Latest shipping news – Page 26
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NewsMarguisa adds breakbulk service between Brazil and West Africa
Marguisa Shipping Lines has expanded its services in the Brazilian market with the introduction of a semi-liner breakbulk service between Brazil and West Africa – the SAWAF service.
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NewsAAL supports port development projects around the globe
AAL Shipping has supported port and terminal development projects in Vietnam and Australia, with the delivery of heavy lift cranes and related components.
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NewsWagenborg bolsters tug fleet
The Netherlands-headquartered Wagenborg has purchased an ASD 3280 tug to boost its position in the northwest Europe towage market.
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NewsStormGeo continues APAC expansion with Philippines office
Weather intelligence and decision-support service provider StormGeo opened an operations centre in Manila, the Philippines.
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NewsNewbuild updates from Briese and Maersk
Germany’s Briese and Denmark’s Maersk shared details of their ongoing newbuilding programmes. The former said that its inaugural next-generation newbuild has been launched at the Dayang Offshore shipyard.
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NewsGG5G vessels to join Venice-Bari-Patras line
Italy’s Grimaldi will mobilise two of its GG5G-class ro-ro ships on its Venice, Bari and Patras service linking Italy with Greece.
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NewsBGT handles UAE-Iraq ro-ro service
Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) recently welcomed the first direct ro-ro service between the UAE and Iraq operated by DP World.
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NewsWind-powered Canopée makes transatlantic voyage with Bolloré satellite shipment
Bolloré Logistics organised the door-to-door transport of a satellite and its various components from the customer’s site in Toulouse to the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou. The ocean voyage was performed by the wind-powered ship Canopée on its very first transatlantic crossing.
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NewsMyG2 opened up to third-parties to boost collaboration
Shipping line G2 Ocean has opened up its digital shipping platform, MyG2, to port agents, freight forwarders, and spot customers.
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NewsMeriaura bolsters board with Rautaheimo
Patrik Rautaheimo has been elected to the board of Finnish shipping company Meriaura.
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NewsSallaum eyes up eight newbuild ro-ro vessels
Belgium’s Sallaum Lines aims to double its fleet by 2027 with the addition of eight ro-ro vessels.
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NewsAramco picks Cosco for Marjan PK1 transport and installation
Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers landed the contract from Saudi Aramco to transport and install the Marjan PK1 offshore platform.
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NewsGeneral cargo ship orders from Wilson and Wagenborg
Shortsea shipping player Wilson placed an order for the construction of six 3,800 dwt newbuildings, plus an option for eight more. Wagenborg, meanwhile, is pressing on with EasyMax newbuilds.
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NewsRoll Group signs MoU with KMC to manage two wide-deck carriers
Heavy transportation company Roll Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with KMC Line for commercial cooperation.
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NewsMaersk secures green methanol for newbuild’s first voyage
Maersk has secured green methanol from Dutch producer OCI Global for the maiden voyage of the world’s first methanol-enabled container vessel. 19 vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2024-2025.
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NewsOfficer supply shortfall reaches record high
Officer supply shortfall has reached a record high and is not expected to improve, leading to manning cost inflation, according to the latest Manning Annual Review and Forecast report published by shipping consultancy Drewry.
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NewsHappy at Sea app released
International maritime welfare charity, the Mission to Seafarers, unveiled its Happy at Sea mobile app during the Nor-Shipping 2023 exhibition.
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NewsEvangelidis named COO at Inchcape Shipping Services
Inchcape Shipping Services has appointed Anna Evangelidis as chief operating officer, effective June 6, 2023.
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NewsUnited O7 grows in Italy
United O7 – United Heavy Lift (UHL) and Ocean7 Projects’ joint venture – is opening a branch office in Italy from July 2023.
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NewsWagenborg completes transatlantic voyage with biofuels
One of Wagenborg’s F-class vessels has completed its first transatlantic voyage using co-processed marine fuel, resulting in a 68 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) for that specific voyage.