circling with interest after John Fredriksen, one of the last of shipping's true tycoons, hired in fund...
Does UK's freeports plan offer a post-Brexit trade solution? The UK government's proposed plan to establish 'freeports' is either an elaborate exercise in window-dressing, a stated desire for the...
Tankers face headwinds as pandemic weighs on oil demand recovery The world's rising number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases is adding to fourth-quarter uncertainty, the S&P Global Platts Middle East...
Shipping's leaders say shadowy status is fuelling crew crisis An ICS webinar has heard that even close co-operation among industry organisations has failed to move governments. Seafarers are not...
Reefer owner works to release kidnapped crew An unknown number of pirates boarded the ship early on Tuesday. The remaining 16 crew were reported safe and unhurt...
Weekly briefing: Box lines' earnings lift, tanker downturn to continue Major container lines have across the board reported their best second-quarter earnings since 2010 as capacity discipline pays off. Meanwhile...
DNV GL foresees maritime energy demand peaking by 2034 Coronavirus has severely affected the energy market and DNV GL anticipates that the situation will not be reversed. Global energy...
Carriers reap rewards of lucrative transpacific rates Transpacific spot rates on the SCFI maintained their upward trajectory this week to record fresh historical highs. Analysts Alphaliner say...
IMO warns crewing crisis is putting safety of ships at risk Secretary-general Kitack Lim says that if the crisis is not resolved soon, ships' exhausted crews will not be able to...
Container demand will reflect weaker consumer spending BIMCO warns of a long, drawn-out recovery for container shipping as stagnating economic activity takes its toll on demand
IUMI's digital conference set to attract a virtual crowd After coronavirus prevented the International Union of Marine Insurance from holding its conference in Stockholm next week, it has transformed...
Tomini Majesty crew threaten hunger strike over crew change delays Tomini Shipping says that the strike did not go ahead as they have reconfirmed to the crew that they would...
Daily Briefing Free to read: Panama focuses on course deviation in Wakashio investigation | Greek owners call for EU relief for shipping...
Oil leak fears from burning VLCC off Sri Lanka The 20 crew members rescued by the Sri Lankan Navy have been transferred to to the port of Hambantota and...
Santos moves to restrict older vessels Ships over 30 years old will likely be unable to call at the port, while ships over 18 years old...
Egypt boosts trade hopes with new oil facilities Egypt produces 650,000 bpd of crude oil but aims to raise its own production, boost refining capacity, and become an...
Anger grows over treatment of Maersk Etienne Although Denmark has said it hopes the 27 refugees picked up in early August by Maersk Etienne will be allowed...
Port of LA gives The Signal to cargo stakeholders Information sharing is part of Executive Director Gene Seroka's quest for more efficient operations.
Coalition seeks one-year extension of FAST Act $305 billion, five-year FAST Act is set to expire Sept. 30.
Container rate records are shattered as US imports surge U.S. importers now paying three times more per mile than Europeans for transport of Chinese goods.
Amazon Air hires ATSG to fly six more freighters Amazon has outsourced aircraft operations again to long-standing vendor Air Transport Services Group. But Amazon is diversifying how it operates, adding an owned aircraft to...
Commentary: Playing the spot market On the whole, deregulation of transportation is beneficial to the economy.
JAXPORT records bunkering first for liquefied natural gas Foreign-flagged tanker receives 225 metric tonnes of LNG at the Talleyrand Marine Terminal in Jacksonville, Florida.
Korean Air jettisons passenger seats to up cargo capacity "Look, Mom, no seats!" That's Korean Air saying it's flying a passenger plane with the seats removed because it can make more money putting cargo...
US EIA cuts 2021 global oil demand growth by 500,000 b/d on China outlook EIA sees US oil output declining slightly after September.
South Korea's nuclear power shutdown to have little impact on Asian fuel oil market: sources Bunker markets in South Korea and Japan have seen barge availability tightening.
Gibraltar Hi-5 bunkers spread at fresh low amid tightness in HSFO VLSFO supply remains ample amid demand destruction caused by COVID-19.
Oil climbs as stock market rally boosts sentiment Weaker US currency segment also brings support.
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