Coast Guard News
October 5, 2020
Belgian inland transportation specialist, Victrol, said LNG London completed its first ship-to-ship bunkering to a cruise vessel in the port of Rotterdam.... [Read More]
October 5, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting crew change crisis combined with the latest cyber-attack hitting the headlines have made it quite difficult for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to advance its decarbonization goals this year.
The efforts haven’t been completely derailed, on the contrary, it seems that the pandemic served as a reality check for the maritime sector to come to terms with the gargantuan transition it is about to embark upon.... [Read More]
October 5, 2020
The US-based company SunStone Ships recently celebrated the steel-cutting ceremony for Ocean Odyssey, the fifth Infinity-class next-generation expedition cruise vessel.
The ceremony took place at China Merchants Heavy Industries (CMHI) in Haimen, China, on 24 September 2020. ... [Read More]
October 5, 2020
In 2019 the Port of Los Angeles cut air emissions between 5% and 7% when compared with 2018 levels, the port said in a recently released study. ... [Read More]
October 5, 2020
All of HMM’s twelve 24,000 TEU containerships have been entirely filled with cargoes on their first voyage, the South Korean shipping major said.
On 30 September, HMM St. Petersburg, the final vessel in the company’s 24K-class series, departed for Europe from the Port of Yantian, China, with 19,529 TEUs loaded on board.... [Read More]
October 5, 2020
The website of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is up and running, the UN body confirmed on its Twitter account on Friday.
The IMO used the social media account as one of the primary sources of communication with the public after its website went down on September 30, following a ‘sophisticated cyber-attack’.
The attack impacted a number of other web-based services of the organization.... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein has unveiled a new hydrogen hybrid wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design – the ULSTEIN J102. ... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein has unveiled a new hydrogen hybrid wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design – the ULSTEIN J102. ... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Norwegian shipbuilder and ship designer Ulstein has unveiled a new hydrogen hybrid wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) design – the ULSTEIN J102. ... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU Customs union, the country’s government has launched a £200 million ($258 million) fund to enable ports to build new facilities and prepare for life outside the EU.
As explained, new infrastructure at ports will be needed whether or not the UK secures a negotiated agreement with the EU as the UK is leaving the Customs Union and Single Market and new procedures will be coming into place. ... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU Customs union, the country’s government has launched a £200 million ($258 million) fund to enable ports to build new facilities and prepare for life outside the EU.
As explained, new infrastructure at ports will be needed whether or not the UK secures a negotiated agreement with the EU as the UK is leaving the Customs Union and Single Market and new procedures will be coming into place. ... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Ahead of the UK’s exit from the EU Customs union, the country’s government has launched a £200 million ($258 million) fund to enable ports to build new facilities and prepare for life outside the EU.
As explained, new infrastructure at ports will be needed whether or not the UK secures a negotiated agreement with the EU as the UK is leaving the Customs Union and Single Market and new procedures will be coming into place. ... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
California’s Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container port in the United States, has reduced diesel soot by 88 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by 19 per cent compared to 2005 levels, a newly completed study of air pollution at the port found.
The port’s new emissions inventory report shows the port continued to demonstrate low levels of emissions for diesel particulates and sulfur oxides in 2019 despite containerized cargo at the Port of Long Beach growing 14 per cent since 2005.... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
California’s Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container port in the United States, has reduced diesel soot by 88 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by 19 per cent compared to 2005 levels, a newly completed study of air pollution at the port found.
The port’s new emissions inventory report shows the port continued to demonstrate low levels of emissions for diesel particulates and sulfur oxides in 2019 despite containerized cargo at the Port of Long Beach growing 14 per cent since 2005.... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
California’s Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest container port in the United States, has reduced diesel soot by 88 per cent and greenhouse gas emissions by 19 per cent compared to 2005 levels, a newly completed study of air pollution at the port found.
The port’s new emissions inventory report shows the port continued to demonstrate low levels of emissions for diesel particulates and sulfur oxides in 2019 despite containerized cargo at the Port of Long Beach growing 14 per cent since 2005.... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Lebanese public prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of cargo vessel Rhosus, from which a shipment of ammonium nitrate was confiscated back in 2013, Reuters reported citing Lebanese NNA news agency.... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Lebanese public prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of cargo vessel Rhosus, from which a shipment of ammonium nitrate was confiscated back in 2013, Reuters reported citing Lebanese NNA news agency.... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
Lebanese public prosecutors have asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the Russian captain and owner of cargo vessel Rhosus, from which a shipment of ammonium nitrate was confiscated back in 2013, Reuters reported citing Lebanese NNA news agency.... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
A new fuel cell project aimed at constructing a pilot system that can use different types of fuel was presented to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg by several companies on 1 October 2020.
The 1.2. MW prototype system will first be tested at the Sustainable Energy Catapult Centre in Stord, Norway. Then, it will be mounted and tested onboard one of Odfjell’s new chemical tankers. ... [Read More]
October 2, 2020
A new fuel cell project aimed at constructing a pilot system that can use different types of fuel was presented to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg by several companies on 1 October 2020.
The 1.2. MW prototype system will first be tested at the Sustainable Energy Catapult Centre in Stord, Norway. Then, it will be mounted and tested onboard one of Odfjell’s new chemical tankers. ... [Read More]