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Mission to Seafarers raises over £465,000 to sustain crew welfare in era of crisis
The Mission to Seafarers has raised over £465,000 for its ongoing Sustaining Crew Welfare Campaign, thanks to the generosity of donors from across the maritime industry. Ocean Network Express and X-Press Feeders Ltd have doubled their previous donations, recognising the need for immediate support and call for others to join the cause, in addition to
Port congestion in North Europe prompts massive decline in carrier calls
The three mega shipping alliances cut a quarter of all Asia-North Europe port calls on the 18 main loops over the past five months to mitigate operations heavily impacted by continuing congestion, according to latest newsletter from Alphaliner. The addition of 77 inducement calls only partly compensated for the massive port omissions – 383 all
Maersk unveils design of container vessels powered by methanol
One of the world’s biggest shipping line has introduced the design of eight groundbreaking and industry-leading 16,000 TEU container vessels powered by carbon-neutral methanol. The first such vessel is slated to be in operation in early 2024. “When designing these, our ambition was to make sure the new vessels could service our customers in a
Rio Tinto and LNG Canada open new wharf in port of Kitimat
Kitimat, BC – Rio Tinto and LNG Canada have opened a newly extended wharf that will increase the capacity of Rio Tinto’s port facilities in Kitimat and support economic diversification in Northern British Columbia. The new wharf was built for Rio Tinto at its existing Terminal A facility by LNG Canada. It will replace a
Four contracts awarded for life extension work on Coast Guard motorized lifeboats
The Canadian government today announced the awarding of four contracts totalling $77. million (including taxes), to perform vessel life extension work on the Coast Guard’s fleet of 36 motorized lifeboats. This will ensure the Coast Guard continues to have the vessels it needs to provide critical services to Canadians. The contracts were awarded to 4 companies located
Imports will smash all records in 2021 at major U.S. retail container ports
Washington – Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports are expected to end 2021 with both the largest volume and fastest growth on record despite supply chain disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. The
CSL Successfully Completes World’s Largest B100 Biofuel Tests
MONTREAL – In late November 2021, global shipowner, The CSL Group (CSL), successfully completed the world’s longest-running trials of B100 biodiesel on marine engines, accumulating nearly 30,000 running hours. Conducted on half of CSL’s Canadian fleet, the tests resulted in a 23% total fleet life cycle reduction of CO2 as compared to marine gas oil (MGO).
ABS grants Alfa Laval marine industry’s first AIP for firing boilers with methanol
Lars Skytte Jørgensen, Vice President Technology Development, Energy Systems, Alfa Laval Marine Division Maritime classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Alfa Laval the first marine approval for operating boilers on methanol. Alfa Laval received an approval in principle (AIP) on 4 November 2021, based on extensive solution testing at the Alfa