Shipping news – Page 49
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NewsJumbo-SAL-Alliance moves Taiwanese energy cargoes
The Jumbo-SAL-Alliance is on hand to move 75 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW turbines and 225 blades from Cuxhaven (Germany), Esbjerg and Aalborg (Denmark) to Taichung (Taiwan).
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NewsAlfaWall Oceanbird moves forward
Alfa Laval and Wallenius have finalised its AlfaWall Oceanbird joint venture that aims to take wind propulsion technology from a marine concept to commercial reality.
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NewsForwarding market grows 12 percent
Analyst Transport Intelligence (Ti) expects the 2021 global freight forwarding market to have grown by 12 percent year on year over 2020 levels.
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NewsIMO outlines MEPC 77 outcomes
At the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the association agreed to revise its greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategy and adopted revised guidelines for exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS), among other climate-focused initiatives.
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NewsRotra Mare extension under way
Amasus Shipping has commissioned Holland Shipyards Group, in collaboration with Niestern Sander, to extend the heavy transport vessel Rotra Mare.
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NewsSupporting green shipping corridors
19 nations signed the Clydebank Declaration at COP26, declaring a joint ambition and intent to support the establishment of green shipping corridors.
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NewsDNV adds competence standard
Classification society DNV has introduced a competence standard for vessel remote control centre operators (RCCO).
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NewsKristoffersen named at Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Lasse Kristoffersen has been named ceo of Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a role he will assume in June 2022.
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NewsThe development of ocean freight rates
Forecasting the trajectory of shipping rates even in the short term is highly problematic. However, Transport Intelligence (Ti) believes it is likely that there will be ‘regression to the mean’ and that there have been no big changes to the industry dynamics that suggest the sky-high rates will be the new normal.
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NewsSteel cut for Seaway Ventus
Seaway 7 has reached a milestone in the construction of its wind turbine installation vessel with a steel cutting ceremony taking place at the China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) facility in Jiangsu, China.
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NewsDecarbonisation fund to be considered next year
174 governments have met this week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London to address the pressing carbon emission reduction challenges facing international shipping, in what the industry is calling the ‘first litmus test’ of government’s decarbonisation commitments following COP26.
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NewsBBC delivers JDF ship
BBC Chartering has transported a Damen SPa 4207 vessel to Kingston, Jamaica.
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NewsBottlenecks for wind energy
The wind energy market continues to grow, not only in terms of the number of projects coming to market but also in terms of the size of components, the latter point adding extra pressure on those needing multipurpose and heavy lift shipping services.
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NewsRightShip strengthens APAC footing
RightShip has opened an office in Singapore as it strengthens its third-party maritime risk assessment and due diligence activities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
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NewsSeaqualize completes offshore trials
Seaqualize has successfully completed offshore trials with its inline active heave compensator (iAHC) system, the Delta600.
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NewsMaersk’s green funding framework
Maersk has launched its green finance framework to allow the company to issue a variety of sustainable financing instruments, including bonds, loans, project finance, among others.
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NewsSteel cut for Fehmarnbelt pontoon
HLPFI’s sister publication New Ships reports that Polish yard Crist has cut steel on a fully equipped, multi-functional pontoon. The vessel will be used to build the underwater Fehmarnbelt tunnel between the ports of Puttgarden in Germany and Rødbyin Denmark.
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NewsLangh Ship makes newbuild orders
China’s Wuhu Shipyard has secured an order for three 7,800 dwt multipurpose dual-fuel freighters from Finnish owner Langh Ship.
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NewsFinneco III hits the water
Finneco III, the third hybrid ro-ro vessel in Finnlines’ newbuilding series, was launched at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) on November 22, 2021.
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NewsHöegh set to list on Euronext Growth Oslo
Höegh Autoliners is planning to launch a private placement of new shares in the company and list them on Euronext Growth Oslo.