The newest 639-foot, US-flagged freighter of Great Lakes’ made its first-ever stop on Tuesday morning in the Duluth-Superior harbour. Interlake Steamship Co.’s Mark W. Barker has a capacity of about 26,000 gross tons. Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding built it in Wisconsin’s…
On September 2, a naming ceremony was held at Sakaide Works of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. for a new VLGC (very large gas carrier) that NYK will charter to Astomos Energy Corporation, the world’s pre-eminent liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) company.…
Bremen-based ship-owning and management company Harren Bulkers, a member of the Harren Group, has announced a further expansion of its service portfolio with the foundation of a new commercial entity. Harren Bulkers effectively manages the group’s fleet of modern bulk…
How to successfully deliver digital innovation – transformation: listening, understanding, getting to the root of the core user case and why the solution is needed and then quickly moving into a hands-on relationship that develops into a partnership (and human…
As an alternative to small additional devices, shipowners are considering retrofitting revolutionary and innovative concepts albeit at a more meaningful cost, such as air lubrication systems that reduce frictional resistance. Frictional resistance is the dominant feature of slow-speed vessels. Hence, by…
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