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The International Chamber of Shipping announced the launch of a new brand identity, to better serve its role as the global trade association representing 37 countries and over 80% of the world merchant fleet.

Kalmar and Navis announced the delivery of the first OneTerminal automation solution to ICTSI, at the Port of Melbourne. The deployment was completed ahead of schedule, making Victoria International Container Terminal the world's first fully automated international container handling facility.

After more than 25 years of operation, DONG Energy's Vindeby, the world's first offshore wind farm, was fully dismantled. Vindeby, in the south east of Denmark, was constructed in 1991 as a demonstration project which was to prove whether it was possible to generate green power offshore. 

On August 2016, the semi-submersible rig Transocean Winner grounded on the Isle of Lewis, following the loss of tow from the tug ALP Forward. The tug and tow was on passage from Stavanger, Norway to Valletta, Malta, when it encountered severe weather west of the Hebrides.

International transport and logistics executives using container shipping are facing the biggest shift in their ocean provider base for 20 years and must adapt their procurement and contract strategy, according to Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

Shore power and charging infrastructure could reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 12.5 million tonnes at Norwegian ports every year, according to a new report compiled by ABB, DNV GL, the Port of Oslo, and Cavotec.

Wärtsilä, in collaboration with Gulfmark Offshore, has realized testing of remote control of ship operations, on August 21, off the North Sea coast of Scotland. The testing involved driving the vessel through a sequence of manoeuvres using a combination of Dynamic Positioning and manual joystick control.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority recently launched a new ‘Building a Sustainable Port’ campaign, working to ensure that the port and the surrounding area are safe, healthy and attractive. Until Sustainability Day, on 10 October, the Port Authority will be drawing attention to 15 different aspects of this theme.

KrisEnergy signed agreements with the government of Cambodia for the nation’s first oil field development in Cambodia Block A, in the Gulf of Thailand. The company plans to develop the Apsara area in the north eastern section of the concession, where there is potential for oil and gas to be trapped.