2024 October 12
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15:23 |
SIBCON 2024: Maersk takes methanol bunkers at six locations
The ports in question are Ulsan, Shanghai, Singapore, Port Said, Rotterdam and Amsterdam |
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13:17 |
ClassNK awards notation for safe transportation of EVs to Eastern Car Liner's car carrier “Positive Challenger”
Shipping companies are implementing various measures to address EV fires |
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11:07 |
US East Coast port strike: 10-17% capacity decline to come – Sea Intelligence
The 3-day strike impact is likely to be closer to a week of capacity loss |
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09:56 |
Vitol sees Singapore biofuel demand roughly doubling every year
Global commodity trading firm Vitol expects to see demand for biofuel bunker blends in Singapore continue to grow at a fast pace |
2024 October 11
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18:00 |
KPI OceanConnect targets more ports for marine biofuel sales
The company is expanding its marine biofuel trade to 120 ports, up from about 70 ports previously |
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17:20 |
Shelf Drilling announces new contracts in West Africa
The combined contract value for the five-year total firm period added for the two rigs, excluding mobilization and demobilization revenue, is USD 234 million |
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16:55 |
K Shipbuilding’s first 50,000 DWT LNG dual-fuel MR tanker delivered to LR Class
The innovative MR tanker can run on both LNG and conventional marine fuels |
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16:25 |
Maritime crime and piracy incidents lowest since 1994 - IMB
The Indonesian Archipelago remains an area of concern with a steady rise in the number of reported incidents |
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15:42 |
Sumitomo Corporation, “K” LINE and Hilcorp agreed to conduct a feasibility study of CCS in Alaska
This will be the first time for a Japanese company to conduct a joint study between Japan and the U.S. toward the commercialization of cross-border CCS |
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15:20 |
ConocoPhillips Australia contracts Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels for the upcoming Otway Exploration Drilling Program in 2025
This contract is one of the largest contracts after the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Equinox |
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14:53 |
Konecranes delivers its largest single order for an Automated Horizontal Transport System to HHLA
The Konecranes Gottwald AGVs are being used for automated container transport at the Waltershofer Hafen container hub |
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14:23 |
World’s first autonomous, battery-electric ferries propelled by SCHOTTEL
The double-ended vessels will be the first of their kind in the world |
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13:42 |
TotalEnergies signs charter contract with Ibaizabal for new LNG bunker vessel
This additional vessel might be deployed in Oman, where the company is developing the Marsa LNG project |
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13:25 |
Minerva Bunkering acquires Bomin Group, expanding U.S. operations
The acquisition is particularly significant in Minerva establishing a physical supply operation in Houston for the first time |
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12:55 |
Overtime strike begins at the Port of Montreal
All Port of Montreal terminals will remain open, but Port of Montreal longshoremen will not be working overtime as part of their duties |
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12:13 |
Chinese shipyards new orders up 51.9 percent to 87.11 million deadweight tons in January - September 2024
The country's shipbuilding output reached 36.34 million dwt, up 18.2 percent on a yearly basis, making up 55.1 percent of the world's total |
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11:30 |
OGCI, GCMD, Stena Bulk publish report demonstrating technical feasibility of onboard carbon capture and storage technology
The technology could reduce the vessel’s carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 20% per year, with a fuel consumption penalty of just under 10% |
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11:05 |
ClassNK awards notation for safe transportation of EVs to EASTERN CAR LINER’s car carrier “POSITIVE CHALLENGER”
The FD notation, one of the five types, is for vessels adopting effective measures for the early detection of vehicle abnormalities and fires |
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10:48 |
CB&I awarded contract by Saipem Clough JV for ammonia, other process tanks for Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers in Western Australia
CB&I will provide EPC services for a 10,000MT full containment ammonia storage tank and associated piping to grade, as well as ten API650 storage tanks |
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10:24 |
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries develops eco-friendly ammonia duel-fuel engine
The ammonia engine developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is suitable not only for ammonia carriers, but also for marine power generation and propulsion purposes |
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09:51 |
GTT receives an order from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company for the tank design of two new LNG carriers
GTT will design the tanks of these two vessels, which will each offer a total capacity of 175,000 m³ |
2024 October 10
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18:00 |
United States Maritime Administration selects ABS to support a U.S. Center for Maritime Innovation
The Center is intended to support the adoption of clean energy on U.S. vessels through a wide-ranging program of research and development and training support |
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17:32 |
IUMI issues best practice recommendations on the use of “flexitanks”
The paper outlines a range of potential risks including poor stowage, incorrect installation, overloading, material deficiencies, transport issues and others |
