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Stena RoRo takes delivery of the battery hybrid vessel Guillaume de Normandie

Stena RoRo has taken delivery of E-Flexer No. 12 – in a series of 15 vessels - from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai).

Indian Register of Shipping reflects on 2024 and sets ambitious goals for 2025

AJOT | December 24, 2024 | Maritime

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) concludes 2024 with remarkable achievements across sustainability, innovation, and maritime safety, making its Golden Jubilee year a testament to its legacy and vision.

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | December 24, 2024

Yang Ming announces 2025 Trans-Atlantic services

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation ("Yang Ming") to unveil its 2025 Trans-Atlantic services, effective from February 2025.

Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion, Russian Foreign Ministry says

Reuters | December 24, 2024 | Maritime | Bulk

A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its crew are still missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Honda, Nissan tie-up requires something neither can spare: time

Reuters | December 24, 2024 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Honda and Nissan expect big benefits from their potential merger to create the world's third-largest auto group but intense competition from China raises questions about whether they can make it work in time.

Maritime

Stas Margaronis | Top Story | December 23, 2024

Exclusive interview with AWO’s Jennifer Carpenter

In her December 20th interview with AJOT, Carpenter addressed numerous concerns with the industry including the Jones Act and the decline in maritime employment interest.

MSC GRI - scope: USA to Bahamas

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

MSC GRI - scope: ISC/ME - Import Indian Subcontinent/Middle East to USA

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

INTERCARGO Annual Review details progress in safety, sustainability and growth

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | Maritime | Bulk

The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) marked a transformative year in its 2023-2024 Annual Review, launching major initiatives while reaching record membership levels amid growing industry challenges.

CMA CGM PSS - Reefers from Chile & Peru to North Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, Middle East Gulf & Indian Subcontinent

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Crowley awards Maine Maritime Academy cadets with Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship

AJOT | December 23, 2024 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Cadets Anna LaDue and Odegaard Fields from Maine Maritime Academy have been awarded the Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship.

[Freightos Weekly Update] Frontloading continues to put pressure on transpacific rates

Honda and Nissan start merger talks in historic pivot

Reuters | December 23, 2024 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Honda and Nissan have started talks toward a potential merger, they said on Monday, a historic pivot for Japan's auto industry that underlines the threat Chinese EV makers now pose to some of the world's best known car makers.

Brazil’s Petrobras to sign deal for four new support vessels built locally

Reuters | December 23, 2024 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Brazil's Transpetro, a unit of state-run oil firm Petrobras, said on Monday that local shipbuilding firms Ecovix and Mac Laren had won a tender to build four new coastal vessels for $69.5 million per vessel.

China’s Nio says new Firefly EV to go on sale in Europe in H1 2025

Reuters | December 22, 2024 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Report on Opportunities for Maritime Highway Transportation in the Gulf of Mexico, Puget Sound, and Salish Sea System

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | Maritime

The U.S. Marine Highway System consists of thousands of miles of navigable channels, waterways, rivers, bays, coasts, the Great Lakes, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The goal of the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD’s) U.S. Marine Highway Program (USMHP) is to expand the use of the Nation’s navigable waters to relieve landside congestion, reduce emissions, and generate other public benefits by increasing the efficiency of the surface transportation system.

CMA CGM Announcement: FAK Rates - From the Middle East Gulf to North Europe & the Mediterranean

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | Maritime

Please find the new CMA CGM Freight All Kinds (FAK) rates (*) applicable from January 15th, 2025 until further notice...

ONE - Transatlantic Trade – AL2 Service - M/V Colombia Express 010W – Rotterdam Terminal Change

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | Maritime

In agreement with partner lines, M/V Colombia Express 010W Rotterdam port call will temporarily move from ECT Delta Terminal to Rotterdam World Gateway. The next AL2 vessel calling ECT Delta Terminal will be the M/V Al Safat V.010W

WSC Board elects new Chair and Vice Chair

AJOT | December 20, 2024 | Maritime | People | Appointments

Soren Toft and Randy Chen will serve a two-year term, effective immediately. The new Chair and Vice Chair succeed Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd AG, and Jeremy Nixon, CEO of ONE, who have served as co-Chairs of the WSC Board for two terms starting November 2020.