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MARITIME NEWS 7-29-24

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China’s COSCO and Fortescue Look to Build Green Fuel Supply Chain

Maryland Offshore Wind Project Nears Federal Approval

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Chinese ports container volume rises 8.5 % in the first half of a year 2024,Ningbo Containerized Freight Index increase slightly in July 2024
PortXchange Finalist For The Prestigious Technology Of The Year Award: Votes Now Open
Hanwha Ocean spurs innovation for greener shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Marine Solution wins $60 mn ship maintenance contract
Navalrocha Shipyard reports record half-year performance following surge in LPG and Product Carrier projects
Seafarers Happiness Index shows modest rise in well-being in Q2 2024, but concerns emerge over a ‘two-speed’ industry
Leading maritime cities driving decarbonization of shipping
Apollo Announces Successful Trial of Innovative PALM Quick Connection System for Floating Offshore Renewable Device Cables and Moorings

MARITIME NEWS 7-26-24

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Container Shipping Rates Snap Weeks of Gains as Restock Rally Fades

BOEM Receives Unsolicited Lease Request for Gulf of Mexico Offshore Wind Area

Cyan Renewables Acquires MMA Offshore for $702 Million

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PortXchange Finalist For The Prestigious Technology Of The Year Award: Votes Now Open
Vietnam ports gain from congestion in trade routes
First half 2024 results: Strong growth in revenues and earnings; very robust order intake momentum
Exercise caution with ammonia switch
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Approves the VIRSEC Maritime English Tests: Setting New Standards of Competency
ClassNK releases ‘ClassNK Technical Journal’: Introducing initiatives for vehicle carrier fires
Corn and soy fall as rain forecast in US, wheat up

MARITIME NEWS 7-25-24

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CMA CGM Reports Strong Quarter Amid Geopolitical Tensions

CMA CGM Sees Shipping Demand Holding Up

Maersk Line Limited Settles with U.S. Department of Labor in Whistleblower Retaliation Case

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EMA and MPA shortlist two consortia to further study viability of ammonia for power generation and bunkering
US wind power falls to 33-month low, generators burn more natgas
Shipbuilding stocks soar on industry growth and investor optimism
Drewry: World Container Index Down 2% Last Week
CMA CGM Group Reports Increase In Business Volumes Driven By Sustained Demand In Maritime Shipping Amid Disruption To Major Routes
Industry First Advisory from ABS on Ammonia Bunkering
OneLearn Global launches groundbreaking eLearning course to help equip seafarers to handle the new SIRE 2.0 inspection process
China’s container shipping volume to US jumps 15% in June

MARITIME NEWS 7-24-24

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Record Growth in Containership Fleet Capacity, BIMCO Reports

Navy Secretary Launches $50 Million Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative

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Drewry: Port Throughput Index 3.9% Higher in May
Port Houston Resilient through Turbulent July
Solar and Wind Power Generation Begins at Finished-Vehicle Logistics Terminal at Port of Tianjin, China Toward the realization of an eco-friendly green terminal
HD KSOE partners with University of Michigan to foster US ship engineers
ADNOC L&S joint venture awards $1.9bln contract to Chinese shipbuilder
S. Korean shipbuilders focus on innovation, Chinese on expansion
Container ship fleet expands by 11%, fastest growth in 15 years
China Container market update – July 2024
NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) Installs NYK Group’s First Wind-Assisted Ship-Propulsion Units Reducing GHGs Through Sustainable Wind Propulsion
Wärtsilä electrification solutions to support CSL with emission reduction targets

MARITIME NEWS 7-23-24

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Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping is Growing, UN Envoy to Yemen Says

