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Kongsberg Maritime Sweden supplies propeller systems for ASW-frigates to Damen Naval

AJOT | April 18, 2024 | Maritime

The four ASW frigates will replace the current Karel Doorman-class multi-purpose frigates. They will be deployed for various tasks, with anti-submarine warfare as their main purpose. The ships will have hybrid diesel-electric propulsion designed to operate as quietly as possible...

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Amazon Web Services maritime AI hub to be built in Singapore

AJOT | April 18, 2024 | Maritime

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is to develop a new maritime Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI–ML) Digital Hub in collaboration with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), following the signing of a new memorandum of understanding between the organizations.

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MSC Announcement: GRI - GENERAL RATE INCREASE

AJOT | April 17, 2024 | Maritime

Due to the current situation in the Persian Gulf, Effective as of May 17th, 2024 a General Rate Increase (GRI) will be applicable for all cargo ex USA & Puerto Rico going to Middle East and Gulf (United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia – POD Dammam -, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq) with the following quantum...

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Gibson bets on Permian strength powering US oil exports growth

Canada’s Gibson Energy Inc. is betting that swelling oil output in the Permian Basin will fuel continued growth in US crude exports, boosting profit from a major Gulf Coast terminal it bought last year for about $1.1 billion.

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Brunswick sets record month for autos

Colonel’s Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick continued its record-setting pace in March, handling 77,236 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo, an increase of 13,438 units or 21 percent over the same month last year...

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Joe Kramek appointed as New President & CEO at World Shipping Council

The World Shipping Council (WSC), the united voice of liner shipping, is happy to announce that the WSC Board has appointed Joe Kramek as its new President & CEO, to succeed John Butler upon his retirement at the end of July...

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First Fednav vessel returns to Canadian shipyard

AJOT | April 17, 2024 | Maritime

Ocean Group welcomes MV Umiak I back to dry dock...

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Seized ship’s cargo reveals impact of Iran tensions on global trade

Bloomberg | April 17, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

The MSC Aries wasn’t much different from the other 7,000 container ships plying the high seas, until it took an involuntary detour near the Strait of Hormuz into the hands of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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Panama Canal announces new measures regarding number of transits and maximum draft

AJOT | April 17, 2024 | Maritime

The Panama Canal Authority has unveiled a series of measures aimed at optimizing transit operations while ensuring safe navigation through the waterway...

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MSC Announcement: Import detention APM Pier 400 – Los Angeles

AJOT | April 17, 2024 | Maritime

Please note that effective April 23, 2024, MSC will take over the collection of Import Line Detention at the above-mentioned Terminal.

Rescue crews find fourth body of Baltimore bridge collapse as FBI opens investigation

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AJOT | Top Story | April 16, 2024

Rescue crews find fourth body of Baltimore bridge collapse as FBI opens investigation 

Recovery divers removing debris from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on the Patapsco River on April 15 have recovered the body of the fourth bridge worker who died early on the morning of March 26 when a container ship hit the bridge in the pre-dawn hours.

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Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan to retrofit five vessels to methanol propulsion

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation entered into a partnership agreement to retrofit and convert five 10,100 TEU container ships powered by conventional MAN S90 engines to dual-fuel engines capable of operating on methanol. Following the engine retrofit, the vessels will continue to be on long-term charter from Seaspan to Hapag-Lloyd...

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CMA CGM - PSS02 - from Asia to West Africa

AJOT | April 16, 2024 | Maritime

In a continued effort to provide our customers with reliable and efficient services, CMA CGM informs its customers of the following Peak Season Surcharge (PSS02)...

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New trials confirm Holy Boss Cap efficiency at full scale

AJOT | April 16, 2024 | Maritime

Second cavitation tunnel tests confirm propeller boss cap efficiency as pilot installation planned. A second series of cavitation tests have confirmed EcoMarine Innovations’ Holy Boss Cap (HBC) propeller hub improves fuel efficiency by up to 5% at full scale, as shipowners and propeller manufacturers vie for licensing agreements...