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2024 May 25

14:27

Panama Canal returns to normal operations

The Panama Canal Authority has increased the daily number of ships allowed, from 24 to 31

12:03

Equinor and partners to invest to maintain high gas production at Troll

The new infrastructure will accelerate production from the reservoir equivalent to about 55 billion standard cubic metres of gas

11:41

Singapore carries out ship-to-ship bunkering of close to 1,340 metric tonnes of blended methanol

The blended methanol, comprising 20% ISCC-certified bio-methanol combined with conventional methanol

10:12

Australian operator renegotiates ferry deal with Finnish shipbuilder following delays

Delivery of the first Spirit of Tasmania ferry has been moved from June to Q3 2024

2024 May 24

18:00

MSC resumes Far East – Baltimore service

Starting from the first voyage provided by YM Trust, it is scheduled to call Yantian on 28 May 2024 and arrive at Baltimore on 13 July 2024

17:22

First LNG tugboat with hybrid system goes into operation in Singapore with mtu gas engines from Rolls-Royce

Seatrium Limited is the designer, builder and operator of the new 29-metre, 65-tonne bollard pull tug

16:47

S. Korea slaps sanctions on 7 N. Koreans, 2 Russian ships for illegal trade with Russia

The sanctioned vessels need special approval from South Korean port authorities if they wish to enter a South Korean port

16:24

COSCO Shipping plans to build 120 ships worth $4.5 billion

Shipbuilding brokers stated that the number of ships to be ordered for each ship type had not yet been finalized

15:46

LR award AiP to CMB.TECH and Damen for hydrogen tug solution

The dual-fuel hydrogen ASD Tugs 2812 FF-H2, with 80-tonnes bollard pull, meet the most stringent IMO Tier III and EU Stage V standards

13:51

Kongsberg Maritime opens a new facility in Kochi, India

The new facility will be adjacent to Cochin Shipyard and provide support to projects at the shipyard

13:11

Wind Challenger to be installed on coal carrier for J-Power

The introduction of the Wind Challenger is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 5% on a Japan-Australia voyage and about 8% on a Japan-North America West Coast voyage

12:41

India, Egypt top destinations for Russian seaborne fuel oil, VGO exports in April

Russian fuel oil loadings to China decreased last month to about 450,000 tons from 660,000 tons in March

12:21

Newbuilding contracts signed by Greek shipowners are up more than 50% this year to March

The figures put the Greek orderbook at 373 vessels, totalling 33.1m DWT and 22.9m GT

11:40

The port of Piraeus receives permission to continue dredging from the State Council

The Supreme Administrative Court had initially suspended dredging work on environmental reasons

11:05

Eastern Shipbuilding Group awarded contract to construct Fisher Island Ferry

The vessel will be constructed at ESG’s Allanton and Port St. Joe facilities and is expected for delivery in 2026

10:49

Huangpu Wenchong receives contract for up to eight methanol-fuelled bulkers

It is the first batch of methanol dual-fuel 65,000dwt bulker construction project in China

10:28

Cadeler signs installation vessel reservation agreement for upcoming wind farm installation projects

Cadeler’s fleet of vessels for offshore wind farm installation projects will be used for transport and installation of both foundations and wind turbine generators

09:58

ScanOcean launches renewable biodiesel fuel

The fuel, B30-DMA, blends 0.1% sulphur marine diesel oil with hydrotreated vegetable oil

09:42

Uralkali fertilizer exports hit 7.6-million tonne mark by the end of 2023

The fertilizers were exported primarily to China, India and Latin American markets

2024 May 23

18:00

Cadeler places order to build its third A-class vessel

The P- and A-class vessels are built in close cooperation with Cadeler’s strategic partners, which include GustoMSC NOV, Kongsberg, Huismann and MAN Energy

17:34

Van Oord successfully installs first monopile using KENC’s flange mounted upending tool

In the coming months, Van Oord will install a total of 100 monopile foundations at this North Sea location

17:12

The fire engulfed approximately 600 square meters of metal waste on industrial premises at the port of Hamburg

By early afternoon, authorities lifted the closures, albeit with reduced emergency services presence on-site

16:57

Hapag-Lloyd resumes CGX service between China, West Africa and Germany

The first voyage of the MV Express Argentina is scheduled for June 16, 2024