Next July, Meyer Werft will have a new CEO from the aviation industry in André Walter. Change of leadership at Meyer Werft in Papenburg: The Supervisory Board has appointed André …
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In future, liner services will be protected from antitrust prosecution by the South Korean competition authority. Parliament has decided to exempt shipping companies from the Fair Trade Act. The move …
Escalation in the Caribbean: US troops have seized the tanker “Skipper” off the coast of Venezuela. Caracas has described the action as “piracy”. US forces have seized a tanker off …
Significantly more cement was shipped on the world’s oceans this year than in 2024. The demand from one region in particular has contributed to this development. Cement is still one …
The G7 countries (Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the UK and the USA) and the EU are apparently preparing new sanctions that will make it much more difficult to transport …
The German government has commissioned four new vessels to strengthen its federal maritime capabilities, awarding contracts to shipyards in Spain and Germany. As part of the renewal programme, the Federal …
Good news for offshore wind power in the USA: a judge overturns President Trump’s executive order blocking the approval of new projects. His second term in office had barely begun …
Two new ferries will be operating between the North and South Islands of New Zealand from 2029. The design of the “Interislanders” comes from Denmark. The New Zealand ferry company …
The Rostock-based engineering firm Neptun Ship Design – acquired by Meyer Werft and Fassmer Werft in 2022 – has once again seen a change in the position of Managing Director. …
From financial investor to financial investor: The Finnish cleantech supplier Evac gets a new owner. The British investor Bridgepoint has announced the “complete sale” of its stake in Evac to …
Christopher Cook will take up the position of Managing Director of the Maersk Area UK & Ireland at the start of 2026. The Briton succeeds his role as Managing Director …
The Spanish supplier Bound4blue, known for its wind assistance systems, has completed a new financing round and raised fresh capital from various investors. 44 million was raised, as Bound4Blue announced. …
Everllence has successfully tested a dual-fuel four-stroke engine with ethanol. The company is thus expanding its platform for alternative fuels and responding to the growing fuel uncertainty. The engine manufacturer …
The Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat has confirmed that the Danish shipping company Molslinjen is increasing its order book for new electric catamarans. Following the order for two RoPax ships in the …
The shipping company Royal Wagenborg and the chemical group Ineos intend to set a new standard with the “Carbon Detroyer” – the first CO2 carrier built in Europe. One important …
NVL has handed over the first of two corvettes for the Bulgarian Navy. They are being built by MTG Dolphin in Varna. The unit is based on an NVL design …
The Chinese state shipping company Cosco is ending the year with a mega order worth around CNY 50 billion for domestic shipyards. This means that building sites might become scarce. …
Norway wants to procure two more submarines and thus expand its fleet to six units. In view of the tense security situation, the government sees this as a key investment …
The “Borkum Riffgrund 3” offshore wind farm has been feeding electricity into the grid since this week. Once fully commissioned, the North Sea wind farm is expected to produce around …
The Japanese shipping company K Line has added two new tankers to its LNG fleet. They are bound to operate for QatarEnergy. The naming ceremonies for the two newbuildings took …
The South Korean shipping company HMM is controlled by the state, and a bidding competition last year was unsuccessful. Now the next round could begin. What will happen to the …
Indian shipbuilding is on the upswing – and according to government talks, Russia is planning huge investments on the subcontinent. Interested parties from other nations have also already come forward. …
While the order books in container shipping are at an all-time high, demand in the bulker segment has recently fallen. Analysts see several reasons for this. Global shipbuilding is booming: …
The European Parliament has adopted the European Defense Industry Programme (EDIP), which could also have an impact on naval shipbuilding. It is the first independent EU funding program aimed exclusively …
The “Digital Container Shipping Association” of the major liner shipping companies has two prominent new members: the Swedish furniture giant and important shipper Ikea and Europe’s largest feeder carrier Unifeeder. …
