American ports brace for shutdown
As Daily Splash, our free newsletter, published today there remained just 19 hours until one of this century’s most hard-hitting port strikes takes effect. After many months of stalled negotiations, some 45,000 workers across 36 US east and Gulf ports will likely down tools at midnight tonight, leading to extraordinary vessel queues across America’s eastern […]
French order for methanol and wind-powered boxships cancelled
French startup Zéphyr & Borée has seen an order for five innovative containerships in South Korea cancelled. The $311m deal signed in May 2023 by Zéphyr & Borée and HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard ultimately did not result in a firm order. The yard said in a stock exchange filing that the order had been terminated […]
CMA CGM becomes first foreign liner to operate on Philippine domestic box trades
Following the Marcos administration’s decision to ease cabotage laws, a subsidiary of France’s CMA CGM has become the first foreign liner to operate domestic routes in the Philippines. The 1,037 teu CNC Pilipinas has become the first foreign ship to operate exclusively on local trades in the Philippines, calling Manila, Cebu and Cagayan de Oro. […]
Israel strikes Houthis in Hodeidah
Israel launched strikes at Houthi targets in Yemen yesterday. The Israeli military said in a statement that dozens of aircraft, including fighter jets, attacked power plants and terminal facilities at Hodeidah port. “Over the past year, the Houthis have been operating under the direction and funding of Iran, and in cooperation with Iraqi militias in […]
ABS approves ammonia fuel retrofit solution
An ammonia fuel supply system that can be retrofitted to existing vessels or installed on newbuilds has earned approval in principle (AIP) from ABS. The ammonia fuel supply system from Japan’s Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases features high-efficiency pumps and an integrated fuel management system. ABS completed design reviews based on class and statutory […]
China preps for 32,000 teu boxships
While much of the rest of the liner world is favouring new ships that are sub-megamax, China continues to push the size envelope when it comes to the container trades. Among the more headline-grabbing announcements coming out of SMM in Hamburg earlier this month, China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute […]
Navios adds to Korean boxship orderbook
Angeliki Frangou’s Navios Maritime Partners has exercised options for a pair of containership newbuilds in South Korea. The New York-listed company, which has targeted mostly aframax/LR2 tanker newbuilding projects since last year, has contracted HJ Shipbuilding & Construction, formerly known as Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction, to build two more 7,900 teu vessels worth about […]
Cadeler lines up newbuild for Asia Pacific work
Copenhagen-headquartered shipowner Cadeler has continued its expansion in the offshore wind installation arena with a new deal for two projects in the Asia Pacific region. The BW Group and Scorpio-backed player has inked a vessel reservation agreement (VRA) with an undisclosed developer, which will see one of its newbuilds available for work on projects expected […]
The link between Resilience, Data Standards and Visibility in Supply Chain
Resilience is the capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties.. While this word has been associated with Supply Chain for the past few decades, businesses seem to have only started to take notice of the term “Supply Chain Resilience” after a few international disruptions.. Starting with the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011 […]
OM Maritime inks chemical tanker newbuild brace in China
OM Maritime has set out to expand its fleet with a pair of stainless steel chemical tanker newbuilds in China. The Singapore-based owner has tapped the reborn New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding Heavy Industry in Jiangxi for 13,800 dwt units with the first delivery set for the fourth quarter of 2026. No price has been revealed. The […]