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Cavotec Signs EUR 6.5 Million Shore Power Orders for Mediterranean Ports
Cavotec has signed two major orders, totaling EUR 6.5 million, to provide its cutting-edge PowerMove shore power systems to two Mediterranean ports. These systems will support cruise ships and RoRo vessels by enabling them to connect to shore power, …
Oct 30, 2024 / Curious
Guangzhou Shipyard International delivers first of four ro-pax ferries to MSC
The first vessel of four ro-pax ferries ordered by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Group from Guangzhou Shipyard International has been delivered and officially named GNV Polaris, according to the company's release. GNV, the passenger business unit of …
Oct 29, 2024 / Vessels
ZIM to Restructure its Cross-Atlantic Service
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. announced today a restructuring of its Cross-Atlantic services, linking the Mediterranean with North and South America. The updated structure, set to take effect as of February 2025, will enhance service …
Oct 28, 2024 / Curious
China Shipbuilding delivers 16,000TEU container ship, equipped with the world's largest B-type LNG fuel tank
The 16,000TEU container ship Maria Cristina built by Dalian Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trade for MSC Mediterranean Shipping was delivered, equipped with the world's largest B-type LNG fuel tank. According to reports, the ship is the first …
Oct 24, 2024 / Vessels
TechnipFMC Awarded Large iEPCI™ Contract for Energean’s Katlan Development
TechnipFMC (NYSE: FTI) has been awarded a large(1) integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) contract by Energean for its Katlan development in the Mediterranean Sea. This is Energean’s first project to use …
Jul 19, 2024 / Curious
Foreship provides energy efficiency answers for next-generation CMA CGM ro-pax newbuilds
Foreship expertise in energy efficiency and sustainability will be central to optimizing the performance of two new ro-pax ferries on their delivery into west Mediterranean services connecting Marseille and Corsica in 2027. The ships, due to be …
Jul 3, 2024 / Curious
Spain's first passenger ships powered by 2G biofuels to sail from Algeciras in August
In August, Naviera Armas Trasmediterránea ferries will make 84 trips across the Strait of Gibraltar using Cepsa's second-generation biofuels. This is the first time in Spain that passenger ships will use this type of sustainable fuel, produced at …
Aug 18, 2023 / Curious
Port Everglades Marine Terminal Celebrates Positive Transformations
This week marked a momentous occasion for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) as industry leaders and stakeholders gathered with Port Everglades Terminal (PET) to commemorate the remarkable positive changes and advancements achieved through …
Aug 7, 2023 / Curious
Maersk and MSC to discontinue 2M alliance in 2025
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Maersk A/S, an entity under A.P. Moller - Maersk, have mutually agreed to terminate, effective in January 2025, the present 2M alliance. In a joint statement, CEO Vincent Clerc of A. P. Moller - Maersk, …
Jan 25, 2023 / Curious
PGS awarded 3D exploration acquisition contract in the Mediterranean
PGS is awarded a 3D exploration acquisition contract in the Mediterranean by an international energy company. Ramform Hyperion is mobilizing for the survey and expects to complete in late April. “We are very pleased with this contract award which …
Jan 23, 2023 / Curious