Shipping news – Page 66
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NewsHöegh’s propeller delivery
Höegh Autoliners has transported two large ship propellers from Kobe in Japan to Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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NewsUnrest in Durban
Maritime insurance provider Gard has reported that local port operators in Durban, South Africa, have declared force majeure due to violent unrest and rioting in the area.
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NewsWallenius SOL reaches newbuild milestone
Wallenius SOL’s multi-fuel ro-ro vessel has been launched at the CIMC Raffles shipyard in Yantai, China.
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NewsTentative recovery for North Sea Port
North Sea Port transhipped 34 million tonnes of ocean cargo in the first six months of 2021, an increase of 5.1 percent year on year.
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NewsAuerbach and MINSHIP join forces
MINSHIP Shipmanagement and Auerbach Schifffahrt will merge their ship management activities in Bavaria and Hamburg, effective August 1.
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NewsPioneering Spirit swoops in
Allseas’ installation and decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit has delivered a 516-tonne module for CNOOC’s Buzzard phase II development in the North Sea’s Outer Moray Firth, Scotland.
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NewsTackling surging costs
US President Joe Biden issued an executive order to tackle anti-competitive practices in parts of its economy. Among the broad-ranging remit, the government is tasking the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to come up with solutions to the surging costs shippers presently face.
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NewsCrowley plans all-electric tugboat
Crowley Maritime plans to build and operate an all-electric harbour tugboat to serve the port of San Diego, USA.
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NewsAAL ships RTGs for Norway
AAL Shipping has delivered four rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG) from Taicang in China onboard AAL Pusan, to the port of Oslo in Norway.
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NewsLiving Stone demonstrates capabilities
DEME Offshore has successfully installed the DolWin6 high-voltage DC (HVDC) cable in the North Sea using its DP3 vessel Living Stone.
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NewsCheck before Fixing 2021
BIMCO has published Check before Fixing 2021 – a practical handbook to help shipping practitioners navigate today’s complex risk management environment.
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NewsHapag-Lloyd completes NileDutch acquisition
Following the approval from antitrust authorities, Hapag-Lloyd has completed the acquisition of shipping company NileDutch, which specialises in the West African container shipping market.
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NewsCito ships to Norway
Wagenborg’s vessel Cito has shipped cargoes to Amoyfjord in Norway for Heerema Marine Contractors.
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NewsStena Line deploys AI technology for CO2 reduction
Stena Line has introduced its AI assistant technology Stena Fuel Pilot on two more of its vessels, Stena Flavia and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The shipping line said the tool helps reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
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NewsBREB Xian joins Baltic Sea Bridge
BREB Xian will join BREB Mukran and BREB Baltiysk as the third vessel on the Baltic Sea Bridge liner service that connects the Baltic ports of Baltiysk (Russia) and Mukran (Germany).
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NewsOHT to combine with Subsea 7
OHT has entered into an agreement to combine with Subsea 7’s renewables business unit.
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NewsICS names Hill
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) has appointed Robert Hill as director.
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NewsTime charter rates still rising
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have continued to increase over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsHFW partners with CyberOwl
International law firm HFW has joined forces with maritime cyber security company CyberOwl to provide comprehensive technology and legal services to the shipping industry around cyber risk management and compliance.
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NewsDNV updates class notations
DNV has released updates to its rules for ship classification, with a raft of new class notations designed to enable the maritime industry to tackle the decarbonisation challenge.