UK-based Carisbrooke Shipping is preparing to install a prototype GT Wings AirWing aboard one of its Vectis multipurpose vessels.
The fuel-saving mechanism is manufactured in the UK by KS Composites and A2O Manufacturing. The feather configuration of the wing will reduce drag whilst its suction and blowing technology produces thrust enables up to 35 percent fuel-saving.
The vessel will be deployed on voyages between Northern Europe and Canada. A video of the system can be seen below.
Global yacht transport firm Peters & May has extended its collaboration with Hugo Stinnes until the end of Q1 2025.
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) representing workers on the US East and Gulf coasts said that its members would go on strike on October 1, 2024 if a new contract is not in place.
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) Ecuadorian business unit has formed a partnership with COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers to handle the latter’s general cargo ships at the port of Guayaquil for the next three years.
Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) and Ørsted have signed a lease agreement for the future T5 terminal in the port of Gdansk. It will be used for the storage, pre-assembly and offshore installation of turbine components for the Baltica 2 project.
The European association for road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) has published a five-year manifesto for European abnormal transport to highlight the organisation’s medium-term strategic transport priorities until 2029.
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is expanding its fleet with an additional car carrier, Auto Way
