Maritime/Shipbuilding
Royal Caribbean Group Announces "Destination Net Zero" -- Program to Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2050
Comprehensive plan includes pledge to pursue Science-Based Targets, the delivery of a net zero emissions cruise ship, and a path to net zero emissions by 2050 MIAMI, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) announced a giant step on its sustainability journey: Destin...
Invitation to teleconference / audio transmission
GOTHENBERG, Sweden, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Concordia Maritime welcomes you to participate in a teleconference/ audio transmissionNovember 3 2021, at 3.00 pm CET. The Interim Report for Q3 2021 (published November 3 2021) will be presented and questions answered. Presiding: Kim Ullman, ...
Global Maritime Forum : Launch of Getting to Zero Coalition Transition Strategy with Concerted Collaborative Action, Full Decarbonization of International Shipping by 2050 is Doable
LONDON, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Getting to Zero Coalition launched its "Strategy for the Transition to Zero-Emission Shipping", a comprehensive study of the actions that governments, industry, and international bodies must take to deliver on a transition to zero emissions by 2...
Global Maritime Forum : Industry Leaders Call on COP26 to Commit to Decarbonize International Shipping by 2050
LONDON, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization has been developed by a multi-stakeholder taskforce convened by the Getting to Zero Coalition – a partnership between the Global Maritime Forum, the World Economic Forum and Friends of Ocean Action. The Call to ...
Promising a Wonderful Life, China's Hainan FTP is Recruiting Global Talents
HAIKOU, China, Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- South China's Hainan Free Trade Port launched a global talent recruitment fair inHaikou on October 24, signaling to the world that the island is eager to have more talented individuals settle here.   Compared with previous such activ...
Xinhua Silk Road: Sixth Maritime Silk Road Port International Cooperation Forum held in Ningbo, E. China on Wed.
BEIJING, Oct. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The 6th Maritime Silk Road
Proman and Stena jointly develop methanol as the pathway to sustainable shipping
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The global shipping industry is responsible for ~2.9% of global greenhouse gas emissions, which equals almost 1 billion metric tons of CO2 each year. Unchecked, emissions could increase by as much as 130% from 2008 levels by 2050. Transitioning to low-carb...
MPC Container Ships ASA secures new financing facility, agrees on sale of six vessels and provides update on charter fixtures
OSLO, Norway, Oct. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MPC Container Ships ASA ("MPCC" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is pleased to announce the following measures that will increase the Company's balance sheet flexibility in order to execute on the Group's plan to comme...
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Receives Nasdaq's Determination Letter
FUZHOU, China, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd. (Nasdaq: PME), ("Pingtan," or the "Company"), a fishing company based in the People's Republic of China, announced today that it received a determination notice letter datedOctober 13, 2021 (the "Determination Notice") fr...
China Oceanic Development Foundation: Balancing Marine Environmental Protection and Growth of "Blue Economy": China and Thailand's Cooperation on Marine Spatial Planning
BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent years, Thailand has been developing a variety of ocean-related industries including tourism, fishery, and transportation. Marine spatial planning, as a critical tool to balance marine environmental protection and the growth of the "blue economy", h...
China Oceanic Development Foundation: VTS Operator Training: ensuring navigation safety, promoting China-Indonesia cooperation
BEIJING, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- When Putu Onishi, 53-year-old Chief of Shift B of Benoa Vessel Traffic Service ofIndonesia, looked back at the VTS operator training program held inShanghai 2014, he thought highly of it, "It's very good... and really useful, equipping us with the knowled...
Saildrone Closes $100 Million Series C Funding Round to Advance Ocean Intelligence Products
ALAMEDA, Calif., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Saildrone, the emerging market leader in ocean data, ocean mapping, and maritime intelligence solutions, today announced the close of its$100M Series C round, bringing its total funding to $190M. Led by BOND, the round includes new investors XN, Sta...
BTP Terminal in Brazil Goes Live Remotely with CyberLogitec's OPUS Terminal
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberLogitec, the leading provider of Maritime, Port/Terminal, and Logistics operations IT technologies and subsidiary of EUSU Holdings, announced that the OPUS Terminal implementation in Brasil Terminal Portuário has completed successfully inJ...
Nippon Express (Shanghai) Launches "Kansai Special Rapid Service" Using High-speed Ferries from Shanghai to Osaka/Kobe
TOKYO, Oct. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "NE Shanghai"), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd., has launched an in-house consolidated service -- "Kansai Special Rapid Service" -- using extremely reliable high-speed ferries fromShanghai to Osaka...
ZIM Establishes Ship4wd™, a New Digital Freight Forwarding Company
HAIFA, Israel, Oct. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
Ltd.(NYSE: ZIM) announced today the creation of a new subsidiary, Ship4wd
GSTS selected by Airbus as Maritime Challenge winner
A Digital Solution Suite that improves vessel detection, situational awareness, and surveillance efficiency HALIFAX, NS, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Spatial Technology Solutions ("GSTS" or "the Company") an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Maritime Analytics company, announced today that...
Term sheet with lending banks completed - Concordia Maritime signs agreements on new loan terms and conditions
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Concordia Maritime has entered into binding agreements with lending banks regarding new loan terms and conditions for eight of the Company's ten P-MAX vessels. The new terms and conditions are valid until the end of Q4 2024. The new agreements are...
Over 41,000 Seafarers For Hire On Marine Online's Platform
SINGAPORE, Sept. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The ongoing pandemic has badly aggravated the global crew change crisis since late 2019. The pool of available manpower is continuously contracting as employers prefer to hire vaccinated crew for safety precautions. That resulted in un-precedented rates o...
PAMNet, PABLO AIR's Real-Time Unmanned Mobility System, Wins Second Place at the AUVSI XCELLENCE Awards
INCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PABLO AIR, a company specializing in drone logistics solutions and services and a member of Born2Global Centre, won second place in the XCELLENCE in Operations category at theAUVSI XCELLENCE Awards hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicles...
Quark Expeditions' Guests to Become Part of Polar History on the Inaugural Voyage of Ultramarine
SEATTLE, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Quark Expeditions, the global Leader in Polar Adventures, has confirmed that the inaugural voyage of its technologically-advanced shipUltramarine will be the highly-anticipated "Solar Eclipse 2021: Totality inAntarctica, with South Georgia and Falkland Isla...
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