May 24th, 20190French liner CMA CGM has ordered 50,000 Traxens trackers to monitor a portion of its containers. CMA CGM was the first investor in Traxens seven years ago, helping bring the technology to the market. The Traxens solution includes a connected tracker that is attached to the container, making it possible to monitor the container's...
May 13th, 20190European innovation project Flagships has been awarded EUR5m ($5.6m) from the EU to support the construction of two hydrogen fuel cell vessels in France and Norway. The project includes the construction and deployment of two vessels, one in Lyon, France and the other in Stavanger, Norway. In Lyon, Compagnie Fluvial de Transport...
May 10th, 201920Throughout this decade there has been a lone voice calling for ship speed regulations. All of a sudden however Philippe Louis-Dreyfus has found powerful backing from across the world and his tireless go slow campaign could finally become reality soon, taking centre stage at next week’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)...
May 8th, 20190French niche carrier Marfret has taken on its biggest ship in its history, chartering the 6,881 teu for a year at a rate of $25,2560 a day according to Alphaliner. Previously the largest ship in the Marseille-headquartered fleet was a 3,019 teu vessel. The Skiathos, owned by Monaco-based International Maritime Enterprises, is...
May 8th, 20190Subsea giant TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract by BP for the Thunder Horse South Expansion 2 Project in the Gulf of Mexico. Thew work scope is to manufacture, deliver and install subsea equipment, including subsea tree systems, manifolds, flowline, umbilicals and...
April 29th, 20190DP World’s P&O Ports has pulled out of a contract to run the port of Sète, a year earlier than its initial three-year contract stipulated. The terminal operator won the contract to run the container terminal at the French Mediterranean port, located 30 km southwest of Montpellier, in July 2017. Multiple French reports suggest the...
April 26th, 20190CMA CGM has followed in the footsteps of Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, debuting yesterday an online instant box booking system, bringing container shipping one step closer to experiencing its Expedia moment where buying a box transit is as easy as purchasing a flight online. CMA CGM eSolutions was unveiled on Thursday, described in a...
April 24th, 20190Offshore construction support vessel Southern Ocean, owned by Bourbon and Oceanteam, has entered into a contract with Fugro to support a project off the coast of Australia. The vessel will undertake a program of IRM work for Fugro, and mobilisation will start mid May 2019 once its current charter with McDermott in India has...
April 24th, 20190Subsea giant TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract by ConocoPhillips for the TOR II development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract includes the delivery and installation of a subsea production system including installation of umbilical, rigid...
April 10th, 20194France has made a submission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) urging for a swift global speed limit for shipping in a bid to slash the industry’s emissions. Under president Emmanuel Macron, the architect of the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change, France has become one of the most aggressive advocates of society...
