Maritime Archives — Page 75 of 122

December 7, 2018 No Responses

Air Quality Violations: MSC Pays $630,625 Fine

Swiss container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) paid USD 630,625 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth Regulation. As informed, the violations were discovered during a routine audit of the company’s 2014...

December 6, 2018 No Responses

Grimaldi Gets New Car, Truck Carrier

Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of its newest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) Grande Torino from the Chinese shipyard of Yangfan, Zhoushan. According to the company, the unit is the first one from a series of seven sister...

December 6, 2018 No Responses

Maersk Explains 2050 Target For Zero CO2 Emission

A.P. Moller -Maersk aims at having carbon neutral vessels commercially viable by 2030 and calls for strong industry involvement Aimed at accelerating the transition to carbon neutral shipping, Maersk announces today its goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2...

December 5, 2018 No Responses

Dakuku Implores Maritime Bureau On Fairness, Inaugurates ICIC Committee

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has called on the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) to ensure fairness and balance in its reportage of piracy issues on Nigeria’s territorial wat...

December 4, 2018 No Responses

Minister: Nigeria To Partner Other African Countries On Blue Economy

The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its readiness to cooperate with sister countries and development bodies to advance Africa’s prosperity through the safe and sustainable use of the continent’s vast sea and ocean resources. The Minister of T...

December 1, 2018 No Responses

NYK, MLC To Float Holding Firm

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation (MLC) intend to establish a joint holding company in December 2018 and merge port and transportation business companies in April 2019. Earlier this year, the duo unveiled plans to integrate managem...

November 28, 2018 No Responses

Firm Unveils New LNG-Fueled Ferry

Spanish ferry company Baleària has splashed Marie Curie, its new smart ship with LNG engines. The launching ceremony took place on Tuesday at Cantiere Navale Visentini in Italy. The newbuilding is the company’s first ferry fueled by LNG that will oper...

November 24, 2018 No Responses

Shipping Firm Receives Two Tankers

Singapore-based ship management company Eastern Pacific Shipping has taken delivery of two Aframax tankers from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction – Philippines. Named M/V Iberian Sea and M/V Levantine Sea, the two tankers feature 114,000 in dwt eac...

November 21, 2018 No Responses

Evergreen Orders Four Feeder Vessels

Taiwan-listed container shipping major Evergreen Marine has placed an order for the construction of four feeder vessels at a Chinese yard. The containerships, which were ordered from Jiangnan Shipyard, will feature 2,500 TEU. Evergreen Marine is paying USD 31...

November 20, 2018 No Responses

Shipping Firm Seals Charter Deal With Berge Bulk

Greek dry bulk shipowner, Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Singapore-based Berge Bulk Shipping for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels. The 174,186 dwt Sideris GS was hired for a period until minimum December 15, 2019...

November 19, 2018 No Responses

‘Shipping Firms Wasting Money On Paper in Digitalization Era’

Shipowners are very far from realizing many of the benefits of digital technology and Big Data, an analyst of shipping companies’ purchasing habits and head of Product, Global Navigation Solutions, Hayley van Leeuwen has said. She explained in an inte...

November 17, 2018 No Responses

Firm Receives Largest Floating Storage

Singapore-based PaxOcean has delivered a 26,000m3 Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) to Indonesia-based Jaya Samudra Karunia (JSK). Karunia Dewata is the largest FSRU to be built in China and the first to feature Type C cargo tanks. The unit was...

November 15, 2018 No Responses

SON Decries Falsification Of Documents By Importers

The Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Osita Aboloma, has appealed to importers and their representatives to desist from falsification of documents. Aboloma, who made the appeal during the organisation’s advocacy session organised fo...

November 15, 2018 No Responses

Maersk Rules Out Mergers, Acquisitions In 2019

Danish transportation and logistics giant Maersk doesn’t see a strong need to pursue mergers and acquisitions in the following year, according to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Søren Skou. As explained, the company has over 20 per cent market ...