InterManager Daily News 10.05.2024.

1. The first of AAL’s Super B-Class heavy lift fleet, the ‘AAL LIMASSOL’ christened and made ready for her Maiden Voyage In a formal naming ceremony at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company in the Chinese province of Quanzhou on Friday, 26th April, AAL Shipping’s new vessel, the ‘AAL LIMASSOL’, was given her name and made ready to join the premium multipurpose cargo carrier’s heavy lift fleet. Due to sail on her maiden voyage from China into Europe, the 32,000 deadweight AAL Limassol is set to carry a full weather deck of project heavy lift cargo, including two 135-metre-long barges, weighing 1,650 tonnes and fifteen 80.5-metre-long wind blades. The first of AAL’s Super B-Class heavy lift fleet, the ‘AAL LIMASSOL’ christened and made ready for her Maiden Voyage – Cyprus Shipping News
2. Saudi Red Sea Authority and NEOM sign MoU Under the terms of the agreement, the two parties will collaborate to develop legislation, regulations and technology in marine tourism. The partnership will facilitate the sharing of expertise and enable the implementation and activation of joint initiatives, with the aim of enhancing research, delivering innovation, and improving the visitor experience for tourists in Saudi Arabia’s existing, emerging and future Red Sea coastal destinations. Saudi Red Sea Authority and NEOM sign MoU – Cyprus Shipping News
3. International Windship Association invites maritime stakeholders to participate in small vessel wind propulsion survey With the small wind propulsion vessel sector growing at a rate of knots, the International Windship Association is surveying relevant stakeholders to gain a deeper understanding into the drivers and barriers to upscaling the use of wind energy on smaller vessel types. International Windship Association invites maritime stakeholders to participate in small vessel wind propulsion survey – Cyprus Shipping News
4. Chapman Freeborn OBC announces sustainability plans to reduce global carbon emissions Chapman Freeborn OBC, leading provider of time-critical on board courier solutions and part of Avia Solutions Group, has been named an Employer of the Future by the German Innovation Institute.The Employer of the Future seal was awarded to Chapman Freeborn OBC following the German Innovation Institute’s assessment of the company, its website and its employees. Chapman Freeborn OBC announces sustainability plans to reduce global carbon emissions – Cyprus Shipping News
5. ACL announces new faster service between North America and Ireland Atlantic Container line AB (ACL) is teaming up with BG Freight Line (BGFL) and Peel Ports in Liverpool and Dublin to provide a new service that will significantly improve transit times and reliability in both directions between Ireland and North America. ACL announces new faster service between North America and Ireland – Cyprus Shipping News
6. Trafigura orders four dual-fuel ammonia powered vessels from HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, has signed a contract for four Medium Gas Carriers that will be capable of using low-carbon ammonia as a propulsion fuel when delivered. The vessels will be built at HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea. Trafigura orders four dual-fuel ammonia powered vessels from HD Hyundai Mipo Dockyard – Cyprus Shipping News
7. International Seaways swells LR1 orderbook US tanker owner International Seaways has expanded its orderbook of LR1 newbuilds in South Korea to six vessels.The New York-listed firm said it had declared options for two additional scrubber-fitted LNG-ready 75,000 dwt product carriers for delivery in the third quarter of 2026. International Seaways swells LR1 orderbook – Splash247
8. Two more MSC ships targeted by the Houthis Two more boxships belonging to Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) were attacked by the Houthis yesterday with Splash estimates now suggesting the number of merchant ships targeted in the region since November last year is closing in on 100 ships. Two more MSC ships targeted by the Houthis – Splash247
9. Olympic Flame Arrives in Marseille The Olympic flame reached Marseille, just outside the Old Port, amid tight security on Wednesday, 79 days before the Paris 2024 Games Opening Ceremony.More than 150,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony after a six-hour parade of the three-masted Belem, which left Greece on April 27 with the flame after it was lit in Ancient Olympia 11 days earlier. Olympic Flame Arrives in Marseille
10. Greece Extends Naval Advisory to Deter Russian Oil Ship-to-Ship Transfers The Greek navy on Wednesday extended an advisory effectively banning ship traffic off the coast of the southeastern Peloponnese that two sources said was aimed at deterring ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil off Greece. Greece Extends Naval Advisory to Deter Russian Oil Ship-to-Ship Transfers