(PRESS RELEASE) BÆRUM, 2-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — World’s leading classification society, DNV announces the latest updates to its rules for ship classification, with a raft of new class notations, including “Fuel Ready” and “Gas fuelled ammonia” notations. The new updates … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged class notations, Classification society, decarbonization, DNV, DNV Maritime, energy transition, fuel bunkering, Fuel cell installations, Fuel Ready, fuel system, Gas fuelled ammonia, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, LFL fuelled, Maritime Forecast to 2050, maritime industry, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, REPORT, ship classification, shipowners, shipping, Tomas Barrett, vessels
(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 29-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, and Wallenius, Stockholm based frontrunner in the global shipping industry, have announced they will form a 50/50 joint venture called … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alfa Laval, AlfaWall Oceanbird, cargo vessels, decarbonization, greenhouse gas emissions, IMO, International Maritime Organization, Jonas Kleberg, ship, shipping, sustainable shipping, Tom Erixon, Wallenius, wind propulsion solutions
(PRESS RELEASE) ZURICH, 6-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB celebrates the 30th anniversary of the creation of Azipod® electric propulsion. From its creation three decades ago to its market leading position in global shipping today, Azipod® propulsion has revolutionized marine transport … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Azipod® electric propulsion, Azipod® propulsion, Björn Rosengren, cargo carriers, cruise, cruise ships, electric drive motor ABB, electric transportation, ferries, icebreakers, Juha Koskela, propulsion, Seili, ship propulsion, shipping, superyachts, sustainability, sustainable shipping, sustainable transportation, vessel
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 16-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s leading classification society, DNV GL, announces a white paper entitled “Closing the safety gap in an era of transformation”. The white paper, released at a press conference today, identifies a looming … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged alternative fuels, Classification society, decarbonization, digitalisation, digitalization, digitally smart future, DNV GL, Fenna van de Merwe, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, maritime industry, safely, safety gap, safety risks, shipping, vessels, white paper
Operations will start in 2022 and a capacity of 1.5 million TEUs. A strategic choice for the development of CMA CGM’s port operations in the Mediterranean. (PRESS RELEASE) MARSEILLE, 28-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — French container transportation and shipping company CMA … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CMA CGM, CMA CGM Group, container terminal operator, digitalization, energy transition, LNG vessels, logistics, logistics solutions, maritime, maritime industry, Mediterranean, Pier 55, Port of Alexandria, Rodolphe Saadé, shipping, terminal, the Suez Canal
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 8-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational integrated oil and gas company Total supports the maritime industry’s decarbonisation by collaborating with companies across the maritime, energy, infrastructure and finance sectors and joining the Getting to Zero Coalition. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged decarbonisation, ENERGY, finance sectors, Getting to Zero Coalition, infrastructure, maritime, maritime industry, Patrick Pouyanné, reduce Greenhouse Gases emissions, shipping, Total, zero-emission fuels, zero-emission vessels
(PRESS RELEASE) HAMILTON, Bermuda, 27-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Seadrill Limited welcomes Birgit Aagaard-Svendsen and Herman R. Flinder to its board of directors. Both will be replacing Eugene I. Davis and Scott D. Vogel who are stepping down from their current … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Norway, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged appointment, Birgit Aagaard-Svendsen, Board of Directors, Danske Bank A/S, Energy Investment Management LLC, Eugene I. Davis, Fearnley Offshore LLC in Houston, Glen Ole Rødland, Herman R. Flinder, J. Lauritzen A/S, Noram Drilling Company AS, Norse Partners LLC, offshore industry, Panther Fluids Management LLC, Scott D. Vogel, Seadrill, Seadrill Limited, shipping, Wolf Downhole Motors LLC
(PRESS RELEASE) ZHOUSHAN, China, 21-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Total creates a joint venture company with Chinese state-owned Zhejiang Energy Group (ZEG). The joint venture is intended to the supply and delivery of marine fuels in the region of Zhoushan, China. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CHINA, IPEC conference, joint venture, low sulphur fuels, marine fuels, Ningbo, Philippe Charleux, ports, Shanghai, shipping, sustainable, sustainable shipping industry, Total, ZEG, Zhejiang Energy Group, Zhoushan
(PRESS RELEASE) BONN, 27-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — DHL Global Forwarding launches new service — myDHLi Quote & Book. The new tool is a convenient online service for comparing quotations and making instant bookings, 24/7 for air and ocean freight and … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged air freight, ocean freight, shipment, shipping, Tim Scharwath, TRANSPORT
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 13-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä wins contract to supply 40 generating sets for 12 new LNG fuelled platform supply vessels (PSV) for a Chinese owner. This is the first fleet of LNG fuelled PSVs for China. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CHINA, Henrik Wilhelms, LNG, LNG fuel, Marit Holmlund-Sund, Mr Liu Hui, PSVs, shipping, ships, vessels, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 8-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Shipping company Hagland Shipping AS to order hybrid retrofit installation from Wärtsilä for its general cargo vessel ‘Hagland Captain’. The agreement between the two companies has been signed in December 2018 and the project will be first of its … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Finland, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery hybrid propulsion solution, Bellona, cargo, cargo vessel, fuel consumption, Hagland Shipping AS, hybrid propulsion solution, hybrid retrofit installation, marine hybrid propulsion, nitrogen oxide, NOAH, Oivind Wendelboe Aanensen, Paul Kohle, reduce emissions, reduce noise, shipping, ships, short sea shipping, vessel, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 23-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä has recently been awarded a number of contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping operators. The systems will enable the vessels to be compliant with … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System, Arto Lehtinen, BWMS, fleet, ship owners, shipping, vessels, Wärtsilä