Carnival Corporation Orders Three New Cruise Ships at Fincantieri

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X-Press puts into operation the first of 14 methanol vessels
Freight group K+N second-quarter profit dip beats forecast
AST Networks and SAL Announce Partnership and Launch
Georgia Ports welcomes MANA Nutrition’s new food processing facility
LNG Container Ships Gain Traction Over Methanol: Beneficial to Korean Shipbuilders?
A rapidly growing China-owned fleet
Global Trade Activity Stabilizing Amid Signs of Two-Speed Recovery
New Study Shows Real World Complexities And Shortcomings Of The IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) Formula
Bridging the gap: from compliance to cyber resilience
Corvus Energy Blue Whale ESS awarded RINA Type Approval

MARITIME NEWS 7-22-24

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Shipping’s Carbon Emissions Soar as Houthi Attacks Fuel Longer Voyages

FMC Finalizes Rule for Assessing Ocean Carriers’ Denial of Cargo Space

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Buttigieg Hails ‘America’s Green Gateway’ at Groundbreaking
Houston Ship Channel closes due to a sunken tow vessel
Panama Canal trade passage unaffected by cyber outage, authority says
Port Houston says two terminals experienced system failures as part of global tech outage
China delivers world’s first river-sea LNG bunker and transport vessel
Why less critical spare parts for ships may matter more than you think
Shipping: Global container rates edge higher, volumes shifting to West Coast ahead of tariffs
ABS and the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center to Collaborate on Cutting-Edge Maritime Technologies
OneLink Signs Deal with ShipIn Systems for AI-Powered Fleet Management
Singapore’s maritime decarbonisation centre completes its final marine biofuels trial
Retailers’ early US back-to-school sales hasten peak ocean shipping season
Shipping disruptions now affect Maerk’s global trade routes amid Red Sea crisis

MARITIME NEWS 7-19-24

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USMX Ready to Resume Negotiations to Avoid Port Disruptions

Lomar Shipping Looks to Kites to Help Lower Emissions

Retailers’ Early US Back-to-School Sales Hasten Peak Ocean Shipping Season

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Growth for Port of Antwerp-Bruges in first half of 2024
Port Houston Regular Commission Meeting
Port Of Los Angeles Posts Strong June Volume; Cargo Up 14% At Mid-Year Point
Electric container handling equipment: APM Terminals builds global safety & emergency response expertise
Drewry: World Container Index Now 286% Higher Than Last Year
MOL to Invest in Carnot, a Tech Startup Developing Ways to Dramatically Increase Engine Fuel Efficiency, Slash GHG Emissions
Wärtsilä’s Half-year Financial Report: Order Intake, Profitability And Cash Flow All Improved
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation concludes its final biofuel blend supply chain trial with Hapag-Lloyd

MARITIME NEWS 7-18-24

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LNG Carrier Bottleneck Grows On slow Freeport LNG Restart After Beryl

Suez Canal Revenue Drops as Some Shippers Shun Red Sea

CMA CGM to Integrate Google AI Across Shipping and Logistics Operations

U.S. Coast Guard Issues Warning After Wind Turbine Blade Breaks Off at Vineyard Wind Farm

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Throughput port of Rotterdam virtually unchanged in first half 2024
Port Of Los Angeles Awarded $8 Million To Accelerate Its Port Optimizer Technology
Guangzhou Diesel Engine Factory Co., Ltd. (China) Reaches Cumulative Production of 100 Units of UE Engines
Clean power – Damen D16 engine receives EU stage V emissions regulations certificate
Shanghai’s three key shipbuilders create waves globally
Dual Fuel fleet additions continue to rise: Increase of c.72% year-on-year comparing 2018 vs 2023
ITOCHU, Nihon Shipyard, ClassNK and MPA, signed MOU for joint study of ammonia fueled bulk carriers
CMA CGM Embarks on a Strategic Partnership with Google to Deploy AI across all Shipping, Logistics, and Media Activities
BOURBON and Opsealog partner to reduce fleet emissions through data-driven fleet optimization
STAX Engineering Secures $40M to Bring the 3 Largest Shipping Vessel Classes into California Air Resources Board Compliance

MARITIME NEWS 7-17-24

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Southern California Container Ports Cap Off Busy First Half of 2024

