Eniram Opens Office in London
Eniram Limited, a provider of fuel-saving technology and data analytics to the shipping industry, has announced that it is expanding its European operations by opening a new office in Central London. "Our new office is located in the heart of the London shipping community at 4 Lombard Street adjacent to Bank Underground at Bank Interchange, with easy access to many of our present and future customers,” said Captain Jan Wilhelmsson, Vice-President Commercial Shipping, Eniram.
Petronas Chooses Jotun Antifoulings
Petronas has selected Jotun’s Hull Performance Solutions (HPS) antifouling system for two LNG vessels chartered from MISC. The advanced antifouling coatings and a full suite of performance measurement sensors will now be applied to Seri Amanah and Puteri Zamrud in a move that will increase vessel efficiency, cut fuel costs and reduce CO2 emissions by 10 percent, according to Jotun. Jotun’s antifouling…
Australia's Gorgon LNG Export Facility to Resume Ops
Chevron has begun to restart its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Australia following its unplanned shutdown in April, the U.S. energy major said on Wednesday.
NordLB Eyes Full-Year Loss
German state-backed lender NordLB now expects to report a loss in 2016 after non-performing loans in shipping, where it is one of the world's top lenders, helped…
Rising VLGCs fleet Impact LPG Freight Rates
LPG shipping freight rates are forecast to deteriorate further through 2016 as a result of the fast rising fleet of Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs) which has already…
CMA CGM Doubles Liverpool Feeder Capacity
CMA CGM has increased the capacity on its West Coast Feeder service via Liverpool to 2200 TEU from 900 TEU. M.V. Nicolas Delmas began calling at the port in April.
Hamburg Süd Reports Sustainably
Hamburg Süd is the first container shipping lines to publish its Sustainability Report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Standard Disclosures (Core).
Kalmar, Yilport Oslo Terminal Ink Service Deal
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and the Yilport Oslo Terminal Investments AS in Norway, have signed a long term service agreement for Kalmar Optimal Care. The order was…
CMIT's Q1 Volume Double
Cai Mep, Vietnam - With five new services calls added to Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) since May of 2015, container volume has surged by 130% to 277,303…
DNV GL bags COSCO's HVDC Converter Platform Deal
DNV GL has been awarded a contract by COSCO Shipping Company Limited (COSCO SHIPPING) of China for the installation engineering services for the BorWin gamma high…
AAL Boosts Chinese Operations
Leading global ocean transport operator, serving the breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargo industry AAL is set to strengthen its growing presence in the China region…
CMA CGM Shuffles Container Services
CMA CGM announced changes to come on its shipping services connecting North Europe with Asia. New rotation on FAL 1: Starting in Hamburg on May 26, 2016 with m/v CMA CGM VASCO DE GAMA voy.
Turkmenistan to Roll out International Transit Transport Corridors
AzerNews says that Turkmenistan publicized its plans on creating international transit transport corridors within the framework of the 96th meeting of the International…
IMO Workshop Promotes Energy Efficiency Measures
An International Maritime Organization (IMO) workshop is raising awareness of the organization’s regulatory regime dealing with improving energy efficiency and the control of GHG emissions from ships.
ICS Forecasts Serious Seafarers Shortage
The latest five-year BIMCO/ICS Manpower Report forecasts a serious future shortage in the supply of seafarers. • A need for an additional 147,500 officers by 2025 to service the world merchant fleet.
Malaysia Passes Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Amendment) Bill 2016
The Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the 13th Parliament of Malaysia has passed the Merchant Shipping Ordinance (Amendment) Bill 2016 aimed at standardizing…
Abandoned Yacht Found Off Port Stephens Beach
A yacht with no one on board has been discovered in the ocean in Port Stephens in the Hunter, prompting fears a person may have fallen overboard, as per a report in SMH.
MarineNews' MN100 Edition Looms Large in the Porthole
The annual edition of MarineNews MN100 Market Leaders will soon be upon us. The August edition of MarineNews as always takes a close look at the Top 100 companies in the north American, brown water, shallow draft marine industry. Last year’s honorees came from every sector of the waterfront; from naval architects to vessel operators and all the way to OEM providers of every type. Is your firm a Top 100 caliber maritime stakeholder?
Hose-in-Hose Transfers Open a New Door to LNG
Trelleborg’s fluid handling operation, supplier of flexible bonded hose solutions for the crude oil, chemicals and liquefied natural gas (LNG) offshore industries, highlighted the areas where its Cryoline hose-in-hose transfer system for LNG will enable the extended use of LNG fuel, optimize the safety of its transfer and lower operator and supplier costs. According to Trelleborg , the cryogenic floating…
Matson Launches China to New York LCL Service
Matson Logistics Supply Chain Services is expanding its less-than-container-load (LCL) capabilities by offering direct fast transit from China to the New York and New Jersey markets.