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PBES Lithium Energy Storage for HH Ferries

Oct 03, 2016

Plan B Energy Storage (PBES) said it has secured the energy storage supply contract for the two largest battery-powered ferries in the world. Each of the two Scandlines Helsingborg-Helsingör ferries will have 4.16 MWh batteries to provide power for primary propulsion…

Maersk Line Implements BigOceanData Vessel Tracking

Oct 03, 2016

BigOceanData and Maersk Line have entered into a two-year agreement whereby BigOceanData will deliver vessel tracking services to Maersk Line. The initial system went live on August 1, 2016 and is already in use in operation centers around the world on both desktop and mobile devices…

New LNG Bunkering Solutions to Be Developed for Singapore

Oct 03, 2016

ExxonMobil and Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd are collaborating to develop solutions for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering and other downstream developments in Singapore. With LNG growing in significance as part of the marine fuel mix, ExxonMobil…

Nor-Shipping Crowd-Sources to Turn Industry Problems into Profit

Sep 30, 2016

Nor-Shipping invites the next generation to find solutions to this generation’s challenges through its unique ‘Problem to Profit’ initiative. The leading global maritime event week, taking place in Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway, from May 30 to June 2…

FMC Collects $338,000 In Penalty Payments

Sep 30, 2016

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Mario Cordero announced that the Commission has completed compromise agreements recovering a total of $338,000 in civil penalties. The agreements were reached with one vessel-operating common carrier and…

New LNG Carrier Delivered to MISC Berhad

Sep 30, 2016

MISC Berhad (MISC) held the naming and delivery ceremony of its new LNG carrier, Seri Camellia. The 150,200 cu. m. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier is the first in a series of five MOSS-Type LNG carriers ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co…

Damen Repeats Multiple Vessel Transport Strategy

Sep 28, 2016

Just down river from Damen Song Cam Shipyard, SAL Heavy Lift’s MV Svenja departed from Halong Bay loaded with 14 vessels. The shipment consists primarily of built-for-stock vessels – Stan Pontoons and Tugs – which will be available for immediate purchase on arrival in Rotterdam in October…

Baltic Exchange Succumbs to Singapore as Shipping Turmoil Deepens

Sep 27, 2016

The crisis in global shipping and a tax exodus by big Greek vessel owners have helped finally seal the fate of London's Baltic Exchange after at least three approaches to buy it over the last six years of its near-three centuries history. Some…

What next for THE Alliance? - Drewry

Sep 26, 2016

Hanjin’s bankruptcy leaves the proposed carrier grouping THE Alliance at a size disadvantage to both its future rivals. Might a replacement be called up?The container shipping industry is in a state of flux at the moment and nobody can honestly…

Hamburg Süd Receives Gold Rating from EcoVadis

Sep 23, 2016

Hamburg Süd has been awarded gold, the highest-possible recognition level, for its evaluation completed in July 2016 by the supply chain sustainability network EcoVadis. The scorecard provided by independent sustainability expert EcoVadis…

ABS' New Subchapter M Guide

Sep 22, 2016

[Press Release] ABS announced the publication of the ABS Guide for Building and Classing Subchapter M Towing Vessels. The Guide is designed to aid domestic owners comply with new U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requirements governing towing vessels that operate in U…

Pirates Attack, Loot Container Ship

Sep 21, 2016

Pirates stormed a container ship off the coast of Guinea on Wednesday, making off with money and some of its cargo but leaving the crew unharmed, the government said.  They fired guns and briefly held the crew hostage while they were looting the ship named Wendok…

Shell loads first LNG vessel at Gate Terminal

Sep 21, 2016

Shell’s started operations of the new LNG fuel infrastructure at Gas Access to Europe (Gate) terminal in the Netherlands. The new LNG fuel infrastructure included the construction of a new berth. This new berth has now started operations…

Indian Oil Giant May Scrap LNG Vessel Tender

Sep 21, 2016

GAIL India, largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company in India, will likely scrap the tender for hiring LNG ships after failing to negotiate acceptable terms with bidders in what would hurt India's ambition to build…

Busan: Business May Not be As Usual, Post Hanjin

Sep 21, 2016

Though Busan Port, the largest customer of Hanjin Shipping and hit hardest by the Liner's collapse,  asserts that everything is under control, doubts are being raised on Hanjin rehab plan as ships clog at the South Korean port, reports Reuters…

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