Maritime

On 11 October, the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced approval of the first metal part created by additive manufacturing (AM) for shipboard installation.

The Panama Canal closed its 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018) with a record tonnage of 442.1m Panama Canal tonnes (PC/UMS), a 9.5% increase from the previous year.

Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express have concluded a Bilateral Strategic Feeder Network Cooperation Agreement, which has already started on the first trades.

Geman shipping company Harren & Partner and Spanish Pérez y Cía have reached an agreement for Pérez y Cía to acquire CFS Caribbean Feeder Services Inc. from Harren & Partner.r

The Coast Guard is known for saving lives at sea, but did you know the service plays a huge role in the economy, too?  

Spain's Baleària will convert three ferries from diesel to LNG dual fuel using Caterpillar and MaK solutions.

Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a contract to design a new version of the successful Z-Tech® 4500 tugs for the United States Navy (USN).

China remained the trading nation best connected to others by sea in 2018, according to UNCTAD’s latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI), released alongside the Review of Maritime Transport 2018. 

The US Navy ships recently rescued distressed crews of two fishing boats in the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.

On October 8, AIDA Cruises’ newest ship AIDAnova departed the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The ship will now be transferred on the river Ems to Eemshaven, Netherlands.

Hamburg-based global container line Hapag-Lloyd has recently announced new reefer bookings of 11,100 units and awarded Maersk Container Industry a huge order totalling 8,600 units, of which 2,000 will be Controlled Atmosphere reefers.

French autonomous systems specialist ECA Group joined forces with maritime solution provider MAURIC to design a patrol vessel-sized ship specialized for carrying and deploying mine countermeasure autonomous vessel of all sizes.