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IMO opens 33rd assembly with focus on climate
The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Secretary General has opened the 33rd session of the IMO Assembly with a speech focussing …
Wärtsilä will provide cargo systems for four Purus vessels
Finnish maritime manufacturer Wärtsilä is set to place its Cargo Handling Systems (CHS) onboard four new medium-sized gas tankers for …
ONE announces US service to boost operations in the Indian market
Japanese-Singaporean shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a new West India - North America (WIN) service. The WIN service …
New regulations to allow more yards to recycle EU vessels
A new EU agreement on waste shipment regulations could open the door for EU flagged vessels to be recycled at …
AD Ports Group expand into Kazakhstan oil operations
Abu Dhabi-based port regulator AD Ports Group has announced a collaboration with Kazakh national shipping company KazMorTransFlot to acquire two …
Carnival UK withdraws its “fire and rehire” notice to 900 seafarers
Southampton-based cruise line firm Carnival UK has withdrawn a legal notice that could have led to so-called “fire and rehire” …
Yinson GreenTech launches Singapore’s first electric cargo vessel
The first electric cargo vessel in Singapore has taken to the water as Yinson GreenTech launches the Hydromover in a …
DP World and IRENA partner on decarbonisation work
Maritime ports and logistics giant DP World has signed an agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to work …
Signal: local outcry against Mexico’s Panama Canal rail alternative
The Mexican government’s promise to invest $2.85bn in the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec (CIIT), touted as a …
ONE to trial Econowind’s wind propulsion technology
Japanese shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has begun its first trial of new wind propulsion technology in partnership with …
Port of Gothenburg Energy Port to restructure quay
The Port of Gothenburg in Sweden has announced refurbishment plans for its energy port which includes the rebuilding of its …
WWF partners with Atos on maritime decarbonisation
Swiss-based environmental group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has announced a partnership with European technology company Atos to accelerate …
Petredec’s Fortitude orders new vessels with CIMC SOE
LPG shipping company Petredec’s Fortitude subsidiary will be expanding its Ethane/Ethylene-capable fleet with an order for up to four handy-size …
Why COP28 is “the most important COP” since the Paris Agreement
On 30 November, some 75,000 delegates including politicians, ministers, representatives from civil society, the private sector, international organisations and media …
How high-tech HF radios are boosting Tobago’s disaster communications networks
The disaster management agency in the Caribbean island nation of Tobago is bolstering its emergency response systems. Tight state budgets …