Three New Cranes Arrive at Port of Hamburg
Photo: HHLA / Dietmar Hasenpusch By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-07 19:06:46 Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) took delivery of three new container gantry cranes for its Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) in Hamburg on November 5. The cranes will provide HHLA with additional capacities for handling ultra large container vessels with a cargo volume of […]
World's Largest Floating Wind Turbine Ready for Deployment
By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-04 21:11:43 The largest floating wind turbine in the world is about to be installed. The 8.4 MW offshore wind turbine is the first of three semisubmersible units designed by California-based Principle Power. It is continental Europe’s first larger-scale floating wind farm, and it is located about 10 nautical miles off the coast of […]
Mombasa Port Stakeholders Agree Action to Stop Illegal Wildlife Trade
Credit: TRAFFIC By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-02 21:43:44 76 port and maritime supply chain representatives from 12 countries convened last month to agree measures to address wildlife trafficking through Mombasa seaport in Kenya. The port of Mombasa is the largest seaport in Africa and is a key exit point for trafficking of African wildlife. One […]
Hurtigruten Tests Biodiesel
Photo: Hanne Taalesen/Hurtigruten By The Maritime Executive 2019-10-31 19:39:40 Cruise line Hurtigruten has started testing biodiesel on board the ship MS Polarlys. The palm-oil-free fuel can potentially reduce emissions with 95 percent. The company is aiming to be emission-free and also wants an international ban of use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic and […]
Frustration Grows as Brazil's Mysterious Oil Spill Continues
Image courtesy guardioes do litoral / Instagram _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-10-29 19:22:00 _x000D_ _x000D_ Nearly two months after a black sludge was first reported on the shore in Pernambuco, the Brazilian government still hasn’t determined the source of the oil spill that is polluting beaches along more than 1,000 miles of the country’s northeast coast, and […]
Port of Zeebrugge Invests in 5G
Credit: Port of Zeebrugge _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-10-28 19:31:12 _x000D_ _x000D_ The Port of Zeebrugge is investing in a private 5G network it says will be the accelerator for innovation in and around the port. _x000D_ _x000D_ In the first phase, expected to be operational this year, the data network will be used […]
Dutch Firms Aim to Turn Troublesome Seaweed into Fuel
_x000D_ Sargassum mat on a Florida beach (file image via social media) _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-10-23 20:54:55 _x000D_ _x000D_ Dutch shipbuilder Damen is working with waste processing company Maris Projects to tackle the issue of invasive sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean region. The partners are working on a bioprocessing solution to gather the seaweed […]
Teekay Resolves COSCO Sanctions Connection
file photo _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-10-22 19:49:51 _x000D_ _x000D_ Teekay Corporation and Teekay LNG Partners have announced a resolution to the issue of their connection to COSCO which led to a “Blocked Person” classification affecting their Yamal LNG operations. _x000D_ _x000D_ COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) had sanctions imposed on September 25. The U.S. […]
MSC Rules Out Northern Sea Route
_x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-10-19 22:24:23 _x000D_ _x000D_ MSC has announced it will not use the Northern Sea Route between Europe and Asia for container shipping. The announcement follows similar ones made by Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM. _x000D_ _x000D_ MSC says is convinced that the 21 million containers it moves each year can be […]
Port of Tanjung Pelepas to Expand Free Trade Zone
Credit: Port of Tanjung Pelepas _x000D_ By The Maritime Executive 2019-10-17 19:59:38 _x000D_ _x000D_ Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) plans to double the size of its Free Trade Zone with the addition of 350 acres of land being opened for development. PTP is also planning to increase terminal infrastructure to deal with increases in […]
