News 2023 April 12

Crowley invests in logistics-technology start-up REPOWR

Columbia Shipmanagement conducts trial of Starlink satellite internet service

Bunker sales at Vladivostok port in 1Q’2023 fell by 24% YoY

BAE Systems starts construction of $200 million ship repair facility in Jacksonville, Florida

IMO Secretary-General expresses concern on piracy incidents in Gulf of Guinea

Saudi Ports container volumes up 21.14% to 693,523 TEUs in March 2023

Oil shipments from Aktau to Baku in 1Q’2023 totaled 19.2 thousand tons

Capacity of FESCO’s line connecting Russia and Vietnam increased by 44% with third vessel put on FVDL

CMA CGM to add a new call at Ennore, India on its NEMO service

Klaveness Combination Carriers signs on as the latest Sustainable Shipping Initiative member

About 150 cargo ships to be built in Russia by 2027 — Denis Manturov

DP World Antwerp Gateway welcomes three container cranes at its terminal in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges

Tallink Grupp’s vessels now using shore power in Tallinn, Helsinki and Stockholm ports

Asyad Line acquires 2800 TEU vessel and reinforces its IEX service

Throughput of Turkish ports in 3M’23 totaled 135.3 million tonnes, up 7.5% YoY

Wartsila to operate power modules and support Brazilian offshore operator with Optimised Maintenance Agreement

GTT receives an order from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new LNG carriers

Cosco Shipping, CMA CGM and SIPG sign MOU to collaborate on green marine methanol supply

Peotr Savchuk steps down as Deputy Head of Russian Federal Fisheries Agency

At least 45 new container ships needed for North-South ITC — USC

Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation selects LR to carry out a concept study on offloading liquefied CO2 captured onboard ships

Shift Clean Energy to power first fully electric ferry from GRSE

Functioning of Federal Customs Service’ IT system in the Far East restored almost completely

Hyundai Merchant Marine cut carbon emissions by half in last decade

Freeport of Ventspils сargo volume down 20.9% to 3.14 million tonnes in Q1 2023

Unidentified persons board the Singapore-registered vessel off the Abidjan Coast

Railway loads rose by 3.6% in early April – Vladimir Putin

Need to ensure independence in creating technologies emphasized by Mikhail Mishustin

Russian seaports exports volume rises 10.7% in 1Q 2023 – Morcenter TEK

ClassNK gives A rating to LNG-powered Fairchem Pioneer