– Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (TLCPA) is operating two LHM 280 since many years and
recently upgraded its crane fleet
– A new Liebherr mobile harbour crane type LHM 550 is operational at the port since summer
and will contribute to further growth of TLCPA
– The new machine allows TLCPA to operate bigger grabs and opens them the business field of
heavier project cargo

For the third time Hamburg Messe und Congress has conducted a large-scale survey asking exhibitors and visitors of SMM, for decades the leading global trade fair for the maritime industry, to give their assessments of the sector’s economic and technological development. One year before the industry event in Hamburg, the SMM Maritime Industry Report (MIR) reflects the current mood among shipowners, shipyards and suppliers – and the mood is surprisingly good. A look at the results.

Lode's site in Waldkraiburg is being incorporated into the southern German land transport network / Good prospects for growth at the new subsidiary / Enhanced range of services for Lode's existing customers

Nepraėjo nė mėnuo, o Klaipėdos uoste ir vėl lankosi kruizinis laineris, kuriuo į uostamiestį šiandien atplaukė beveik 400 turistų iš Jungtinių Amerikos Valstijų, Kanados, Vokietijos, Jungtinės Karalystės, Lenkijos ir kitų šalių. Apie atsigaunančią kruizinę laivybą skelbiantis laivas pandemijos akivaizdoje – ypatingas svečias.

Norwegian export credit agency Eksfin (formerly Export Credit Norway and GIEK) is playing a major role in accelerating the ‘green shift’ at sea, providing loan guarantees approaching 1 billion Euro for the construction of 35 eco-friendly vessels over the last four years – including ‘Le Commandant Charcot’, the world’s most exclusive polar exploration cruise ship recently delivered to French cruise line PONANT by Norwegian shipbuilder VARD.

NAVTOR, a global leader in maritime e-Navigation and performance optimisation, has been selected to join a European-funded, Philips-led consortium focused on exploiting the potential, and ensuring the integrity, of cyber-physical systems (CPS).

After an enforced absence from the conference and business networking scene, a who's who of top industry executives and influencers are gearing up to gather at The 2022 Nor-Shipping Ocean Leadership Conference.

Apprentice numbers up on previous year / Logistics provider offering job security scores highly among applicants / New dual training in Hungary

Schrobenhausen, Germany – Seafloor massive sulfides are a valuable mineral raw material found at the bottom of the deep sea. The “Vertical Approach” is a method for extracting seafloor massive sulfides using the trench cutter method, an established technique in specialist foundation engineering that is operated and supported in the deep-sea environment from a ship on the open sea. As a relatively small-scale intervention with a minimal ecological footprint, this approach is an ideal method for test mining and exploration of deposits up to a depth of 3,000 m.

After several years of standstill, it is with great joy and pride we can announce that Flexibridge is once again ready to offer its product to the maritime market!

Press Registration for London International Shipping Week (September 13 to 17) and the LISW21 Headline Conference will close soon.

A new 12m workboat built by Singapore-based Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd, has successfully completed its sea trials, and has been delivered to its Client, Tullow Ghana Limited.

Aug 31, 2021 – Oslo, Norway -- After another month of high demand, over-stretched infrastructure and difficult negotiations for shippers, long-term contracted ocean freight rates now stand 85.5% higher than at this point last year.

In late May 2021, the Israeli armed forces destroyed an armed underwater uninhabited vehicle (UUV)1 operated by the terrorist group Hamas.

The U.S. Treasury has begun to enforce sanctions on Iran, Venezuela and North Korea by penalizing shipowners and operators (file image courtesy National Iranian Tanker Company)
Published Aug 24, 2021 8:17 PM by Ami Daniel