Wallenius Marine is conducting advanced wind tunnel tests aimed at realising the world’s first wind-powered PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) vessel. The tests are being carried out in Gothenburg,…
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“PONTUS HIGHWAY”, a car carrier with a capacity of 7,000 vehicles, has been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) on November 28. As same as the “NEREUS HIGHWAY”,…
Wallenius Marine’s new vessel, M/V Way Forward, has begun her long-term charter with the Volkswagen Group. She recently arrived at SEAPORT Emden – The Port of Emden – and is now…
ClassNK awards notation for safe transportation of EVs to EASTERN CAR LINER’s car carrier ‘POSITIVE CHALLENGER’
Tokyo – ClassNK granted its ‘AFVC(FD)(EV)’*1 notation to ‘POSITIVE CHALLENGER’, a car carrier operated by EASTERN CAR LINER, LTD. and managed by ECL Shipmanagement Limited, for vessels equipped with additional firefighting measures…
– a new era for PCTC vessels Wallenius Marine’s new vessel Future Way, based on the innovative Sleipner design concept, was christened in Emden, Germany on 23 September. With an…
ClassNK awards first-ever notation for safe transportation of EVs to MOL’s car carrier ‘CERULEAN ACE’
Tokyo – ClassNK granted its ‘AFVC (Additional Fire-Fighting measures for Vehicle Carrier)’ notations to ‘CERULEAN ACE,’ an LNG-fueled car carrier operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and managed by MOL…
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) celebrated the recent launch of the Solent branch of its Young Forwarder Network with a visit to the Wallenius Wilhelmsen ro-ro terminal at the…
Renault Trucks and Dachser are cooperating on the gradual decarbonization of road freight transport. In total, the logistics service provider is expanding its fleet by fifteen Renault Trucks vehicles. The…
MAN B&W 8S60ME-GI Eco-EGRBP and MAN 8L28/32DF engines to power PCTCs Chinese yard, Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), has received an order for 4 × MAN B&W 8S60ME-GI engines in connection…
19th March 2024 – London, UK: P&O Liberté has now begun commercial sailings between Dover and Calais, carrying passenger and freight customers. Custom designed to navigate the English Channel, this marks the…
MCLEAN, VA, March 12, 2024 – Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today announced Cosco Shipping (CSSC), the world’s largest fleet of commercial vessels…
HD Hyundai Marine Solution has signed an agreement with Greek operator Neptune Lines Shipping and Managing Enterprises SA to provide Engine Part Load Optimization (EPLO) services for four car carriers.…
A glance at the inaugural International Automotive Industry Conference 2023 Presented by Automechanika Shanghai
Shanghai, October 2023. From 29 November to 2 December 2023, Automechanika Shanghai will open for the 18th edition, housing more than 5,300 exhibitors in over 300,000 sqm of the National…
Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown: Netflix “Netflix could be about to surprise on the upside with its quarterly subscriber numbers. Early trends have suggested that subscriptions have…
Market report: FTSE 100 gains ground, Toyota’s production glitch and Wilko’s circling suitors
Market report: FTSE 100 gains ground, Toyota’s production glitch and Wilko’s circling suitors Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Every one of Toyota’s production lines has now…
CAMBIANO, Italy, Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Automobili Pininfarina introduces a pioneering new era of electric luxury with the PURA Vision design concept. The design study’s elegant silhouette and dramatic proportions…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) managed to surpass the 1,000 points threshold and now reads 1,110 – 13 points plus since yesterday and 132 plus since last week’s 978 (21/07/2023),…
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has been handed the prestigious World Excellence Award (WEA) for Sustainability by automotive industry giant Ford in recognition of the company’s leading role in decarbonization…
Lars Hoffmann who heads DFDS’s Mediterranean business unit is impressed by the Blue MBA’s strong focus on logistics All-rounder Lars Hoffmann, vice-president and head of the Mediterranean business unit at…
In Automechanika Kuala Lumpur’s return, there was a revived sense of business vitality from the automotive industry at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Exhibitor numbers rose by 13 percent, while…
ACMA Automechanika New Delhi: A gateway to tap into the fast evolving Indian automotive aftermarket
With the rapid growth in vehicles and new launches on the rise, India’s automotive aftermarket is gearing up with solutions that are both innovative and enduring. Customers have started to…
Hyundai GLOVIS partners with GoodFuels on first biofuel bunkering for a Korean flagged PCTC vessel
Vehicle carrier GLOVIS SUNRISE becomes the first Korean flagged PCTC vessel to sail on biofuels, as sustainable “drop-in” fuel takes centerstage in Hyundai GLOVIS’ sustainability strategy Rotterdam – 30 March…
Nor-Shipping 2023 Thought Leader Interview – Lasse Kristoffersen, CEO, Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Driving ambition Lasse Kristoffersen, CEO at Wallenius Wilhelmsen, is on a mission. He doesn’t want to wait for shipping’s green transition, he wants to shape it – collaborating with likeminded…
Using VesselsValue data, Dan Nash, Head of Ferry, RoRo and Vehicle Carrier, summarises the key trends of the Vehicle Carrier and RoRo markets in 2022. This article looks into the…
MacGregor has secured an order to supply RoRo equipment to two Pure Car and Truck Carriers for K Line
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a large order to supply RoRo equipment for two 6,900 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers PCTC to be built at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi…