Panama Canal Cut 13 million tons of CO2 in 2020
ForeignUncategorized January 29, 2021
The Panama Canal contributed to a reduction of more than 13 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent emissions in 2020 by offering a shorter route to ships when compared to the most likely alternative routes. These savings are equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of 2.8 million passenger... Read more
Biden Backs Jones Act in New Executive Order
Foreign January 28, 2021
Biden, US President The U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, who took office just a week ago, is powering through very busy first days of presidency reversing multiple policies implemented by the previous administration. Biden has signed an executive order on strengthening American manufacturing which is aimed at... Read more
Maersk expects to resolve safety and all other issues faced by ammonia and fuel types based on alcohols in two to three years, clearing the way to order the first ships to run on these fuels in the next three years, the company’s CEO Søren Skou said in a... Read more
NGO Ship breaking: Beaching of Ships Claims More Lives
Foreign January 18, 2021
At least five workers lost their lives while dismantling out of service ships at shipbreaking facilities in Bangladesh in the final quarter of 2020, the latest quarterly report from the NGO Shipbreaking Platform shows. Two workers fell to their deaths while dismantling two different vessels. In one of the... Read more
Zero Emission Hydrogen Ship Project Wins $25m Enova Funding
Foreign December 21, 2020
A project to construct the world’s first zero-emission hydrogen vessels has been awarded NOK 219 million ($25 million) by the Norwegian government-owned organization Enova. As explained, the funds will enable Wilhelmsen, a Norwegian maritime group that leads the project, to further develop the technology and additional infrastructure required to... Read more
How Container Vessel Collided with Greek Naval Ship
Foreign October 29, 2020
Maersk Launceston, a 4,500 TEU boxship, Madeira flagged containership, owned by Germany’s John T. Essberger Group, was on its way from Piraeus to the Turkish Port of Canakkale, on October 27, 2020 when it rammed into the Hellenic Navy minesweeper HS Kallisto (M63) in the Saronic Gulf, off the... Read more
Wind Proportion Technology Set to be Introduced to Shipping
Foreign October 29, 2020
A strategic project with naval architect, Deltamarin to bring wind propulsion technology to commercial shipping , has been embarked upon by Food corporation Cargill and design and engineering consultancy services provider BAR Technologies . As informed, the project will see BAR Technologies’ WindWings — large, solid wing sails that... Read more
Non Governmental organizations (NGOs) and maritime bodies have criticized fresh measures put in place by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Working Group at its recent meeting , to cut ship emissions ,describing them as unambitious and vague. The remote meeting, which saw the participation of a number of governments... Read more
Global Alliance on Combating Bio-fouling Gets Two More Members
Foreign October 21, 2020
South Korean shipping and marine supplier Tas Global Co., Ltd and water software development firm DHI Water and Environment have joined the Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety, an initiative launched in June 2020 by the IMO GloFouling Partnerships project. The initiative works to promote collaboration with the... Read more
COVID-19 impact Bites into Panama Canal’s 2020 Projections
Foreign October 6, 2020
Panama Canal The Panama Canal closed its 2020 fiscal year with an annual tonnage of 475.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), a 4% drop compared to projections, mainly due to the impact of COVID-19 on global trade. The canal authority ended its fiscal year with 13, 369... Read more
