Ships & Boats
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Satellite RF Tracking Follows the ‘Dark’ Ships That AIS Can’t See
Government, NGO and private-sector researchers have long relied upon AIS to track the movements of vessels, and the tool is invaluable for spotting suspicious activity. However, AIS has one well-known drawback: suspect ships can (and do) turn off their AIS signals at the moments when their activities are most suspicious.…
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Evergreen Marine obtains double certification for its greenhouse gas emission inventory
In order to implement the company’s environmental protection policy and carbon reduction goals, Evergreen Marine Corp. has completed a systematic inspection and calculation of greenhouse gas emission inventories for its business operations, including its global operating fleet, office buildings, and container terminals in Taiwan. The methodology and results of the…
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World’s largest dual-fuelled LNG ISO tank carrier makes Bintulu Port its maiden port of call
The world’s largest and first dual-fuelled LNG ISO tank carrier, the Tiger Bintulu, has made Bintulu Port its maiden port of call. In a statement on Tuesday (Aug 2), Bintulu Port Sdn Bhd (BPSB) said the 192-metre-long vessel arrived at BPSB’s Bintulu International Container Terminal on July 26, carrying 400…
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Bollinger Shipyards Delivers 50th Fast Response Cutter to US Coast Guard
Bollinger Shipyards LLC (Bollinger) has delivered the USCGC William Chadwick to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 176th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 50th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program. “It’s incredibly…
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ABS Publishes Industry Leading Metadata Best Practices to Support Marine and Offshore Operations
(HOUSTON) ABS’ latest advisory provides best practices for creating and using metadata for managing digital information to support the growing development and adoption of smart, autonomous, and remote-control functions in the marine and offshore industries. Metadata defines and describes other data and what it relates to, providing context to enable…
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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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Damen Shipyards wins tender to supply high performance support vessel for Royal Navy’s NavyX innovation team
Royal Navy innovation team “NavyX” takes delivery of Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 4008 In a ceremony held at Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth on 29th July, the UK’s Royal Navy ‘NavyX’ innovation team took delivery of a modified Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 4008. Named XV Patrick Blackett…
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Hapag-Lloyd’s WSN service is back at Long Beach
Hapag-Lloyd’s WSN service, connecting the West Coast of North America with Australia and New Zealand, will be back at Long Beach, US on its Pacific Northwest rotation on a weekly basis. The first vessel to start the weekly calls at Long Beach will be MV CMA CGM DUTCH HARBOR V.…
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Wuchang Shipbuilding delivers three ships a day
On July 26, the delivery ceremony of 4000 HP LNG powered stand-by ship “HAI YANG SHI YOU 543/548” and PH121H offshore supply vessel “GUO HAI MIN XIANG” was held in Qidong, Jiangsu Province. So far, the project of two types of eight LNG-powered stand-by ships built by Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry,…
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Quadrise and MSC partner on trials of low carbon fuels
POC tests and subsequent operational trials will be conducted with bioMSAR and MSAR fuels on MSC-owned commercial container ships. Quadrise has entered a framework agreement with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s 100% subsidiary, MSC Shipmanagement Limited of Cyprus, for the testing of lower-carbon fuels on one or more container vessels. As part…
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