April 3rd, 202012CMA CGM has ships heading via the Cape of Good Hope in both directions from and to Asia and Europe, giving the Suez Canal a miss, Spash can exclusively reveal. The 16,020 teu CMA CGM Alexander Humboldt is making its way down the west coast of Africa having departed Algericas in Spain for Port Klang in Malaysia on the FAL-1 service...
April 2nd, 20200Spanish authorities have cleared the suspicion of coronavirus infection onboard the 16,020 teu after the crew were tested. Tests were conducted after one crewmember onboard the ship came down with symptoms similar to coronavirus as the ship came in to dock at Algericas. According to a spokesperson from CMA CGM, sanitation...
March 31st, 20205Spanish authorities are testing the crew onboard the 16,020 teu after one crewmember came down with symptoms linked to coronavirus as the ship came into dock at Algericas. The ship was ordered to anchor in the bay rather than dock at the terminal after the master radioed in with news of the illness onboard the ship yesterday. CMA...
March 26th, 20208French liner CMA CGM is upping its capabilities when it comes to the concept of priority boarding for boxes. The Marseille-based container line yesterday launched SEAPRIORITY Go, an offering that guarantees priority transportation of goods. The solution offers priority boarding for goods during the loading process, whether it be...
March 11th, 20200Offshore services giant TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) contract by BP Angola for the Platina field development. The contract covers the manufacture, delivery and installation of subsea equipment including subsea trees, a production manifold with associated...
February 27th, 20200Restrictions on the use of open-loop scrubbers are spreading across Europe with the Standard Club reporting France, Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar have all initiated their own rules on the use of the controversial technology. “embers with open-loop (or hybrid) scrubbers installed on their ships would need to be mindful when their...
February 11th, 20201French container line CMA CGM has joined a growing group of shipowners committed to finding a hydrogen-powered solution to decarbonise shipping. The company has joined forces with Energy Observer, the first hydrogen-powered vessel to embark on a round-the-world voyage in an effort to speed up the development of sustainable...
January 31st, 20200State-run Bpifrance, through its subsidiary Bpifrance Assurance Export, the French export credit agency, has become the first credit insurer to sign the Poseidon Principles, the green ship finance initiative launched last year. The principles commit their signatories to align the climate impact of their portfolios with the trajectory...
January 31st, 20200, the Brazilian built (2010) pipelay support vessel owned by a joint venture between DOF Subsea and TechnipFMC, has been awarded a contract with TechnipFMC. The contract commenced in January, and is for a two-year period with additional options. The vessel has been laid up since the summer of 2018.
January 21st, 20200Oceanteam and Bourbon, the joint owners of CSVs Bourbon Oceanteam 101 and CSV Southern Ocean, have deferred the January instalments on the two vessels to increase cashflow in order to facilitate maintenance activities. The deferment is allowed under the loan facility agreements attached to the vessels, at no additional cost. The loan...