The US West Coast hub Long Beach has found a new CEO. It is an internal solution that has been chosen to succeed the outgoing Mario Cordero. Cordero had been …
The Spanish ferry operator Baleària is equipping the electric ferry “Cap de Barbaria”, which operates between Ibiza and Formentera, with a newly developed, autonomous power generation module based on e-methanol. …
The US Navy is halting the Constellation-class construction program and realigning its fleet planning. The decision has security policy implications – it stands for the strategic pivot to the Indo-Pacific, …
The Fassmer shipyard, based in the German federal state of Lower Saxony in the country’s northwest, is expanding its activities to the Baltic Sea. The first newbuilding is set to …
The Turkish shipping company Besiktas Shipping is discontinuing all its activities in Russia. The company announced the decision in a statement, describing it as a response to the attack on …
According to Israeli media, the Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has submitted a bid for the takeover of Zim. The works council reacted with serious concerns. The German liner shipping company …
Pirates have attacked an LPG tanker off the west coast of Africa and kidnapped nine sailors. One crew member was injured. There was a pirate attack on the LPG tanker …
The cost of ship insurance in the Black Sea has risen significantly after Ukrainian naval drones recently attacked two sanctioned tankers on their way to the Russian oil terminal Novorossiysk. …
The next newbuild for Grimaldi: the “Grande Istanbul” (9,241 CEU) has been christened in Shanghai. She will sail between East Asia and the Persian Gulf. The fleet of the Italian …
Technical milestone for AAL Shipping: The heavy-lifter “AAL Hamburg” delivered 16 stacked barges to Uruguay. The “Super B class” equipment paid off. The heavy-lifter “AAL Hamburg” recently delivered 16 barges …
Accelleron sees the Asia-Pacific region as a key market for the development of e-fuel networks. Despite delays in global net-zero regulations, the first structures for green hydrogen and e-fuels are …
Northern Lights has taken delivery of its third CO₂ transport ship, the “Northern Phoenix”. The ship strengthens the development of the world’s largest CO₂ fleet for Europe’s decarbonization. The Norwegian …
The classification society DNV has granted the shipping company MSC and partners from China approval for a new ship design. The shipping company MSC, together with Chinese partners, has presented …
Switerland- and UK-based shipbroker Ifchor Galbraith – which also acquired a stake in the Hamburg-based offshore broker GRS in 2023 – is continuing its expansion course with the takeover of …
A new satellite the size of a shoebox is set to better monitor the world’s oceans and shipping in future. “Otter” is still an experiment. However, the space-based infrastructure should …
German project logistics group Deugro is repositioning its top management level for its North American business. New markets are to be developed and the business expanded. Jeff Smith has been …
Thanks to a significant increase in demand in times of war and crisis, the global armaments industry is currently recording noticeably higher sales in several areas – including Russia. Shipbuilding …
The “cruise boom” in Stockholm is continuing: while over 250,000 passengers are already visiting the Swedish capital in 2025, even more are expected next year – especially from Germany. The …
Steel from recycled ships could make an important contribution to the decarbonization of European industry. However, ships are still hardly ever scrapped here. The demand for steel in Europe continues …
Björn Säljö is the new CEO of stabilization systems specialist Humphree. He comes from shareholder Volvo Penta. The Swedish technology company Humphree has a new boss: Björn Säljo is moving …
Medlog, the logistics division of the MSC Group, has signed a concession agreement to take over and operate the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT). With the investment, the company aims …
The use of nuclear power in shipping could save fuel costs and reduce emissions, according to a study by Lloyd’s Register. However, questions about environmental impacts remain. In addition to …
Poland opts for Saab A26 instead of TKMS U212 in the “Orka” submarine program: the decisive factors were optimization for coastal operations, the schedule and industrial integration. The Polish navy …
Europe’s largest seaport, Rotterdam, wants to benefit more from developments in the offshore wind sector and is planning to build a new terminal for heavy-lift and RoRo handling. The Port …
In response to increasing cyber attacks on ports, shipping companies and logistics, the new Maritime Cyber Security Group Germany network has been formed. The maritime industry is the backbone of …
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