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DP World achieves record throughput at Dakar Container Terminal
DP World has achieved a record container handling performance at the Port of Dakar, handling 76,282 TEU during March, the highest throughput in a single month since DP World began operations in Senegal in 2008. Since then, DP World has invested …
Apr 18, 2023 / Curious
The Global Mercy® arrives in Dakar ready to serve the people of Senegal and The Gambia with surgical expertise and training
The newest Mercy Ship, the Global Mercy® arrived in Dakar, Senegal on February 14, 2023. While the ship hosted surgical training in Senegal in 2022, this year marks the first time that specialized surgeries will take place on this newly built …
Feb 15, 2023 / Vessels
Pyxis Tankers Announces Acceptance of Loan Refinancing Letter of Product Tanker
Pyxis Tankers Inc. (NASDAQ Cap Mkts: PXS), (Pyxis Tankers), an international pure-play product tanker company, today announced that through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it had accepted a letter agreement for a secured term loan facility of up to $15.5 …
Feb 10, 2023 / Vessels
Karpowership and Ukraine Sign Energy Cooperation MOU to Ease Power Crisis
Deal aims to fast track up to 500MW of electricity capacity via Powerships Moldova, Romania are most likely locations for vessels to feed into Ukraine's grid Karpowership has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with state-owned trader JSC Energy …
Jan 26, 2023 / Curious
KARMOL Secure $71 Million Loan From Japanese Banks for SENEGAL FSRU
Karpower International B.V. (Karpowership) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. have reached a deal with Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and MUFG Bank, Ltd. to finance a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Senegal. JBIC and …
Jan 20, 2023 / Vessels
MacGregor has received two large orders for heavy-duty cranes and electric transloading cranes
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply heavy-duty cranes for a total of ten floating crane barges to be built by PT Karya Teknik Utama at their shipyard in Indonesia. The orders were booked into Cargotec’s 2022 Q3 and Q4 order …
Dec 12, 2022 / Curious
Wärtsilä’s strength in fishing vessel sector enhanced with propulsion orders for four new vessels
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the propulsion machinery for four new fishing vessels being built at Karstensens Shipyard in Denmark. These orders emphasise Wärtsilä’s leading position in delivering propulsion solutions for the fishing …
Sep 13, 2022 / Vessels
Royal IHC and Karnafuly Ship Builders Ltd sign contracts for design, engineering and equipment of four CSDs
Royal IHC and Karnafuly Ship Builders Ltd (KSBL) in Bangladesh have signed contracts for the design, engineering and hardware of four cutter suction dredgers (CSDs). These four mono-pontoon custom-built CSDs (2x 700 mm and 2x 600 mm) will be built in …
Aug 20, 2022 / Curious
New E-Flexer ferry Stena Estelle takes up operation on 4 September
Karlskrona-Gdynia route receives a boost in capacity and efficiency, with the two largest E-Flexer ferries being deployed in 2022Stena Line´s newest addition to the fleet - Stena Estelle (CruiseMapper)- has already sailed around half the world. …
Aug 18, 2022 / Vessels
Stena Line introduces the second of the two large E-Flexer class vessels to be deployed on the route Karlskrona-Gdynia
Stena Line introduces the second large E-Flexer of its Baltic Sea expansion, to operate Karlskrona-Gdynia with its sister vessel Stena EstelleStena Line introduces the second of the two large E-Flexer class vessels to be deployed on the route …
Jul 8, 2022 / Vessels