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LR, UMAS: 'Zero Emission' Vessel Study

Jan 30, 2019

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) have released “Zero-Emission Vessels Transition Pathways.”The study, according to LR, aims to show what is needed to enable the transition, both at the ship and supply infrastructure level…

Optimarin Sees Early Order Surge in 2019

Jan 30, 2019

In the quarter of a century since its formation in 1994, ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has never experienced a year quite like 2018.The Norwegian headquartered firm has revealed that the previous 12 months saw it sell more than 100 systems and achieve record revenues…

Chesapeake Technology Opens East Coast Office

Jan 30, 2019

Chesapeake Technology Inc. hired GM Harold Orlinsky and opened an office on the East Coast. The office is located at 396 South Main Street, Cheshire CT 06410. This new base of operations will make it easier to visit key suppliers and customers and to provide sales coverage in more time zones…

Klaveness Container Ship Completes World's First 'Digital Survey'

Jan 29, 2019

Norwegian shipping company Klaveness Ship Management has announced that it has performed what it believes to be the world’s first ‘digital survey’, carried out on board the container vessel MV Bardu in conjunction with classification society DNV GL…

New Generation of Diesel Power Delivers Cargo, Cleanly to CA Ports

Jan 29, 2019

Latest-generation Diesel Technologies Deliver More than 80 Percent Emission Reductions in the Port Environment. California’s largest ports, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (LA/LB), are busier than ever AND achieving ambitious clean air goals…

World’s First Purpose-Built Krill Harvesting Vessel Choose NAVTOR

Jan 28, 2019

Norwegian maritime industry completed the project of the world’s first purpose-built krill harvesting vessel  that has taken two years and included 40 Norwegian vendors.A press release claimed that Antarctic Endurance, the custom designed new-build is a one of a kind…

UK Shipping Lobby: 'Get a grip on Brexit'

Jan 28, 2019

British businesses implored politicians on Monday to stop quarrelling over Brexit and agree an orderly exit from the European Union, as some big firms set up emergency situations rooms to cope with the possible tumult of a no-deal divorce.With…

CMA CGM in Effort to Buy rest of CEVA Logistics Shares

Jan 28, 2019

CMA CGM launches 30 Sfr/shr tender offer for CEVA shares; CEVA recommends shareholders decline the offer.ZURICH, Jan 28 (Reuters) - French shipping company CMA CGM on Monday formally launched a cash offer to buy out other shareholders of Ceva Logistics…

eMARINE Global Wins Warship ECDIS Contract with Hanjin Heavy

Jan 27, 2019

The provider of information and communications technology for the maritime industry eMARINE Global announced its second contract with Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) to deliver its Warship Electronic Chart Display & Information…

Wärtsilä Bags New Orders for Aquarius UV BWMS

Jan 23, 2019

Finnish technology giant in the marine and energy markets Wärtsilä Oyj announced that it has recently been awarded a number of contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping operators.According…

Technology: New FiFi Simulator from Kongsberg Digital

Jan 23, 2019

Kongsberg Digital unveiled an innovative new simulator solution for training officers and crew in advanced firefighting. K-Sim Safety offers high fidelity simulation covering all aspects of fire safety. K-Sim Safety contributes to reducing the…

Thomas Schulte Vessels Implements Port-IT Solutions

Jan 22, 2019

The maritime cybersecurity provider Port-IT said that Thomas Schulte Ship Management, a bulk and container company, has chosen Port-IT’s state of the art E-mail solution ‘Orilla Mail’ to fit their critical communication needs.According to a press release…

Russia Launches First-ever Arctic Satellite

Jan 20, 2019

The first Russian satellite for weather forecasting and monitoring climate and environment in the Arctic region, Arktika-M, is planned to be sent to near-earth orbit in June 2019.Sputnik quoted Russian space industry source saying: 'The launch of the Soyuz-2…

Self-Unloaders in CSL Pool Sold to Algoma

Jan 18, 2019

Oldendorff has sold the three remaining self-unloaders still operating in the CSL Pool: Sophie Oldendorff (70,037 tdw built 2000), Harmen Oldendorff (66,188 tdw built 2005) & Alice Oldendorff (50,259 tdw built 2000) for US$100.5 million to Algoma…

Verifavia Shipping Leads in EU MRV and IMO DCS IT System Certification

Jan 16, 2019

Verifavia Shipping claimed success in the independent certification of IT systems and solutions designed to support compliance with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Data Collection System (DCS) regulation and European Union (EU) Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV)…

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