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2021/04/07 14:06 China's Yuncheng missile frigate pictured in the Netherlands in 2015. (Wikicommons, Kees Torn photo)  China's Yuncheng missile frigate pictured in the Netherlands in 2015. (Wikicommons, Kees Torn photo)  TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chinese naval ships recently appeared near Taitung County’s Orchid Island as Taiwan prepares for several rounds of missile tests off its southeast coast, reports said Wednesday (April 7). Cross-strait tensions remain high as the communist country continues to send military aircraft into the s...

FreightWaves Classics: America’s commercial shipbuilding industry is nearly gone Maersk ships arriving in Los Angeles (Photo: APM Terminals) The history of the American shipbuilding industry goes back to before the Revolutionary War. The United States is blessed with three extensive coastlines, as well as numerous ports and harbors that have been the sites of shipbuilding companies for more than 250 years.  Although it is no longer true, at one time in the not too distant past the U.S. commercial shipbuilding industry led the world in quality and output.  This article will focus o...

Report: Digitalizing maritime sector to strengthen resilience, cut emissions January 22, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic Better digital collaboration between private and public entities across the maritime supply chain will result in significant efficiency gains, safer and more resilient supply chains, as well as lower emissions, a new report shows. Entitled Accelerating Digitalization: Critical Actions to Strengthen the Resilience of the Maritime Supply Chain, the report was released by the World Bank and the International Association of Ports and Har...

The Hapag-Lloyd-owned 15,000 TEU container ship is currently being upgraded to run on LNG (liquefied natural gas) instead of fuel oil. It is the first retrofit of this scale.

Mardi Gras rounds off marvellous year for LNG in the port of Rotterdam At around 1:00 PM on Tuesday 22 December, the brand new Mardi Gras will sail into Cruise Port Rotterdam. It is Carnival Cruise Line’s largest cruise ship and the first to be powered by LNG (liquefied natural gas). Having set out from Meyer Turku, Finland – the shipyard where it was built – the vessel, which isn’t carrying any passengers, is calling at Rotterdam on its way to Port Canaveral, Florida. Next year, it will set off on cruises from there. The Mardi Gras is coming to Rotterdam to bunker. The arrival of the...