Maersk has provided clients with a global congestion update with shippers warned they must brace for another tough year of bottlenecks and disruption. “Unfortunately, 2022 has not started off as we had hoped,” Maersk warned, adding: “The pandemic is still going strong and unfortunately, we are...
https://splash247.com/maersk-provides-a-snapshot-of-growing-port-congestion-around-the-world/
London-based chemicals firm Ineos has agreed a long-term deal for renewable offshore wind power in Belgium with Eneco. Under the terms of the ten-year deal, which begins in 2022, Ineos will purchase 65.5 MW of power produced at the SeaMade offshore wind park in the Belgian North Sea. Ineos said...
https://splash247.com/ineos-seals-belgian-offshore-wind-power-deal-with-eneco/
Norwegian vessel owner and operator Eidesvik Offshore has struck a deal with Belgian marine contractor DEME for the sale of the 2015-built construction support vessel . The sale is expected to complete in the fourth quarter of 2022, following the completion of the ongoing contract with Havfram....
Norway’s Equinor has revised its estimate of the total recoverable reserves in the Mariner field in the UK North Sea from an earlier assessment of around 275m barrels to about 180m barrels of oil, resulting in an impairment in the region of $1.8bn. The Mariner field began producing in 2019 and...
https://splash247.com/equinor-writes-down-1-8bn-at-uk-north-sea-oilfield/
Singapore-headquartered Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) has taken over the management of five tankers after sealing a deal to take an 80% stake in Hamburg-based Ahrenkiel Tankers from MPC Capital. MPC will retain a 20% share in the company, which will be rebranded as Barber Ship Management in a...
https://splash247.com/wilhelmsen-ship-management-takes-80-stake-in-ahrenkiel-tankers/
Russian coal hindered on its way to Europe
by Yana Wojciechowska
In the beginning of 2022, Russian coal companies faced insufficiency of railway capacity at the approaches to the North-Western ports, which threatens with non-fulfillment of deliveries to European customers. Some stevedores operating in the Baltic ports of Russia told IAA PortNews that the volumes approved by Russian Railways for January are 30% below the plan. The monopoly confirms the restrictions...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/11/russian-coal-hindered-on-its-way-to-europe/
There are several important reasons why you should consider opting for deslopping services when it comes to the tanks that deal with your ship’s cargo. If your cargo is liquid, or if you have chemicals or hazardous materials aboard or even something simply as basic as waste, then tank cleaning is necessary at some point. It’s important to keep in mind that not doing so can result in contamination of other shipments which you may eventually make if you don’t clean the tanks properly before the...
https://maritime-professionals.com/deslopping-maritime-facts/
As noted in an earlier FreightWaves Classics article, The 1st United States Congress met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington’s presidency. On August 7, 1789, that very first session of Congress approved an Act establishing and supporting lighthouses, beacons, buoys and public piers. Those first Members of Congress understood how important navigational aids and infrastructure were to the economy of the new nation. Trade with other nations was...
Denmark has set out to accelerate the global green transition of shipping as part of the new strategy launched by the country’s shipowners’ organisation, Danish Shipping. The new strategy, called “Towards Zero,” will replace the strategy “Ahead of the Curve,” which the organisation of over 90...
https://splash247.com/danish-shipping-lays-out-new-green-transition-strategy/
Greek liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping player GasLog has appointed Paolo Enoizi to take the helm from Paul Wogan, who intends to retire from his role as chief executive officer effective March 9, 2022. Enoizi, currently chief operating officer of the company as well as CEO of GasLog Partners,...
https://splash247.com/gaslog-promotes-enoizi-as-ceo-wogan-retires/