Jones Act carrier Pasha Hawaii announced that construction has started for the first of two new LNG-fueled container ships for the U.S. West Coast – Hawaii trade. The first steel plates have been cut for the M/V George III, the first of two Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”) fueled containerships being built at Brownsville, TX-based Keppel…
In 2018, IMO celebrates 70 years since the Convention establishing the Organization was adopted. The World Maritime Day theme for the year is “IMO 70: Our Heritage – Better Shipping for a Better Future“. This provides the opportunity to take stock and look back, but also to look forward, addressing current and future challenges for maritime transport…
Maritime transport is essential for sustainable trade and development. It’s a central part of the “Blue Economy”, which has enormous potential to promote economic growth and improve peoples’ lives – while addressing many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. But many countries are unprepared to take advantage of this potential. This video explains how a…
COSCO Shipping Dragon Maritime Company officially inaugurated its branch office in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) capital Sarajevo on Tuesday. During the press conference and official introduction of the company Meliha Mujezinovic, head of COSCO Shipping Dragon Maritime Company for BiH, reiterated the company’s support to the locals. “Representative office in Sarajevo brings the direct presence…
![[VIDEO] How the stranded and injured naval officer Abhilash Tomy was rescued from the Indian Ocean](https://www.maritimemanual.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/abhilash-tomy.jpg "[VIDEO] How the stranded and injured naval officer Abhilash Tomy was rescued from the Indian Ocean 5")
Lost Indian naval commander Abhilash Tomy was rescued on Monday by the Navy after he was badly injured after being caught in a storm. His boat drifted in the sea for more than two days in the southern Indian Ocean. Tomy was taking part in a solo yachting competition when he got caught in a…
ESPO welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment (COM2018 278 final). For European ports though, reducing the administrative burden in maritime transport and facilitating trade is a top priority. ESPO wants more ambition on the harmonisation of data definitions and data sets, while maintaining the existing reporting systems….
The Transport committee of the European Parliament supported yesterday the removal of tax barriers for the uptake of shore-side electricity supply (OPS) in ports for ships at berth. The Ertug report on the deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the EU which was voted by the Transport committee, pointed out that taxation has a…
Kotug Smit Towage has taken four newly-built Damen tugs into service for its European harbour towage activities, in 2017 and 2018. One of this quartet, the Southampton is currently operating in the Port of Zeebrugge. The Southampton is an ASD Tug 2913 and has a bollard pull in excess of 80 tonnes. The tug is renowned for its manoeuvrability and environmentally…
A ground-breaking ceremony for the new Hamina LNG terminal that is to be engineered, procured and constructed by Wärtsilä was held on September 25. The ceremony was attended by Finland’s Minister of Finance Mr Petteri Orpo, as well as local officials and executives from Hamina LNG Oy and Wärtsilä. The 30,000 m3 capacity terminal will…
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) and (TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems” or “the Company”) announced today that it was awarded an approximately $173 million contract to provide Naval Remote Controlled Weapon Stations (RCWS) to the Navy and Coast Guard of an Asia-Pacific country. The contract will be performed over a five-year period. Under the contract, Elbit Systems will provide lightweight, fully stabilized dual-axis Naval RCWS to be installed onboard a…
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