The story of Hambantota Port: a flunking token of political corruption
Over the course of seven years, Sri Lanka’s Port of Hambantota went from a bastion of hope for one of...
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Future Cruise: Issue 5
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Cruise lines ditching plastic: an environmental win for the sector?
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Company releases
Success for Datum Electronics Marine Shaft Power Meter at SMM Hamburg
SMM Hamburg, the biggest maritime fair of 2018, ended recently and Datum Electronics, together with our German sales agency Matau-Marine,...
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Alpha-Purify head of global sales Berenika Bond is looking forward to visiting SMM in Hamburg, Germany, from 4-7 September to network...
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An innovative design has been put forward for use on fishing vessels in Australia.
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Projects
Spirit of Discovery Cruise Ship
Spirit of Discovery is a luxury boutique cruise ship being built by Meyer Werft for British shipping company Saga Cruises.
Carnival Sunrise Cruise Ship
Prince Rupert Fairview Container Terminal Expansion, British Columbia
Gulliver Heavy Lift Vessel
Roberts Bank Terminal 2, British Columbia
Market Data
Deals and M&As this week: TMC, Wartsila, Gulftainer
TMC Compressors of the Seas has an order to deliver Smart Air compressors to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
Deals this week: DSIC, Airbus, Hitachi
Deals and M&As this week: SBLK, TUI Cruises, Rolls-Royce Marine
Rolls-Royce to launch new hybrid ship propulsion systems by 2020
Maersk Tankers installs two rotor sails on vessel to cut fuel costs
Operations and Maintenance
UK Chamber of Shipping warns no-deal Brexit could affect UK seafarers
The UK Chamber of Shipping has expressed concerns over the future prospects of the seafarers, including employment, if the country goes for a no-deal Brexit.
Zeaborn Group combines ship management activities
Shipping industry urges UK Government to extend Brexit talks
Damen completes maintenance work on Fugro survey vessel
MAN Energy sets up service centre in China
Technology
Jiangnan Shipyard secures DNV GL’s AiP for new ethane carrier design
Chinese shipyard Jiangnan has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV GL for a 93,000m³ ethane carrier design named PANDA E.
TMC to provide compressed air systems for two new ethylene carriers
HHLA loads propeller onto Hyundai Supreme containership
Maersk to introduce fuel surcharge ahead of 2020 sulphur cap
GEBCO-NF Alumni Team completes sea trials of seabed mapping concept
Vessels
Tanzania ferry disaster kills more than 100 people
At least 100 people have died as a result of a ferry sinking in Lake Victoria, Tanzania.
LR grants AiP to HHI’s new LPG-powered VLGC carrier design
Jiangnan Shipyard secures DNV GL’s AiP for new ethane carrier design
Ferry Sunflower launches new vessel in Japan
TMC to provide compressed air systems for two new ethylene carriers