Under the Ballast Water Management Convention sponsored by the IMO, over the next three and half years, all ships will be required to meet the more stringent standard with full compliance in September 2024. In 2020, despite the pandemic, COTECMAR delivered engineering for a BWTS´s installation, an Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.1 with a capacity of […]
The research arm of Swiss investment bank UBS predicts that the return of cruising in North America will happen a bit later than expected, but that the industry’s recovery will be strong once it begins. “We believe that a U.S. restart is now more likely in late Q3 from Q2 previously,” wrote UBS analysts Robin […]
The U.S. Navy cruiser USS Vella Gulf has had to put into Norfolk for repairs twice in the span of three weeks due to a leaking fuel tank, according to U.S 2nd Fleet. The Vella Gulf headed out to sea on February 19 on deployment with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, but […]
New companies are emerging to seek out opportunities in the developing offshore wind sector. One of the promising technologies that they are seeking to deploy is floating applications which expands the deployment opportunities within the sector. Energy services company TechnipFMC has entered into an agreement with Magnora, a renewable energy company based in Norway, to […]
Africa is becoming one of the new concentration markets for the liner industry. Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd announced that it will be continuing the consolidation of the container shipping segment with the acquisition of one of the leading carriers to the region. This comes as other lines have announced plans to consolidate and expand their service to […]
To expand its position in the emerging alternative fuel sector, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Doosan Fuel Cell Company, which is developing stationary fuel cells for the Korean power industry. The two companies will work together on the research and development of a solid oxide fuel […]
The U.S. Coast Guard is overseeing a diesel spill cleanup after a 100-foot yacht caught fire near the Marquesas Keys, a designated wildlife refuge about 20 miles to the west of Key West, Florida. On Tuesday, the vessel’s captain radioed Coast Guard Sector Key West on Channel 16 to report a fire on board. All […]
The Philippines government announced that it is getting involved to help secure the release of the kidnapped seafarers that were taken a week ago from De Poli’s chemical tanker MT Davide B approximately 220 nautical miles south of Lagos, Nigeria. The government’s efforts came as the shipowner announced that they had made contact with the […]
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the world has been eagerly awaiting vaccines to defeat the virus. Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) understands how important it is to keep vital supply chains running smoothly. To deliver the best possible service for these essential shipments, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has set up a […]
For the first time in decades, Royal Navy sailors are learning the art of seafaring on a traditional tall ship. Over four months, junior sailors are crewing TS Tenacious – giving them a unique insight into the days of sail and the chance to pick up key leadership skills. The square rigger is running in and […]
[Brief] Russian defense officials have denied reports of an explosion during a munitions transfer at the port of Fokino, a closed city southeast of Vladivostok that serves as a key base for the Russian Pacific Fleet. “The information published in some media outlets that torpedoes allegedly exploded when they were unloaded from a large anti-submarine […]
The Port of Los Angeles continued its unprecedented surge in volumes during February, reporting its seventh consecutive month of year-on-year increases and the best month of February in the 114-year history of the port. Driven by the spending by the American consumer, the port is seeing increases over its pre-pandemic volumes but cautions that the […]
