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AAL’s First Super B-Class Vessel Completes Record-Breaking Maiden Voyage
With the arrival of ‘M/V AAL LIMASSOL’ in Cuxhaven, the first Super B-Class vessel in AAL Shipping’s fleet has completed her highly successful maiden voyage to Europe – the perfect test of her cargo handling capabilities, including the ‘AAL ECO-DECK’ …
Aug 13, 2024 / Vessels
The First Of AAL’s Super B-Class Heavy Lift Fleet, The “AAL Limassol”, Named and Made Ready for her Maiden Voyages
In a formal naming ceremony at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company in Guangzhou China on Friday 26th April AAL Shipping’s (AAL) new vessel, the ‘AAL LIMASSOL’, was given her name and made ready to join the premium multipurpose cargo …
May 3, 2024 / Curious
AAL LIMASSOL Takes To Water (Video)
In late December, at the CSSC HuangPu WenChong Shipyard in China, the first of AAL’s next generation 32,000 deadweight (DWT) ‘Super B-Class’ fleet, the AAL LIMASSOL, was floated out into the water from dry dock and moved to pier. This milestone marks …
Jan 5, 2024 / Vessels
AAL Shipping’s first Super B-class newbuilding, AAL Limassol, successfully launched
Multipurpose heavy-lift carrier AAL Shipping’s first Super B-class newbuilding, AAL Limassol, was successfully launched at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou, China. In total, AAL Shipping will take delivery of six newbuildings, placing …
Dec 22, 2023 / Vessels
Mass Flow Meter Bunker measurement system mandatory as of 1 January 2026
From 1 January 2026, the use of a bunker measurement system for bunker vessels in the ports of Antwerp-Bruges and Rotterdam will be mandatory. From this point onwards, bunker vessels in the two ports must have a certified system that indicates the …
Oct 16, 2023 / Curious
Steel cutting ceremony for the first of AAL's SIX new Super B-Class 32K DWT heavy-lift MPVs - AAL Limassol
Wednesday (Mar 01) at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou China, a traditional steel cutting ceremony took place for the first of AAL's SIX new Super B-Class 32K DWT heavy lift MPVs, the 'AAL Limassol' – expected in the water 2024. …
Mar 1, 2023 / Vessels
DP World Limassol welcomes record number of cruises in October
October was the busiest cruise month of 2022 for DP World Limassol, as 29 cruise ships carrying over 46,000 people, berthed at the port and used its passenger terminal. Between January and October, DP World Limassol accommodated 128 cruise ships and …
Nov 15, 2022 / Cruise
ABB to power world’s first hybrid-electric biomass fuel carriers
ABB’s power distribution technology selected by IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. for hybrid-electric propulsion vessel called ROBOSHIPInitiated by Japanese shipping consortium e5 Lab Inc., the ROBOSHIP vessel supports Japan’s ambitions for net-zero …
Apr 19, 2022 / Vessels
Port of Boston to be Big Ship Ready this Fall
The multi-year effort by the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) to modernize and expand Conley Container Terminal marks a major milestone - three new low profile Neo-Panamax cranes have begun their journey to Boston on a ship from Shanghai, …
Apr 14, 2021 / Curious
Enviva and MOL explore GHG emissions reduction technologies for Biomass supply chain (Video)
Enviva, a global energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), a leading global marine transport group, today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding agreement to develop and deploy an …
Mar 30, 2021 / Vessels