Malaysia’s PFLNG Satu Stops Production Ahead of Relocation
Petronas’ PFLNG Satu, world's first floating LNG production facility at the time of its launch, that exported its first LNG cargo April 1, 2017 stops production.
Its second floating LNG facility under construction...
Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 10, 2019
Protection Vessel International has released the Maritime Security Report for Week 10 of 2019. The report formulated on 12th March 2019 highlights the various security breaches that have happened over the past week.
Iran: Navy...
ABB Helps Ferry Achieve Exceptional Fuel Savings with Optimization Project
ABB's chiller optimization solution for passenger ships achieves over 18% energy savings on La Suprema.
ABB and GNV have completed a first-of-its-kind retrofit of a technology that optimizes the performance of chillers for HVAC...
France Cleans Up Cargo Ship Oil Spill in The Atlantic
French authorities began a clean-up operation on Grande America after it sank off the French Atlantic Coast.
The 214-metre-long vessel sank in the west of the French town of La Rochelle, carrying 2,200 tonnes of...
Matson’s Newest Container Ship, Kaimana Hila Christened
Representative Tulsi Gabbard served as the sponsor for the christening of Kaimana Hila.
Kaimana Hila and her sister ship the Daniel K. Inouye are the two largest container ships ever built in the US.
It...
ESS Saves 50% Fuel for North Sea Construction Ship
ESS designed to deliver 50 percent fuel savings in optimal operating conditions.
Ship share load and energy optimally between the three Wärtsilä energy storage systems.
Expected to generate additional operating cost savings, and...
UAE’s Aluminium Giant Gets Their Shipping Agreement with Maersk Extended
The Seatrade Maritime News reporter Lee Hong Liang reports that AP Moller-Maersk has signed a volume commitment extension agreement for 2019 with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to ship EGA’s aluminium globally.
Renewing A Viable Partnership
Maersk...
16 Stena Tankers To Be Scrubber Ready by 2020
In a recent development, Stena Bulk has announced that they are making a major investment in scrubbers as they will be installing 16 units before January 2020, says a press release on their website.
Key...
New LNG Carrier for Dutch Shipping Company
Dutch gas tanker owner Anthony Veder expands its fleet with a new LNG carrier with capacity of 30,000 m3, says a press release on LNG World Shipping website.
The new LNG carrier
The LNG carrier of...
Japan Supports Use of Open-loop Scrubbers
Japan concludes no scientific justification to ban open-loop scrubbers.
California and Connecticut in the US, Fujairah, Singapore, China have introduced regulations and jurisdictions to prevent discharge from open-loop scrubbers.
The issue raised is...