China ports are continuing to struggle with the pressures on the supply chain with the challenges being compounded both by the rush to get goods shipped before the Lunar New Year holiday and the growing number of cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus....
The COVID-19 pandemic may have transformed the way we live and work; however, the offshore energy sector seems to find its way through these challenges. A flashback to the week behind us reveals that...
Höegh Autoliners entered into a construction contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry confirming its plans to move forward with a new generation of vessels that will be the world’s largest and most sustainable car carriers. The vessels will have seven percent greater capacity than the...
Norwegian RoRo shipping company Höegh Autoliners has entered into a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for four fixed and eight optional multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora-class...
[By: Sanmar Shipyards] Sanmar Shipyards has delivered a fourth Bogacay series compact and powerful tug in two years to South American operator SAAM Towage. Like its three sisters SAAM VALPARAISO, SAAM PALENQUE and ALBATROS, Bogacay XLVIII, which its new owners have renamed HALCON lll, is based on the...
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has signed its first contact with Greek ballast water treatment systems manufacturer Erma First. The post Damen opts for world’s smallest BWTS appeared first on Offshore...
Demonstration tests were completed yesterday in Japan on what is being called the world’s first fully autonomous ship navigation systems deployed on a large car ferry. The demonstration, which was conducted in southern Japan on a 15,500 gross ton Ro-Pax ferry, is part of the...
South Korean antitrust regulator has sanctioned 23 domestic and foreign container shipping companies for fixing maritime freight rates. The post South Korea: 23 shipping companies fined $81M for...
Italian ferry operator Moby S.p.A. filed for bankruptcy in a U.S. Court on January 14 as the latest step in a drawn-out reorganization process in Italy. Controlled by Italy’s Onorato family, Moby has been working to gain acceptance of a reorganization plan that would permit...
Conley Container Terminal welcomed Evergreen’s Ever Fortune, the biggest containership ever to call on the Port of Boston in Massachusetts, on 16 January 2022. The post Spotted: Ever Fortune is the...
