Marine Equipment News


USCG Restores Radio Communications Along NC Coast

May 04, 2018

U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina has restored radio communication capability Friday.Repairs were completed at approximately 4 a.m. after communications went down Thursday evening, leaving the Coast Guard unable to monitor radio traffic…

Malta Freeport Orders Fifteen RTGs

May 03, 2018

Malta Freeport Terminals, one of the busiest ports in Europe, has ordered 15 Konecranes Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes as part of its steady expansion. The first cranes will be delivered at the end of 2018 and the rest during beginning of 2019…

Aerial Drones a Threat to Shipping?

May 02, 2018

Aerial drones have made major advances in endurance, range and payload capacity over recent years while prices have continually plummeted, leading to a proliferation of drones expected to reach 12 million by 2020.This trend, some believe, means…

Container Equipment Market Surges Ahead: Drewry

Apr 30, 2018

The move towards container leasing and away from carrier ownership continues unabated and the leased fleet now has a clear majority over that owned by transport operators, according to the latest edition of the Container Census & Leasing and…

Senior Appointments at First Marine Solutions

Apr 30, 2018

First MarineSolutions (FMS) said it has made two senior appointments to bolster its global growth plans. Dave McGinlay and Paul Crichton join the Aberdeen based mooring services provider as Business Development Director and Sales and Marketing Manager…

New Cranes Arrive at APM Terminals Elizabeth

Apr 27, 2018

APM Terminals Elizabeth took delivery of four of the newest generation gantry cranes to better serve liner customers deploying larger ships.  The cranes reach 23 containers across the vessel beam – equivalent to two thirds the width of a football…

DP World Post 7.3% Volume Growth

Apr 26, 2018

Dubai state-owned port operator DP World Limited said it handled 17.6 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2018, with gross container volumes growing by 7.3 percent year-on-year on a reported basis…

TRAC Intermodal Doubles Mobile Service Unit Fleet

Apr 25, 2018

TRAC Intermodal said it is doubling the size of its Mobile Service Unit (MSU) truck fleet to help accelerate chassis repairs and increase intermodal shipment velocity at key rail ramps across the country.TRAC established its MSU program in 2016 to help ensure that high-quality…

Ballast Water Equipment Manufacturers’ Association Formed

Apr 24, 2018

Manufacturers and stakeholders in the ballast water treatment equipment market have codified a unified manufacturers’ association.The Ballastwater Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (BEMA) met on April 19, 2018 for their first Annual Meeting and elected the inaugural Board of Directors…

Kalmar launches FastCharge AGV

Apr 24, 2018

Kalmar is introducing an automated guided vehicle (AGV) solution for transporting containers between quayside and landside operations. The new Kalmar FastCharge AGV is the latest milestone in Kalmar's  20-year track record of delivering innovative…

ExxonMobil Rolls Out New Hydraulic Oils

Apr 23, 2018

ExxonMobil said its new Mobil SHC Aware HS (Hydraulic System) Series hydraulic oils are specially formulated to offer excellent protection, even in marine operating environments. The oils meet the U.S. Vessel General Permit (VGP) requirements for Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants…

Kattupalli Port Throughput Soars 42%

Apr 23, 2018

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) said it had registered a 42 percent increase in throughput at Kattupalli port, handling 493,260 TEUs in the FY 2017-18.

Hazira Port Breaches 500K TEU Mark

Apr 21, 2018

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer today said that it had breached the 0.5 Million TEU mark at Hazira Port in FY 2017-18, with year-end throughout touching 500,879 TEUs, corresponding to a remarkable growth rate of 20…

Star Bulk Acquires 16 Ships

Apr 21, 2018

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. agreed to acquire 16 vessels from entities affiliated with Augustea Atlantica SpA and York Capital Management in an all-share transaction. As consideration for the Vessel Acquisition, Star Bulk has agreed to issue approximately 10…

2020 Low-sulfur Rule to Trigger Huge Disruptions -IEA

Apr 18, 2018

The shipping industry and oil refineries are not doing enough to prepare for new rules cutting the amount of sulfur that vessels can emit from 2020, according to the head of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) oil industry and market division…

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