Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) together with its business partners and Los Angeles International Airport successfully conducted a trial of digital health pass at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). Aimed to provide a simple and efficient means of health document check and verification process on both ends of a passenger journey, the trial was conducted […]
CM Labs Simulations, developer of Vortex® training simulators, today announced the launch of a simulator training solution for rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) operators that provides the most advanced training on the market, with exercises featuring special loads and different container types. This is the only RTG training solution that provides exercises for working with overheight, open-top, […]
Danish ship technology specialist Danelec Marine and TeamViewer, a leading global provider of secure remote connectivity solutions, have completed trials of an innovative, low-cost and simple to deploy system for ship data transfer and remote access. As an alternative to Virtual Private Networks (VPN) for Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, the Danelec and TeamViewer solution […]
Ardmore Shipping Corporation has announced that it has formed and invested in a new joint venture with Element 1 Corp. (E1) and Maritime Partners, LLC to bring E1’s unique methanol-to-hydrogen technology to the marine sector. The three parties will establish an equal share partnership to form ‘e1 Marine’. The new company will have a […]
Tasik Subsea’s Diving Support Vessel Southern Star has become the first ever to be awarded an ABS Infectious Disease Mitigation notation. The ABS-classed vessel has met the requirements outlined in the ABS Guide for Mitigation of Infectious Disease Transmission On Board Marine and Offshore Assets, which was developed from a range of independent governmental and commercial […]
Technology company Wärtsilä, the leading manufacturer of exhaust gas scrubbers, says that it sees strong potential for onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a means of reducing CO2 emissions from shipping. Wärtsilä says that it has conducted an extensive R&D effort to explore how CCS can be developed and scaled in maritime applications, and […]
Høglund Gas Solutions AS has signed a contract with oilfield services provider Halliburton AS to provide a turnkey retrofit of the 5932dwt RoRo – combination carrier M/V Hannah Kristina (IMO 9159933). Hannah Kristina can operate dry bulk, wet bulk and general cargo. She vessel is owned by Base Marine Norway AS and under technical management […]
Concordia Damen has launched a Capital Fund, the BesteVaer Capital Fund. This fund will facilitate the purchase of new and/or used inland vessels, thereby stimulating movement within the inland marine transportation sector. The company has made a Business Plan Tool on its website to offer its customers – on a non-obligatory basis – the possibility […]
Nine months into the standoff between China and Australia over the importation of coal, pressure continues to mount to find a solution at least for the seafarers stuck at sea. The Republic of Panama, as the flag state for many of the stranded ships, is calling on the International Maritime Organization to get involved to […]
Dutch dredging giant Van Oord is taking the next step in the energy transition with the adoption of a brand new technology. A patented solution to reduce both fuel consumption and harmful emissions of marine diesel-powered engines, Fuelsave FS MARINE+, will be used aboard the Van Oord rock installation vessel Bravenes. By adopting this technology, carbon dioxide […]
On Monday, a barge collided with docks and homes near the fashionable seaside town of Gig Harbor, Washington. Watchstanders at Sector Puget Sound received notice from the county emergency dispatch service that an unmanned gravel barge, which was under tow by the pusher tug Island Chief, had collided with several privately-owned docks and residences. The […]
ANA has announced it will operate two cargo-only flights between Munich and Tokyo (Haneda) on March 26 and 28, using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner with a 35 tonne lower deck capacity. ANA added Munich to its international network in July 2010 with daily flights from Tokyo. Following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and border […]
