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BW Group, Sembcorp Marine, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Ocean Network Express, Foundation Det Norske Veritas and BHP have all signed a memorandum of cooperation to back the centre.

BHP has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority to become one of the founding members of the Maritime Decarbonisation Centre to be set up in Singapore.

MPA Singapore, partners to assign $90 million for maritime decarbonization center April 21, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with industry heavyweights to establish a fund for a maritime decarbonization center in Singapore. The deal was signed with BW Group, Sembcorp Marine, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Ocean Network Express, Foundation Det Norske Veritas, and BHP....

Share this article SINGAPORE, April 21 (Reuters) – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) announced two initiatives on Wednesday to reduce the shipping industry’s greenhouse gas emissions, including a S$120 million ($90 million) fund for a decarbonisation centre. “Maritime decarbonisation is a global challenge requiring a collective responsibility from all stakeholders involved,” MPA Chief Executive Quah Ley Hoon said in a statement. With about 90% of world trade transport...

Foundation Det Norske Veritas contributes S$10 million to help launch a maritime decarbonization centre in Singapore Foundation Det Norske Veritas – which owns DNV Group – has teamed up with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and five other industry leaders to establish a maritime decarbonization centre in Singapore. The centre’s stated mission is to catalyse and facilitate decarbonization in the maritime sector and will be supported by contributions from the founding memb...

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) By Tue Apr 20 2021 The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) says it hopes to achieve 80 per cent automation of the entire seaport processes on or before the end of the first half of the year. The nation’s seaport economic regulator also vowed to sanction terminal operators who fail to digitize all their operations before the end of 2021. The Executive Secretary of the council, Barr. Hassan Bello, dropped these hints at an interaction session with maritime ...

The ONE Apus has discharged cargo at the Port of Long Beach after losing nearly 2,000 containers overboard in the Pacific Ocean last year. An update from Ocean Network Express says the ship arrived in Long Beach and was expected to berth on April 12. AIS data shows the ship has since departed Long Beach bound for Oakland, California. It’s current status shows the vessel is “drifting”, likely a result of port of congestion that has spread to Oakland from southern California. ONE Apus depar...

Nigerian ports now 70% digitalised — Shippers’ Council On Kindly Share This Story: The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Hassan Bello, on Friday disclosed that the ports in the country had attained 70 per cent digitalisation. Bello made this known at a news conference on the first quarter activities of the council in Lagos. He said that the 70 per cent digitalisation was lower than 90 per cent targeted by the council in the first quarter of 2021. According to him,...

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The MV ONE Apus departed Kobe, Japan on Tuesday after a major operation to remove hundreds of damaged and dislodged containers on deck following last year’s cargo loss. In a customer advisory, the ship’s operator Ocean Network Express said the vessel left Kobe today at 1300 hrs and she is estimated to arrive in Long Beach, California, on or around March 30. Because of congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, ONE Apus may not berth until April 7, however these dates are subject...