Iceland’s national electrical utility, Landsvirkjun, has partnered with the Port of Rotterdam to study the manufacture and export of green hydrogen from the energy-rich island nation to customers in Northern Europe. The early results suggest that the project could be technically feasible, financially viable and environmentally beneficial, the partners say. The two companies mapped the […]
In the efforts to expand the use of methanol in the maritime sector, a European Commission-funded project seeks to explore the potential of recycling residual gases from steel plants to fuel ships. A first-of-its-kind demonstration was achieved when the RoPax ferry Stena Germanica traveled from Sweden to Germany powered by recycled methanol. Dubbed “Blue Methanol,” […]
After a nearly two-week pause for maintenance, the salvage team working on the removal of the remaining sections of the Golden Ray wreck resumed their cutting operations. There are three cuts to be completed to remove the last four center sections of the vessel, but the team has been encountering a series of challenges that […]
After the destroyer HMS Defender transited just off the coast of Sevastopol yesterday, a top Russian diplomat issued an unusually severe warning to the Royal Navy about conducting voyages through Russian-claimed waters. On Wednesday morning, HMS Defender passed about 10 nm off the coast of Sevastopol, Crimea, the home of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea […]
The Indian Coast Guard reports saving nine crew members from a sinking tugboat in the Bay of Bengal on June 23. One crew member received a leg injury, but they were all safely transferred to shore. Efforts to save their vessel were unsuccessful. The tugboat, Ganga 1 departed Port Blair, the capital city of the […]
[By Suzanne O’Connell] Who doesn’t love a good story, especially one about amazing discoveries in Earth’s farthest reaches? Oceanographer, Navy veteran and explorer Robert D. Ballard has written a memoir, “Into the Deep,” that recounts many of his dramatic discoveries, including locating the wreck of the luxury ocean liner Titanic in 1985. Ballard, now 79, is known […]
Details were announced for the supply of green hydrogen in Norway for what will potentially be the world’s first hydrogen-powered cargo ship. The partnership developing the vessel selected Norway’s state power company, Statkraft, working with power transmission company Skagerak Energi as suppliers for the green hydrogen. This is seen as the first step in the […]
Kongsberg Digital has signed a partnership agreement with Zegeba, a software company offering a digitalized service for manual documentation processes in the maritime industry. By adding Zegeba to the Kognifai Marketplace, Kongsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight subscribers can easily access the service and streamline documentation data flow at sea and on land. The Zegeba platform provides […]
In January, Bolloré Logistics Chile inaugurated its new logistics distribution centre at the “Bodenor Flex Centre”, located in the Enea industrial park (Pudahuel community), 5 kilometers from Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago de Chile. This new 8,000 sq m infrastructure has high safety standards, state-of-the-art technology and a service of excellence and seeks […]
Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels and Brussels Airport have signed a long-term partnership agreement for the construction of a new generation building at Brucargo North, enabling the aircraft engine manufacturer to develop its new maintenance activities. A subsidiary of Safran Aircraft Engines, a leading commercial and military aircraft engine manufacturer, Safran Aircraft Engine Services Brussels […]
The LATAM Group has reached a milestone with 50 million vaccines against COVID distributed free of charge in South America within the framework of its Solidarity Plane programme. LATAM has distributed more than 50 million doses in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, which is equivalent to 40% of the doses administered in the region and 2% […]
C.H. Robinson, which manages renewable-energy transportation and logistics from manufacturing to installation to recycling, has seen its renewables business soar 654% globally in just the past three years. This work will create 14,000 megawatts of energy – enough solar energy to charge 1.73 million electric cars and enough wind energy to power a city the size of […]
