Antonov Airlines has safely completed an urgent order to carry a 54-tonne rotor, used in power generation, from Ghana to India for repairs and back to Ghana after repairs. Fellow members of The Heavy Lift Group (THLG), Rhenus Project Logistics USA, chartered the flight to carry the 10.50 m long, 3.89 m wide, 4.13 m […]
Plans were unveiled for Spain’s first industrial-scale floating offshore wind farm. The Spanish multinational electric utility company Iberdrola said it would invest as much as $1.2 billion to develop the facility which would be an extension of the company’s efforts to develop significant renewable energy resources off the coast of Spain. According to the company, […]
An agreement has been reached to begin exploring the development of shore power facilities for PortMiami. Miami-Dade County, which operates the port, said that Florida Power & Light and the six leading cruise lines operating from the port plan to begin exploring add cold ironing capabilities to the cruise operations at the port. Depending on […]
After a rocky 2020, the global trade landscape is hardly shaping up to be a smooth one in 2021. In 2020, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the U.S. published its maritime compliance advisory in May and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in the UK followed suit in June with its own maritime advisory. […]
Cruise operations in Europe are moving forward with plans for the resumption of service while in North America the industry continues to await the opportunity to resume its cruises. After pausing operations due to the resurgence of the coronavirus and renewed government restrictions, Germany’s AIDA cruises and Italy’s Costa Cruises, both parts of Carnival Corporation, […]
TECO 2030, a Norwegian manufacturer of scrubber and ballast water treatment systems, is shifting its focus to the manufacturing of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells for marine applications. It aims to be the first company in Norway to build hydrogen fuel cells at scale. “Our ambition is to build an advanced innovation center combined […]
The cutters Munro and Bertholf intercepted three smuggling boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in the last week of January, seizing more than 9,000 pounds of cocaine with an estimated value of more than $150 million. On January 26, Munro’s crew boarded a fishing vessel registered to a nation which has a law enforcement partnership agreement […]
Wallenius Wilhelmsen revealed plans for the first full-scale wind powered RoRo ship which it hopes to have in service within the next five years. Building on concept designs announced last fall, the company has added in its commercial expertise to produce a design that it believes could be ordered in 2022. Known as the Orcelle […]
The first Approval is related to the « NH3 Ready » classification of Mark III membrane tanks. This AiP recognizes that the Mark III system, without any major design changes, is suitable for the subsequent containment of ammonia in LNG as fuel applications. Over the course of the AIP study, a compatibility assessment with ammonia has been carried out […]
Thruster manufacturer SCHOTTEL has reached a mutual agreement with Norfolk-based Lyon Shipyard to position both companies for the launch of the U.S. offshore wind industry. Wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs) and service operation vessels (SOVs) are all built with azimuth drives, and these units will need periodic service and maintenance – a Lyon specialty. The […]
Citing advancements in technology and increasing customer demand, Maersk announced that it plans to launch by 2023 what it is calling “the world’s first carbon-neutral liner vessel.” The ship, which will use methanol as its primary fuel, is part of an overall effort to accelerate the line’s decarbonization efforts. “Our ambition to have a carbon-neutral […]
Cargolux Airlines has successfully passed its GDP (Good Distribution Practice) surveillance audit. The certification attests that the company’s quality management system fulfils the latest requirements of the EU Directive ‘Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use’ and of WHO Guidelines. The certification reflects the airline’s strong commitment to high standards when handling […]
