SINGAPORE AND ROTTERDAM TO SET UP GREEN SHIPPING CORRIDOR SCHEME
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the world’s longest Green and Digital Corridor to enable low- and zero-carbon shipping. The MoU brings together stakeholders...
GTT TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING FOR ANTARCTIC CRUISE SHIP
GTT subsidiary company Marorka has signed a contract with Antarctica21, an Antarctic cruise expedition operator, to equip its modern expedition vessel ‘Magellan Explorer’ with GTT Digital smart shipping solutions. The contract includes the deployment of...
SCHOTTEL IMPROVES LAKE VICTORIA FERRY PROPULSION EFFICIENCY
Schottel has supplied a new propulsion system for a 37-year old ferry, one of nearly 40 operating on Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, where water transport is relied on to move people and vital goods. The Sengerema’s existing propulsion units had...
FREIGHT FORWARDING COMPANY TO ENCOURAGE CARBON CAPTURE
Digital freight forwarding platform Shypple has formed a partnership with Value Maritime as a part of its sustainability mission: a clean future for the shipping industry, which is intended to support Shypple’s clients in reducing their ecological footprint with a...
GRIMALDI’S 11th GG5G RO-RO DELIVERED
With the delivery of the ‘Eco Adriatica’,11th of 12 ro-ros ordered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard, the fleet of Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class hybrid vessels is almost complete. The Eco Adriatica flies the Italian flag, has a length of 238m, a beam of...
MITSUI TO BUILD LATEST MAN TURBOCHARGERS UNDER LICENCE
MAN Energy Solutions has signed a licence agreement with Mitsui E&S Machinery (MES-M) of Japan under which MES-M will manufacture MAN’s latest TCT axial turbocharger series. As one of the largest marine two-stroke engine builders, Mitsui has been a licencee of MAN...
24,000 TEU-PLUS MEGA-BOXSHIP IS CLASSED BY ABS
Evergreen’s recently-delivered ‘Ever Alot’, believed to be the largest container ship in the world, at just over 24,000 TEU capacity, is classed by ABS. The vessel is the latest in a series of five being built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China to ABS...
CORRODED SCRUBBER OUTLETS REPLACED WITHOUT DELAY TO SCHEDULE
Hydrex has recently replaced two corroded scrubber overboard pipes on a large container ship without interrupting or delaying the ship’s itinerary. After obtaining the exact specifications so that the new pipes can be fabricated, the pipes were sent to a specialist...