Spanish Port of Melilla and Duch Groningen Seaport have been certified through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). The post Melilla, Groningen ports renew PERS certification...
The waters off Mozambique are becoming a major new security hotspot in the Indian Ocean. An Islamist insurrection in northern Mozambique that the government seems powerless to suppress has also increasingly led to disruption in the Mozambique Channel, a key global shipping route. The Quad...
Ever Given made headlines yesterday following its grounding in one of the key bloodlines […] The post The ripple effect on trade of one giant ship stuck in Suez appeared first on Offshore...
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from leading classification society DNV for the DSME Rotor Sail System, an eco-friendly ship technology applicable to large oil tankers and LNG carriers. The virtual AiP award ceremony was held recently, with Hwa-Lyong...
A 20,000 TEU containership has run aground in the Suez Canal blocking passage for […] The post One of the world’s largest containerships blocks Suez Canal appeared first on Offshore...
CCGS Terry Fox, one the largest icebreakers in the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) fleet, has returned to service with new Thordon propeller shaft bearings after concluding that fitting laminate phenolic bearings would extend drydock time and costs. The 88m (289ft) long vessel, built in the 1980s...
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has named and delivered CMA CGM Montmartre, the 6th […] The post CSSC delivers 6th LNG-powered giant to CMA CGM appeared first on Offshore Energy. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!...
The government of the UK has launched a $27 million competition to support new technologies for decarbonizing ships and seaports. The funding is aimed at the development of prototype vessels and port infrastructure that could be scaled up once proven. The government hopes that new...
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has stopped production at its […] The post DSME shuts down production amid COVID-19 outbreak appeared first on...
Beijing has long understood that China has a water-security problem that could pose an existential threat. In 2005, China’s minister for water resources reportedly said, "To fight for every drop of water or die: that is the challenge facing China." Former premier Wen Jiabao observed that water shortages threaten "the...
