G2 Ocean expands its project cargo business
Forest product carrier G2 Ocean is expanding its project cargo business with new offices in Houston and Hamburg. “Our project cargo results are continuously improving. However, we have high ambitions for the future and to...Read more
“With M-Star Projects we want to better market our project logistics”
Belgian freight forwarder Herfurth Logistics is consolidating all of its project cargo activities under one new brand, M-Star Projects. The move is intended to better market the group’s project logistics and attract new projects and...Read more
Crane Worldwide picks Antonov for 70 ton crane transport
PRESS RELEASE – Antonov Airlines has flown a mobile crane and fire extinguishing equipment from the United States to Argentina for Crane Worldwide. The crane and associated equipment combined weighed a total of 70 tons. Antonov...Read more
Spliethoff orders new transport and installation vessels
PRESS RELEASE – Spliethoff has recently signed a contract with Mawei Shipyard for the newbuild of two DP2- B-type vessels. The versatile characteristics of Spliethoff’s new B-Type make this vessel unique in the market, the...Read more
Golden Ray to be dismantled in place
The capsized car carrier Golden Ray will be dismantled in place as safely righting and refloating the vessel is not possible anymore, according to the Unified Command responsible for the salvage operation. “Maritime experts engaged in...Read more
Edoardo Podestá takes the helm of Dachser Air & Sea Logistics
PRESS RELEASE – Dachser appoints Edoardo Podestá as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Air & Sea Logistics business field. Podestá replaces Jochen Müller in this position. Dachser and the current COO Air & Sea...Read more
Shipowners loathe Timmerman’s plan to put CO2 quotas on shipping
The future European climate commissioner Frans Timmermans wants to put CO2 quotas on shipping. A plan that has been met with fierce criticism from shipowners. Instead of including shipping in the European Emmission Trading Scheme,...Read more
Video: A fishy load for Bluewater and Jumbo
PRESS RELEASE – Blue Water Singapore and Jumbo Shipping have completed a challenging heavy-lift transportation from Vietnam to Norway, moving four trawler hulls of 500 tons each in a single shipment. “Our scope started in the...Read more
Confidence in shipping drops due to trade war
PRESS RELEASE – Confidence in the shipping industry fell in the past three months to its lowest level for two and half years, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from maritime consultant BDO. Yet...Read more
CLdN grows fleet by 70% with six more vessels yet to come
PRESS RELEASE – With the arrival of the MV Hermine (5400 lane meter), CLdN has welcomed the sixth new vessel since the new build strategy was announced in 2016, with a target to introduce twelve new...Read more
JGC, Fluor and TechnipFMC to build Africa’s largest LNG project
A consortium of JGC, Fluor and TechnipFMC have won the tender for Africa’s largest liquefied natural gas project that could cost USD 33 billion to build. Scheduled to commence operations in 2025, the Rovuma LNG...Read more
Geodis and Arkema test future border system for Brexit
PRESS RELEASE – Geodis partnered with Arkema to take part in the dry runs organized by French Customs to test the future customs arrangements that will be implemented in the event of a “no-deal” Brexit....Read more
Priscilla grounding: Watch officer was watching videos on his phone
For about 2 hours prior to the grounding of the MV Priscilla in July 2018, the officer of the watch had been unaware that the vessel was drifting away from the planned passage because he...Read more
Hope fades for Bourbon Rhode crew
Hope is fading for the seven still missing crew members of the tug supply vessel Bourbon Rhode. Rescue crews have searched the area without results for the past four days. The search and rescue team of...Read more
UECC orders third battery hybrid LNG car carrier
PRESS RELEASE – Close on the heels of their call for two new battery hybrid LNG Pure Car & Truck Carriers (PCTC), UECC has confirmed an option with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard...Read more
AAL grows capacity by 22%
AAL Shipping has added four large multipurpose vessels to its fleet to enhance the company’s service offerings between Asia and Australia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. With the addition of the “mega-size” vessels,...Read more
Project carriers face increased competition from ro/ro companies
The project cargo industry faces increased competition from car carriers as the sector struggles with slow growth rates and political uncertainty in the car business. Companies like Wallenius Wilhelmsen are working hard to expand their...Read more
NYK conducts world’s first Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships trial
PRESS RELEASE – NYK has conducted the world’s first Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) trial as the company begins tests to realize its target of manned autonomous ships for safer operations and a reduction in...Read more