Maritime News

Shipping must prepare for and start on its decarbonisation pathway without delay, said Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, DNV GL’s ceo, Maritime, as he launched the fourth edition of the classification society’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 at a webinar yesterday.

Canada’s Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop a LNG bunker fuels supply chain in North America’s Pacific Northwest ports.

A focus on ultra-large vessels by container lines to manage capacity during the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting smaller ports with limited berth and draught.

China’s Rudong port in Jiangsu province is to build two new liquid bulk cargo berths for its second phase terminal project.

A new environmentally friendly ship recycling facility is being planned in South Africa.

The Ballast Equipment Manufacturers Association (BEMA) has applied for a NGO Consultative Status with the IMO to offer their official, non-commercial and technical voice to the existing regulators, owners and environmental groups currently...

Qatar’s Hamad Port Container Terminal 2 (CT2) is set to start container handling operations in December.

Mining company BHP is in talks with three companies over the supply of LNG as a marine fuel to five ships to transport iron ore between western Australia and China, Reuters reported.

Coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched an underwater Hull Inspection service using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs).

Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has landed two contracts worth approximately SGD200m ($147m) in total to build a dredger and undertake a FSRU conversion.