SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PORTS SEE STEEP MONTHLY VOLUME DECLINES
Executives at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles this week again confirmed that trade has slowed dramatically highlighting steep declines in container volumes and holding out little hope for an immediate recovery....
THORDON’S SOLUTION TO SUPPORT ALOFT’S WIND PROPULSION SYSTEMS
Thordon Bearings has been contracted to supply its grease-free, self-lubricating ThorPlas-Blue bearing material to Aloft Systems’ containerized wind propulsion system designed by to reduce fuel consumption and fossil fuel emissions across all commercial ship...
ITF LAUNCHES INSPECTION BARRAGE TARGETING SUBSTANDARD SHIPPING IN MED
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is launching a barrage of inspections on what could be up to 1,000 ships operating under four international registries in an effort to increase the focus on crew...
CSC: STRONGER 2030/2040 TARGETS NEEDED TO BOOST CLIMATE ACTION ON SHIPPING
Governments must use the upcoming meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG-GHG-14) to support stronger science-based climate targets for 2030 and 2040 that are vital for shipping’s energy transition, according to...
EU NET-ZERO INDUSTRY ACT: A CHANCE TO SCALE UP NET-ZERO TECH OR MISSED OPPORTUNITY...
As part of the Green Deal Industrial Plan, the European Commission (EC) has proposed new initiatives and a set of actions to scale up the manufacturing of clean technologies in the European Union (EU),...
TOTE COMPLETES DELAYED LNG CONVERSION OF ORCA CLASS SHIPS
The LNG conversion of two U.S.-flagged Ro-Ro containerships has been completed after a delay. TOTE Maritime Alaska contracted for the conversion in 2017 for its two Orca class vessels but later delayed completing the...
NEOT INKS CHARTER DEAL FOR TERNTANK’S WIND/METHANOL-READY TANKERS
North European Oil Trade (NEOT), a Finland-based group specializing in oil and bioproducts sale in the Nordic countries, has signed a charter agreement with Terntank for the shipping company’s two wind/methanol-ready hybrid tankers.
Swedish shipping...
FIRST HYDROGEN-POWERED FERRY IN THE U.S. PREPARES TO BEGIN SERVICE
After a year's delay, the hydrogen-powered ferry Sea Change has arrived in San Francisco and is preparing to begin operations. It will be the first vessel of its kind in the United States, and...
MERIAURA SLASHES SHIPS’ EMISSIONS BY 11% DURING 2022
Finland-based shipping company Meriaura has managed to reduce the ships’ emissions by 11.2 percent during 2022 compared to the previous year.
Emissions per ton of transported cargo per nautical mile decreased by 7.8 % for...
NYK RECYCLES FIRST SHIP IN BANGLADESH AFTER HKC CERTIFICATION
After years of pressure on the shipbreaking sector and specifically in emerging countries such as Bangladesh, the industry is marking a milestone with the first direct sale of a ship from shipping company NYK...