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WinGD’s X92-B engine has successfully passed its upgrade Type Approval Test (TAT)
WinGD’s X92-B engine, the biggest and most powerful two-stroke engine, has successfully passed its upgrade Type Approval Test (TAT) at engine builder HHI-EMD in Korea. Eight major classification societies were in attendance.The upgrade TAT addressed the increased firing pressure now available with the X92-B, providing further improvements to overall efficiency.…
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A. P. Moller – Maersk to acquire Danish company Martin Bencher Group to strengthen handling of project logistics
Copenhagen, Denmark: Today, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has reached an agreement to acquire Martin Bencher Group, a Denmark-based project logistics company with premium capabilities within non-containerized project logistics. Martin Bencher was founded in 1997 and is an asset-light logistics provider that specializes in project logistics. Martin Bencher’s core capability…
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MSC UK Announces New Rail Service Connecting Scotland with Global Trade Routes
MSC UK is delighted to announce a new rail service connecting Mossend in Scotland via Hams Hall, to Felixstowe and London Gateway. The new Mossend rail service builds upon MSC UK’s commitment to the Scottish market, customers, and ports, by complementing two existing weekly calls into the ports of Grangemouth…
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AD Ports Group And Adani Ports And SEZ Ltd Sign MoU For Joint Infrastructure Investments In Tanzania
Strategic Partnership in End-to-End Logistics Infrastructure and Solutions to Accelerate Trade for the East African Nation AD Ports Group, the leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, India’s largest integrated ports and logistics company, for strategic…
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Container lines between the Far East and the Mediterranean are increasing
With the entry of the Italian Rif Line into the agone, the overall capacity also increases (however far from the peaks of 2017), while the average capacity of the individual ships is reduced. Cma and Msc strengthen the Europe-Australia route At the end of July 2022, there are twelve weekly…
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ABS : Insights into Ship Vibration Analysis PDF
As the size, power, and speed of marine vessels increase and vessel optimization improves, vibration-related problems are becoming more frequent. In the ABS publication Insights into Ship Vibration Analysis, we highlight critical vibration issues in modern marine structures and discuss possible mitigation measures. This publication presents the latest developments in…
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Piraeus Container Terminal becomes certified member of CSR HELLAS
CSP Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) became a certified member of CSR HELLAS, thanks to the great accomplishments it has achieved by fulfilling corporate social responsibility and giving back to the local community in Greece for more than a decade, according to Cosco’s release. As the largest and most authoritative NGO…
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Xeneta real-time ocean freight update: week 31
Ocean freight capacity and volumes continue US West to East coast shift, with port congestion following suit Xeneta’s latest market analysis details a continuing shift in container shipping capacity on routes from the Far East to the US, as increasing volumes arrive on the East Coast and trade declines into…
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Hapag-Lloyd LIVE: installations for real-time tracking of standard containers starts in August
Back in April, we announced that we would be the first shipping company in the world to outfit all of its standard containers with technology for real-time data transmission. This will soon allow us to track our containers around the globe and collect data from them – to boost transparency…
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Hapag-Lloyd on the path to CO2 neutrality
To reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of our fleet, we will rely on dual-fuel ships that can also bunker alternative, liquefied-fuel gases. Twelve of them are currently being built. Every combustion engine emits CO2 into our atmosphere. The Paris Climate Accords set a goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.…
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