Shipping and Port

Nordic Tankers, Dania Ship Management, and Danfoss IXA have tested a new sensor technology designed to monitor emissions. As part of the test, the technology has been installed on the Nordic Mari chemical tanker, which is owned by Nordic Tankers and managed by Dania Ship Management. Results from the test ...

Rolls-Royce has secured a deal from Portugal’s WestSea Yard to supply hybrid propulsion systems for two expeditionary oceanic cruise ships. The propulsion solutions will be operated by Mystic-Cruises. As part of the £14m contract, Rolls-Royce will provide two Bergen C25:33L8P main engines and a Bergen C25:33L6P auxiliary dual generator for each ...

A report from NGO Shipbreaking Platform has revealed that out of the 220 ships scrapped in the second quarter of this year, 169 were sold to the South Asian beaches for dirty and dangerous breaking. As per the report, six workers died and another seven sustained severe injuries while breaking ...

MSC Cruises has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Miami-Dade County to build a terminal at PortMiami, Florida. Scheduled to be completed by October 2022, the proposed Cruise Terminal AAA will house the company’s under construction MSC World Class cruise ships, which can carry up to 7,000 passengers. It ...

US-based company Bay Ship and Yacht has secured a contract from Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine (GGZEM) to build a hydrogen fuel cell-powered ferry. Scheduled to be delivered and commissioned by September next year, the passenger vessel will be built in the US and will operate on the San Francisco ...

Jamaica’s House of Representatives has passed legislation to manage ship ballast water. The new Ballast Water Management Bill aims to introduce a number of measures to prevent ships from injecting foreign aquatic species and diseases into the country’s water. To be administered by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, the bill ...

Japan-based Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has launched Taiheiyo Ferry’s new vessel Kitakami at Enoura Plant, operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) unit Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works.Scheduled to be delivered by next January, Kitakami will replace Taiheiyo Ferry’s one of the three large ships providing regular service between the Nagoya, Sendai, and ...

Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics Network’s member company Globalink has signed a memorandum of understanding with Georgia’s Anaklia City to jointly develop the Anaklia Deep Sea Port and Special Economic Zone (Anaklia SEZ).As part of the deal, Globalink will provide its expertise in the fields of logistics and multimodal freight.Once complete, ...