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From Sunday 12 December, there will be no more engine noise and diesel fumes from the city buses in the Danish city of Esbjerg because 29 Chinese Electric buses will …
Chinese Electric buses hit the streets of Denmark Read More
Finland’s largest airline Finnair has become the first international airline to resume flights to Krabi, with the operation of a four times weekly service between Helsinki and Krabi, the Tourist …
Finnair to resume direct flights between Helsinki-Krabi with 4 flights a week Read More
The Finnish intelligent marine technology company, Wärtsilä Voyage, has signed an MoU with the China Classification Society (CCS) and Tianjin Port to advance China’s intelligent vessel technology and deploy next-generation …
Wärtsilä partners with CCS and Tianjin Port in developing next-gen tug technology Read More
Finnish Wärtsilä Voyage has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to further strengthen their collaboration in smart port innovation and …
Wärtsilä partners with Singapore MPA to co-develop next-generation safer and greener smart port solutions Read More
On 15 November, Singapore-based Aeroter announced an exclusive five-year agreement with Swedish company Savback Helicopters AB to distribute and sell its innovative VRT500 light, single-engine helicopter. From its headquarters in Sweden, Savback …
Aeroter and Savback sign exclusive five-year sales agreement Read More
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) has in a press release clarified media reports on the Johan Castberg project offshore Norway. Last week, The Business Times published an article citing a media report …
Sembmarine clarifies media reports on Johan Castberg project Read More
Energy major Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies are moving forward with their joint venture project, Northern Lights, and awarding contracts for the building of two dedicated CO2 carriers to Chinese Dalian …
Norwegian CCS Project awards shipbuilding contract to Chinese DSIC Read More
Swedish shipbuilder Stena Power & LNG solutions said on 4 October, that the company has completed the successful testing of a jettyless LNG receiving terminal ahead of deployment to Vietnam. …
Stena Power & LNG Solutions completes successful model testing for Vietnam LNG-to-power project Read More
On 1 October, the Norwegian roll-on/roll-off provider Höegh Autoliners announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LoI) with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (CMHI) to build a …
Höegh Autoliners signs Letter of Intent for two ammonia-ready car carriers in China Read More
Maersk Container Industry (MCI), headquartered in the Danish city of Tinglev, has been sold to China International Marine Containers Ltd. (CIMC) for DKK 6.6 billion. Despite the sale, however, the …
After Maersk’s billion sale: China to continue to invest in Danish specialist knowledge Read More
At an event at China Classification Society in Beijing on 27 September, A.P. Moller-Maersk signed three separate cooperation framework agreements with China Classification Society (CCS) to join hands with CCS …
Maersk partners with China Classification Society on carbon-neutral technologies and standards Read More
Denmark’s container logistics company A.P. Moller – Maersk has signed an agreement to sell its reefer manufacturer, Maersk Container Industry (MCI), to China International Marine Containers Ltd. (CIMC), headquartered in …
Maersk to divest its container manufacturer to CIMC Read More
Singapore-based Synergy Marine Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Synergy Group, has signed an agreement to take over Maersk Tankers’ technical management business, according to this press release. This will strengthen Synergy …
Synergy Group to take over Maersk Tankers’ technical management business Read More
The Norwegian technology company Vissim has entered into a contract with the Thai Government to deliver a complete maritime awareness solution to ensure safe navigation in ports as well as …
Vissim to deliver maritime awareness system for Thai coastline Read More
As the share of fully vaccinated people continues to increase and societies are opening, travel is picking up in several markets. Finnair is meeting the increased travel demand by adding …
Finnair adds frequencies and destinations to Asia, Europe, and North America Read More
Last week, two new hybrid crew transfer vessels (CTVs) –MHO Asgard and MHO Apollo – arrived at MHO-Co’s headquarters in Esbjerg, Denmark, after making the 12,000 nautical mile journey from …
Two new CTVs arrive at MHO-Co in Denmark from China’s AFAI Southern Shipyard Read More
