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Russian Strikes on Ukraine's Ports Push Insurance Rates Up

Oct 11, 2024

A series of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure and commercial vessels has led to a jump in insurance costs and forced some shipowners to cancel bookings, insurance sources and a broker said on Thursday.Russian…

Drought Blocks Shipping in Northern Brazil Grains Corridor

Oct 11, 2024

Brazilian port terminal group Amport said on Thursday that grains transport through the Tapajos waterway has come to a halt as a severe drought hit northern Brazil and lowered the river's water levels.Tapajos, which links Brazil's central and north regions…

Can a Cruise Vessel Really Be Zero Emission? Hurtigruten Says 'Yes'

Oct 11, 2024

Hurtigruten released updated plans for its Sea Zero project, a zero-emission ship scheduled to debut in 2030 which is now in its R&D phase. The ship, as designed today, will lean on large batteries, sails, and other solutions to sail emission-free during normal operation…

EV Car Carrying Vessel sports AI-Powered Anomaly Detection

Oct 11, 2024

ClassNK granted its ‘AFVC(FD)(EV)’*1 notation to Positive Challenger, a car carrier operated by Eastern Car Liner Ltd., and managed by ECL Shipmanagement Limited, for vessels equipped with additional firefighting measures for transporting electric vehicles (EVs)…

French Look Into e-Methanol Produced from Green Hydrogen for Maritime Decarbonization

Oct 11, 2024

Green hydrogen producer Lhyfe and low-carbon molecules specialist Elyse Energy have set out plans to jointly develop the production of e-methanol from green hydrogen at Nantes Saint-Nazaire Port area in France.The project, known as Green Coast…

New LNG Bunker Vessel for TotalEnergies LNG Bunkering Ops

Oct 11, 2024

TotalEnergies signed a charter contract with Spanish shipowner Ibaizabal for a new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker vessel of 18,600m3 capacity.This additional vessel might be deployed in Oman, where the company is developing the Marsa LNG…

New Mobile Harbor Cranes Boost Efficiency at Iloilo

Oct 10, 2024

Two new mobile harbor cranes (MHCs) have entered operation at ICTSI’s Visayas Container Terminal (VCT) at Iloilo in the Philippines.The cranes are the first of their kind on Panay Island.Manufactured by Konecranes, each of the two new ESP.5…

Port of New Orleans Awarded FEMA Port Security Grant

Oct 10, 2024

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) announced it will receive $1,040,583 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through its Port Security Grant Program. This funding will be used to upgrade both physical infrastructure and technology…

Montreal Port Dockworkers Begin Overtime Strike

Oct 10, 2024

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have begun an overtime strike on Thursday morning, the port authority said, as negotiations over a new contract make little progress.During this partial strike of indefinite duration, all port terminals will…

New Container Quay to Be Built at Port of Valencia

Oct 10, 2024

Dutch dredging and marine construction contractor Jan De Nul Group on Thursday announced it has signed a contract with the Valencia port authority for a new container quay in the port's northern extension. The maritime contractor will carry…

Sharp Increase in Malware Detections on Vessels - Marlink Report

Oct 10, 2024

Marlink released the latest global maritime cyber threat report produced by its Security Operations Center (SOC).Based on data gathered from 1,800 actively monitoried vessels during the first half of 2024, the report shows changing tactics of cyber criminals…

Six Die in Russian Attack on Odesa

Oct 10, 2024

A Russian ballistic missile attack on Wednesday on the port infrastructure of Ukraine's southern Odesa region killed six people and injured eight, Odesa Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said.The injured were all Ukrainian nationals, Kiper wrote on the Telegram messaging app…

Hurricane Milton Bears Down on Florida's Gulf Coast

Oct 09, 2024

Hurricane Milton closed in on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, spawning tornados and lashing the region with rain and wind hours ahead of its expected landfall near Tampa Bay, where it could deliver a life-threatening surge of seawater to communities along the waterfront…

Former Amazon Exec's Supply Chain Startup raises $100 Million

Oct 09, 2024

Former Amazon.com Consumer CEO Dave Clark said on Tuesday his new software supply chain management startup Auger has raised over $100 million in private equity funding from Oak HC/FT and others.Auger will provide a software-as-a-service platform…

Bunker One Launches Physical LNG Bunker Supply

Oct 09, 2024

Bunker Holding’s physical supply division Bunker One announced it will launch liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker supply in northwestern Europe at the start of next year.Building on its existing activities supplying alternative fuels, Bunker…

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