Wallem Group names John-Kaare Aune as CEO
After serving as interim CEO since the January 2021 resignation of Frank Coles, John-Kaare Aune has now been appointed CEO at Hong Kong headquartered Wallem Group. Prior to that, Aune,who joined Wallem
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VIDEO: Fire breaks out in containers on Zim box ship off Victoria, B.C.
The Canadian Coast Guard reported Sunday night that a fire that broke out in 10 containers aboard the containership Zim Kingston near Victoria, B.C., had been stabilized and that emergency tow vessels,
Royal Caribbean to debut fuel cell battery-hybrid cruise ship
Next summer, Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE:RCL) is set to debut what it claims will be the cruise industry’s first hybrid powered ship, (though Norway’s Hurtigruten might quibble with that) as part its
Carbon levy on shipping could be getting nearer
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) reports that an IMO working group session that concluded today has made progress on the issue of imposing some form of carbon levy on shipping. According
Clarksons: Global port congestion reaches new highs
Port congestion isn’t just a containerships and California problem, it’s a global issue across a range of shipping sections and has now reached new highs according to the latest Clarksons Port Congestion
Newsom issues executive order on port congestion
As the number of ships at anchor or in holding areas at San Pedro Bay continues at record highs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week issued an executive order aiming to tackle
Duluth-Superior boosts box handling capabilities
Officials at the Port of Duluth-Superior announced today that Duluth’s Clure Public Marine Terminal now has the ability to handle significantly larger volumes of international shipping containers transported by vessel, in an
Port of Oakland: No congestion here
Officials at the Port of Oakland, Calif., are calling on shipping lines to route more to the port in the middle of supply chain crises elsewhere. The port says its marine terminals
Wärtsilä and Solvang to retrofit vessel with carbon capture solution
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment and Norwegian ship operator Solvang have agreed to carry out a full-scale pilot of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system retrofit installation on Solvang’s 21,000-cubic-meter ethylene carrier, Clipper
Singapore brings bribery charges against bunker trader and bunker fuel supplier
The Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau reports that yesterday two men were charged in court for allegedly obtaining and giving gratifications in relation to the trading and supplying of bunker fuel. The