Wärtsilä has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry to support the growth of its exhaust gas cleaning systems
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/waertsilae_partners_with_cosco_on_exhaust_tech
Gas and Chemical Handling
Containerships Completes Europe’s First SIMOPS
CMA CGM-owned company has announced that it has successfully completed the first simultaneous operations LNG bunkering on a container vessel in Europe
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/containerships_completes_europes_first_simops
Worldwide LNG Coalition Adds First US Port
SEALNG, a collaborative foundation seeking to further the use of LNG within the shipping sector, has welcomed Virginia as its first US port member
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/worldwide_lng_coalition_adds_first_us_port
COSCO Fleet to Undergo Eco Retrofit
COSCO Shipping Lines (COSCO), the third largest container shipping line in the world by market share, will retrofit ten container ships with environmentally friendly scrubber systems as part of its efforts to cut back on its emissions output.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/cosco_fleet_to_undergo_eco_retrofit
DP World Completes Billion Dollar Acquisition
DP World, one of the world’s leading port and terminal operators, has acquired logistics company Topaz Energy & Marine in a deal worth USD $1.1 billion
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/dp_world_completes_billion_dollar_acquisition
Containerships Welcomes Second LNG Vessel
CMA CGM-owned carrier Containerships has announced the delivery of its second container ship powered by liquefied natural gas
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/containerships_welcomes_second_lng_vessel
iContainers: IMO 2020 to Shake Maritime Industry
The maritime industry will feel the impact of the International Maritime Organization’s sulphur regulations for “at least a year”, says iContainers
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/icontainers_imo_2020_to_shake_maritime_industry
Korean Ship Explosion Costs Millions
The damage from the explosion and fire that devastated the KMTC Hong Kong, a South Korean general cargo ship, in Thailand on May 25, 2019, will cost in excess of US$3.1 million, according to multiple national and international reports which have quoted the Thailand Port Authority.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/korean_ship_explosion_costs_millions
China Retaliates with Major Tariff Hike
China has announced that it will implement higher tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods, retaliating to a tariff hike from President Trump
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/china_retaliates_with_major_tariff_hike
PTI Releases Edition 84: Delivering Performance
Port Technology is pleased to announce that Edition 84 of the port and terminal sector’s leading journal has been published ahead of #CTAC19
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/pti_releases_edition_84_delivering_performance