A new freight-only Ro-Ro vessel ordered by Uganda operator East Africa Marine Transport (EAMT) was recently launched at the facilities of compatriot shipbuilder SECO Marine. Mpungu will have a length of 96 metres and capacity for up to 1,000 tonnes of containerised cargo. The vessel will operate in...
The Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) of Seattle, Washington, has entered into a strategic partnership with Anchorage, Alaska-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Coastwise Corporation wherein the latter will become a new division under EBDG. Coastwise Corporation has been rebranded as Coastwise Engineering. This division will continue to provide superior naval architecture services to […]
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Japan Marine United (JMU) has handed over a new freight-only Ro-Ro vessel to compatriot shipping company Asuka Kisen for operation under charter with JFE Logistics Corporation. JFE Kokuryu will be used to provide sea transport services for JFE Steel Corporation. As with its near-identical sister...
The US Coast Guard, in conjunction with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), is scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing later this month to consider evidence related to the fire that occurred last year aboard the Italian-flagged Con-Ro vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio while berthed at...
UAE-based the AD Ports Group has entered into a definitive concession agreement with the Red Sea Ports Authority of Egypt for the development and operation of a multi-purpose terminal at Safaga Sea Port. The collaboration will see an investment of US$200 million over three years with the aim of...
Japan Marine United (JMU) has handed over a new Ro-Ro vessel to compatriot shipping company Senba Kaiun. JFE Hakuryu will operate under charter with JFE Logistics Corporation to provide sea transport services for JFE Steel Corporation. The cargo deck will be capable of handling wheeled vehicles as...
There was a story the other day about clever Chinese car exporters who have designed a rig that will fit inside a 40-foot container that enables three cars to be transported in safety within the single box. It might not be the novelty it claims. I remember inspecting a similar system in Scandinavia...
There are growing concerns within the shipping community, including marine underwriters, about fires breaking out on car carriers and Ro-Ro vessels with the assertion that many of these fires are attributable to electric vehicles. In response, the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has researched these claims and published recommendations on the safe carriage of […]
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Netherlands-based shipbuilder Neptune Marine has delivered a new hybrid-powered, open-top Ro-Ro vessel to French shipping company Jifmar Offshore Services. The 121- by 22-metre, 5,400DWT Canopée was developed to satisfy a series of complex requirements. The ship needed to possess ample deck area...
The Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr) intends to upgrade 14 Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ports throughout the country, an official of the department confirmed earlier this week. Julius Yano, DOTr Assistant Secretary for Maritime, said the department is now looking for financing partners and...