2021 January 24

16:37	Boluda Towage acquires Dutch Towage & Salvage Company Iskes The purchase of Iskes strengthens Boluda’s position as leading operator providing towage and sustainable marine solutions
15:13	MARAD announces notice of funding opportunity for America's small shipyard grant program Grants will provide more than $19 million in funding
14:39	Greensea receives US NAVY award to advance Standoff Command and Control Greensea’s open architecture technology on ROV furthered by Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant
14:18	USCG assists 7 people after boat collision near Fort Pierce The seven individuals were safely transported to Station Fort Pierce with no medical concerns
13:42	Contract awards within Renewable Energy and Subsea The two contracts for the CSV Normand Jarstein will be performed ahead of the previously announced contract with Ørsted at the Hornsea2 wind farm
12:32	RightShip and INTERCARGO announce important new quality standard for dry bulk sector to be governed by new NGO Supported by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and BIMCO, DryBMS now exists as a simple set of best practices and key performance indicators
11:26	V.Group announces new appointment V.Group taps Bjoern Sprotten as CEO, Ship Management
10:56	Siem Car Carriers' fleet continues to grow with Super-Eco, LNG powered PCTC vessels Siem Aristotle joins sister ship as the world’s two largest Super-Eco, LNG powered PCTC vessels

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2021 January 23

16:31	DNV GL awards AIP to KSOE for wing sail propulsion system The wing sail design is 20 meters wide, 50 meters high and installed vertically on both sides of the deck
15:23	Boomsma Shipping installs and sails off with two eConowind Flatrack VentiFoils The Dutch flagged general cargo vessel made its maiden voyage to Vasteras, Sweden with the VentiFoils in operation
14:51	HHLA acquires majority share of automation specialist iSAM AG Transaction takes HHLA’s growth- and innovation-focused strategy further
13:18	MPA announces 30-day suspension for pleasure craft, ADVANT, for large social gathering on board MPA reminds all pleasure craft owners and operators to adhere strictly to the safe management plan
12:42	Puerto Aguadulce hits 1 million TEU milestone Puerto Aguadulce has become one of the most productive and efficient ports in the country
11:36	Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for M/V Calipso with Viterra The “Calipso” is a 73,691 dwt Panamax dry bulk vessel built in 2005
10:53	Bahri Ship Management receives ISO 45001 certification for occupational health and safety ISO 45001:2018 covers occupational health and safety (OH&S) management systems

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2021 January 22

18:00	Rosmorport's icebreaker Mudyug starts providing icebreaking assistance in the Baltic Sea In 2020, FSUE “Rosmorport” began providing icebreaking assistance on December 7
17:36	Andrey Lavrishchev appointed as head of Federal Marine and River Transport Agency This position was previously held by Aleksandr Poshivay
17:13	Aleksandr Poshivay appointed as Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation This position was previously held by Yury Tsvetkov
16:34	Rosmorport starts providing geodesic and hydrographic services in the water area of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky seaport Services are provided at the request of interested organizations on a contractual basis
16:05	APM Terminals Gothenburg offers certified climate impact calculations to customers APM Terminals Gothenburg has reduced its carbon emissions by 88%

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2021 January 22

https://www.dredgingtoday.com

Another dredger joins Astrakhan branch fleet

Due to the reception of these vessels, the dredging fleet of the Astrakhan branch increased up to 6 vesselsAnother dredger joins Astrakhan branch fleet
2021 January 22

https://www.offshore-energy.biz

SCF inks LNG newbuild charter deal with Total

The two companies have concluded a time charter agreement for up to 7 years for a newbuilding 174,000-cbm LNG carrierSCF inks LNG newbuild charter deal with Total
2021 January 22

https://www.ship-technology.com

Zvezda commences construction of second ARC7 LNG carrier

The LNG carriers are being constructed on behalf of gas industry company PAO NOVATEK for Arctic LNG2 ProjectZvezda commences construction of second ARC7 LNG carrier
2021 January 20

http://www.scf-group.com/

SCF further expands transit window through the Eastern part of the Russian Arctic

SCF’s LNG carrier Christophe De Margerie, reached Cape Dezhnev in Russia’s Far East, completing her eastbound voyage carrying a cargo of LNG along the Northern Sea RouteSCF further expands transit window through the Eastern part of the Russian Arctic
2021 January 20

https://www.nytimes.com

U.S. to Impose Sanctions on Ship Involved in Russian Gas Pipeline

The sanctions, which are to take effect on Tuesday, are the first action the United States has taken against the project, which has been a point of friction between Washington and Berlin...U.S. to Impose Sanctions on Ship Involved in Russian Gas Pipeline
2021 January 19

https://newsroom.portofantwerp.com/

Record container throughput limits losses in 2020, the year of coronavirus

The total throughput of Port of Antwerp in 2020 amounted to 231 million metric tonnes of cargo, a fall of 3.1% compared with the previous year. Thanks to the buoyant container throughput rates, which set a new record, the port was able to limit the overall decline in throughput. Compared with most...Record container throughput limits losses in 2020, the year of coronavirus