Somas Instrument, a manufacturer of control and on/off valves, has appointed Accelleron as the authorised global service provider for its marine customers. Under this new partnership agreement, Accelleron’s service engineers will be trained to service Somas valves on...
Swedish company Echandia has promoted Fredrik Hellström, currently deputy CEO, to be its new CEO, with the aim of focusing on building a solid growing business and broadening the product portfolio. Hellström joined Echandia in 2021, following more than 10 years’...
Wärtsilä Corporation is to strengthen its lifecycle offering by integrating the Voyage business into Marine Power as a business unit, which the group feels will help contribute to its emissions reduction goals. Current President of Wärtsilä Voyage (the former Transas...
A report commissioned by BIMCO shows that while the EU list of approved ship recycling facilities continues to grow, new additions have not added significant capacity to meet the demands of the global shipping industry. Therefore, BIMCO believes focus must shift...
Svitzer, the global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has announced the appointment of Sabrina Weymiens to the newly created role of Head of Transformation, in order to keep the company on track as it tackles decarbonisation and delivers superior...
Maritime energy storage company Corvus Energy has opened a new test area for hydrogen fuel cells at its production site in Bergen, Norway. As part of the H2NOR project, Corvus is proceeding with the development and production of sustainable, large-scale...
To serve as many ports and customers as possible, as efficiently as possible, international ocean carriers often share space on vessels, a practice which has benefited the EU through the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), which expires in April 2024 and is...
Foreship has established Foreship UK, a new subsidiary which commits the Finnish naval architecture and marine engineering company to securing a strategic presence based in the United Kingdom. Shaun White (pictured) has been appointed as MD, to lead Foreship UK from...
Lisa Edvardsen Haugan has been appointed as the new President of Kongsberg Maritime, taking over from Egil Haugsdal, who will continue until November, when he takes on a new role within the group. Edvardsen Haugan has long experience within the Kongsberg Group,...
French container shipping group CMA CGM has launched its 'TEUs to Trees' early container return incentive programme designed to increase climate change mitigation in the US while assisting in the overall effort to improve both the fluidity and velocity of the supply...
Swiss high-power turbocharger company Accelleron Industries' spin-off from ABB has been successfully completed, and its shares have been admitted to start trading on the Swiss Exchange in Zurich. The stock exchange listing follows the approval by ABB...
Sea-LNG, the industry coalition established to demonstrate the benefits of the LNG fuel pathway for shipping’s decarbonisation, has announced that US provider of ocean transportation and logistics services, Matson, is the latest organisation to join its membership....
Jamaica’s Transport Ministry and Maritime Authority says that people play a central role in the development of new technologies to help shipping meet its environmental goals and protect the marine environment. As the maritime community celebrates World Maritime...
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