WE Tech Solutions Oy (WE Tech) has been awarded the contract for delivery of an avant-garde Hybrid Electric Propulsion solution to Rauma Marine Construction Oy (RMC). The solution includes Propulsion drives, Energy Storage System (battery banks and DCDC converters), Main Propulsion Switchboards, Shore connection switchgears, Energy Management System and the Propulsion Control System. WE Tech…
NYK has been recognized as one of the top shipping lines in the Green Flag vessel speed reduction program that was conducted by the Port of Long Beach to improve air quality. NYK has been recognized for this program for 10th consecutive time since 2009. The main aim of The Green Flag program is to…
Heerema’s Aegir has successfully installed the 2,500-tonne cutterladder into the world’s most powerful Cutter Suction Dredger ‘Spartacus’. Spartacus is going to be the world’s first LNG-powered cutter Suction Dredger built by Royal IHC for DEME. Its length is about 164-meters. What is Dredging? When the cutter ladder was transported by barge the ‘Spartacus’ was dragged…
A contract have been signed between the shipping company Norled in Stavanger and the Ølen-based shipyard Westcon for the construction of two new ferries. Among these two ferries, one will be the world’s first car ferry that sails on hydrogen and the other will be a battery-powered ferry equivalent to MF Ampere. “We believe that…
The newly inaugurated center will support ABB’s ship power, propulsion and automation technologies and expand service capabilities for ice-going vessels. The new Marine Service Center is built on a decade of local ABB services in support of ice-going vessels. It relies on a strong core of engineering expertise in Murmansk. In 2009, 15 vessels featuring…
The relationship between Portsmouth International Port’s relationship and the major European ferry operator, Brittany Ferries, has been strengthened. They have announced a joint long-term agreement for additional five years. This means Brittany Ferries is committed to Portsmouth until the end of 2031. During this time further three ships will join the current fleet serving routes…
SLPA Holds 100% Ownership Of East Container Terminal (ECT) The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) observes recent reports in the press about the predicted Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC). This MoC is between the three governments of Sri Lanka, Japan and India on the East Container Terminal of the Port of Colombo and makes the following…
The International Maritime Bureau’s fresh annual report shows that piracy numbers increased in 2018 after the attacks in West Africa. In terms of military and law enforcement, an international operation is not complicated, so the thing needed is willingness to act against these piracy. According to the bureau’s report, there were 201 incidents in total* reported…
One of the most widely used tanker charter parties in the world, ASBATANKVOY, will form the basis when BIMCO and the Association of Ship Brokers & Agents (U.S.A.) Inc. (ASBA) begin to jointly develop a charter party specifically for use in the gas tanker trade. On 14 May BIMCO’s Documentary Committee countersigned that work should be…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on May 20, its group company MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. (MOL Techno) held a ceremony whose aim was to promote “Quality Shipping”(Note 1) on a global scale. This ceremony was held to to mark its participation in the “Green Award Program” (Note 2). The program is governed by the…
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