Torqeedo and Poseidon cooperatively announced a fully electric, steerable thruster system designed to provide up to 65 kW of emission-free power and directional thrust ideal for manoeuvring on Europes inland waterways. Poseidons thruster is

It has been more than a decade since BIMCOs TOWCON and TOWHIRE for ocean towage services and BARGEHIRE for bareboat chartering unmanned barges were last revised. The drafting teams tasked with the revisions have updated the forms to incorpo

Global shipping CO2 emissions decreased 1% last year as the Coronavirus pandemic curtailed 2020 shipping activity, according to maritime data provider Marine Benchmark. CO2 emissions among the Big-3 - Tankers, Bulkers and Containers - actua

Inchcape Shipping ServicesGlobal VP Cruise Solutions Grant Holmes saysthere is broad industry acceptance of sustainability as an aspiration but the challenge is implementing it. With unrivalled cruise expertise supported by the planets larg

ABS Guidance Designed to Support Owners, Operators, Shipbuilders and Original Equipment Manufacturers ABS has published guidance on Methanol as Marine Fuel, evaluating the challenges in design and operation of methanol-fueled vessels. The l

BW Group and Miros are launching Miros Mocean , a joint venture to provide the shipping industry with a new standard in vessel performance optimisation. BW Group and Miros are combining maritime expertise and leading radar technology to ove

GTT and Beijing Gas Group (BGG)1 have concluded an additional cooperation agreement related to the Tianjin Nangang LNG terminal2, currently under construction in its first phase. This new agreement mainly covers the collaboration for the ph

ShanghaiPort announced that its container throughput exceeded 3 million TEUs for the first time in February, completing 3.4 million TEUs. During the Spring Festival this year (February 11-17), major production indicators such as container t

North West PR firm Polaris Media has been appointed by the Battle of the Atlantic Memorial (BOAM) charity to create a new brand and website as well as manage the media launch of its new concept (see attached images). Polaris has provided pr

ASVTIME, the new time charter party for accommodation support vessels, was recently adopted by BIMCOs Documentary Committee and is now available for use in SmartCon. Specifically developed for offshore oil and gas and renewables, ASVTIME co

A new set of independent indices for the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) seaborne trade went live this week (2 March), based on the carriers burning LNG, rather than marine fuel oil or marine gas oil, as their primary fuel. Published twice week

DNV has supported Hapag-Lloyd in obtaining financing for six of its highly efficient containership newbuildings according to the Green Loan Principles of the Loan Market Association (LMA). DNV has verified that the transactions fulfil the r

Following the order for 12 feeder container ships at the beginning of the year, WanHaiLines will order 6 new Panamax container ships,taking its new shipbuilding spending to more than $1.1bn this year. Wan Haiis negotiating with South Koreas

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) on Sunday said it regrets the decision made by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to delist its American depositary shares (ADSs). The NYSEs decision and actions may affect the trading prices

On March 1, the awarding ceremony of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award for the Seatrade Maritime Awards International, jointly organized by Informa PLC and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), was held in Shanghai. Mr. Chris Hayman,