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FLEET and Marubeni Form New Ship Management Company

Jul 08, 2022

Ship management company Fleet Management Limited (FLEET), part of the Caravel Group, said it has launched a new integrated ship management unit – MaruFleet Management Pte Ltd – in Singapore in collaboration with MMSL Pte. Ltd. (MMSL), a Singapore subsidiary of Marubeni Corporation…

Klein Appointed Chairman, CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen

Jul 08, 2022

Dr. Holger Klein, Member of the Board of Management responsible for the Asia-Pacific region, Car Chassis Technology Division, Aftermarket and Production, will succeed Wolf-Henning Scheider as Chairman and CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG at the end of 2022…

Maersk Quits ICS Board Over Climate Concerns

Jul 08, 2022

A.P. Moller-Maersk has withdrawn its board member from industry organization International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), partly over the trade association's stance on climate change, according to the company's website.Maersk, one of the world's largest shipping groups…

NYK to Study, Trial Emission Reduction Gear On Up to 50 Bulk Carriers

Jul 08, 2022

NYK signed a business alliance agreement with Nakashima Propeller, a marine equipment manufacturer that develops and sells ship propellers as well as energy-saving devices, and Fluid Techno, a ship design company with fluid analysis technology…

Brazil's Terminal Operators Accuse Shipping Companies of Anticompetitive Practices

Jul 07, 2022

The dispute between Brazilian port operators and global shipping giants Maersk and MSC is expected to escalate in the coming weeks, according to Brazilian newspaper Valor.Local port terminal operators, through their industry group ABTP, are…

USACE Awards Mississippi River Harbor Dredging Contract

Jul 07, 2022

Houston-based dredging contractor Great Lakes Dredge and Dock has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Memphis District for the rental of a 24-inch hydraulic cutterhead dredge, discharge pipe, and attendant plant for harbor dredging along the Mississippi River…

Steerprop Appoints Morgan President, Järvinen COO

Jul 07, 2022

Steerprop, a designer and manufacturer of propulsion systems, is building its North America presence with the appointment of Hank Morgan as President, and Samuli Järvinen as Chief Operating Officer of Steerprop Inc.'The time has now come to…

Partners Investment in Hydrogen at Stockholm Norvik Port

Jul 06, 2022

Ports of Stockholm and hydrogen solutions provider CMB.TECH are joining forces in a unique hydrogen collaboration that aims to make Stockholm Norvik Port Sweden’s most climate-smart and sustainable port.The investment in hydrogen will encompass…

Long Beach Extends Incentives for Cutting Ship Emissions

Jul 06, 2022

Building on its longstanding initiatives for reducing vessel pollution, the Port of Long Beach has extended its Green Ship Incentive Program another two years and made its Vessel Speed Reduction Program permanent.Launched in 2012, the port’s…

Electric Forklifts Ordered at Port of Kemi

Jul 06, 2022

Kemi Shipping Oy, owned by Finnish Metsä Group, has ordered eight Konecranes E-VER fully electric forklifts including full service contracts for their operations in the Port of Kemi. Highly impressed with an E-VER delivered early in 2022, the…

Konecranes to Deliver Hybrid RTGs to Matadi

Jul 06, 2022

Finland-based Konecranes reports it has received an order from the Matadi Gateway Terminal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for four hybrid RTGs. These will be the first hybrid RTGs operated in Africa by the Congo River in the city of Matadi…

West Should Do More to Unblock Ukraine's Ports, Official Says

Jul 06, 2022

Western partners should do more to help unblock Ukraine's Black Sea ports to release exports of grain, metals and mining products, a Ukrainian official told Reuters on Tuesday, warning the country's finances were increasingly precarious.Logistics problems linked to the war with Russia…

European Ports Call for More Shore Power

Jul 06, 2022

The European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) have jointly agreed that the proposals for an Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) and the FuelEU Maritime…

Shore Power Market Forecasted to Touch $1.55 Billion by 2027

Jul 06, 2022

The valuation of the global shore power market is poised to reach $1.55 Billion by 2027, according to a research report by Market Research Future (MRFR).The market outlook appears extremely promising amid supportive government policies focused…

DFDS Hires Girardin as Head of Ferry

Jul 06, 2022

Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS announced Mathieu Girardin has been named its new head of ferry, succeeding Peder Gellert Pedersen, who is retiring on August 1, 2022.Girardin will join DFDS as a member of the company's executive management team in October 2022…

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