New ICTSI Terminal Ready For Larger Ships

New ICTSI Terminal Ready For Larger Ships

Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), the flagship terminal of International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI), is ready to handle some of the largest boxships with its new cranes. Three new cranes, a pair of Neo-Panamax quay cranes and a Post-Panamax quay...
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SEAFARERS’ WELFARE: DAKUKU COMMENDS ILO FOR AMENDMENTS TO LAW

SEAFARERS’ WELFARE: DAKUKU COMMENDS ILO FOR AMENDMENTS TO LAW

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside has commended member states of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Shipowners and representatives of seafarers for taking cognisance of wel...
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CMA CGM Deploys Artificial Intelligence On Board Ships

CMA CGM Deploys Artificial Intelligence On Board Ships

French shipping company CMA CGM has teamed up with San Francisco-based startup Shone to embed artificial intelligence on board ships. Through the collaboration, launched at the beginning of the year, Shone is to access the company’s vessels to finalize th...
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NIMASA Boss Seeks Geopolitical Peculiarities in Reviewing Labour Convention

NIMASA Boss Seeks Geopolitical Peculiarities in Reviewing Labour Convention

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stressed the importance of human factors to successful shipping, stating that it is one of the most important elements in achieving competitive ed...
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SINOPEC Gets Final LNG Carrier

SINOPEC Gets Final LNG Carrier

  Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding delivered CESI Lianyungang, the final LNG carrier built for SINOPEC’s LNG project, on May 31.  Ordered by the joint venture of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (CCSC) and...
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Study Seeks Support For Methanol As Sustainable Marine Fuel

Study Seeks Support For Methanol As Sustainable Marine Fuel

In anticipation of the entrance into force of IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap, methanol is gaining ever greater support as an environmentally-friendly marine fuel. According to the latest findings of the Sustainable Marine Methanol (SUMMETH) project, there are no obs...
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COSCO Takes Delivery of Third 20,000 TEU

COSCO Takes Delivery of Third 20,000 TEU

Chinese container shipping major COSCO Shipping Corporation has taken delivery of its fifth 20,000 TEU containership, COSCO Shipping Virgo. Built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, the ship is 399.8 meters long and 58.6 meters wide. It boasts a deck area equ...
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GAC Secures Agency Deal

GAC Secures Agency Deal

Japanese container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has awarded GAC the agency contract to handle all its vessel calls in Australia covering the ports of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Fremantle. Under the agreement, GAC Australia will p...
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CMA CGM Acquires Second 20,000 TEU Boxship

CMA CGM Acquires Second 20,000 TEU Boxship

French container shipping company,  CMA CGM has added to its fleet a second 20,600 TEU containership. The delivery and naming ceremony for CMA CGM Jean Mermoz was held at Subic Bay Philippines yard on May 25. Featuring a length of...
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Total Acquires  10 Per Cent In LNG Project

Total Acquires 10 Per Cent In LNG Project

French oil and gas company Total has signed an agreement with Russian counterpart Novatek to acquire a direct working interest of 10 per cent  in Arctic LNG 2, a giant liquefied natural gas project led by Novatek on the Gydan Peninsula...
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Maersk Line Inaugurates New Transatlantic Service

Maersk Line Inaugurates New Transatlantic Service

Danish shipping giant Maersk Line is expanding its presence between Europe’s Mediterranean region and Canada to cater for the growing demands on both sides of the Atlantic. The company is introducing a new weekly service that will be a five-vessel...
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LNG Bunkering Vessels To Double By 2020

LNG Bunkering Vessels To Double By 2020

The number of LNG bunkering vessels has grown from one at the beginning of 2017 to six in early 2018, with these numbers expected at least to double by 2020, multi-sector industry coalition SEA\LNG said. Furthermore, it is forecast that in the next...
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LNG Bunkering: Korea To Boost Capabilities

LNG Bunkering: Korea To Boost Capabilities

South Korea is launching a project to develop its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering technology amid anticipated growth in demand for LNG as marine fuel stemming from the more stringent environmental regulations entering into force in 2020. The country’s ...
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East Africa Records 54 Piracy Attacks In 2017

East Africa Records 54 Piracy Attacks In 2017

The number of piracy incidents doubled off the coast of East Africa in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the annual State of Piracy report released by One Earth Future’s (OEF) Oceans Beyond Piracy program.  The report analyzes the human...
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