Seaside LNG has acquired the liquefied natural gas fueling barge Clean Jacksonville from TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, LLC, a subsidiary of TOTE Group. Seaside now has the largest fleet of LNG barges operating in the United States, the company claims. Seaside LNG’s maritime transportation company, Pola
Boluda Corporación Marítima, through its Boluda Towage division, has reached an agreement to acquire Smit Lamnalco, the world’s fifth-largest towage operator. The deal is expected to enable the company to strengthen its presence in strategic markets such as Australia, the Middle East, and West Afric
Global towage operator Svitzer, a part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has appointed Australia Chief Commercial Officer Ivan Spanjic as Global Head of Green Ports. The company created the role recently to focus on unlocking value for partners across the marine supply chain, as the demand for green ports and
Classification society DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Michelin for their WISAMO wing sail system. DNV said that this was the first AiP to have been awarded to an inflatable wing sail design. The wing prototype with a surface area of 100 sqm is being installed on Compagnie Maritime
Norwegian shipowner Höegh LNG has signed a new loan facility agreement with a group of banks to refinance two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) employed on long-term contracts in Germany. Höegh LNG’s FSRUs Höegh Esperanza and Hoegh Gannet were chartered by the German Federal Ministry
Korean industry majors, led by shipping heavyweights HMM and Sinokor, have joined forces on the development of nuclear-powered ships. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed earlier today by representatives of Gyeongju city, the Gyeongbuk Province, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, th
The fire that engulfed hundreds of toppled containers at the Iskenderun port in Türkiye, following the massive earthquake that rocked the Hatay province, has been extinguished, according to the country’s defence ministry. Türkiye’s Maritime General Directorate confirmed the statement on Wednesday, s
Global data analytics firm Xeneta has launched a campaign to rank the environmental performance of carriers across the world’s top 13 shipping trades. The firm is using the Carbon Emissions Index (CEI), a tool developed by Xeneta and Marine Benchmark, to evaluate carriers’ emissions levels in the ma
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has decided to discontinue the 50% harbour craft port dues concession which was launched in 2021 for floating storage units (FSUs) / floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) supporting LNG bunkering and breakbulk activities in port. The discontinua
Marine insurance provider Skuld has signed the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance, a global framework for assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of insurers’ hull and machinery portfolios. The framework is aimed at enabling the insurance sector to implement transparency and establish a
The Liberian Registry has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to British company Anemoi Marine Technologies for their Rotor Sail systems. Anemoi’s rotor sails are available with three deployment options – fixed to the deck, a folding type, and on rails that can be moved along or across the deck.
Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) has selected marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy to supply lithium batteries for the retrofit of FPS Waal, the inland container vessel owned by Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS). The FPS Waal is the second inland containership in FPS’ fleet that will
Swedish electrofuel developer Liquid Wind has submitted an application seeking an environmental permit for its second commercial-scale green electrofuel facility FlagshipTWO, located in Sundsvall. Liquid Wind has applied for the environmental permit for the 100,000-ton FlagshipTWO at the Land and En
Container shipping heavyweight A.P. Moller – Maersk has reported exceptional financial results for the year 2022. Despite the abnormal market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company managed to deliver solid performance across all its businesses, resulting in the best financial result
