Maersk, Keppel, Yara, others join forces for ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering study
SEVERAL maritime industry heavyweights have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct a feasibility study on ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering at the Port of Singapore. The...
TM Insight and XAct Solutions transform to become TMX
SUPPLY chain and property firms, TM Insight and XAct Soutions have unveiled a new brand identity TMX, which reflects the joint business’ leadership and innovation in the sector...
AAL to take delivery of two heavy lift vessels
AAL SHIPPING is expanding its core fleet to 720,200 total deadweight with the delivery of the Pacific Action and AAL Gladstone. Both vessels have served in the AAL fleet in the...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen president and CEO steps down
CRAIG Jasienski has quit his role as president and CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen, effective yesterday, with the CFO, Torbjørn Wist, stepping into the role of acting CEO. The...
Large-scale methanol testing to begin
MAJOR tests of methanol as a marine fuel will soon begin at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark. Working closely with MAN Energy Solutions and other...
2020 global shipping carbon emissions down during COVID
MARITIME data provider Marine Benchmark reports that CO2 emissions from global shipping decreased by 1% last year due to the pandemic. Carbon emissions among the “Big Three” -...
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021
THE theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge, a timely reminder that we can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. The...
IMO-Norway project supports states to implement energy efficiency
A TOTAL of 11 states from across the world are partnering in the International Maritime Organization-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project, which is supporting the path to...
Chief officer and company convicted for dumping garbage in GBR
THE CHIEF officer and owner of the bulker Irongate were convicted and fined for dumping the equivalent of a 120-litre household garbage bin full of food waste into the Great...
BIMCO calls for dialogue on market-based measures for low-carbon fuels
INTERNATIONAL shipping association BIMCO has called on states and the industry to start a dialogue on how to create a set of global rules for market-based measures to support the...
DNV supports Hapag-Lloyd’s milestone green financing
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has supported shipping line Hapag-Lloyd in obtaining finance for six efficient containership newbuilds according to the Green Loan Principles of the...
VICT owner ICTSI reports positive financial results
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, which owns the Victoria International Container Terminal, reported revenue from port operations of US$1.5 billion for the 2020 calendar...
Vehicles, appliances, furniture imports up at Fremantle
TRADE data issued by Fremantle Ports covering the first seven months of the financial year (July 2020-January 2021), shows Western Australians are continuing to buy a lot of...
New data shows drop in global container port performance in 2020
CONGESTION at major global seaports spiked in the second half of 2020, with ships requiring the loading and unloading of more than 6000 containers per visit spending an average of...
Toll New Zealand’s new purpose-built site
TOLL New Zealand has officially opened a new 3500-square-metre freight forwarding facility in New Plymouth. This follows a 12-month construction period and will now deliver...
