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Sallaum Lines and Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Commence Construction of Ocean Class Vessels
Sallaum Lines, an international ocean transportation company, marked a significant milestone as they hosted the steel-cutting ceremony on March 23 at the Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Co Ltd Shipyard in Fuzhou, China. The ceremony commemorated the …
Mar 29, 2024 / Curious
Liquid Wind, Umeå Energy and Wasaline sign Letter of Intent for the supply of eMethanol
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, Liquid Wind, Umeå Energi and Wasaline, announced the signing of a Letter of Intent for the sale and purchase of eMethanol from the eFuel facility in Umeå, Sweden. Pursuant to the Letter of Intent, Liquid Wind, Umeå Energi …
Mar 21, 2024 / Curious
Jumbo Shipping, SAL Heavy Lift and Intermarine join forces in new commercial joint venture: JSI Alliance
After three years in a successful joint venture, Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and engineering contractor Jumbo Shipping and German breakbulk and project cargo specialist SAL Heavy Lift are thrilled to welcome their American sister, …
Feb 28, 2024 / Curious
First cranes arrive as part of USD 300 million Port of Salalah expansion
As part of its USD 300 million container terminal upgrade and expansion project, the Port of Salalah received the first four of 10 new ZPMC ship-to-shore cranes this month. Once the project is completed in the first quarter of 2025, annual capacity …
Feb 19, 2024 / Curious
Gasum to manage Wasaline’s EUA portfolio
Gasum Portfolio Services will manage shipping company Wasaline’s EU Allowances (EUA) portfolio. The EU emissions trading system has included the maritime sector since the beginning of this year. Outsourcing their emissions trading and EUA portfolio …
Feb 12, 2024 / Curious
Four Heavy-Lifters Join The Intermarine Fleet
2024 is off to a strong start for Intermarine, where the multi-purpose carrier is gearing up for a dynamic year ahead. As the foremost operator in the Americas, the collaboration with heavy-lift powerhouse Jumbo-SAL-Alliance is propelling Intermarine …
Jan 12, 2024 / Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony in Shimonoseki for Salvage Tug Koyo Maru Built for Nippon Salvage
New ship to replace current Koyo Maru, built at MHI's Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works and in service since 1998, with handover scheduled for June 2024 Vessel has one of the highest pulling capacities in Japan, efficient systems for …
Jan 12, 2024 / Vessels
Baleària launches its second gas-powered fast ferry, with more powerful engines
Wednesday (Dec13) Baleària launched the Margarita Salas fast ferry at the Armon Shipyard in Gijón, where it is being built. This is the shipping company's second fast ferry equipped with dual gas engines, which combines the most competitive features …
Dec 15, 2023 / Curious
Grupo ETE delivers Portugal’s first electric ferry
Portugal’s first electric ferryboat has been delivered by Grupo ETE following a christening ceremony at Navaltagus Shipyard in Seixal, south of Lisbon. “Salicornia” – which has been developed entirely in Portugal, by national companies, to serve a …
Nov 17, 2023 / Curious
New version of the Wärtsilä 31DF engine reduces methane emissions by an additional 41% on average, when compared to previous market best
Technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a new ultra-low emissions version of its already efficient Wärtsilä 31DF engine. Whilst operating on LNG, this new version can further reduce methane emissions on a 50 percent load point by up to 56 percent …
Nov 2, 2023 / Curious