CEO informs Hamburg’s First Mayor about the merger between Wintershall and DEA HAMBURG, 04-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Germany’s largest natural gas and crude oil producer advocates greater use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in maritime shipping. “Europe’s ports need LNG … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 30-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä strengthens its position as a global leader in the maritime markets by introducing the first Wärtsilä-branded high-speed engine. The International Workboat Show in New Orleans, USA, was the venue of the official … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged efficiency, engine, ferries, International Workboat Show, IWBS2018, maritime, New Orleans, shipping, Stefan Wiik, tugs, USA, vessels, Wärtsilä, WorkBoat
HELSINKI, 30-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully completed a further round of test procedures of its automated dock-to-dock solution. In an unprecedented operation, in the presence of the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA), the system was further tested … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automated shipping, automation, autonomous, ferry, Folgefonn, Joonas Makkonen, Nils Haktor Bua, shipping, Sigbjørn Myrvang, Wärtsilä
As of now, the digital freight marketplace is also available to users in the Netherlands for national shipments and for shipping orders from the Netherlands to other European countries and vice versa. Saloodo! digitalizes the entire supply chain Digital freight … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Internet & Online, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged DHL, digital freight platform Saloodo!, freight, Netherlands, shipments, shipping
HELSINKI, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Project Forward initiative led by Athens-Based Arista Shipping, with Wärtsilä as one of the participants, demonstrates that with LNG as fuel, an advanced hull design, and highly efficient propulsion machinery, it will be possible to … Read the full press release
LONDON, 11-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The capacity for Intelligent Awareness and machine learning technologies to significantly improve navigational safety has been verified by Rolls-Royce and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), following the success of a pilot project … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged ferry, Iiro Lindborg, Intelligent_Awareness, Kenta Arai, Kobe, machine_learning, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, ML, navigation, navigational safety test, Oita, passenger ferry, Rolls-Royce, safety, shipping, Ship_Intelligence
STOCKHOLM, 05-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The quote “A little rain never hurt anybody” is not a wise recommendation. At least not if you ask EQT portfolio company StormGeo – the leading provider of weather intelligence and decision support for companies operating … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acquisition, analytics, Aviation, digital, gas, maritime_industry, Nautisk, navigation, oil, planning, renewable_energy, Rikke Kjær Nielsen, shipping, StormGeo, weather_intelligence
BRISTOL, 27-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — International policy makers, coastguard, navies and shipping companies can now access comprehensive advice and guidance to making the world’s oceans safe from piracy and smuggling. Endorsed at its launch by the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative … Read the full press release
‘Over the air’ updates of e-learning material to improve crews’ knowledge and qualifications HORTEN/OSLO/PARIS, 12-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Marlink and Seagull Maritime have entered into a partnership to introduce a step-change in onboard training this year, creating an online, satcom enabled … Read the full press release
Presence in West Africa expanded / Investments in growing markets HAMBURG, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On February 1, 2018, Hapag-Lloyd moved into its own new office in Tema, the most important port city in Ghana. Effective immediately, the company will be … Read the full press release
Telemar service and maintenance contract added to existing satcom connectivity services to support operational continuity and efficiency OSLO/PARIS, 12-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Marlink Group company Telemar has been chosen to provide bridge system repair and maintenance services to Carisbrooke Shipping. The … Read the full press release
ABERDEEN, 19-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Edward Wollaston from LOC Yachts attended Superyacht UK’s (SYUK) annual technical seminar, at ExCeL last week. The London Boat Show, hosted by British Marine, is one of the UK’s biggest maritime events. A great opportunity to see the latest … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Marketing, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Edward Wollaston, ExCeL, LBS1 8, LBS18, LOC Yachts, LY3, PYS, shipping, Superyacht UK, SYUK, Udo Kleinitz, Yacht, yachting
20K TEU container ship built by NACKS has an energy management system cyber-certified by LR LONDON, 17-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — MV COSCO Shipping Aries, delivered to COSCOS today, is the first ever container ship to receive LR’s Cyber-enabled ship (CES) descriptive note … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged container, container ship, Cyber-enabled ship descriptive note, emission, energy consumption, Energy Management System, fleet, Lloyds Register, LR, MV COSCO Shipping Aries, Nick Brown, Shi Yongxin, ship, shipping
