COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers, a subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping Group (COSCO), COSCO Shipping Lines, has confirmed that the eight newbuild multipurpose cargo vessels entrusted to COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Dalian) Co. Ltd. will each feature a COMPAC seawater lubricated shaftline arrangement from Thordon Bearings.

German Brand Award for image campaign: Experts pay tribute to the logistics company’s communication during the 2020 coronavirus crisis

Asset management group, Invalda INVL, today announces that it has signed a deal in principle to acquire Mandatum Life, one of Finland’s largest life insurance companies, which also operates in the Baltics through branch operations across Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia respectively. Through this transaction Invalda INVL is to offer customers more choice to strengthen their financial security and overall well-being.

The International Labour Organization and UNICEF warn nine million additional children at risk as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

Global view on the LNG industry future, actions in frames of IMO Regulations, alternative fuels for trucks and fleet, opportunities of LNG increase in Europe, and Bio-LNG and LNG-to-Power initiatives have become some of the topics of the 7th International LNG Congress. It was held at the BGS online platform on the 7-8 of June, and gathered more than 500 decision-makers of the LNG industry.

The U.S. Navy continues to push forward with its efforts to experiment and test autonomous surface shipping. One of the vessels in the Ghost Fleet Overlord Surface program recently completed the second long-range test including a transit of the Panama Canal focusing on the endurance of the vessel as the Navy plans to expand and accelerate its work with unnamed vessels.

Single engine needed for both propulsion and electric power
Ship design EEDI value can be lowered by up to 50 percent
Immediate compliance with IMO 2030 targets

The 7th International LNG Congress is in full swing! Discover innovative sustainable solutions for the LNG industry at the Exhibition! Start your day with networking & remarkable insights of experts from the whole LNG value chain!

ILO projections highlight the danger of a COVID-19 labour market legacy of increased geographic and demographic inequality, rising poverty and fewer decent jobs.

CTI-Maritec, the maritime industry’s leading fuel and environmental technical advisory company has cut ribbon on a new fuel testing centre in Shanghai, China.

Oslo, 1 June 2021: Ocean Infinity, a leading marine robotics and deep sea data acquisition company, is implementing ShipManager fleet management software for 17 new robotic ships and additional autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs).

Highways England is calling on drivers to join them in doing their bit to reduce litter levels on the nation's motorways as part of the Great British Spring Clean (28 May-13 June).

How to make the world greener with the improvements of the existing resources’ usage? This is the question that keeps rising through the current oil and gas industry discussions. To sort out the best solutions, the LNG value chain representatives will gather at the 7th International LNG Congress. The Congress will take place on the 7-8 of June 2021.

Storm petrels (Don Loarie CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Published May 31, 2021 2:40 AM by The Conversation

The star of the show: The lightweight autonomous underwater vehicle on a workbench, before deployment. Photo: Annecken Nøland / NTNU

Published May 30, 2021 12:44 PM by Gemini News