Maritime/Shipbuilding

Southeast Asia yacht sales surge

Boat Lagoon Yachting sells 85 yachts in region "Sales have surged, driven in large part by our base of loyal customers upgrading to bigger boats, and their referrals of friends who seek the service assurance of a long-standing local dealership."  Mr. Vrit Yongsakul, Group Chief Executive Office...

2022-06-30 17:03 4807

Berge Bulk vessel to sail with WindWings in 2023

Berge Bulk, leading the dry bulk market in decarbonisation, will equip its Newcastlemax bulker Berge Olympus with BARTech WindWings by Yara Marine Technologies. SINGAPORE, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  Berge Bulk, BAR Technologies, and Yara Marine Technologies have reached an agreement to insta...

2022-06-29 15:00 3185

Ningbo Makes Great Strides in Becoming a Global Maritime Hub

NINGBO, China, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from NBGD:  Recently, the "Maritime Ambitions" Roundtable was held at Ningbo's Meishan Bay . The event was organized by the Publicity Department of the CPC Ningbo Municipal Committee, wit...

2022-06-29 11:58 2895

Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) selects CyberLogitec's Terminal Operating System to align its operation for the First Fully Automated Terminal in the Republic of Korea

SEOUL, South Korea, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberLogitec, the leading provider of maritime, port/terminal, and logistics operations technologies and subsidiary of EUSU Holdings announced that Dongwon Global Terminal (DGT) had selected terminal operating system(TOS) by CyberLogitec for its f...

2022-06-28 08:00 5163

IQAX launches IGP&I approved eBL, COSCO SHIPPING Lines and OOCL already onboard

IQAX is proud to announce COSCO SHIPPING Lines and Orient Overseas Container Line ("OOCL") as early adopters of IQAX eBL, which has been given the seal of approval by the International Group of Protection & Indemnity Clubs ("IGP&I").  HONG KONG, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As a leading innovato...

2022-06-23 11:39 3478

A&K Travel Group Ltd. Acquires Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony

MONACO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A&K Travel Group Ltd., the pioneering travel company owned byGeoffrey Kent and Heritage (the industrial holding company chaired byManfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio), has acquired the luxury cruise vessels Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony. The two ships will re...

2022-06-22 16:00 3481

RightShip announces new collaboration with global innovation platform Plug and Play

SINGAPORE, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ESG focused digital maritime platform RightShip, today announced a new collaboration with Plug and Play, one of the world's most successful global innovation platforms. Led from itsinnovation hub inSingapore

2022-06-21 10:40 6711

New Zealand's leading port, Ports of Auckland, welcome the world's first full sized, electric tugboat

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ports of Auckland are today welcoming an exciting addition to their fleet, with the highly-anticipated arrival of the world's first full size, ship-handling electric tug. Affectionately named Sparky, as voted by New Zealanders in a public vote...

2022-06-21 10:25 2276

MICE City Busan, Taking Action to Bring in Major Events

WADA 2025 World Conference and 2022 Busan Maritime MICE Workshop SEOUL, South Korea, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With COVID-19 infection rates easing, there is a wind of positivity blowing through the global MICE industry. It has once again become a hive of activity, with previously canceled e...

2022-06-20 09:00 3142

iXblue to Provide Critical Navigation Capabilities to Norwegian and German Navies' U212CD Submarines

PARIS, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) has selected iXblue to provide enhanced navigation capabilities to the newly built U212CD submarines intended for the Norwegian and German Navies. Built by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), the new U212CD will be equipped w...

2022-06-08 22:08 2885

Clean Shipping: Berge Bulk and Kongsberg Maritime join forces to advance marine decarbonisation

* Berge Bulk and Kongsberg Maritime set up a joint development initiative to advance marine decarbonisation technologies. * The goal is to identify and test emerging decarbonisation technologies and advance the integration of emerging and existing technologies into deployable marine solutions...

2022-06-07 14:00 2954

First CLX96 SAV On Track To Make Its Asia Debut

HONG KONG, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CLX96 is the much anticipated new flagship of CL Yachts and represents the brand's reinvention of crossover yachts. Launched in December 2021, the first unit of CLX96 has recently completed a successful maiden sea trial and is now ready to wow the market w...

2022-06-06 19:22 3050

Market update: Strong tanker market due to sanctions and high demand for oil - Concordia Maritime

GÖTEBORG, Sweden, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The product tanker market has strengthened significantly during April and May, with market rates at much higher levels than for both Q1 2022 and the full year 2021. At the end of May, average spot market earnings for an MR vessel (clean) was about$36...

2022-06-06 13:39 3098

TruCare(TM) - Maritime's First-mover Turbocharger Anomaly Detection and Predictive Maintenance-as-a-Service Digital Solution

Tru-Marine launches TruCare™ that transforms the technical management of marine turbocharger maintenance and repairs, contributing to circularity and sustainability SINGAPORE, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --  Tru-Marine is pleased to announce the commercial launch of TruCare™ - the marine sector's ...

2022-06-03 09:48 5420

Nippon Express (China) Launches BCP-compatible Solutions Utilizing Coastal Shipping

TOKYO, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "NX China"), a group company of Nippon Express Holdings, Inc., has begun providing BCP-compatible solutions utilizing coastal shipping to/from the Greater Bay Area (*) in answer to a variety of restrictions being im...

2022-06-01 14:00 4181

Global Infrastructure Partners and Crowley Announce $300 Million Preferred Equity Investment

NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Crowley Holdings today announced they have closed a$300 million preferred equity investment in Crowley Preferred Funding, LLC. The proceeds will fund key strategic capital and growth projects, including a greenfield j...

2022-05-31 19:00 3496

Wärtsilä and Anglo-Eastern reach major milestone in 'connecting ships' to improve safety and environmental sustainability

HELSINKI, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, and ship manager Anglo-Eastern are proud to announce a significant milestone in their joint project to improve safety and environmental sustainability at sea. As ofApril 2022, more than 500 vessels in ...

2022-05-31 13:00 2188

ONE°15 Marina pushes ocean conservation with inaugural Blue Water EduFest in Singapore

* Partnered by Sentosa Development Corporation and International SeaKeepers Society Asia, the four-day event seeks to raise awareness about ocean conservation * Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development and Minister-in-Charge of Social Services, will be the Guest of Honour. * Pro...

2022-05-30 10:00 4726

FiberHome Assists Philippines to Install The Marine Cable Network

MANILA, Philippines, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 26 2022, the vessel  Fenghua 21, owned by FiberHome Marine Network Equipment Co., Ltd., finished the cable landing successfully at north of Siargao Island. The completion of cable landing marks that FiberHome has fully delivered five seg...

2022-05-27 09:57 6788

RobotPlusPlus, a Leader in Aerial Work Robots, Raises US$15M in Series B to Accelerate R&D and Expand Global Presence

BEIJING, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RobotPlusPlus, a leader in aerial work robots, today announced its Series B funding round ofUS$15 million, bringing it to approximatelyUS$35 million in total investment since its founding in 2017. This latest funding was led by Meituan,China's leading tech an...

2022-05-23 22:53 5561