LONDON, 22-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Antwerp maritime group Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has launched its new hydrogen-powered passenger vessel, Hydroville, classed by LR. The catamaran crew boat is the first LR classed vessel to use hydrogen to power a diesel engine. The … Read the full press release
TORONTO, ON, Canada, 07-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Canadian company Snaile Inc. (pronounced “Snail.ee”, www.snaile.com). has won the prestigious Digital Innovation of the Year award – part of the 2016 Postal Technology International Awards. A judging panel of world postal services … Read the full press release
Posted in Cyprus, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged CA2016/050214, Canada2883805, Cluster Boxes, Community Mail Box, community mailboxes, courier, Cyprus, Cyprus Post, Drop Box, Internet of Things, invention, IoT, IoT technology, Larnaca, letter mail, Letterbox, logistics, mail, P.O. Box, P.O. Boxes, parcel, parcel lockers, parcels, patent pending, Patrick Armstrong, Point of Sale, Post, Post Offices, postal boxes, postal industry, Postal Operator, Postal Service, postal technology, PostEurop's 2016 Innovation Forum, shipping, Snaile, Snaile Cloud, storage box, US62127279
SOUTHAMPTON, 17-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — New research, led by the University of Southampton, has found that human activities such as shipping are having a noticeable impact on marine species and their native habitats. The research, published in the journal Biology Letters, … Read the full press release
New Tufftalk allows workers to be more productive, conduct more effective interactions and make the job site safer and healthier SAN JOSE, Calif., USA, 22-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sena Technologies, Inc., the global leader in Bluetooth communication devices for motorsport, … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 1.4 km communication range, Bluetooth, Bluetooth 4.1, Bluetooth communication devices, Bluetooth integrated intercom device, communication devices, HD quality speakers, headset, industrial mobile workers, intercom communication, intercom device, Jog Dial design, landscaping, military, mining, motorsport, outdoor and industrial solutions, quarrying, Railways, Sena Technologies, shipping, Tae Kim, Tufftalk, Tufftalk headset, two-way radio devices, voice commands, VOX technology, Warehousing
Cleared commodities freight volumes reach record levels since the peak in 2008 Paris, France, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet) announced that cleared freight volumes more than doubled* in September from a year earlier as traders increased their hedged positions to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, France, International Trade, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alberto Pravettoni, Atlantic Basin, chartering companies, CHINA, cleared freight volumes, Commodities, dry freight volumes, FFAs, freight clearing business, freight prices, hedged positions, iron ore, iron ore imports, Kamyar Naficy, LCH.Clearnet, OTC Forward Freight Agreements, ship owners, shipping, traders, trading companies, transatlantic shipments
9,700 TEU Hamburg Süd Cap San Nicholas sets new record; Total of six Cap San class vessels, with world’s largest reefer capacity, to be deployed in Far East/EC South America service. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 9-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On July 25th the largest … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 700 TEU Hamburg Süd Cap San Nicholas, 9, APM Terminals, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Cap San class vessels, Hamburg Süd Cap San Nicholas, Joe N. Nielsen, RTGs, Rubber Tire Gantry, shipping, South America, The Port of Buenos Aires, Tom Boyd
Long-term service agreement improves lifecycle cost control and fleet reliability 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, signed a long-term Preventive Service™ agreement with China LNG Shipping International Co. Ltd (CLSICO) to provide maintenance services to … Read the full press release
Ultra-long-stroke units play leading role in major Teekay fuel-efficient tanker project 15-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — STX Offshore & Shipbuilding announced on April 8, 2013 that it had signed a contract to build four 113,000-dwt Long Range 2 (LR2) product tankers for … Read the full press release
Brussels, 13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today adopted an Action Plan to revitalise the marine and maritime economy in the Atlantic Ocean Area. The Action Plan follows from the Atlantic Strategy the Commission adopted in 2011 (see IP/11/1456). It aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Government, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Action Plan, aquaculture, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean Area, EC, European Commission, Fisheries, marine, marine biotech, maritime, maritime strategy, offshore renewables, shipping, TOURISM
10-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — MAN Diesel & Turbo’s oldest licensee held a successful demonstration of the ME-GI concept on April 17, 2013 at its Tamano works. A large crowd of guests attended the demonstration and the following reception where, among others, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 12K80MC-GI-S, 6S70ME-GI engine, CO2 emissions, Copenhagen Diesel Research Centre, Dr. René Umlauft, Dual-fuel engines, emission regulations, HFO, high-pressure gas injection two-stroke engine, Jurong Port, LNG terminal, LPG, MAN Diesel & Turbo, ME-GI Concept, ME-GI engine, methane, Mitsui, Mitsui MAN B&W 6S70ME-C-GI engine, natural gas, nitric oxide emissions, particle emissions, rising fuel cost, ship owners, shipping, soot emissions, sulphur oxides emissions, Thomas Knudsen, TOTE
Brussels, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas and the Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization Mr. Koji Sekimizu met today in Brussels and reaffirmed their common goal to work together towards safer and more environmentally friendly shipping. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Politics, Society, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged CO2 emissions, Costa Concordia accident, cruise industry, environmentally friendly shipping, EU Transport Commissioner, IMO, International Maritime Organization, international shipping, Mr. Koji Sekimizu, passenger ship safety, passenger ships, safer shipping, ship safety, shipping, Siim Kallas, TRANSPORT
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