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Some 1.6 billion people worldwide depend directly on forests for food, shelter, energy, medicines, and income A pivotal pledge to save and restore our planet’s forests was officially announced on the second day of the COP26 World Leaders Summit, and with that deal came a long list of commitments from …

IMO-Singapore project to implement digital ship clearance system in the Port of Lobito, Angola, the aim is to support more ports in future The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Singapore have selected the Port of Lobito (Angola) for a pilot project to establish an efficient digitalized system for the electronic …

Enhanced System Reduces Emissions (HOUSTON) Ultra-deepwater drillship VALARIE DS-12 has become the first vessel in the world to receive the ABS Enhanced Electrical System Notation EHS-E. Valaris upgraded the vessel’s electrical system to secure the notation, which recognizes sophisticated system design to improve reliability and enhance protection. The Valaris electrical …

A yacht sailing with eleven migrants from Albania was stopped off the North Sea Coast by the Dutch police and customs investigators. Dutch officers arrested two Ukrainian skippers onboard on suspicion of human smuggling. The yacht was on its way to Great Britain when it was stopped in the North …

Joint Statement by IMO and ILO highlights the need for prompt access for medical assistance for vital key worker seafarers ​Receiving medical care can be a matter of life or death for seafarers who fall ill while working on ships. The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the …

Today A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announces the acquisition of HUUB, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up, specialized in technology solutions for B2C warehousing for the fashion industry. This is Maersk´s third acquisition this year within E-commerce Logistics and it comes through our venture activities with Maersk Growth. Copenhagen, Denmark. As …

Zero Emission Services (ZES) commences today with the Alphenaar, the first Dutch inland vessel to use interchangeable energy containers for propulsion. The Alphenaar sails between Alphen aan den Rijn and Moerdijk transporting beer for Heineken, ZES’s first end customer. This makes the commissioning of the innovative ZES energy system for …

PETRONAS, through its subsidiary PETRONAS Gas & New Energy Sdn Bhd (PGNESB), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ENEOS Corporation (ENEOS) to jointly develop a competitive, clean hydrogen supply chain between Malaysia and Japan, and to explore other hydrogen opportunities. The MoU will see both parties embark on …

Acceleration of the Group’s transformation designed to offer a complete set of shipping and logistics solutions to its customers.   Continued investments in the Group’s industrial assets: addition of 14 new owned vessels and 32 second-hand vessels to the fleet in 2021, with priority given to decarbonation.  Sharp increase in revenue and EBITDA margin, still driven by …

The new ASRV (Antarctic Supply Research Vessel) ‘Nuyina’, built by Damen Shipyards, has sailed from Damen Vlissingen to begin her seven-week voyage to Hobart, Tasmania, where she will begin her duties. Officially handed over to the Government of Australia, the 160-metre vessel displacing 24,000 tonnes is now the most advanced …