The lack of European cooperation for exceptional transports is creating unnecessary costs. Signalisation of abnormal transports is a national hobby...INTERVIEW: “The lack of European cooperation in heavy transport is ridiculous”
PRESS RELEASE – The Board of Directors of Konecranes has appointed Rob Smith as President and CEO of Konecranes effective...Rob Smith to become CEO of Konecranes
For about 2 hours prior to the grounding of the MV Priscilla in July 2018, the officer of the watch...Priscilla grounding: Watch officer was watching videos on his phone
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
Subsea 7 acquires 4Subsea
PRESS RELEASE – Subsea 7 has acquired 4Subsea, a provider of technology and services that help operators maintain production from subsea oil and gas fields and offshore wind farms. 4Subsea will function autonomously within Subsea 7,...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
Port of Ostend buys REBO terminal from DEME, PMV and Artes-Group
The Belgian Port of Ostend has announced its largest investment of the past 10 years. It will buy all the shares of the Renewable Energy Base Ostend (REBO) from DEME, PMV and Artes-Group in order...Read more
Chad Call steps up as CFO of Zeamarine
PRESS RELEASE – Zeamarine announced today that Chad Call will succeed Michael Dumas as Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect. An experienced financial executive, Chad Call has nearly a decade of financial leadership experience within...Read more
INTERVIEW: “We’ve realized fuel savings up to 800 litres a day”
Econowind has signed the first commercial contract to install its Ventifoil wind-assisted propulsion system aboard a 3,600 dwt general cargo vessel called Ankie. The expected fuel savings for this unit can reach a 1,000 litres...Read more
Three crew members found dead in Bourbon Rhode sinking
Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of three missing crew members, who died following the sinking of tug supply vessel Bourbon Rhode. Eight of the 14 seafarers are still missing. The bodies of the missing seafarers...Read moreBourbon Offshore vessel sinks in Atlantic, 11 crew still missing
Eleven crew members from the tug supply vessel Bourbon Rhode are still missing, after the vessel sank in the Atlantic ocean. The ship was en route to Georgetown in Guyana when it got hit by...Read more
BIMCO CEO Angus Frew to step down
PRESS RELEASE – BIMCO Secretary-General & CEO, Angus Frew, has announced he will step down in the summer of 2020, as he wishes to spend more time in the UK and less time working. The...Read more
Japan to invest an additional USD 10 billion in global LNG infrastructure
Japan will invest an extra USD 10 billion on liquefied natural gas projects worldwide to boost the LNG market and reinforce the security of energy supply, the minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said...Read more
AAL moves giant pressure vessel
PRESS RELEASE – Heavy-lift carrier AAL has completed the handling and transport of an impressive cargo of South Korean-engineered petrochemical plant components, from Pyeongtaek to Map Ta Phut. The largest of which was a pressure...Read more
BIMCO creates first standardized decommissioning contract
PRESS RELEASE – BIMCO’s new Dismantlecon contract is the first global standard contract designed for the dismantling and removal of offshore structures in the energy sector. It is now available and aims to provide a...Read more