Turkish defense shipbuilder ARES Shipyard has conducted its first live-fire missile launch test for its new ULAQ unmanned vessel prototype, and it has already put the vessel to use for a hazardous mission. The 11-meter, fully autonomous interceptor is equipped with six guided missiles, and the ARES team – with partner Meteksan Defense – has tested […]
[Brief] One worker was killed and three others were injured when a boiler exploded at the SN Corporation yard in Chattogram, Bangladesh on Saturday, according to local accounts. At about 1400 hours Saturday afternoon, the workers were dismantling a ship using cutting torches when a boiler exploded. Four victims were taken to a nearby hospital; […]
The IMO’s new carbon intensity reduction rules could have unintended consequences, one of the industry’s leading independent analysts has warned. According to consultancy Rystad Energy, the operational carbon intensity reduction requirements (CII) adopted at the Marine Environment Protection Committee’s last meeting will likely require less-efficient, older LNG carriers to slow down below 15 knots. By running slow, […]
The first of Damen Shipyard’s new Utility Vessel (UV) 3911 class has sailed across the Atlantic to Jamaica. Following a period of training and commissioning, the vessel will commence operations for its owner, the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJAM). The Damen Utility Vessel range offers versatile, state-of-the-art solutions capable of undertaking a wide range of […]
Efforts to develop autonomous and remote control of ships are expanding, with a greater focus on highly congested ports and seaways as a proving ground for the technology. Recently, technology company ABB working with the Singapore shipyard of Keppel Offshore & Marine tested a remote control tugboat in Singapore. According to the companies, as one […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport showed off their latest round of seizures of counterfeit products arriving in the seaports from China. They reported seizing over 57,000 counterfeit products ranging from fake Cialis pills to footwear and apparel with an estimated value of over $12.7 million. To deter […]
The Kjell Inge Røkke-backed research yacht Rev Ocean has hit a long delay, according to its backers. Røkke’s purpose foundation, also named Rev Ocean, has confirmed that the giant ship will not deliver in 2021 as expected. It may not be operational until the middle of the decade, project manager Nina Jensen told Dagens Næringsliv, and […]
As part of a plan to privatize some of South Korea’s large industrial companies to enhance their competitiveness, officials of the Korea Development Bank confirmed they are in discussions exploring a sale of their stake in shipping giant HMM. Speculation over a deal began in January 2021 and its timing could be tied to the […]
Korean officials confirmed that an investigation has been launched after South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. reported that it found evidence that hackers had attempted to breach the company’s computer systems. News that the shipbuilder’s computers might have been again attacked came as there has been fresh speculation in South Korea of […]
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has expanded the scope of its Innovation Endorsement, the third-party certification service tailored to innovative technologies and initiatives. Through third-party certification, ClassNK supports innovations related to environment, safety, and labor as well as the existing service for digital. Following the update of Innovation Endorsement policy, the society has revised its “Guidelines […]
Network Airline Services has renewed their ground handling agreement with Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) in Frankfurt, Germany. This new agreement is effective from May 1 2021, but the ongoing collaboration between Network Airline Services and FCS started back in 2018. FCS handles various airlines for Network Airline Services in Frankfurt including Allied Air Cargo, Astral Aviation […]
Bernd Struck, senior vice president, UAE cargo and airline services, dnata spoke to ACW about how dnata is embracing all things digital and how this is affecting business. ACW: Just last week dnata announced the launching of the next-generation e-Commerce platform for the cargo community in the UAE. Can you tell me a bit about this? […]