Cambodia has since 2017 become ASEAN’s leading supplier of bicycles to the EU, according to Bike Europe and over the past eight months, the country exported 1.86 million bicycles into …
Cambodia is ASEAN’s largest exporter of bicycles to the EU – Denmark and Sweden are notable buyers Read More
After traveling almost 16,000 kilometers from Singapore through the Suez Canal and arriving on 29 August, the first three new production platforms for Denmark’s most important gas field are to …
Tyra topsides arrive from Singapore for TotalEnergies North Sea project Read More
Last week a single case of Covid-19 resulted in the closure of the Meishan container terminal at China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and now several big container companies are diverting their ships …
Maersk dividing ships away from China’s Ningbo Port after covid-19 closure Read More
The Finnish shipbuilding company Deltamarin has signed an agreement with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihain for the basic and manufacturing design of three RoPax Stena E-Flexer vessels, media YLE reports. The Stena …
Deltamarin signs agreement with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard for three RoPax vessels Read More
In the first quarter of 2024, A.P. Moller – Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of 8 large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon-neutral …
Maersk accelerates fleet decarbonization with 8 large ocean-going vessels to operate on carbon-neutral methanol Read More
On 21 August, Authorities in Malaysia seized a Norwegian ship off the Malaysian coast because the ship had anchored without permission. The ship Clipper Hermod, registered in Stavanger, was later …
Norwegian ship held in Malaysia over anchoring without permission Read More
SwedCham China recently announced that General Manager of Greater China Anders Wahlström, who is also a member of the Swedcham Beijing Board, has been appointed as SAS’s General Manager of Asia. …
SAS appoints Anders Wahlström as General Manager of Asia Read More
The shipping crisis caused by the pandemic has seen massive problems of transporting goods around the world in recent months and now it has created a shortage in Denmark of …
Shipping crisis creates shortness of important items for Danish families with children Read More
Although Eurocontrol (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) reported that airlines in central Europe last week operated about 70 percent of their pre-pandemic flights, it does look like …
Air Traffic between the Nordic Regions and Asia is not currently expected to recover Read More
The Norway-based full-service designer of specialized vessels Vard, has been awarded a $118 million contract by the Norwegian shipping company REM Offshore to build two Construction Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs), …
Vard wins contract for CSOVs to be built in Norway and Vietnam Read More
In February last year when China first went into lockdown it had consequences for the container sector as carriers responded with a wave of blank sailings. China is the world’s …
Danish consultancy on consequences for the shipping industry if China goes into lockdown Read More
The pandemic has created greater demand for goods to be shipped and now Maersk is significantly upgrading its expected result for 2021, BT reports. According to a company statement to …
Maersk raises expected operating profit due to increasing demand on goods shipped from China Read More
Finland’s marine engine and equipment maker Wärtsilä announced on 23 July, that the company has entered into an agreement with two Chinese shipbuilding companies for the delivery of steerable and …
Wärtsilä to deliver thrusters for Chinese Offshore Wind Vessels Read More
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine), the global marine and engineering group shipped on 25 July two wellhead topsides, one riser topside, and two bridges to TotalEnergies EP Denmark. The shipment departed …
Singapore’s Sembmarine to deliver offshore projects to TotalEnergies EP Denmark Read More
The Danish towage operator and Maersk subsidiary Svitzer AMEA has signed a 10-year time charter contract with the Philippines’ FGEN LNG Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Gen Corporation to …
Svitzer AMEA to provide towage service to Philippines LNG terminal Read More
The Netherland-based Shipping company AAL Shipping recently delivered four of the largest rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) in its history from China to the Port of Oslo, Norway, media Maritime Professionals reports. …
Huge cranes delivered from China to the Port of Oslo Read More
The Singapore-based oil and gas company Rex International Holding (REX) with its subsidiaries, the “Group” announce that the issuance of Lime Petroleum AS’s 2.5-year senior secured bond of NOK 500 …
