Maritime Archives — Page 102 of 140

June 10, 2018 No Responses

Firm Unveils New RoRo Ship With 8,000 Capacity For Cars

Shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean has expanded its fleet with the Neo-Panamax vessel MV Titus, capable of carrying 8,000 cars. Built at China’s CSIC Xingang shipyard, MV Titus is the first of a series of four Post-Panamax vessels with a...

June 8, 2018 No Responses

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-Pana...

June 7, 2018 No Responses

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...

June 6, 2018 No Responses

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...

June 5, 2018 No Responses

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...

June 3, 2018 No Responses

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...

June 1, 2018 No Responses

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...

May 31, 2018 No Responses

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...

May 30, 2018 No Responses

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...

May 29, 2018 No Responses

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...

May 27, 2018 No Responses

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...

May 26, 2018 No Responses

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...

May 24, 2018 No Responses

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 ...