The net zero targets of major container shipping lines are much ambitious than the International Maritime Organization, which is under pressure to follow their lead. The following is an extract from Drewry’s latest Container Forecaster report, just published. It is a sign of the times that the sustainability reports of container shipping companies arguably make …
The extent of illegal recruitment fees and charges being levied on seafarers, in violation of the Maritime Labour Convention, has been revealed in a research report and survey produced by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and leading maritime welfare charity, The Mission to Seafarers (MtS). The report, titled ‘Survey on Fees and Charges for Seafarer …
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Leading maritime systems and services provider Elcome International has established a new office in Vancouver, Canada, to meet growing demand for its services across the country and the broader North American continent. The Vancouver facility marks Elcome’s first presence in North America. Explaining the reason behind the expansion, Elcome’s Managing Director, Jimmy Grewal, said: “From …
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The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 15) met ahead of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80). Draft Revised IMO 2023 GHG Strategy The Group further considered and developed the text for the draft Revised IMO 2023 GHG Strategy. The MEPC is invited to consider and resolve the draft …
Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) has advised CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited (“CSSC”) regarding two luxury roll-on/roll-off passenger (“RoPax”) ferries, the Moby Fantasy and Moby Legacy, with Italian operator Moby S.p.A. (“Moby”). The vessels were built by China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International and are currently the world’s largest luxury RoPax ships. Moby Fantasy was delivered …
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Challenger Energy Group (CEG), the Isle of Man-headquartered oil and gas company focused on the Caribbean and Americas, has been awarded the last remaining available shallow water exploration block located off Uruguay. Other offshore exploration licences are held by energy majors, including Shell, Apache and YPF, the Argentinian national oil company. Offshore areas’ map for Open Uruguay …
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Gulfstream LNG, a mid-sized greenfield LNG export project under development in Louisiana, U.S., has received authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export produced LNG to all existing, and any future countries that have, or will enter, free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. Illustration. Source: Gulfstream LNG This approval, for which the …
UK-headquartered John Wood Group PLC (Wood) has secured a long-term contract extension for the work on 20 installations off Brunei with Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), a subsidiary of the oil major Shell. Brunei Shell Petroleum Wood disclosed a two-year contract extension worth approximately $250 million with Brunei Shell Petroleum on Monday, 3 July 2023. This …
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The second vessel of the fleet of gas carriers being built for the ORLEN Group has arrived at the port in Świnoujście, Poland, with a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Courtesy of ORLEN Group The vessel Grażyna Gęsicka delivered some 65,000 tons of LNG loaded at the Freeport terminal in the United States (U.S.). …
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Swiss marine power company WinGD has entered into a collaboration agreement with shipowner and operator AET and maritime academy Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM), both part of MISC Group, to develop technology and training for ammonia engines. MISC Group The agreement will see the partners work towards the potential introduction of X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines on vessels …
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