REX: Lime Petroleum’s US$60 million senior secured bond issue completed Read More
Finland’s flag carrier Finnair will this winter be offering direct flights from Arlanda, Stockholm to Bangkok, and Phuket in Thailand. According to Breaking travel News, starting from 22 October, Finnair …
Finnair to offer long-haul routes from Sweden to Bangkok and Phuket Read More
Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely Holding have agreed to create a joint venture under the name Aurobay for its powertrain operations, as the companies proceed with their earlier …
Volvo Cars and Geely Holding create Aurobay for joint powertrain operations Read More
Auramarine, the Finland-based fuel supply system provider for the marine industry and power plants has appointed Tomi Julin as the company’s new General Manager of Auramarine Asia Ltd. According to …
Auramarine appoints new GM to support growth plans in the Asian region Read More
Marsun Shipyard in Thailand has landed a contract for two Inertia M3 high-speed trimaran crew transfer vessels (CTVs) from the joint Danish-Taiwanese offshore establishment UMO, Offshore wind reports. UMO was …
Thai shipbuilder lands contract with Danish-Taiwanese offshore company Read More
Southern China is home to some of the world’s busiest container ports but recent outbreaks of the coronavirus have seen canceled flights, blocked communities, stopped trade along the coastline, and …
Maersk warns delay due to huge backlogs at Chinese ports Read More
Volvo Cars owned by Geely Holding of China is partnering up with Swedish battery maker Northvolt in the development of batteries for both Volvo and Polestar. To find out the …
Volvo Car partners with Northvolt to develop and manufacture batteries Read More
PRESS RELEASE JUNE 2021: Svanehøj gets its breakthrough in the container ship market: Shipyard giants Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries have ordered deep-well gas fuel pumps …
Svanehøj wins fuel pump orders for 22 LNG-powered ULCV’s Read More
The competition for customers intensifies between Scandinavian air carriers and Singapore Airlines as the island-state carrier is opening up a new fifth-freedom route linking Copenhagen with Rome for some long-haul …
Singapore Airlines opens new European ‘fifth-freedom’ route via Copenhagen Read More
Finnair and the Chinese airline Juneyao Air have signed a joint-venture agreement to deepen the airline’s commercial relationship on the Helsinki-Shanghai route and network points beyond, media FlightGlobal reports. Both …
Finnair and China’s Juneyao Air join forces on the Helsinki-Shanghai route Read More
The Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk will introduce more containers and continue to offer alternative integrated solutions including air charters and intercontinental freight train services between China and the …
Maersk tackling container shortage between China and the world Read More
The Danish company ScanTech Marine, which specialized in the repairs of advanced ship technology in China, has gone bankrupt due to the pandemic. In an interview with Danish media BT, …
ScanTech Marine goes bankrupt, CEO starts over Read More
Polestar, the electric-car maker Volvo Car AB and its owner, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., will produce its new Polestar 3 SUV at Volvo’s U.S. plant in South Carolina. Polestar …
Volvo-Geely Polestar Brand to Build Next Electric SUV in U.S. Read More
The Danish Marine operator Svitzer has signed a ten-year contract with FGEN LNG Corporation, a unit of First Gen Corporation for towage and vessel support services to its LNG terminal …
Danish tugboat operator signs ten-year gas contract in the Philippines Read More
The Norwegian chemical company Yara has joined forces with the Singapore/Swiss multinational commodity trading company Trafigura to develop and promote the use of ammonia as a clean fuel in shipping, …
Yara and Trafigura collaborate on ammonia-based shipping fuel Read More
Maersk has so far transported over 6,000 oxygen concentrators, 500 oxygen cylinders, 60 cryogenic oxygen tanks and several medical supplies and ventilators into India to support the country’s fight against …
Maersk international destinations sent medical aids to assist India Read More
Recently, the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand announced a demand for empty containers in order to boost exports from the country. One of Maersk Line’s largest vessels, the Manila Maersk, …
Maersk delivered empty containers to help Thai exports Read More
Maersk Global announced on 21 May 2021 that the company had won several coveted marketing awards across a wide range of categories. “We are honoured by the recognition from MUSE …
Maersk wins 11 Golds, 6 Platinums, and 5 Silvers Read More