LR Awards AiP To Ammonia-fuelled Ultra-large Container Ship Design

LR awards AiP to DSME and MAN Energy Solutions for their ammonia-fuelled 23,000 TEU ultra-large container ship design, says an article published on their website. AiP for container ship design LR has granted Approval in Principle...

Flooded Cargo Ship Limps Along Coastline

Cargo ship with 12 crew on board limping along the coastline, South China sea, moving along coastline at a slow speed, reports Maritime Bulletin.  What happened? Cargo ship CONG THANH 27 with 12 crew on board...

Global Newbuild Orders Crumble Amid Rising Economic Setback

Pre-COVID, the bull case for shipping rates was all about plunging newbuild orders. A drop in orders in 2019 pointed to rising freight rates in 2021, given the lag between contract signing and...

Wärtsilä Navi-Port Highlights Benefits of ‘Just-In-Time’ Sailing

Joint project between Wärtsilä, Carnival Maritime & HVCC Hamburg Vessel Coordination Center emphasises the benefits of real-time data exchange between ship and port. New Wärtsilä system is the first commercially available ship-to-port product...

Port Authorities ‘Flexible’ With Marginal Sulphur Breach

Port state control authorities are lenient when confronted with cases of marginal non-compliance with the 0.50% sulfur cap. While the law does not set out details on how to handle cases where fuel...

Stranded Crew Aboard Containership To Be Repatriated

Several crew members on a ship headed for Halifax have been stuck on board for about 14 months. Seven international workers who have been stuck on board a container ship for more than...

2020 Chemistry Nobel Honors Gene Editing Tool That Changed Medicine Making

With the Nobel Prize in Chemistry going to Gene Editing tool CRISPR, the clock back again on research that could be a potential tool of research for this pandemic The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has...

HMM’s 12th 24,000-TEU to Carry Cargo

Contract signed in 2018 fulfilled, and all massive vessels carrying cargo.  HMM expects to take delivery of eight 16,000-TEU container ships in the second quarter of 2021.  HMM’s 12th 24,000-TEU container ship en route...

Ship Leasing Tax Initiative Boosts Business

Ship leasing tax leads to attracting more principals. New regulations to boost the Special Administrative region’s shipping business. The ship leasing tax initiative will provide a boost for Hong Kong’s shipping cluster, writes InvestHK...

Smart Ropes Improve Mooring Safety Onboard Vessels

Wilhelmsen's Smart Ropes system is ready to dramatically improve mooring safety onboard vessels. Equipped with the latest wireless communication system to transfer the recorded data. Specifically designed for safe mooring operations and avert...