March 28 - Local media report that the Shanghai International Ferry Co Ltd has shipped a giant pumping device to Japan for cooling the troubled reactor in Fukushima nuclear power plant.
HLPFI understands that the transport was undertaken without cost as a donation to Japan.
The pump, which is 15.5 m long and 4.2 m high, has a 62 m arm and weighs 53.5 tonnes. It was donated by China's heavy machinery manufacturer Sany Group.
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.
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.
Silk Way Alat Free Economic Zone Company (SW AFEZCO) has signed a design and build agreement with Modern Construction Group for the development of the Silk Way Cargo Village.
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.
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) motion compensated gripper frame has been loaded out ahead of installation aboard its heavy lift vessel Thialf.
