Kongsberg to deliver equipment for Havila Kystruten’s vessel

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract from Norwegian cruise company Havila Kystruten to deliver an engine and thruster package for the latter’s cruise vessel, Havila Capella.

The vessel is presently operating on a new 12-day sailing route along the Norwegian coast, between Bergen and Kirkenes.

Designed by HAV Design, Havila Capella features integrated, ‘energy-efficient’ Kongsberg technologies.

Kongsberg will supply 16 Bergen gas engines to Havila Kystruten.

With a fuel efficiency rate of nearly 50%, these engines will utilise variable turbo geometry to offer an optimal response at all speeds.

ICTSI Madagascar terminal concession extended until 2040

International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has reached an agreement with Société de Gestion du Port Autonome de Toamasina to extend its concession for the Madagascar International Container Terminal by 15 years.

With this extension, the concession will continue from 2025 to 2040.

Since 2005, the concession for the terminal has been held by Madagascar International Container Terminal Services Limited (MICTSL), a wholly-owned unit of ICTSI.

The Port of Toamasina operates as the key maritime gateway for Madagascar, with MICTSL offering container handling services.

HHI and DSME merger to undergo EU antitrust veto

The proposed takeover of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea will reportedly face a European Union antitrust veto.

This comes after both firms failed to provide countermeasures that would address competition concerns, reported Reuters.

Last month, the EU reached a consensus to block the proposed transaction. However, last week HHI reportedly expected the acquisition to secure an ‘unconditional’ approval from the European Commission.

The company anticipated that the regulator would arrive at a favourable decision, along with the regulators in Singapore, China, and Kazakhstan that have already sanctioned the deal.

Saudi Global Ports signs agreement to expand Riyadh Dry Port capacity

Port operating company Saudi Global Ports (SGP) has secured a concession from the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) to develop and run the Riyadh Dry Port Ecosystem (RDP) in Saudi Arabia.

The RDP concession agreement comes after the completion of a public-private partnership tender procedure under the authority of the Kingdom’s Privatisation Supervisory Committee.

The new ecosystem will include three facilities in Riyadh and Dammam.

Under the agreement, SGP and SAR will join forces to increase the operational efficiency of the Riyadh-Dammam freight line and raise the RDP’s handling capacity to 1.5 million containers annually by 2030.