Panama Canal Launches Major New Water Management Project to Ensure Adequate Water Supply

The Panama Canal Authority has today published a request for qualifications from prospective contractors for the engineering, design and construction of a major new water management system in order to ensure adequate water supply for the critical waterway.

How Germany is Re-Engineering the Rhine, Europe’s Most Important River

Two shipping brothers on Germany’s Rhine faced a dilemma that has become increasingly common on Europe’s most important river.

AMSA bans bulk carrier for 6 months

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recently banned a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier from Australian ports for the period of six months.

Norwegian partners to develop autonomous zero emission Ro-Ro vessels

Norwegian Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly -a joint venture between Kongsberg and Wilhelmsen- have signed with the Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO to equip two new vessels with autonomous technology, and to manage their operations at sea. The fully electric ships will replace 2 million km of truck transport, saving 5,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.

North Sea Port signs for construction of green hydrogen plant

Netherlands-based energy company VoltH2 has signed a cooperation agreement with North Sea Port, in order to build a green hydrogen plant in Vlissingen.

ClassNK launches guidelines for digital smart ship

ClassNK released its “Guidelines for Digital Smart Ship”, which stipulates the procedures for class notations for ships with advanced digital technology.

AMSA bans cargo ship from entering Australian ports

Australian Maritime Safety Authority recently detained a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship for serious and repeated safety and pollution prevention related failures.

Japanese consortium working on world’s first CO2 capture at sea

A Japanese consortium is working to conduct test operations and measurements for a small scale ship-based CO2 capture demonstration plant. Under the name "Carbon Capture on the Ocean" (CC-Ocean), the project seeks to achieve CO2 capture at sea in a world's first.

Stolt Tankers to buy CTG’s chemical tanker fleet

Norwegian shipping company Stolt-Nielsen Limited revealed today that Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire five chemical tankers from Chemical Transportation Group (CTG) for trading in the Stolt Tankers Joint Service.

Hapag-Lloyd enters partnership with Intelligent Cargo Systems

Intelligent Cargo Systems and German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, have announced they are entering into a technology partnership.