Corvus Energy Wins World’s Largest Battery Package Order for Hybrid Vessels

Corvus Energy Wins World’s Largest Battery Package Order for Hybrid Vessels

As informed, the technology will be installed onboard Havila Kystruten’s environmentally-friendly coastal vessels. “This is a big step for the cruising industry and we are extremely proud to receive this order… The Energy Storage System (ESS) is the world’s largest package ever delivered to a ship and will enable the vessels to enter fjords and…

ZPMC Invests in COSCO to Enhance Business with Terminal Companies

ZPMC Invests in COSCO to Enhance Business with Terminal Companies

ZPMC recently signed the share subscription agreement with COSCO Shipping Holdings for private A share of 111,111,111 at the price of CNY 3.78 for each share. As explained, the investment is expected to further deepen collaboration between ZPMC and COSCO in the port machinery, maritime engineering as well as services and logistics. Specifically, ZPMC intends…

ING And EIB Provide €110m For Spliethoff’s Green Shipping Investments

ING And EIB Provide €110m For Spliethoff’s Green Shipping Investments

ING and the European Investment Bank (EIB) signed a EUR 110m loan agreement to finance Dutch ship management company Spliethoff’s Bevrachtingskantoor B.V. for the retrofitting of 42 vessels of its fleet with exhaust gas cleaning systems and ballast water management systems. This will enable Spliethoff to be compliant with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and…

ABS Expands Guide For International Naval Ships

ABS Expands Guide For International Naval Ships

ABS updated its Guide for Building and Classing International Naval Ships (INS Guide), expanding its industry-leading guidance to strengthen safety and protection against a range of threats. “ABS is a world leader in naval classification and our 2019 INS Guide takes this to the next level,” said ABS Senior Vice President for Global Government, James…

Port Of Rotterdam Highlights Impact Of Five Mega Trends On Container Industry

Port Of Rotterdam Highlights Impact Of Five Mega Trends On Container Industry

Port Of Rotterdam Highlights Impact Of Five Mega Trends On Container Industry The impact of five megatrends on the container industry Demographic changes, shifts in economic power, technological innovations. These are megatrends, each of which is changing the world around us. Trends that will certainly also impact container ports and the container industry. This white…

Ship Owners Must Look Beyond 2020 Compliance Solutions To Mitigate Risk Of Costly Failures And Downtime – Auramarine

Ship Owners Must Look Beyond 2020 Compliance Solutions To Mitigate Risk Of Costly Failures And Downtime – Auramarine

Auramarine, the leading provider of fuel supply systems for the marine and power industries, has today urged the marine sector to look beyond just the initial choice of compliance solution ahead of the impending 0.5% global sulphur cap, and to fully understand the operational impact of using and switching to new low sulphur fuels and…

GE Provides SeaStream Dynamic Positioning System To PKNU’s Training Vessel

GE Provides SeaStream Dynamic Positioning System To PKNU’s Training Vessel

Pukyong National University (PKNU) has chosen GE’s Power Conversion business to provide the SeaStream Dynamic Positioning (DP) system for their training vessel for fisheries industry training. GE’s SeaStream DP will enable the ship to perform operations – for example controlling horizontal movement or holding position against harsh wind and in choppy waters – with stability,…

ICS: Oil Tanker Ban on BC’s North Coast Is a Hindrance to International Maritime Trade

ICS: Oil Tanker Ban on BC’s North Coast Is a Hindrance to International Maritime Trade

The Canadian Senate is giving consideration to legislation — Bill C-48 — that would prohibit large tankers carrying crude and heavy oils from stopping, loading or unloading at ports in northern B.C. The area covered by the proposed ban would extend from the Canada-Alaska border to the northern tip of Vancouver Island. “Such a dramatic…