Corporate News
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Wärtsilä Renews Maintenance Agreement with Norway’s Höegh LNG Fleet
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year renewal of its existing Maintenance Agreement with Norway’s Höegh LNG Fleet Management (HLNG). The renewed agreement includes the delivery of spare parts and field maintenance services, as well as Wärtsilä’s latest digital solutions and extends the value-adding cooperation between the two companies.…
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ONE Biofuel onboard MOL Endowment
Ocean Network Express (ONE) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the biofuel trial onboard MOL ENDOWMENT. Drop-in biofuel pilot project Conducted as part of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation’s (GCMD) pilot project to establish a quality, quantity and GHG abatement assurance framework for drop-in biofuels, the M/V…
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BSM Cruise Services Relies on Aquametro Oil & Marine Solutions
In this first project with BSM Cruise Services Aquametro Oil & Marine has delivered its Fuel Performance System as well as CONTOIL® fuel oil meters for the cruise vessel Ambience. The Ambience is the first cruise vessel of Ambassador Cruise Line – a newly founded British cruise line. BSM Cruise…
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Blue Sky Maritime’s David Cummins to keynote TTB 2023
David Cummins, president and CEO of the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition—a non-profit, strategic alliance formed to accelerate the transition of waterborne transportation in Canada and the United States toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions—will keynote this year’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) conference on March 7 in Mobile, Ala. Blue Sky…
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Core Power Holds Conference on “New Nuclear for Maritime” on Feb. 9
Shipping is one of the world’s most fiercely competitive markets, serving more than 80% of global trade.Now, we must produce less waste and emissions, but we must also remain economically competitive.New Nuclear is the only ‘True Zero Emission’ technology which can replace fossil fuels. The global push for a ‘just energy transition’, will…
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Meet Andrea DeMarco, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, President
Meet Andrea DeMarco, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, President Andrea DeMarco has nearly 20 years of diverse cruise industry experience across multiple business areas. She has served as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Regent Seven Seas Cruises since September 2021, during a pivotal time for the cruise line as it…
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PIL Strengthens SEA Linkages with Thailand Philippines Straits Service
Pacific International Lines (PIL) is pleased to introduce a new weekly direct service connecting the key ports of Thailand, Philippines and Singapore. The new service, known as Thailand Philippines Straits Service (TPS), will commence on 15 February 2023 from Manila, Philippines. It will be served by a consortium of vessels…
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The Bahamas Maritime Authority Signs MoU with Argenmar SA in Argentina
As part of its strategic objective of global representation and to develop opportunities in Argentina, The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Argenmar SA, an independent shipping group established in Argentina in 1992 that provides specialised shipping and logistics services in Argentina and Latin…
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Double Stern Tube Seal Repair on 2nd Vessel in Tasmania
At the end of 2022 Hydrex diver/technician carried out a double underwater stern tube seal repair on a roro ship berthed in Port of Burnie, Tasmania. The ship was leaking oil, making an on-site repair necessary. Using two Hydrex flexible mobdocks simultaneously the team was able to carry out the…
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Celebrity Cruises Appoints Brothers Co-Captains of Ascent
Who says it has to be lonely at the top? In an industry first, Celebrity Cruises President and CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo announced that Greek brothers Dimitrios and Tasos Kafetzis will be co-captains of Celebrity Ascent, the company’s fourth ship in its industry-transforming Edge Series, debuting winter 2023. The accomplished maritime brothers will usher in…
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