Headlines
WÄRTSILÄ TO SUPPLY CARNIVAL VESSELS WITH DRY WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS
ALFONSO PICCIRILLO BECOMES NEW CFO OF MSC CRUISES- U.S. RETURNS TO THE INTERNATIONAL PARIS AGREEMENT TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
- SOUTH KOREAN KSS LINE ORDERS DUAL-FUEL VERY LARGE GAS CARRIER
- ELON MUSK'S COMPANY SPACEX BUYS TWO OFFSHORE RIGS
- CHAIRMAN OF CHINA SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY CORPORATION ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION
- ROYAL NAVY ORDERS THREE AUTONOMUS MINESWEEPERS FROM ATLAS ELEKTRONIK
- CASTOR MARITIME BUYS 2006-BUILT JAPANESE CAPSIZE BULKER
- MAERSK SHIP LOSES 750 BOXES DURING ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM
- SMM DIGITAL TO STREAM ONLINE CONFERENCE FROM 2 TO 5 FEBRUARY 2021
- AUSTAL AUSTRALIA UNVEILS VOLTA SERIES
- CHINA’S THIRD AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2021
AGENDA
- Researches review materials lying on the seafloor
- Cruise operator Royal Caribbean to sell Azamara Brand
- Damen Shipyards signs contract with Svitzer for new tug of Port of London
- Norwegian Cruise Line cancels its April Program
- International Maritime Bureau highlights Gulf of Guinea attacks
- Swiss shipping major MSC to cover costs related to Maersk Elba fire
- International Chamber of Shipping calls for vaccine priority for seafarers
- World’s largest producer of biopolymers chooses Rotterdam Port
- Christophe de Margerie completes its eastbound passage of the Northern Sea Route
- Håkan Agnevall takes over CEO position of Wärtsilä
- Bibiheybat Ship Repair Yard repaired 71 vessels in 2020
- Germany’s United Heavy Lift receives its 1st F900 Eco-Lifter
Los Angeles Port reaches 9.2 million TEU cargo in 2020In 2020, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka announced that the nation's busiest container port had moved 9.2 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).- BP denounces media reports related to Wakashio oil spillBP, a British multinational oil and gas company, has denounced media reports alleging that the company was involved in the July 2020 grounding of the Wakashio bulk carrier off Mauritius, triggering a major oil spill.
- American Bureau of Shipping to join International Windship AssociationThe American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA), a non-profit organization that supports and helps to facilitate the adoption of commercial shipping technologies for direct wind propulsion.
- The Ocean Cleanup and Maersk extend their relationship for three more yearsOcean Cleanup, a Dutch environmental body, and A.P. Moller-Maersk continued their relationship for an additional three years.
- MSC to work on viability of hydrogen as containership fuelMediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the container shipping giant, said it is working to advance the feasibility of hydrogen and fuel discovery extracted from it as potentially viable sources of fuel for its vessels.
NATO to clear WW-II sea mines in fjords of NorwayStanding NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 has concluded a historical ordnance disposal operation in Norwegian waters and contributing to the Norwegian compiled historic ordnance database.- WWII destroyer to transit New York's Hudson RiverOne of the most well-known ships of the Second World War, the USS Slater, the last U.S. Destroyer Escort afloat in America is expected to make a trip along the Hudson River in New York on Friday, August 21st.
- Explorer and his team found a WWII submarine off HawaiiA veteran ocean explorer and his team have used advanced underwater equipment to discover and study World War II USS S-35 (SS-140) offshore Hawaii.
- An Unsolved Mystery from History: The Mary CelesteMary Celeste is an American brigantine that was found abandoned on December 5, 1872, some 740 km from the Azores, Portugal. The fate of the 10 people aboard remains a mystery.
- Unfortunate destiny of a pirate ship: Whydah Gally 1716The Whydah was the first pirate shipwreck to be positively identified, and it is the only pirate shipwreck whose identification is unquestionably authenticated.
Colossal cranes arrive Port of Oakland’s harborColossal cranes have arrived at the port of Oakland on board the Zhen Hua 35 heavy-lift vessel.- Cargo structure changes occur in Port of Riga in 2020In terms of improvements in the freight structure, 2020 was a crucial turning point for it - the volume of cargo of local origin and with higher added value has risen dramatically and currently accounts for 57 percent of the overall turnover of port cargo
- Port of Singapore stands resilient in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemicWith a gross container throughput of 36.9 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in 2020, Singapore's container throughput stayed relatively constant in 2020 as the port remained open despite the pandemic.
- Antwerp Port appoints International Representative for RussiaThe Port of Antwerp announces the appointment of Mr. Andrey Daskovskiy as International Representative for Russia, in line with its international aspirations and to further strengthen important trade ties with Russia.
- Rotterdam Port opens livestock checkpointA livestock checkpoint has became operational in the port of Rotterdam starting from January 8, 2021.
