Wallenius Wilhelmsen plans to build the world’s first full-size, primarily wind-powered pure car and truck carrier.

Propulsion: What’s in the wind?

It’s often said that shipping is faced with making a change in propulsion systems as big as that from sail to steam. Could it just be that the next transition will be

Orcelle Wind handshake

Knud E. Hansen joins wind-powered RO/RO project

Sweden’s Wallenius Marine has signed an agreement with Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen that will see the firm join the Orcelle Wind project as naval architects. Using wind as its

Mercedes-Benz rolls off car carrier at Port of Baltimore

Port of Baltimore helps ease supply chain woes

Mercedes-Benz is one of several major shippers using the Port of Baltimore to get over supply chain hurdles. On Monday, the car carrier Noble Ace delivered 1,800 new Mercedes-Benz vehicles at the

Car carrier giant plans to build wind-powered PCTC

Oslo-headquartered Wallenius Wilhelmsen is planning to build the world’s first full-size wind-powered pure car and truck carrier. To be called Orcelle Wind, the 220- by 40-meter ship will have the capacity to

Wallenius Wilhelmsen to bring some ships out of cold lay up

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a significant reduction in demand for cargo-carrying capacity across the globe. In response, Oslo-headquartered Wallenius Wilhelmsen made the decision to recycle four of its 123

Car carrier giant to cut fleet size

Oslo, Norway, headquartered RO/RO specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen says that, with the coronavirus situation evolving rapidly across the globe, it is taking precautionary steps to adjust its operations and safeguard its liquidity going

Ray Fitzgerald returns to Crowley as COO

Crowley Maritime Corp. reports that Ray Fitzgerald will rejoin the company March 1 as chief operating officer. Fitzgerald, who began his career with Crowley, most recently served as president and chief operating

Will LEO be shipping’s new green fuel?

A papermaking byproduct often burned in pulp mills as fuel could be shipping’s green new fuel. Called lignin, it’s an organic copolymer found in wood — and it’s what makes newsprint turn

Deadly explosion at Tianjin port could disrupt supply chain

AUGUST 14, 2015—The deadly series of explosions and huge fire that rocked Tianjin Port in China, killing at least 56 people and injuring another 700, could lead to massive supply chain disruptions,