The Russian government, via state-owned transport company Rosatom, has entered into an agreement with China’s Hainan Yangpu Newnew Shipping to form a new joint venture that will operate container vessels year-round on the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The agreement also calls for the construction of...
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Netherlands’ Vertom welcomes fifth cargo vessel in series
Dutch shipping company the Vertom Group recently took delivery of the fifth unit in a series of twelve 7,280DWT cargo vessels built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards. As with earlier sisters Vertom Cyta and Vertom Tomma, Vertom Anette was designed with an optimised hull form and hybrid diesel-electric...
Adani Ports awarded 30-year concession to operate Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam container terminal
Adani International Ports Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of India’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), has entered into a 30-year concession agreement with the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to operate and manage Container Terminal 2 at the Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania. APSEZ...
Russian design firm unveils new dry cargo/container vessel concept
Vympel Design Bureau, a naval architecture firm under Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation, has developed a concept design of a new vessel series capable of transporting both dry and containerised cargo. Two variants will be made available under the Project 00111 series. The Project...
Panama Canal increases vessel draught to 45 feet ahead of schedule
The Panama Canal Authority has issued an Advisory to Shipping Lines stating that, effective May 30, 2024, it will increase the maximum authorised draught of the Panama Canal to 45 feet (14 metres). This adjustment, originally scheduled to take effect on June 15, 2024, is being implemented earlier...
Antwerp Euroterminal to install shore power connection facilities
Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) in Belgium has unveiled plans to install shore power connection facilities for use by ships. The installation will be operational in 2026. Once completed, it will be the first vessel shore power connection to be established in Belgium. Two fixed shore power connections...
MPC Container Ships christens 5,500TEU newbuilds
Norwegian transport company MPC Container Ships recently held a formal naming ceremony for its two newest vessels. Mackenzie and Colorado each have capacity for 5,500 TEUs as well as hull designs that can help reduce fuel consumption by as much as 40 per cent. The vessels are also designed for...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Ane Mærsk – Methanol-powered boxship boasts 16,000TEU capacity
Danish shipping company A.P. Moller Maersk recently took delivery of a new ultra-large containership (ULCS) built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea. The vessel has been named Ane Mærsk in honour of Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla, mother of A.P. Moller-Maersk’s current Chair Robert Maersk...
New ammonia-ready feeder ship design secures Lloyd’s Register approval in principle
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AIP) to Canadian shipping company Seaspan Corporation for a new design of feeder ship. Designed by Technolog of Germany, the vessel will measure 198 metres long and will initially operate on LNG fuel but can be easily converted to run on...
US Federal Maritime Commission launches investigation into impact of Canadian ballast water treatment regulations
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation to determine if pending Canadian regulations governing ballast water management systems of ships in the US-Canada Great Lakes trade have a disparate effect on US-flagged vessels and constitute a Foreign Shipping Practices violation under 46 USC Chapter 423. US-based companies operating ships in the US-Canada […]