by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 1, 2022 | Container loss, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Offshore wind, Shipping
After the MSC Zoe incident, the Dutch government has investigated whether Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) could help prevent such accidents. The result is that VTS will be introduced north of the Wadden Islands. In addition, Vessel Traffic Monitoring will be established...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 23, 2022 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Shipping
SeaShuttle, an ambitious project to build two hydrogen-powered, remotely controlled and autonomous-ready container ships for delivery by 2025, has secured NOK 150 million (EUR 15 million) in funding from Norwegian state enterprise ENOVA. The vessels are planned to...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 6, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipping
The Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and eleven cross-supply chain stakeholders are launching ‘The Silk Alliance’. Goal of the alliance is to develop a Green Corridor Cluster beginning with intra-Asia container trade. Initiated by the Lloyd’s Register...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 3, 2022 | News, Shipping
Hapag-Lloyd has closed the acquisition of the container liner business of German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL), after having signed the framework agreement back in March. In advance, the transaction had been approved by all responsible antitrust authorities....
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 23, 2022 | News, Shipping
Shipping company CMA CGM Group and Air France-KLM Group have signed a long-term strategic partnership in the air cargo market. The exclusive partnership will see both parties combine their complementary cargo networks, full freighter capacity and dedicated services....
