APM Terminals Port Elizabeth Celebrates 230th Anniversary Of US Custom Vessel

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth Celebrates 230th Anniversary Of US Custom Vessel

APM Terminals Port Elizabeth Celebrates 230th Anniversary Of US Customs’ Vessel On August 5, 1789 APM Terminals Port Elizabeth terminal ceremony and US-flagged vessel Maersk Kinloss recognize the nation’s first vessel clearance performed by United States Customs officials. US-flagged Maersk Line, Limited vessel, Maersk Kinloss with the capacity of 6,200 TEU, was the focal point…

Damen Signs Contract To Deliver 100th Milestone Pontoon Order

Damen Signs Contract To Deliver 100th Milestone Pontoon Order

Damen Signs Contract To Deliver 100th Milestone Pontoon Order Recently Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract for the delivery of a pontoon to France-based company, Marc SA. The contract is significant for Damen, as being the 100th order for a pontoon since the company opened its dedicated Pontoons & Barges product department in 2010….

Sailing Drone Completes World’s First 196 Day Voyage To Antarctica

Sailing Drone Completes World’s First 196 Day Voyage To Antarctica

Sailing Drone Completes World’s First 196 Day Voyage To Antarctica An unmanned sail drone was sent on a 13,670-nautical-mile journey around Antarctica alone in winter, at the mercy of the most hostile seas on the planet. “The assumption was the Southern Ocean would eat the sail drone… and that would be that,” said NOAA oceanographer…

MOL And COSCO Shipping Signs MoU For Future LNGC & Ethane Carrier Projects

MOL And COSCO Shipping Signs MoU For Future LNGC & Ethane Carrier Projects

MOL And COSCO Shipping Signs MoU For Future LNGC & Ethane Carrier Projects On 6 August 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) has been signed between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. (CSET), which is a subsidiary of China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited. For future LNG carrier projects and…

Ports Of Auckland Signs Contract With Damen For World’s First Fully Electric Ship Handling Tug

Ports Of Auckland Signs Contract With Damen For World’s First Fully Electric Ship Handling Tug

Ports Of Auckland Signs Contract With Damen For World’s First Fully Electric Ship Handling Tug New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland and the Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract on July 29 for the delivery of an innovative new vessel. In the world, the RSD-E Tug 2513 will be the first fully-electric ship-handling tug with 70…

ICS Urges EU Member States To Work With Iranian Authorities To Secure Safe Passage

ICS Urges EU Member States To Work With Iranian Authorities To Secure Safe Passage

ICS Urges EU Member States To Work With Iranian Authorities To Secure Safe Passage On July 19, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) jointly urge immediate action by the international community to stop the escalation of tensions and fully respect international law following…

Port Of Long Beach Welcomes Cleanest Ship MSC Jewel To Visit U.S.

Port Of Long Beach Welcomes Cleanest Ship MSC Jewel To Visit U.S.

Port Of Long Beach Welcomes Cleanest Ship MSC Jewel To Visit U.S. Last month Port of Long Beach stopped and welcomed Mediterranean Shipping Company’s MSC Jewel, the cleanest container ship to visit the United States. On July 12, MSC Jewel arrived at Total Terminals International’s Pier T facility. The ship having a length of 1,200…

Panama Canal Implements IMO’s Guidelines On Speed Limits To Protect Aquatic Lives

Panama Canal Implements IMO’s Guidelines On Speed Limits To Protect Aquatic Lives

Panama Canal Implements IMO’s Guidelines On Speed Limits To Protect Aquatic Lives The Panama Canal will promote the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) annual recommendations on speed and maritime transit between 1st August until November 30, 2019, which will aim at protecting cetaceans, which include whales, dolphins, and other large aquatic mammals, during…

MOL Joins CCR Group & Launches Working Group For Zero Emission Alternative Fuel

MOL Joins CCR Group & Launches Working Group For Zero Emission Alternative Fuel

MOL Joins CCR Group & Launches Working Group For Zero Emission Alternative Fuel It has been announced by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) that it has joined the Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group and launched the “Cross-industrial Working Group Related to Zero-Emission Alternative Ship Fuels.” The aim of the working group is to…

Port Of Hamburg Increases 12% Growth In Cargo Transport On Inland Waterways

Port Of Hamburg Increases 12% Growth In Cargo Transport On Inland Waterways

Port Of Hamburg Increases 12% Growth In Cargo Transport On Inland Waterways Germany’s biggest universal port, Hamburg with 9.9 million tons throughput in 2018 is its second-biggest inland port. Recently published inland vessel data from the northern statistics office reports that for the first quarter of 2019, 34,640 TEU – 20ft standard containers – for…