Cosco Shipping has ordered two 700 teu electric container ships from Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry.
The ships will be used on the Yangtze River and will be powered by containerised batteries, which can be swapped at ports for recharging.
Cosco Shipping plans to build a charging and replacement network in major ports of China.
Grimaldi Shipping Agency Shanghai has inaugurated its new offices in Sinar Mas Plaza.
The Netherlands-headquartered Fusie Engineers and Q3 Heavy Lift have teamed up to design a 140 m x 40 m flat-top barge that is tailored for transporting heavy cargo for offshore wind projects in Taiwan.
Shipping group Maersk has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas to build a nacelle manufacturing plant and logistical base for offshore wind turbines at the Mokpo New Port Hinterland Complex in South Korea.
Ro-ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the port of Brunswick.
Great Lakes Towing Company (GLT) has acquired the Crimson Clover closed-deck barge and subsequently launched a breakbulk/ro-ro service linking Fernandina Beach, Florida and the Caribbean.
ESTA’s SPMT working group is progressing with its plans to establish new stability guidelines. Currently, the group is reviewing a learning outcome that will be used to establish the minimum training requirements for an SPMT operator, further enhancing user knowledge and safety.
