The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has launched a newly-established Technical Committee and welcomed five new members. The Committee’s aim is to assist, analyse, study, and manage critical points affecting product quality along the cool chain, as well as developing standards, and initiating projects. It will include CCA members who are not Board members and have […]
[By: Wärtsilä] The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its advanced Cargo Handling System for four new 91,000 cbm capacity Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) vessels being built for the Norway-based fleet owner Avance Gas. The ships are under construction at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in South Korea. The orders with Wärtsilä were placed by […]
[By: Viridis Bulk Carriers] Ammonia-powered shipping startup Viridis Bulk Carriers have signed MoU’s with cargo owners Elkem, Vestkorn, BioMar, Franzefoss Minerals and Saltimport. Together, the partners will develop an efficient zero emission freight network based on Viridis’ ships and cargo volumes from each Client Partner. Ammonia-powered ships provide trading flexibility In addition to further developing the […]
Residents of Baku, Azerbaijan were treated to an astonishing sight on Sunday night when a mud volcano sent a geyser of fire skyward about 45 nm to the south. Unlike the cauldron of fire that erupted next to a gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, Sunday’s explosion in the Caspian Sea appears […]
[By: Silverstream Technologies] Clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has today announced that it has recently completed the installation of its market-leading air lubrication technology, the Silverstream® System, on the Vale-chartered newbuild ore carrier Sea Victoria. The installation is the first time that any air lubrication technology has been deployed on a very large ore carrier (VLOC). […]
[By: APM Terminals] The Far East-Mediterranean connection recovers its calls in Spain with ‘Al Murabba’ to ensure better frequency, transit times and coverage. The Alliance, the shipping alliance comprising Hapag Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), Yang Ming and HMM, has once again entrusted APM Terminals Barcelona with the calls of the MD2 service, which connects […]
An Iran-affiliated outlet has reported an attack on the boxship CSAV Tyndall, a vessel previously owned by Israeli shipowner Eyal Ofer. According to Israeli media, the vessel was struck by an unknown weapon while under way in the Indian Ocean on Saturday. The ship may have been hit by a missile, according to Israeli outlet […]
As the next step in its efforts to enhance the sustainability of its shipping operations through the use of LNG technology, French shipping giant CMA CGM Group is joining in a project to develop France’s first BioLNG facility. The Coalition for the Energy of the Future announces the launch of the feasibility study for the […]
A new Norwegian-German partnership is proposing a solution for zero-emission shipping based on liquid organic hydrogen carrier which they believe can revolutionize the use of hydrogen as a marine fuel. According to the partnership, the new process addresses the concerns of safety as it is neither inflammable nor explosive while providing a means of storing […]
A ship chartered by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières – MSF) has been detained by Italian authorities after a coast guard inspection identified numerous safety issues aboard the Norwegian-flagged vessel. While saying that it is ready to make the necessary steps to get the vessel back to sea, the […]
The seven year, $10 million dream of restoring one of the last surviving D-Day warships has been crowned with a national award. Landing Craft Tank 7074 – which now enjoys pride of place on Southsea waterfront at the D-Day Story museum – has been named as the restoration/conservation project of the year at the UK’s national […]
Ashok Rajan, senior vice president and head of cargo and logistics at IBS Software Air cargo has undeniably stepped into the spotlight since the start of the pandemic. Traditionally sidelined by airlines, the sector has been responsible for providing the world with medical, safety, fresh produce and other vital supplies throughout the Covid-19 crisis while […]
