Rolls-Royce to Design, Equip HB Grandi's New Trawler
Rolls-Royce informs it has won a contract to design and equip a new Rolls-Royce NVC 375 WP stern trawler for Icelandic fishing company HB Grandi. The 82 meter vessel will process various filet products and has a freezing capacity of 100 metric tons/ 24 hours. It has an approximately 1,600 m3 cargo hold capacity with an additional approximately 700 m3 meal hold. The holds are constructed for palletized cargo. The trawler has a fuel-efficient Wave Piercing hull.
d’Amico's Entire Fleet is MRV Compliant
RINA Services has verified that the entire fleet of the d’Amico Group has met the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of CO2 emissions Regulation (MRV) requirements according to EU 2015/757 Regulation. The fleet comprises 36 vessels which are managed by d’Amico Società di Navigazione and 35 vessels managed by its subsidiary Ishima Pte. Ltd. This new regulation was developed in response to the challenge of reducing greenhouse gases in European territories to the 2050 targets set by EU.
Eastern Delivers Fourth Towboat to IWL River
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. said it has delivered the last of four newly built inland river towboats to IWL River, Inc., one of the builder’s newest clients. The four new towboats – Impala Soledad, Impala Salgar, Impala Mompox and Impala Cantagallo – will service the inland waterways of Latin America for Impala Terminals. Impala owns and operates a network of terminals that facilitate global trade flows…
Lower Rates for Large Vessels Weighs on Baltic Index
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, slipped for the second straight session on Friday on weak rates for larger vessels. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, fell 19 points, or 2.07 percent, to 901 points. The capesize index was down 60 points, or 5.24 percent, at 1,086 points.
LNG Price Row between GAIL, Cheniere Looms
India's biggest importer of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) is trying to re-negotiate prices with the U.S. seller, sources said, undermining plans by U.S. President…
Japan Investigators Unlikely to be Granted Access to Fitzgerald Crew
The United States will likely bar Japanese investigators from interviewing USS Fitzgerald crew manning the guided missile destroyer when it was struck by a cargo…
Asia Demand for U.S., Atlantic Basin Crude Oil Jumps
Japan refiners book US crude cargoes for Sept delivery. Asian demand for crude oil from the Atlantic Basin and the Americas is set to rise as low prices drive Japanese…
Maersk: Most Ports at Normal Ops After Cyber Attack
Maersk Line sees "great progress" in the restoration of its infrastructure after it was hit by a cyber attack this week, it said in an update to customers on Friday.
Asia Tankers-VLCC Rates Flat as Old and New Ships Compete
MidEast-Asia rates likely to remain flat until August; paper derivative trades show no uptick until October. Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) are likely to remain flat next week…
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