Shipping news – Page 5
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ArticleEU ETS rollout to brings shipping cost hike
Heavy lift operators are looking at how they can fairly implement the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), with costs that could run to thousands of euros a day, per vessel.
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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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ArticleUS project forwarders and carriers prepare for another surge of activity
Capital expenditure in projects of all varieties is surging in the USA. David Kershaw speaks with carriers and forwarders to determine how they are managing capacity and planning for another surge in activity.
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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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NewsTerra Marique completes Alloa deliveries
UK-based Robert Wynn and Sons has utilised its heavy lift ro-ro barge Terra Marique to deliver cargoes via the River Forth to Alloa, Scotland.
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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.
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NewsEsgian teams up with Toepfer for multipurpose shipping benchmarking
Norway-based service performance and benchmarking analyst Esgian has partnered with shipbroker and market analyst Toepfer Transport to develop a tool geared specifically for the multipurpose shipping sector.
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NewsG2 Ocean embarks on fleet expansion
Norwegian shipping line G2 Ocean is strengthening its fleet with the addition of a 55,889 dwt semi-open vessel and up to four ammonia-ready 82,300 dwt open hatch vessels.
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NewsGrimaldi exercises option for two more ammonia-ready PCTCs
Italy’s Grimaldi Group has exercised its option for two further pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessels.
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NewsSpliethoff introduces Europe to ECNA con-ro liner service
Spliethoff Group will start a monthly con-ro liner service from Belgium and the UK to the US East Coast from June 1.
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NewsBIMCO appoints Schües as president
BIMCO has named Nikolaus H. Schües as its president, succeeding Sabrina Chao of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings who has completed her two-year term.
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NewsAAL completes juicy move from China to Portugal
AAL Shipping has transported eight juice tanks on a single sailing from Taicang port in China to Setúbal in Portugal onboard its heavy lift vessel AAL Kobe.
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NewsNorden to acquire Thorco Projects
Danish shipping company Norden has agreed to acquire Thorco Projects, diversifying its offering into the breakbulk, wind energy and steel shipping business.
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NewsDP World adds ro-ro link from UAE to Iraq with project cargo in mind
DP World has launched a direct ro-ro service between the UAE and Iraq.
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NewsG2 Ocean reaffirms commitment to Brake
Since July 2022, shipping line G2 Ocean’s inbound and outbound North American service has been calling at the port of Brake, Germany. The carrier has now affirmed its cooperation with terminal provider J. Müller having signed a strategic partnership agreement.
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NewsBertram Rickmers passes suddenly
Hamburg-based shipowner Bertram Rickmers has passed away at the age of 71, having succumbed to injuries as a result of a fall.
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NewsTGP delivers for Ishikari-Hachinosawa wind farm
Trans Global Projects (TGP) China recently chartered Swire Pacific’s vessel Pacific Endeavour to ship five wind turbine sets to Japan for the Ishikari-Hachinosawa wind farm.