Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) today released Hong Kong International Airport’s (HKIA) traffic statistics for March 2021. During the month, HKIA handled 58,000 passengers and 10,620 flights, marking year-on-year decreases of 89.9% and 12.5%, respectively. Cargo throughput saw a year-on-year increase of 4.9% to 397,000 tonnes. Passenger traffic remained weak in March as the COVID-19 […]
Strata Manufacturing (Strata), the advanced manufacturing company wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, has strengthened global distribution of its ‘Made with Pride in the UAE’ line of personal protective equipment (PPE) products after agreeing a landmark MoU with the Japanese administrative jurisdiction of Tokushima Prefecture. Signed during a virtual ceremony between Ismail Ali Abdulla, Strata […]
Over the course of more than 20 years of operations in the Asia Pacific region, BMT has increased industrial collaboration and strategic partnerships to position its business for continued growth in maritime consulting. Robust demand and extended government incentives have contributed to the dynamic momentum of the entire shipping industry in Southeast Asia. Adding to this market […]
Not all countries regret global warming. Take Russia for example: the country is actively pitching its Northern Sea Route, poised to connect Europe with Asia, as a viable alternative to the Suez Canal for maritime commerce. However, satellite imagery is also showing a Russian military buildup in Arctic areas recently freed from ice due to global […]
[By Ida Eir Lauritzen] The maritime industry is looking into the possibility of making shipping emissions-free with the help of the fertilizer raw material ammonia. The new technology is being tested, and if the researchers succeed, the bonus will be increased profitability and more space on board. In a new project named Aegir, […]
Rescue officials have released the names of the two victims of the Seacor Power capsizing who were recovered from within the vessel on Friday. The additional victims were Anthony Hartford, 53 and James Wallingford, 55, both residents of Louisiana. Two others – David Ledet, 63 and Ernest Williams, 69 – were recovered from the water earlier […]
[By Michael Shoebridge] US President Joe Biden has done what Barack Obama and Donald Trump wanted to do when they were in office but couldn’t—get a plan in place for a total US and partner military withdrawal from Afghanistan that ends a war that’s run since 2001. It’s not a tidy end to a long, bloody war. But it is […]
Incat Crowther is pleased to announce a contract to design a 53m Catamaran Passenger Ferry for Azam Marine of Tanzania, Africa, to be named Kilimanjaro VIII. The vessel will be longer and wider than the 2019-delivered Kilimanjaro VII, measuring 53m by 12.5m. Passenger capacity increases to 654. Kilimanjaro VIII will continue the use of the […]
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) launched the QSK60 EPA Tier 4 / IMO III at Cummins Marine’s virtual showcase on Wednesday, April 14. The new EPA Tier 4 compliant selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment system is being paired with the already-proven QSK60 engine to address the impact of stricter emissions regulations on commercial marine markets in […]
Trafigura Group Pte Ltd, one of the world’s leading independent commodity trading companies, is continuing its investment in renewable energy technologies by co-sponsoring the development of MAN Energy Solutions ammonia-fuelled engine for maritime vessels. The fuel-flexible, two-stroke ammonia engine is expected to be commercially available for large-scale ocean-going ships by 2024, followed by a retrofit […]
As negotiations drag on between the Suez Canal Authority and the owners, operators and insurers of the boxship Ever Given, charterer Evergreen is contemplating ways to offload the cargo for onward transport by other means. Ever Given has been stranded in the Great Bitter Lake for inspections and legal maneuvers since she was removed from the […]
The U.S. Coast Guard reported that its search is ongoing for the missing crew from the capsized liftboat the Seacor Power. The search continues to be hampered by bad weather, but divers have continued their efforts. At the same time, they reported that they have recovered the bodies of three additional crewmembers of the vessel. A […]
