Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Makita order marks Japanese debut for ABB’s A255-L turbocharger
Press Releases

Makita order marks Japanese debut for ABB’s A255-L turbocharger

Press Release – Japanese engine builder Makita has selected ABB’s latest low-speed turbochargers for an engine being built for a chemical tanker,

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 726

Optimarin expands BWTS service offering for smart maintenance
Press Releases

Optimarin expands BWTS service offering for smart maintenance

Press Release – Optimarin is taking maintenance of ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to the next level with the launch of a new-generation service

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 270

Ecochlor Completes all Land-based and Shipboard Testing for
Press Releases

Ecochlor Completes all Land-based and Shipboard Testing for

Press Release – Ecochlor, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of all land-based and shipboard testing for the filterless, EcoOne™ ballast

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 215

Wärtsilä receives further orders for its LNG cargo handling system
Press Releases

Wärtsilä receives further orders for its LNG cargo handling system

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has received two more orders for its complete LNG cargo handling and fuel system. The contract has been

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 262

Cargo ship Guangdong Port
Ports

Yantian Port Reopens After Covid Crisis

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) –Yantian International Container Terminals, which handles cargo at one of the world’s busiest container ports, will

June 23, 2021
Total Views: 1816

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Ulstein to Design Non-Fossil Fuel Containership for Norwegian Startup
Environment

Ulstein to Design Non-Fossil Fuel Containership for Norwegian Startup

Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has been elected to design a non-fossil fuel containership capable of achieving zero emissions. The contract was awarded by EDGE

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 3468

Shipbuilders Council Announce 2021 Shipyard Safety Awards
Press Releases

Shipbuilders Council Announce 2021 Shipyard Safety Awards

Excellence in Safety”, “Improvement in Safety”, and “Significant Safety Achievement” Awards Given Annually to Shipyards That Advance Safety and

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 714

containership
Shipping

MPCC to Acquire Songa Container, Adding 11 Ships to Feeder Fleet

Oslo-based MPC Container Ships (MPCC) has entered into an agreement to acquire Songa Container AS and its fleet of 11 container smaller containerships for $210

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 1219

hapag-lloyd ship
Shipbuilding

Hapag-Lloyd Places New Order for Ultra-Large Containerships

Hapag-Lloyd has ordered another six ultra-large containerships in South Korea. The vessels, ordered from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME),

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 3475

Oil tanker in Ningbo Zhoushan port
Offshore

Big Oil CEOs Predict Return of $100 Crude

By Kevin Crowley and Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) — The bosses of some of the world’s biggest oil companies said crude prices are likely to keep

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 3898

Fairbanks Morse Engine to Power U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (USCGC) RUSH (WMSM-918)
Press Releases

Fairbanks Morse Engine to Power U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (USCGC) RUSH (WMSM-918)

FME continues providing mission-critical reliability to United States Coast Guard’s OPCs  BELOIT, Wis. – (June 22, 2021) – Fairbanks Morse

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 2415

Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Ports

South Africa to Revamp its Ailing Port System

CAPE TOWN, June 22 (Reuters) – South Africa’s National Ports Authority (NPA) will operate as a stand alone business under the aegis of state-owned

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 1496

carnival magic in cozumel
Cruise Ships

World’s Largest Cruise Company Announces New Sustainability Goals

The world’s largest cruise company is aiming to become carbon neutral by 2050. Carnival Corporation on Tuesday announced new medium- and long-term

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 3317

Carrier Schedule Reliability ‘Through the Floor’ and There’s No Relief in Sight
Shipping

Carrier Schedule Reliability ‘Through the Floor’ and There’s No Relief in Sight

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carrier vessel arrivals from Asia are being delayed by 20 days, or more, and there is no improvement in sight.

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 2610

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Shipping

No Vaccine At Sea And Still They Worked On…

By Frank Coles (OpEd) – So there is no misunderstanding, I am not a raving lunatic, just a frustrated mariner. I get the complications of COVID, the

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 3455

Virginia-class submarine
Navy

SNAFU – Over 1,600 Part Failures Aboard US Navy’s $166B Nuclear Submarines

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy has swapped more than 1,600 parts among its new Virginia-class submarines since 2013 to ease maintenance bottlenecks

June 22, 2021
Total Views: 19468

Monday, June 21, 2021
Ship Ever Given Desert Sand
Shipping News

Ever Given Case Adjourned By Egyptian Court

By Abdel Latif Wahba and Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) An Egyptian court adjourned a case over the giant ship that blocked the Suez Canal to allow the

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 4204

Watch: Hamburg Süd Ship Takes Out Passenger Loading Dock in Santos, Brazil
Accidents

Watch: Hamburg Süd Ship Takes Out Passenger Loading Dock in Santos, Brazil

A Hamburg Süd containership took out a passenger dock at a ferry terminal in Santos, Brazil on Sunday, and it was all caught on video. Fortunately no injuries

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 17456

Frank Coles CEO
Shipping

Seafarers Need To Strike, Says Frank Coles

By John Konrad (gCaptain) Last week maritime influencer Lena Göthberg published the 165th episode of her popular Shipping Podcast, and the content was

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 16126

Maersk Supply Services Maersk Maker
Offshore

Maersk Supply Service Wins Major Contract in Brazil

Maersk Supply Service has announced a major contract win that involves pre-laying mooring anchors for the newbuild Mero 2 floating production storage and

June 21, 2021
Total Views: 1843