Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to be at near-record levels this spring and summer having started 2022 with significant increases over the already strong volumes in 2021. As long as consumer demand remains strong, the National Retail Federation is expecting...
Danish container shipping and logistics giant Maersk has signed several separate deals to secure green fuel supply for its fleet of twelve new methanol-powered vessels. The post Maersk secures green...
As part of the celebration of Carnival Cruise Line’s celebration of its fiftieth birthday, the company staged two unique “meetups” of cruise ships this week in the waters off Mexico and the Bahamas. Starting from humble beginnings with a second-hand ocean liner, the company grew to...
Germany's Meyer Group, a shipbuilding consortium comprising three shipyards in Europe, has joined forces with Admares Marine, a Finnish floating real estate company, to form a joint venture. The...
Officials from the United Nations and Yemen’s Houthi represents independently confirmed that progress continues to be made to address the FSO Safer anchored off Yemen holding 1.1 million barrels of crude oil. Last month, during a briefing to the UN Security Council, UN envoys to...
Finnish cleantech company Norsepower has signed an agreement with Luxembourg-based shipping group CLdN to install two tilting rotor sails onboard a 2018-built vessel. The post Norsepower rotor sails...
[By Mikael Lind, Wolfgang Lehmacher, Jussi Poikonen and Jan Gardeitchik] Ports and their ability to operate as a transit hub – smoothly and efficiently – is under public scrutiny. Now it has become clear that congestion in ports which has been emerging across the world is...
Norwegian ship design company Breeze Ship Design will design an ammonia-powered oil tanker as part of the Norway-backed Green Shipping Program (GSP). The post Breeze to design ammonia-fueled oil...
[By Michelle Grattan] On Monday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will unveil a plan for a new submarine base to be built on the east coast in order to support Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines. Announcing the base in a speech to the Lowy Institute, the Prime Minister will declare...
The LNG carrier Elisa Aquila, commercially managed by France LNG Shipping, was delivered to Italian energy player Edison that chartered the ship under a long-term contract. The post Elisa Aquila LNG...
