HMM steps up interest in car carriers as container market tanks

HMM has joined its peers in looking at the burgeoning car carrier segment to ensure steady revenue streams as the container shipping segment continues waning.

South Korea’s flagship carrier has joined Ocean Network Express’ affiliate Seaspan Corporation in booking 10,800-unit pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) for long-term charter to Hyundai Motor’s shipping arm Hyundai Glovis. To be LNG dual-fuelled, these will be the largest ever PCTCs to be built, and are intended to carry electric vehicles.

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https://container-news.com/hmm-steps-up-interest-in-car-carriers-as-container-market-tanks/

Wärtsilä delivers autodocking system to Seaspan

Wärtsilä ANCS, a subsidiary of Wärtsilä, has offered cutting-edge autonomous SmartDock capabilities to Seaspan, a marine transportation and shipbuilding firm.

This delivery represents a key step toward autonomous docking and undocking operations, which will make marine activities safer and more efficient.

Wärtsilä ANCS’s SmartDock system enables Seaspan to undertake autonomous docking manoeuvres even in tough conditions with currents of up to two knots. SmartDock’s superior technology ensures...

https://container-news.com/wartsila-delivers-autodocking-system-to-seaspan/

Seaspan deploys SmartDock autodocking on the first of two ferries

Canada’s Seaspan Ferries, which operates between Vancouver Island and the Canadian mainland, has just fitted the first of two vessels with the Wärtsilä ANCS SmartDock autodocking system.

Wärtsilä ANCS (Automation, Navigation & Control Systems) says that delivery of this first system “marks a significant step towards autonomous docking and undocking operations, making maritime activities safer and more efficient” and that the SmartDock system enables Seaspan to perform autonomous docking...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/seaspan-deploys-smartdock-autodocking-on-the-first-of-two-ferries/

Seaspan & AES Ink MoU for LNG Bunkering in Panama

Credits: Seaspan

Seaspan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global energy firm AES during the third International LNG Global Forum in Cartagena, Colombia.

This collaboration is primarily aimed at providing LNG bunkering services to shipping vessels crossing the Panama Canal, as well as exploring options for providing services in regional markets within the area of influence of AES’s Costa Norte LNG terminal in Colón, Panama.

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https://mfame.guru/seaspan-aes-ink-mou-for-lng-bunkering-in-panama/

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