Dry cargo shipping news

Despite the impact of the coronavirus crisis on global production and logistics chains and a pandemic-driven drop in demand, the Port of Antwerp remained 100% operational.

SwiftBulk Holding Co. Ltd has partnered with FUELTRAX to install EFMS and FUELTRAX Vision on its kamsarmax dry bulk carrier vessel, the Thestelia K.

Wärtsilä is one of 11 founding members of an international coalition dedicated to accelerating the energy transition in the transport and logistics industries.

Several South Korean ports will have designated national sulfur emission control areas from midnight 1 September 2020.

Wärtsilä, in cooperation with Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Repsol, as well as with the Sustainable Energy Catapult Centre, will commence the world’s first long term, full-scale, testing of ammonia as a fuel in a marine four-stroke combustion engine.

The coal sea port of Shakhtersk (CSPS), a key logistics asset of East Mining Company, shipped 2.2 million t of coal between January and May 2020.

Supported by ESG, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, this latest initiative by SEEDS Capital and its six appointed co-investment partners aims to drive the growth of the maritime sector through technology and innovation.

MacGregor has secured an order to provide cargo handling cranes for four 62 000 DWT general cargo ships to be built in Asia.

The Dutch seaports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Terneuzen/Vlissingen, Moerdijk and Groningen have jointly won the ‘World Ports Sustainability Award’.

The partnership emphasises Cargill’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance the maritime industry toward a carbon-neutral future.