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Panama Canal posts tonnage increase
Panama City, Panama – The Panama Canal announced it has closed the first half of the 2020 fiscal year with a 4.4% tonnage increase to 258.4 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), while closely monitoring the global impact of COVID-19. In terms of total tonnage, the container segment continued to lead with 82.1 million PC/UMS tons
Minship bulk carrier biofuel trial advances carbon neutral shipping
Bavarian ship management company Minship and its subsidiary Minmarine announced that a bulk carrier in their fleet of managed vessels, M/V Trudy, has successfully bunkered biofuel at the Port of Rotterdam. The biofuel bunkered by the 2009-built, 30,790 dwt bulk carrier on April 17 was GoodFuels’ sustainable Biofuel Oil MR1-100: which is a second generation sustainable
ABB to power South Asia’s first LNG hybrid tug for efficient and sustainable operations
ABB’s electric propulsion, power, energy storage, control and automation technology will be at the heart of the first tug in South Asia capable of switching between low emission LNG engines and zero-emission battery power. The tug, which will operate in Singapore harbor, has been ordered by Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Marine Services for delivery from
Logistec announces change in senior leadership
Logistec Corporation, a Montréal based marine and environmental services provider, wishes to inform all its stakeholders of a change in senior leadership. Madeleine Paquin, President and CEO of Logistec, announced that, for personal reasons, Kevin Bourbonnais will be stepping down as President of Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. and Logistec Environmental Services Inc. Ms. Paquin will assume the role
CTMA Cancels its 2020 Cruise Season
Cap-aux-Meules, April 15, 2020 – With the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, CTMA cancels its 19th cruise season which was scheduled from June 12 to September 25, 2020. Due to the new measures put in place last week by Transport Canada concerning the non-essential transportation of passengers, cruises scheduled June 12, 19 and 26 had
IATA and ICS call on governments to designate crew change airports
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are jointly calling on governments to take urgent measures to facilitate crew change flights for seafarers. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, seafarers are having to extend their service onboard ships after many months at sea, unable to be replaced following long tours
Port of Antwerp anticipates rising impact of COVID-19
Marine Atlantic says it can fill any gap in critical supply lines to Newfoundland and Labrador if pandemic-related financial losses force Oceanex Inc. to tie up its ships and stop carrying freight to St. John’s, the CBC reported today. Operating a ferry service between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, the federal agency has a four-vessel
Pandemic masks true picture of sulphur 2020 compliance, asserts lawyer firm
Cap-aux-Meules, April 15, 2020 – With the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, CTMA cancels its 19th cruise season which was scheduled from June 12 to September 25, 2020. Due to the new measures put in place last week by Transport Canada concerning the non-essential transportation of passengers, cruises scheduled June 12, 19 and 26 had