Marine Archives — City Business News

February 4, 2024 No Responses

Firm Secures Contract For LNG Carriers Repairs, Upgrades

Singapore’s Seatrium, previously known as Sembcorp Marine, has secured a favored customer contract (FCC) with Greek shipping company, TMS Cardiff Gas for the repairs and upgrades of LNG carriers. According to Seatrium, the partnership will focus on achieving sustainable targets...

July 4, 2023 No Responses

IMO To Adopt Revised GHG Strategy As Marine Environment Protection Committee 80 Kicks Off

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) – 80th session has opened at the International Maritime Organization (IMO). After several months of negotiations, the MEPC 80 session is expected to adopt an upgraded IMO greenhouse gas strategy. Specif...

June 22, 2023 No Responses

ExxonMobil, EverGreen Line Complete Marine Biofuel Deal

Evergreen Line’s vessel Ever Ulysses has received ExxonMobil’s marine biofuel oil blend via a ship-to-ship transfer in Singapore waters before heading to the discharge port. According to ExxonMobil, the commercial marine biofuel oil bunkering was completed...

April 12, 2023 No Responses

Shell, HPA To Explore Decarbonising Ports Through Vessel Electrification

Shell Marine and Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) have signed Memorandum of Strategic Partnership (MSP) to explore decarbonizing ports through areas such as vessel electrification and the development of charging networks. World Maritime News report that the agreem...

November 4, 2020 No Responses

NIWA Proposes N6.6b Capital Vote For 2021

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has proposed N6.6 billion as capital components of its N7.3 billion 2021 budget estimates to upscale development of inland water transportation in the country. The Managing Director of NIWA, Dr George Moghalu, mad...

August 19, 2019 No Responses

AIB Seeks Power To Investigate Road, Rail, Marine Accidents

The Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Akin Olateru, has disclosed that a bill to empower the bureau to investigate rail, road and marine accidents and serious incidents is currently before the Senate. Akin Olateru, who confirmed the developmen...

May 9, 2019 No Responses

SIFAX Group Donates Clinic, Hall To Ogun Community

In furtherance of its commitment to the philosophy of impacting the society, SIFAX Group, a group of companies with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Haulage & Logistics, Financial Services and Hospitality, has donated a modern and well...

March 13, 2019 No Responses

CMA CGM To Test Sustainable Marine Biofuel

French container shipping company CMA CGM and Dutch Port of Rotterdam have joined forces with IKEA Transport & Logistics Services and the GoodShipping Program to test and scale the use of sustainable marine biofuel oil. The test will commence with...