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Kalmar innovation center in Sweden

22 November 2018

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has officially inaugurated its new Innovation Center in Ljungby, southern Sweden. Approximately 200 people will be based at the state of the art facility that has been designed to support new collaborative ways of working with modern architecture and cutting edge technology.

The new site will act as a focal point for further strengthening Kalmar’s digital offering, R&D capabilities, and prototype production and testing for the company’s mobile equipment portfolio and...

http://container-news.com/kalmar-innovation-center-sweden/

Reach Subsea and MMT charter CSV from Topaz

9 November 2018

Norway’s Reach Subsea and Sweden’s MMT has entered into an agreement with Topaz Energy and Marine to charter newbuild subsea vessel for two and a half years. The vessel will be used by Reach and MMT for survey, IMR and light construction purposes within the oil and gas as well as renewables sector....

https://splash247.com/reach-subsea-and-mmt-charter-csv-from-topaz/

AtoB@C acquires TransAtlantic mini-bulker

5 November 2018

Sweden’s AtoB@C Shipping, which was acquired by ESL Shipping last month, has snapped up a 2000-built 4,100 dwt dry bulk carrier. AtoB@C has been operating the vessel under a long-term time charter and already owns its sister vessel. VesselsValue fleet data shows the vessel to be the , acquired from...

https://splash247.com/atobc-acquires-transatlantic-mini-bulker/

Gotland takes d’Amico bulker pair for juice tanker conversions

31 October 2018

Dublin-based d’Amico Dry, part of the Italian group d’Amico Società di Navigazione, has just sold to Sweden’s Gotland Tankers a pair of modern handysize bulk carriers for a total price of $40m. The ships are the 2016-built and the 2014-built and both the units are set to be converted in orange...

https://splash247.com/gotland-takes-damico-bulker-pair-for-juice-tanker-conversions/

Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean

19 October 2018

Peter Thomson @ThomsonFiji the United Nations Special Envoy for the Oceans, was one of the keynote speakers at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen, May 2-3, 2018 and I managed to catch him for an interview.

He travels the world to promote and advocate for the SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Peter says it has been an uphill battle until the Ocean Conference in New York 2017, where the governments of Fiji & Sweden left...

https://shippingpodcast.com/peter-thomson-united-nations-secretary-generals-special-envoy-for-the-ocean/

Wallenius car carrier hit by fire off Germany

16 October 2018

The 1983-built PCTC , owned by Swedish company Wallenius Lines and operated by UECC, caught fire in the North Sea near Germany on Sunday night while sailing from Drammen, Norway to Cuxhaven, Germany. The fire started in the engine room of the ship, which is carrying around 3,000 cars onboard. The...

https://splash247.com/wallenius-car-carrier-hit-by-fire-off-germany/

Stena Bulk to equip scrubbers on up to 21 ships

16 October 2018

Swedish owner Stena Bulk has signed an agreement with Chinese company Shanghai Bluesoul Environment Technology to install scrubbers on its suezmax and IMOIIMAX fleets before 2020. The deal will include a total of 15 vessels and options for additional six vessels. The scrubbers to be installed are...

https://splash247.com/stena-bulk-to-equip-scrubbers-on-up-to-21-ships/

Golden-Agri Stena forms chemical tanker joint venture with Bay Crest

12 October 2018

Golden-Agri Stena, the joint venture between Stena Bulk and Golden Agri-Resources, has started a new joint venture with Bay Crest Management targeting expansion in Asia. GSB Tankers has been set up to undertake the operation and commercial management of chemical tankers. Commencing January 1, GSB...

https://splash247.com/golden-agri-stena-forms-chemical-tanker-joint-venture-with-bay-crest/

Truman Carrier Strike Group Leveraging Unusual Deployment to Work on Undersea Warfare, Strengthen Northern NATO Partnerships

2 October 2018

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 18, 2018. US Navy photo.

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is in the midst of an unusual deployment – currently operating in the North Sea, in Act II of its deployment that had a working port visit intermission – but the strike group commander said the deployment has allowed his sailors to focus on high-end warfare and train in ranges not usually available to them.

Rear...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/02/truman-carrier-strike-group-leveraging-unusual-deployment-to-work-on-undersea-warfare-strengthen-northern-nato-partnerships

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