Decarbonisation, innovation, infrastructure, freeports and properly functioning and resourced regulators are key asks for future government spending, set out in a letter to the UK Chancellor from the ports industry on 24 September, the British Ports Association (BPA) said.
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States decreased over the past week. A total of ten vessel departed U.S. LNG export facilities during the week between September 17 and September 23, 2020. The tankers had a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 37 Bcf, data from the Energy Information
Australia’s largest container terminal operator DP World Australia expects to finalise workplace agreements with the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) by September 30. The agreement comes on the back of this week’s negotiations and the suspension of the union’s planned industrial action. The breakth
DHSS has opened a new support base in the Port of IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Bold Tern visited DHSS’ new base at Volendamkadea, marking the start of the terminal’s first offshore wind project. The installation vessel is preparing for a maintenance campaign at a closeby offshore wind farm. Additional
Titan LNG, a Dutch supplier of LNG to the marine and industrial markets in Europe, completed an LNG SIMOPS bunkering at the Port of Antwerp.
To support Singapore’s harbour craft industry’s transition towards a low-carbon future, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) have launched a joint call for proposals on the electrification of harbour craft.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has paid $253,300 in penalties to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for violating the Ocean-Going Vessel At-Berth Regulation. The rule requires container, passenger, and refrigerated cargo ships to reduce emissions while docked at Californi
Cryopeak and Sumitomo Corporation have joined forces to develop an LNG bunker-fuels supply chain in North America.
Swedish Stena Group is developing a solution to use recycled batteries in charging stations at ports. The project is targeting the development of a new type of energy storage, similar to very large powerbanks, which will be essential for the quick charging of electric ferries in the future. The core
UK’s Port of Felixstowe is facing huge congestion amid a sharp spike in import container volumes and late vessel arrivals. “The weekly import volume for the last two weeks has been over 30% higher than average levels. “This is exacerbated by unusually high levels of empty containers at the port and
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has confirmed Able Seaton Port in Hartlepool, UK, as the marshalling base for the wind turbine installation activities for the Dogger Bank A & B offshore wind project. As part of the agreements for the supply and service of 190 of GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 13 MW wind turb
India has upped the liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports during the month of August.
Last week, US senators Rick Scott and Senator Marco Rubio introduced the Set Sail Safely Act in an effort to restart cruises.
The first three floating foundations built by the Navantia-Windar consortium for the Kincardine offshore wind farm are ready to be loaded out from Navantia’s yard in Fene, Spain. The first of the wind farm’s five floating foundations will be loaded onto Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy transport ves
