Ports preparing for USEC strike, carriers introducing surcharges
Less than five days remain before the ILA’s current contract expires and, most likely, a large-scale strike begins. The ILA and USMX have not met face to face since June and remain far apart on key issues like wage increases and port automation. Multiple shipper associations have reached out to the White House asking it to intervene. […]
Danish-led MSC enters Maersk’s backyard with Aarhus port deal
Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), the ports arm of top liner Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), has struck a deal with Denmark’s largest commercial port, Aarhus, to establish a new container terminal. The Swiss-based liner giant, led by the Danish CEO Søren Toft, will move into the port’s Ominterminal area, set to be fully developed by 2027, […]
OFAC takes aim at ‘illicit shipping Syrian magnate’
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in Washington DC has sanctioned more than a dozen entities and vessels for their involvement in the shipment of Iranian crude oil and LPG to Syria and East Asia on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force and Hizbollah. Among the vessels sanctioned […]
UN celebrates 50th anniversary of the adoption of SOLAS
Today marks the United Nations-backed World Maritime Day which this year has a focus on safety at sea celebrating the 50th anniversary since the adoption of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) – the world’s most important treaty for the safety of merchant ships, something that can trace its origins […]
CLdN branches out into new container segment
Luxembourg-headquartered CLdN is entering a new sector, tapping Hyundai Mipo in South Korea to build 10 load-on/load-off (lolo)container vessels which will start to deliver in early 2027. The newbuild ships will have a cargo capacity of 1,100 teu and will complement CLdN’s fleet of more than thirty roro vessels. Earlier this year, CLdN introduced a […]
Austal to build French cargo trimaran
French company VELA has raised another $43m as it gears up to order a pioneering sailing cargo trimaran in Australia. “Together, we are entering a new era where capital serves the green revolution. This sailing cargo trimaran symbolises our vision of a world combining innovation, sustainability, and humanity,” said Michael Fernandez-Ferri, managing director and chairman […]
Solar, wind and nuclear power to the ports
Dr Will Beer, owner of environmental consultancy, Tunley Environmental, on shoreside carbon reduction strategies. What fast track renewable power options are available to ports to lower their carbon footprint and long term energy bills? Many ports are grappling with this complex issue especially with funding available in the US via the Inflation Reduction Act and […]
Singapore steps up offshore wind focus
Singapore has set out to expand its network with the global offshore wind sector and foster more project and innovation opportunities between the Lion City and international players in this space. Enterprise Singapore, the Association of Singapore Marine & Offshore Energy Industries (ASMI) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have signed a memorandum of […]
Havfram scores more German offshore wind farm work
Norwegian contractor Havfram has been awarded a contract by Vattenfall and BASF for work on their Nordlicht offshore wind farm cluster. The Nordlicht wind farm zone, located 85 km north of the island of Borkum in the German North Sea, consists of two separate sites – Nordlicht I, with an expected capacity of 980W, and Nordlicht […]
RWE to help develop Portuguese port into floating wind logistics hub
German utility RWE has signed an agreement with the Port Authority of Setúbal to adapt the port’s infrastructure and turn it into a floating wind energy hub. The port, located south of Lisboa, will become an important industrial hub for the marshalling, assembling, and deploying key components for large-scale floating offshore wind projects. Portugal has […]