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Sanmar Shipyards delivers two high speed Pilot Boats to Pakistan
Sanmar Shipyards has delivered two pilot boats to the Port Qasim Authority (PQA) in Karachi, Pakistan, which operates the expanding deep-water seaport with an annual handling capacity of 89 million tons in the country’s largest industrial zone.The …
Mar 14, 2022 / Vessels
Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian Sailors Remain Stuck in Ports
Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian seafarers are stuck in ports around the world as the war in Ukraine intensifies and shipowners are scrambling to find replacement crews to keep strained supply chains rolling.Crews from Russia and Ukraine make up a …
Mar 9, 2022 / Curious
UN agencies renew call to collaboratively support seafarers
Four United Nations agencies have issued a joint statement urging stakeholders to collaborate to prevent undue hardship to seafarers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The International Labour Organization (ILO), International Maritime Organization …
Mar 2, 2022 / Curious
NORDEN expands into port logistics
NORDEN has entered into a new business area of port logistics, signing a major contract with manganese mining company Comilog - a subsidiary of French metallurgical group Eramet extending the relationship with a key customer.Over the 10-year …
Feb 28, 2022 / Vessels
Pilot fell while boarding container ship Blue Ocean, died, Taichung port
Pilot fell into water while boarding container ship BLUE OCEAN in the morning Feb 21 in Taichung port, Taiwan, to take the ship to berth on arrival from Shanghai. He was recovered unconscious about 40 minutes after the fall and taken to hospital, but …
Feb 23, 2022 / Accidents
Pilot LNG Awards Galveston LNG Bunker Port Marine Infrastructure FEED Contract to W. F. Baird & Associates Ltd.
Pilot LNG, LLC (Pilot), developer of the Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) project, announced on Tuesday (Nov16) that it has awarded the Front-End Engineering & Design (FEED) contract for the project’s marine infrastructure engineering to W. F. …
Nov 17, 2021 / Curious
Stena Line aim to reduce emissions by 5 % using AI
During the last month the AI assistant Stena Fuel Pilot has been successfully introduced on two more Stena Line vessels, Stena Flavia (CruiseMapper) and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In total, 7 Stena Line vessels now operate with AI assistance, with the …
Jul 9, 2021 / Vessels
Samsung Heavy becomes first to complete LNG pilot test facility for shipbuilding & offshore
Samsung Heavy Industries announced on May 12th that the completion ceremony for LNG pilot test facility was held at Geoje shipyard, hosted by its President & CEO Jin-Taek Jung.The ceremony was joined by ship owners including KOGAS, Celsius …
May 17, 2021 / Curious
Grieg and Wärtsilä to build groundbreaking green ammonia tanker
With government support worth 46,3 million NOK, a Norwegian partnership aims to build the world’s first green ammonia fueled tanker – to ship green ammonia. Friday the 18th of December, the Norwegian funding scheme Pilot-E confirmed they will support …
Dec 24, 2020 / Curious
Høglund and HB Hunte develop breakthrough CO2 Vessel, Tank and Cargo Handling concept to support carbon capture and storage projects
Breakthrough in vessel design alongside a bilobe tank and cargo handling system will significantly increase maritime CO2 transportation capacity and improve viability of carbon capture and storage (CCS) chainsAutomation, gas and system integration …
Nov 9, 2020 / Vessels