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Port of Greenock given vote of confidence with new Türkiye container service
Capabilities of new £25m cranes in Greenock key to securing the new route The Port of Greenock has been awarded a new weekly deep sea container service that will directly connect Scotland to the Mediterranean market of Türkiye. The new call on the …
Apr 30, 2024 / Curious
Tallink Grupp takes another step towards more sustainable vessel operations with nauticAi electronic logbooks
Tallink Grupp has recently rolled out nauticAi’s electronic logbook solution across its entire fleet, following a successful prototype development and pilot process of the system on the company’s Paldiski-Kapellskär cargo vessel Sailor in 2023. The …
Apr 29, 2024 / Curious
ABB to provide hybrid-electric propulsion for new MaineDOT ferry connecting island community to mainland
ABB has been selected by Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) to supply a comprehensive grid-to-propeller solution for the new double-ended, hybrid-electric ferry that will provide essential services between the town of Lincolnville and the …
Apr 29, 2024 / Curious
The Grimaldi Group's Great Abidjan delivered in South Korea
The Great Abidjan has joined the Grimaldi Group’s increasingly large and modern fleet. She is the fourth of six multipurpose ro-ro units belonging to the innovative "G5" class and commissioned from the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd shipyard in Ulsan …
Apr 26, 2024 / Curious
Wärtsilä secures China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines Co., Ltd and seven new container vessels for Orient Overseas Container Line. Each vessel will operate with three …
Apr 25, 2024 / Curious
Philly Shipyard and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Philly Shipyard, Inc. (Philly Shipyard), the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI), a subsidiary of HD Hyundai Group, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore a …
Apr 25, 2024 / Curious
Wärtsilä cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems selected for three new Very Large Ethane Gas Carriers
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, part of technology group Wärtsilä, will supply cargo handling and fuel supply systems for three new large sized ethane gas carrier (VLEC) vessels. The ships are being built at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) yard in …
Apr 18, 2024 / Curious
The First LNG Bunkering Operation Performed at Klaipeda Port
The first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation was successfully performed in the Port of Klaipeda. LNG tanker Avenir Aspiration bunkered 326 cubic meters of liquified natural gas to a 170-meter length CMA CGM container vessel Containerships Aurora on …
Apr 16, 2024 / Vessels
Japan's 1st Coastal Module Carrier to Transport Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation Components
MOL Drybulk Makes Marine Transport Deal with JFE Engineering; MOL Signs Contract for Vessel Construction Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that its group company MOL Drybulk Ltd. (MOL Drybulk) has signed a basic contract for marine …
Apr 16, 2024 / Vessels
Shanghai Electric’s 'ZHI ZHEN 100' excels thorough offshore equipment test
Against the backdrop of the Shanghai Electric wind farm, the Ulstein-designed vessel underwent thorough scrutiny. Milestone achieved Shanghai Electric’s cutting-edge vessel, the Ulstein-designed SX195 CSOV 'ZHI ZHEN 100,' has achieved a significant …
Apr 15, 2024 / Curious