Denmark backs Britain's Hormuz Naval Plan
Denmark said on Friday it welcomed a British government proposal for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and would consider a military maritime contribution.Britain has sought to assemble the mission in Hormuz, used by tankers carrying about a fifth of the world's oil, following Iran's seizure of a British-flagged ship in what London said was an act of "state piracy".The initiative won initial support from Denmark…
Singapore's Ocean Tankers tests IMO-2020 Compliant Fuel
Off the coast of Singapore, the world's largest ship refuelling centre, a bunker barge sidled next to the supertanker Pu Tuo San to fill the giant vessel with a new type of fuel that will meet global standards that start up in January.With a little over five months left until stricter marine fuel rules come into effect, shippers such as Singapore's Ocean Tankers that own the very large crude carrier…
Europe Installs 1.9 GW Offshore Wind Capacity in H1
Europe added 1.9 GW of new offshore wind was installed in the first half of 2019, up from the 1.1 GW added in the same period in 2018, according to figures released by WindEurope.The UK (931 MW)…
CSL, Oldendorff Join Trident Alliance
The CSL Group and Oldendorff Carriers have joined Trident Alliance, the industry coalition that is calling for the robust and transparent enforcement of environmental regulations…
Scotline Orders New Ship at Royal Bodewes
UK-based shipping company Scotline Marine Holdings has ordered newbuilding number 750 to be named Scot Ranger with Swedish/Finnish Ice Class 1A at Dutch shipyard…
American Shipbuilding Act Re-introduced
Congressman John Garamendi and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker reintroduced the Energizing American Shipbuilding Act (H.R.3829), that seeks to revive domestic shipbuilding…
Canadian Navy Awards ELMS2 Contract to BMT
BMT Group (previously British Maritime Technology) announced that it has been awarded the Engineering, Logistics, and Management Support 2 (ELMS2) contract by the…
Port of Oakland Exports Up with Asian Help
The San Francisco Bay container ship facility Port of Oakland said that its containerized export volume increased in the first half of 2019 thanks to China’s neighbors.Port…
Kalmar Bags Big Truck Orders
Kalmar, the provider of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, is to supply C.RO Ports SA (C.RO) with eight Kalmar heavy-duty forklifts for use in three…
Vladimir Rusanov Opens Northern Sea Route
Russian natural gas producer Novatek announced that the Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker 'Vladimir Rusanov' completed the Northern Sea Route (NSR) passage via the Eastern direction…
India, Maldives Sign MoU for Ferry Services
India and Maldives signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Passenger and Cargo Services in Male, Mansukh Mandaviya, the Minister of State for Shipping said…
GTT Reports Strong H1 Order Book
French liquefied natural gas (LNG) containment system specialist GTT has posted a strong first-half order intake at the end of June corresponded to revenues of 713…
Onex Elefsis Acuires Elefsina Shipyards
Greece-based Onex Elefsis Shipyards announced that it will allocate up to $400 million, over a 15-year period, to purchase and finance the operation of the Elefsina Shipyards…
Global LNG Demand Up 16%: GasLog
Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand was 86 million tonnes (mt) in the second quarter, compared with 74 mt in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 16%…
NYK-Fil Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
NYK-Fil Ship Management, the provider of qualified Filipino seafarers to international-going vessels of NYK Line, held a ceremony in Manila to celebrate the 30th…
India Takes Steps to Check Marine Pollution
The government of India has taken various preventive steps taken by the Government of India to check marine pollution, said the Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh…
Shipwreck Kills 150 Off Coast of Libya
Up to 150 people have died in a large shipwreck off the coast of Libya, officially confirmed the UN's refugee agency International Rescue Committee (IRC).The incident…
OOCL Hong Kong’s Maiden Call to Hong Kong
OOCL Hong Kong, the third largest cargo container ship in the world, docked in the port of Hong Kong for the first time on Thursday.The Hong Kong-based container…
Worker Dies Bangladeshi Ship-breaking Yard
NGO Shipbreaking Platform reports that a yard worker has lost his life in an accident while scrapping a former Evergreen vessel.The cutter man Shahidul lost his…
MAN Mulls Liquid Hydrogen Storage
German-based power generator MAN Energy Solutions is joining a partnership aimed at expanding hydrogen storage systems based on the Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier…