February 27 - Global Maritime Co has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) representing Japan.
Global Maritime, formed in 2009 as a subsidiary of Naigai Trans Lines, has offices in Tokyo and Osaka. Global Maritime started life as a shipping lines agency, but customer demand has seen the company branch out into chartering and project forwarding.
Pictured below is a 26-tonne shipment of fibreglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks transported by Global Maritime.
The introduction of the FuelEU Maritime regulation marks a significant shift in decarbonisation compliance for the shipping industry. With stricter greenhouse gas intensity requirements taking effect in January 2025, BIMCO’s newly launched FuelEU Maritime Clause for Time Charter Parties 2024 provides contractual clarity.
China’s Protranser delivered an energy storage cabinet weighing 48 tonnes from Qingdao, China to Iraq.
Amasus Shipping has launched its offshore wind ro-ro vessel, Rotra Futura, at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China.
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) motion compensated gripper frame has been loaded out ahead of installation aboard its heavy lift vessel Thialf.
Peel Ports will invest GBP30 million (USD37.7 million) to develop a new ro-ro berth at the port of Sheerness, Kent, UK to meet growing demand from new and existing customers.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
