Singapore-based China Navigation, the shipping arm of the Swire group, confirmed Tuesday that it will be entering the small sail freighter sector with an initial order for one vessel. In a statement, China Navigation said that it would be buying a motor-sailing freighter – a traditional design which would have been familiar in the early […]
On June 1, a British fisherman was sentenced to more than a year in jail for his role in a collision with a smaller fishing vessel. Craig Petre, 32, was sentenced at Hove Crown Court to 66 weeks in prison for violations resulting in a collision with a smaller vessel off the coast of Shoreham. […]
A joint commitment to creating zero carbon shipping has led to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency joining forces with a specialist research and development centre. The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has signed a partnership agreement with the MCA as a formal recognition of their joint working. It means the Maritime & […]
The shipbuilding industry is experiencing a resurgence in orders in the first months of 2021 driven by market demand especially in container shipping. A new analysis from the industry trade group BIMCO reports that orders for new containerships doubled so far in 2021 nearly reaching the total tonnage ordered for all of 2021. The orders […]
The long-debated question of how America’s first offshore wind farms will get built came closer to a resolution on Tuesday. In a statement, Ørsted announced that it will charter Dominion Energy’s wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Charybdis, the first Jones Act vessel of its kind. Charybdis, currently under construction at Keppel AmFELS in Brownsville, was […]
Disney Cruise Line became the second cruise company to receive approval from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to operate a simulated cruise from a US port as a step toward resuming revenue service. The trip planned for the end of June is also the first cruise scheduled to sail from Port Canaveral, Florida. […]
In a feat of offshore heavy lifting, Heerema’s giant crane platform Balder finished the removal of the Morpeth field tension leg platform (TLP) in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The removal is historic: In September of 1998, the Sir Douglas Morpeth tension leg platform was the first of its kind in the world to receive […]
A salvage crew was able to board the smoldering wreck of the containership X-Press Pearl nearly two weeks after the fire began and nine days after the vessel was abandoned. While the survey of the vessel is ongoing, the government of Sri Lanka fearing further environmental damage late today ordered that the ship should be […]
Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification, has been selected to undertake project certification for the Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland – one of the UK’s most important offshore windfarm projects. The project aims to be fully operational by 2024, with a lifespan of 25 years. Under the plan, up […]
The international logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is taking over the business of Rhenus Bulgaria. The purchase agreement was recently signed in Sofia, and the acquisition awaits approval by the antitrust authorities. Rhenus has been a long-standing partner of Gebrüder Weiss in many countries and is now withdrawing from the Bulgarian market in the Road segment. […]
Menzies Aviation has announced that its cargo operations in Sydney have received the Centre of Excellence of Independent Validators for Pharmaceutical Logistics accreditation (“CEIV Pharma”). Menzies Cargo Sydney is the first Handling Agent in the Oceania region to achieve CEIV Pharma accreditation. The CEIV Pharma is an industry-wide programme established by IATA that combines a […]
Peter Ward, CEO of UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), has announced his intention to step down after six years at the helm of the sector’s leading trade organisation. His successor will be named shortly. Ward joined the Association in 2015, having held a series of major industry roles at director level with prominent companies within the […]