Global Supply Chains Disrupted by Ongoing Red Sea Crisis, Warns Maersk

Concerning Rise in Enclosed Space Casualties Aboard Ships, Reports InterManager

New York’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Begins Construction

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Cubo Maritime & Port enlists international cooperation with Port Innovators Network (PIN), with ports in Hamburg, Valencia and Halifax
Strongest June on Record at Port of Long Beach
Advanced port surveillance: 5G, augmented reality and autonomous drones
Damen signs with Western Coast Port Services for six ASD Tugs
Maersk says Red Sea shipping disruption having global effects
Decarbonization in action: The successful journey of International Seaways with DNV
Caspian trial powers SulNOx to COP29
NYK Completes World’s First Truck-to-Ship Ammonia Bunkering of Ammonia-Fueled Tugboat In cooperation with JERA and Resonac to provide safe and secure fueling
Ottomotive Tech, Experts in Mobility & Battery Technologies joins the Maritime Battery Forum

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MARITIME NEWS 7-16-24

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Xeneta Sees Ocean Container Spot Rates Peaking

Growing Threat of Strike Looms Over Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports

Broken Offshore Wind Blade Debris Washes Up in Nantucket

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H2Global pilot auction: first renewable hydrogen carrier ammonia supply for EU via Port of Rotterdam
Florida International Terminal Enhances Operations with Advent eModal’s Community Portal
Efficiency given over 30% boost with quad lifts at APM Terminals Lazaro Cardenas
Global demand, economic recovery drive China ship exports to surge 91%
Maritime cyber security: Securing processes, people and new technology
Shipowners and managers must look at solutions to help them comply with upcoming FuelEU Maritime rules, says Columbia Group
How climate change can affect global supply chain and logistics sector
New FUELSTAT® One Test Kit: An Evolution in the Rapid, On-Site Detection of Microbial Contamination in Marine Fuel

MARITIME NEWS 7-15-24

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TORM to Acquire Eight MR Vessels in $340 Million Deal

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APM Terminals Mumbai (GTI) switches to 80% renewable electricity
EV Maritime Selected To Electrify Popular Ferry Service In San Francisco Bay
Signing of the Oslo Declaration: 5 policy questions related to CCUS
Andrés Albertini takes over as General Manager of San Antonio Terminal Internacional
South Korea’s shipbuilding rebounds, but smaller firms face uphill battle
KR Hosts 19th European Committee Meeting in London, Highlighting Decarbonization and Digitalization Advances
Maersk’s New Phoenix Distribution Center Serves American Honda’s Powersports and Products Division
Navigating biofouling management: key training series held in Panama
Closelink integrates NAVTOR real-time data into its lubricant procurement platform

MARITIME NEWS 7-12-24

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U.S. Container Imports Continue to Rise Amid Supply Chain Challenges

FMC Seeks Additional Information on Gemini Agreement Between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd

Container Spot Rates Take a Breather

U.S. to Partner with Canada and Finland to Fix Icebreaker Program and Shipbuilding

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Port economy of Chinese seaport cities soars to $869 billion in 2023
First of series Damen CSD600 at work in Indonesia
Swire Projects Demonstrates Floating Cargo Delivery Capability
Trade charts a bumpy course
Drewry: World Container Index Up 297% on a Yearly Basis
Successful emissions reduction: Stena Drilling’s breakthrough in energy efficiency measures
World Maritime Day theme 2025: Our Ocean – Our Obligation – Our Opportunity
Global shipping industry outlook discussed at Tianjin expo
Seafarers Go Digital: European Shipowners and Maritime Transport Unions launch initiative to support shipping and seafarers in the digital transition
Wärtsilä simulators to support Singapore’s Wavelink Maritime Institute with preparing crew for shipping’s sustainable fuels
INTERCARGO joins shipping industry in calls for IMO to amend flaws in the Carbon Intensity Indicator