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V.Group Rolls-out Fleet Cell of the Future

Aug 06, 2018

V.Group, the leading global marine and offshore vessel management and support services provider, has announced the launch of its groundbreaking Fleet Cell of the Future, a prototype for the future of technical management and marine support services…

Kalmar Fleet Solution for Australian Container Freight Services

Aug 06, 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has won an order to provide Kalmar Fleet Solution of mobile equipment to Australian Container Freight Services (ACFS) operations in Adelaide, Fremantle and Melbourne.This order, comprising a total of three units of…

California Port to Vote on Hydrogen Fuelling

Aug 06, 2018

The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners is scheduled to vote Monday, Aug. 13, on a proposal by Toyota Logistics Services to reconfigure its facility at Pier B and build a renewable fuel-cell power plant and hydrogen fueling station.The…

New DPS Repositioning Function for Boats

Aug 05, 2018

Volvo Penta is enhancing its Dynamic Positioning System to include Repositioning functionality, meaning boaters will be able to make minor alterations to their vessel’s position with a simple tap of the joystick.The feature is the latest element of the company’s Dynamic Positioning System (DPS)…

Subsea 7 Signs on for FutureOn Planning Software

Aug 03, 2018

Norway-based digital technology innovator FutureOn announced a multi-license contract for its Field Activity Planner (FieldAP) software with Subsea 7, a leading global contractor providing engineering, construction and services to the offshore energy industry…

Auto Collision Avoidance Project for Vessel Safety

Aug 03, 2018

Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding (MES-S), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMST), Akishima Laboratories (Mitsui Zosen)  announced that on July 25, their proposed joint demonstration project related to the…

Eidesvik Offshore, Wärtsilä Norway and DNV GL Celebrate FellowSHIP

Aug 03, 2018

Project partners Eidesvik Offshore, Wärtsilä Norway and DNV GL have announced the closure of the FellowSHIP research project. The cooperation has explored the use of battery, hybrid and fuel cell technology in the maritime industry for over 15 years…

MT-FAST Fuel-saving Device Installed on 500 Vessels

Aug 02, 2018

MT-FAST, a fuel-saving device jointly developed by NYK Group company MTI Co. Ltd. and Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation, has now been installed on over 500 vessels. Operational data has proven the device to be effective in saving fuel.MT-FAST is…

New App Helps Track Shipping Container Damaegs

Aug 01, 2018

PEIR (Photographic Equipment Interchange Receipt) has launched a new app that helps the transportation, logistics and shipping industries better assign costs based on responsibility for damaged shipping containers and trailers.“After a year…

Clarksons Targeted in Cyber Attack Last Year

Jul 31, 2018

British shipping services provider Clarkson Plc said on Monday an unauthorized third party accessed some of its computer systems in the United Kingdom last year.The unauthorized access to systems from May 31 to Nov. 4, 2017 was gained from a single and isolated user account…

Cruise Industry Embraces Transcritical CO2 Technology

Jul 31, 2018

International technology group GEA signed a contract for its new transcritical CO2 industrial refrigeration technology, with P&O Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation & PLC.The green refrigeration technology has already been installed on board P&O Cruises 2…

Quadrise Fuels Signs MoU with Freepoint Commodities

Jul 27, 2018

Fuel oil technology firm Quadrise Fuels International said it had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with commodities trader Freepoint Commodities to provide commercial opportunities for its MSAR fuel technology product.The Synthetic…

ZF Appoints New Board Members

Jul 27, 2018

ZF Friedrichshafen AG's Supervisory Board has appointed Sabine Jaskula and Dr. Holger Klein to the company's Board of Management.Jaskula, an experienced HR manager and lawyer, will be responsible for Corporate HR and Legal functions from latest January 1…

DNV GL, TMT Sign Deal on Rotor Blades

Jul 26, 2018

DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has signed a comprehensive framework agreement with leading Chinese wind turbine blade manufacturer Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology (TMT).The deal…

KVH Videotel Launches Task-based Competency Assessments

Jul 26, 2018

KVH Videotel has announced a new feature of its Videotel Performance Manager service that provides the ability to structure task-based competency assessments for seafarers on any given subject and monitor progress as they develop their skills…

Logistics News

Explosion Forces Shutdown of Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery

Explosion Forces Shutdown of Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery

Wattlab Scales Up Solar Power for Bulkers

Wattlab Scales Up Solar Power for Bulkers

African Bunkering Hubs Gain as Ships Reroute Around Cape

African Bunkering Hubs Gain as Ships Reroute Around Cape

Two India-Bound Tankers Pass Through Strait of Hormuz

Two India-Bound Tankers Pass Through Strait of Hormuz

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