Hardinxveld-Giessendam, The Netherlands – Tharsis Sea-River Shipping has concluded the installation of two retractable wing sails on their 88 m, 2,364 dwt diesel-electric general cargo vessel, M/V Tharsis at the Neptune Shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, near Rotterdam. The work was undertaken at the same time as the vessel was having its air lubrication system upgraded. The 3m […]
Yara Marine Technologies has signed a contract with Algoma Central Corporation, a leading Canadian marine shipping company, to install its FuelOpt propulsion optimization technology onboard a further eight of their bulk carriers. This agreement comes on the heels of FuelOpt’s successful installation onboard the Algoma Conveyor in early April 2021. David Belisle, the Vessel Performance
Towage operator Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has signed an agreement with Canadian naval architect company Robert Allan Ltd. for the design of the world’s first fuel cell tug for harbour operations, running on green methanol. It will function as a pilot for future Svitzer newbuilds. It is slated to enter service within the Svitzer
Montréal – LOGISTEC Corporation, a marine and environmental services provider, today announced its financial results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 25, 2021. The company reported its strongest quarter results to date in revenue and profit. Both the marine and the environmental services segments contributed to the strong results. “Overall, volumes are at pre-pandemic
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LOUGHBOROUGH, England — Clean energy solutions provider Unitrove unveiled Friday the world’s first liquid hydrogen bunkering facility for fuelling zero-emission ships at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow. The unveiling, at the City of Glasgow College’s Riverside Campus, is the culmination of months of work. Unitrove says the facility is vital to fuel an
As announced yesterday by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Australia is looking to build a green hydrogen and ammonia hub at the nation’s largest coal export facility at the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales. Port of Newcastle and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group have launched a $A3 million feasibility study into the development of
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The Montreal Port Authority has received the Oracle Project of the Year award in the Opportunity/Equity category for its Contrecœur expansion project. The award was presented during the 13th North America Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum held annually by CG/LA Infrastructure, an event that brings together more than 500 participants from the major players in the
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By Michael Grey* In this world where virtue-signalling competes with the need to blame everyone, maybe we should not be surprised at the growing enthusiasm to second-guess somebody else’s decision-making. The dogs of blame are clearly out for the master of the 4526teu Zim Kingston, which in late October lost some 100 boxes over the side
Increased diversity in cargo shipments handled at the Port of Thunder Bay to end October is helping to offset the decrease in overall shipments resulting from lower volumes of Prairie grain this season. While overall shipments at 6.4 million tonnes are 6% lower than the 5-year average and 17% lower than last year, the outlook
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To continue to meet this commitment, the Government of Canada is developing a long-term national approach for marine emergency towing known as the National Strategy on Emergency Towing, which will include recommendations on how to best meet emergency towing requirements on all coasts. The strategy will consider regional needs, the perspectives of Indigenous Peoples, partners