ZIM Upgrades India-Med Express Line (IMX)
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) has announced that starting September, ZIM India-Med Express Line (IMX) will have a new rotation, with significantly faster transit timeā¦
Zaitoun Green Shipping Forms Consortium for New Maritime Model
Dubai based Zaitoun Green Shipping has initiated, together with world leading companies in smart technology and solutions, a consortium to collaborate onā¦
MOL Readies for ICT-based Trends in Advanced Digitalization
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a technology consulting agreement with Yokohama National University Professor Tomoharu Naga, a creatorā¦
Port of Rotterdam Pact for Brazil's Pecém Port
As shareholders in the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Ministry of Finance have approved the participation in the Port of Pecémā¦
Maersk Rig Contracted to Aker BP
Maersk Drilling and Aker BP have agreed to a new two-year contract to reactivate and quickly deploy jack-up rig Maersk Reacher in the Norwegian part of the Northā¦
GMP Terminal de France Contracts Kalmar for Capacity Expansion
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract to heighten four ZPMC ship-to-shore (STS) cranes operated by Generale de Manutention Portuaire (GMP), a jointā¦
APM Terminals Uses Drones
At APM Terminals' inland services facilities in San Antonio and Santiago, Chile, safety supervisors previously monitored activities on the ground. Now the latestā¦
A Mercury Marine-Powered Test Run Around Manhattan
A great way to spend my first day back from vacation was hurtling down the Hudson River in New York City at 65 mph on a 40-ft. Invincible catamaran, powered by four 350-HP Mercury outboard engines.Mercury Marine was in town to offer test drives on a variety of new boats, and as the video below suggest modern outboard engines are powerful and quiet. The 40-ft. Invincible offered an amazing, smooth rideā¦
US Warns Russia Against 'Harassment' of Ships Headed to Ukraine
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Rotor Sails Installed on Maersk Oil Tanker
A Maersk product tanker has become the third commercially operating vessel to be equipped with Norsepower Rotor Sail auxiliary wind propulsion technology.Two Rotor Sails have been installed on board the 109,647- DWT Long Range 2 (LR2) product tanker Maersk Pelican in the Port of Rotterdam, announced project partners Norsepower Oy Ltd., Maersk Tankers, Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Shell Shipping & Maritime.
Maersk Tankers Tests Wind Power to Fuel Ships
Maersk Tankers is testing the use of wind power to fuel its ships, a new technology it says can cut fuel consumption by up to 10 percent and help the industry reduce polluting emissions.The move comes as the global shipping industry is suffering from rising oil prices and preparing for fuel costs to rise further by around a quarter, or some $24 billion, in 2020 when new rules limiting sulphur kick in.The company has installed two 30-metre tall metal cylinders on board the Maersk Pelicanā¦
Young Brothers Accepts Delivery of First of Four Ocean-Going Tugs
New KÄpena Class Tug Ready to Enter Service in Hawaii.The first of four new ocean-going tugs designed by Damen USA, and built by Louisiana-based Conrad Shipyardā¦
Unmanned Ships: Iridium, Rolls-Royce Partner on Autonomy
As the global maritime industry increases the level of automation and ship-to-shore connection, the move toward autonomy is gaining steam in certain sectors. While it is generally agreed among industry insiders that full autonomous operations on ships traversing the world's oceans is a generation or more away, there are some significant strides being made on shorter, point-to-point inland and coastal routesā¦
Weaker Demand for Larger Vessels Weighs on Baltic Index
Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, dipped on Thursday, pressured by weaker demand for capesize and panamax vessels.The overall indexā¦
Jump On Board Virginia Pilotās New Launch
MarineLink was given the opportunity to ride aboard the Virginia Pilot Association's new pilot boat Hampton Roads.The newly-built Chesapeake class MKII launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding was delivered earlier this summer, equipped with a range of state-of-the-art technologies for improved safety, stability, reliability and efficiency.Chief among Hampton Roads' high-tech features is its Volvo Penta propulsion system.
Classifying the Future: RINA Launches Digital Ship Notation
RINA, has launched a Digital Ship Notation, now available for shipowners willing to demonstrate the added value of their ship or fleet through the efficient use of digital technology.GNV is the first company to receive the new notation, certifying 11 ships of its fleet, all equipped with a data collection system: the synergy with RINA, launched in 2012, has led to the development of the Digital Ship project on board of the GNV vesselsā¦
COSCO Shipping's H1 Profit Falls 98 pct
China's COSCO Shipping Holdings Co Ltd on Thursday said first-half profits fell 97.8 percent as it grappled with higher costs and a slide in freight rates.China's largest shipping groupā¦
Shipyard in Focus: Conrad Shipyard
Parker Conrad, a shipbuilding pioneer and a legend along the Gulf of Mexico coast and beyond, founded Conrad Shipyard in 1948. The company, headquartered in Morgan City, Louisiana, is now a public company with new generations of Conradās at the helm. āI grew up in the shipyard working side by side with my father,ā said Johnny Conrad, President, Chairman and CEO explains. āI saw firsthand how he treated customers, and how his handshake was as good as a contract.
Blowinā in the Wind: Five Misconceptions of Wind Propulsion on Ships
In examining the history of commercial ships, the common refrain is āfrom sail to steam to diesel.ā If the International Windship Association (IWSA) is right, that common refrain one day could be āfrom sail to steam to diesel ā¦ to sail.āAs the collective maritime industry struggles to find a future proof propulsion system to meet ever stricter environmental emissions mandates from the IMO, serious talk and research is being paid to alternative technologies such as wind propulsion.
ClassNK Awards Class Approval To RIMS
RIMS (Robotics In Maintenance Strategies) continues in their quest in the practical integration of drone technology in the world maritime surveying with yet anotherā¦
