Round-up

Deals and M&As this week: Kalmar, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH)

Kalmar and International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) have signed an agreement for the support and maintenance of the automated container handling solution at Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT).

The scope of the agreement covers VICT’s OneTerminal automated platform, including the Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS), 20 Kalmar automated stacking cranes (ASCs), and 11 Kalmar AutoShuttles.

VICT aims to boost the capacity, performance and availability of the OneTerminal...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/deals-and-mas-this-week-kalmar-marlink-norwegian-cruise-line-nclh/

Deals this week: Kalmar, Government of South Korea, Optimarin

Kalmar has received a contract from Maher Terminals to supply 26 new straddle carriers.

The diesel-electric carriers will be delivered in the first quarter of this year.

With a 50t twin-lift capacity, the straddle carriers will support customisations developed jointly by Kalmar and Maher.

The carriers will be fitted with new mobile drives integrating a recently designed electrical system for the upper frame and spreader.

Kalmar carriers will be installed at Maher’s marine container terminal at the...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/deals-this-week-kalmar-government-of-south-korea-optimarin/

Deals and M&As this week: Traxens, Shell Oman Marketing Company

Traxens and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company have collaborated for piloting the internet-of-things (IoT) network at the Port of Valencia in Spain.

The project also involves the Port Authority at Port of Valencia and Fundacion Valenciaport (FVP).

It aims to improve the operational efficiency of the port by tracking the real-time movement of the vehicles.

Traxens will set up additional gateways to broaden the range of its IoT network at other Port of Valencia terminals.

Milaha has awarded a...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/deals-and-mas-this-week-traxens-shell-oman-marketing-company/

November’s top news stories

Capital Product Partners (CPLP) signed a $1.65bn definitive transaction agreement to spin-off its crude and product tanker business into a separate publicly listed company, which will merge with subsidiaries of DSS.

Following the spin-off, CPLP will continue as a master-limited partnership supported by medium to long term charters producing stable cash flows in the container sector.

The new company, which will be known as Diamond S...

https://www.ship-technology.com/features/november-2018-top-news-stories-ship/

Deals this week: Austal, Scorpio Tankers, Damen

Austal has received a A$97.7m ($72m) contract from National Infrastructure Development Company (NIDCO) for the construction of a high-speed vehicle and passenger catamaran.

Austal is a global shipbuilding company, while NIDCO is owned by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

The contract is the outcome of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and NIDCO’s limited funded programme announced in September 2018.

The new 94m-long vessel, named AutoExpress, will be delivered to NIDCO by...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/deals-week-austal-scorpio-tankers/

Deals and M&As this week: Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, E2open, Capital Product Partners

Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries has signed a $370m contract with Consolidated Marine Management (CMM) for building two 174,000m³ liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.

Based in South Korea, Hyundai Samho is a shipbuilding firm, while CMM provides operational, technical, financial, and ship-building services.

LNG vessels will be equipped with Hyundai Samho’s Hi-ERS reliquefaction, Hi-ReGAS regasification, and bunkering fuel supply systems.

E2open has acquired INTTRA for an undisclosed sum.

Based in...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/deals-and-mas-this-week-hyundai-samho-heavy-industries-e2open-capital-product-partners/

Deals this week: Drax Group, Antarctica21, American Bureau of Shipping

Drax Group has joined forces with Smart Green Shipping Alliance (SSGA), Ultrabulk, and Humphreys Yacht Design for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the shipping industry.

Based in the UK, Drax Group is a power station operator and employs approximately 2,500 people.

The partnership has already begun with a 12-month-long feasibility study by installing a new sail technology called Fastrig on-board Ultrabulk’s ships.

InnovateUK and Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) have...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/deals-this-week-drax-group-antarctica21-american-bureau-of-shipping/

Deals and M&As this week: Port of Bellingham, Fincantieri, CMA CGM Group

Port of Bellingham and Ports America have signed a service contract to allow international cargo vessels to arrive at the Bellingham Shipping Terminal.

The three-year contract also provides an option for two extensions by an additional three years each.

Ports America holds exclusive stevedoring rights for certain categories of steel and inbound international forest products, as well as metal/aluminium ingots, modules, as well as oversized and project cargoes at Bellingham Shipping Terminal.

The...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/deals-and-mas-this-week-port-of-bellingham-fincantieri-cma-cgm-group/

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