New Coal Carrier Ordered in Japan
A new vessel has been ordered from Japanes shipyard Oshima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for delivey in 2021. The 98,500 dwt ship will mainly be used for transporting coalā¦
DNV GL Issues First Type Approval for Aluminum Cables On Ships
As the competitive and economic pressure on the shipping and offshore industries continues to grow, owners, operators and yards are searching for every efficiency. To support its customers, DNV GL has developed the first type approval scheme for the use of aluminum cables and connectors on board vessels.āThis type approval represents another first for the DNV GL rule set and demonstrates our commitment to moving classification forward to help our customersā¦
Baltic Index Up for Fourth Consecutive Session
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday supported by firmer rates for capesize vessels.* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, rose 12 points, or 0.84 percent, to 1,445 points.* On a weekly basis, the index rose for a third week, gaining 3.9 percent this week.* The capesize index climbed 39 points, or 1.8 percent, to 2,223 points.* Average daily earnings for capes
Aker Arctic Tests Autonomous Ship Model
A Finnish engineering firm known for its ice-going vessel expertise says it is studying another area of ship technology: autonomous vessel operations.Aker Arctic says it recently successfully tested an autonomous ship model at its ice model test laboratory in Helsinki.The test, which was carried out in ice-free waters, demonstrated the ship modelās ability to detect obstacles in the tank utilizing onboard sensorsā¦
Norway Wants to Build Floating Wind Farms
Norway's energy minister will meet with companies on Wednesday to discuss the potential construction of offshore floating wind farms, he told Reuters on Friday.The meeting is the first concrete step to spur development of offshore floating power generation, after the government said last December it would seek to accommodate such plans."Wednesday next week I will have a meeting with different stakeholders in offshore wind and discuss both the opening process and the regulatory frameworkā¦
Hyundai Merchant Marine Launches China-Australia Express Service
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced that it is launching a new China-Australia express service, under the name āA1X (Australia No.1 Express) with carriers Evergreen and APL.
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