Assembly work is being on China’s first domestically built large, ocean-going cruise ship. The ship, which is part of a joint venture between China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and Carnival Corporation, is viewed as the first step for the Chinese to enter the cruise ship construction business that is currently concentrated in Italy, Germany, France, […]
Proman Stena Bulk Ltd has finalized an agreement to build an additional vessel under its joint venture partnership. The methanol-powered Stena Prosperous will join the Stena ProPatria and the Stena ProMare in the Proman Stena fleet in H2 2022. Each vessel will use 12,500 tonnes per annum of methanol as a marine fuel, significantly reducing […]
As the first successful pilots transition into the first commercial projects, floating offshore wind is opening up new vistas to offshore wind generation. To help expand the segment, DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, has released the first integrated rule set for floating offshore wind structures (DNVGL-RU-OU-0512). The rules provide both new entrants and […]
The WACO System (WACO) has appointed Moscow-headquartered AAA-A2 Cargo as its new member for Russia. Founded in 1994, AAA-A2 Cargo offers a full suite of forwarding and Customs’ brokerage services and has a focus on time and temperature-sensitive shipments. “Joining WACO has been long-awaited, and we are happy to be accepted to represent the network […]
Etihad Engineering, the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has accepted an order for 1.3 million face masks to be manufactured at its newly established in-house face mask production facility. Over the next three months, the medical face masks will be distributed to staff across the entire Etihad Aviation Group from […]
Bolloré has created a dedicated task force to prepare for the worldwide transportation COVID-19 vaccines. The task force is composed of experts from the Bolloré network with a view to designing logistics solutions to ensure the seamless distribution of the vaccines. Transport may prove a major challenge in the transportation of the vaccine as it’s […]
In a recent interview, The Maritime Executive spoke with Giorgos Kyriazis of water treatment company P Ship Systems about how ships can do away with plastic bottled water and switch to a sustainable alternative. TME: Tell us about P Ship Systems. What does it do? We provide shipping companies with clean, safe and environmentally friendly drinking water solutions using […]
In the maritime industry, where operational safety is a foundational element of every voyage, seafarers’ development and training are paramount to maintaining the necessary standards. With the industry’s continuous growth further supported by rapid technological innovation and the current challenges faced due to the global pandemic, the need for a new breed of enhanced and […]
The government of Norway has proposed to ban the use or carriage of heavy fuel oil in waters off Svalbard, extending a prohibition that currently applies to a limited number of protected areas in the archipelago. “Svalbard has a very vulnerable environment and large, distinctive wilderness areas. Therefore, the government has set high environmental goals […]
CMA CGM Group completed its first LNG bunkering operation in Rotterdam as the shipping giant prepared to introduce its fleet of LNG-powered container ships. By 2022, the CMA CGM Group will have 26 LNG-powered vessels with total capacity of 380,000 TEUs. The line’s first LNG bunkering was for the CMA CGM Tenere, the first of […]
Shipping association BIMCO is adapting one of its standard contracts for use with future autonomous vessels. Though no autonomous cargo ships are currently in operation, BIMCO seeks to prepare now by examining what a standard contract might look like. According to BIMCO’s head of contracts and clauses, Grant Hunter, the first autonomous vessel contracts will […]
With the increasing focus on carbon capture and storage as a vital part of the effort to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions, the hunt is on for new technologies to provide maritime transportation solutions for CO2 transport. Using existing technology primarily for the LPG segment, Høglund Marine Solutions, in collaboration with HB Hunte Engineering, says […]
