Corona Zenith Joins K Line’s Coal Fleet
Japanese ship owner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has received its second Corona-class coal carrier, Corona Zenith, in a single month.The 88,000 dwt special coal…
CSP Zeebrugge Terminal Deploys Navis N4
The terminal operating systems (TOS) provider Navis announced that CSP Zeebrugge Terminal, part of COSCO Shipping Ports, has successfully gone live with Navis N4.The…
US Fracking Rate Goes Up
Fracking operations across the US have realized a material uptick in June this year after an essentially flat trend from February to May, when activity was still…
Jereh Builds 10 LNG Fuelling Stations in Russia
Chinese oil and gas company Jereh has announced that it has won a contract to construct 10 new LNG fueling stations in Russia.According to a statement from the company…
MOL’s LNG Pioneer Rescues 4 Castaways
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) said that its liquefied natural gas (LNG)carrier LNG Pioneer safely rescued four castaways in the Pacific…
Diana Shipping Sells Panamax Dry Bulker
Diana Shipping plans to sell one of its panamax dry bulk vessels to an unaffiliated third party, the New York-listed company said.The global shipping company specializing…
Interferry Charts a Course for Growth
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Interferry CEO Mike Corrigan explains why the global trade association is poised to take its work to the next level.While I respect the mantra of cautious optimism, I can’t help feeling genuinely excited that 2019 could prove to be a milestone year in the continuing growth of Interferry’s influence as the global voice of the ferry industry. We’ve come a long way since our US origins in 1976 as what was essentially a networking movement…
Coast Guard Offloads 13 Tons of Cocaine
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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC-632) is scheduled to offload more than 26,000 pounds of seized cocaine in San Diego Friday.The cocaine, worth an estimated $350 million, was seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The contraband represents six suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions and the recovery of floating cocaine bales by the crews of two Coast Guard cutters off the coasts of Mexico…
Germany Needs Clarity Before Joining Hormuz Naval Mission
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Germany will take a decision on whether to participate in a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz once it has more clarity about the design of such a mission, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said."Any actions regarding the Strait of Hormuz need to have a European face," Maas said of British plans for a shipping protection mission in an interview with Funke newspaper…
INSIGHTS: Noose Tightens Around Iranian Shipping
Somewhere on its journey from the waters off Iran, around Africa's southern tip and into the Mediterranean, the Grace 1 oil tanker lost the flag under which it sailed…
Indonesia Exempts Domestic Fleet from IMO 2020 rules
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Indonesia will not enforce new global rules mandating low-sulphur marine fuels on its domestic shipping fleet because of the high cost of cleaner fuel, an official from the country's Ministry of Transportation said this week.Under International Maritime Organization (IMO) rules that come into effect in 2020, ships will have to use fuel with a maximum 0.5% sulphur content, down from 3.5% now, unless…
Denmark backs Britain's Hormuz Naval Plan
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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
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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…