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AVON, OHIO headquartered manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings has signed a deal with Odfjell to recoat three of its chemical tankers as its 2024 order book continues to grow. The work will see APC replacing zinc coating with its industry-leading ...
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It has long been known that Iran is supplying weapons to the Hezbollah militants in Lebanon used to attack Israel as well as its recent arms shipments to the Houthi rebels to attack shipping in the Red Sea. The British newspaper The Telegram is ...
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A research team from National Korea Maritime & Ocean University in South Korea has developed a new control method that can optimize autonomous ship navigation. Existing ship control systems using Model Predictive Control for Maritime Autonomous ...
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Since 2006, the average container ship has doubled in size to 4,580 TEU and ships with a capacity of more than 12,000 TEU has accounted for 51% of the fleet’s capacity expansion. Today, just 626 ships provide 36% of the fleet’s capacity, and the ...
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A Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier Abdullah with 23 crew was boarded in the Indian Ocean Tuesday by suspected Somali pirates some 600 nautical miles east of Mogadishu.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it had received reports ...
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The six-month test period of the Pyxis Ocean, a Kamsarmax vessel retrofitted with two WindWings, has confirmed significant fuel savings, underscoring the potential of wind-assisted propulsion technology to support the shipping industry’s ...
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Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk has settled out of court a major lawsuit over the grounding of the EVER GIVEN in the Suez Canal in 2021, according to multiple reports. When the lawsuit was first reported by Danish news site Shipping Watch ...
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Recently, a bulk cargo vessel carrying coal from South Africa to Singapore suffered a fatal accident, resulting in the deaths of three crew members who were found in a full cargo hold. This is the second incident of its kind, as a similar accident ...
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The Chinese Coast Guard is the largest in the world in terms of the number of ships and even dwarfs the navies of the country’s regional neighbors combined.The Chinese Coast Guard operates close to over 1,275 hulls while defending “China’s ...
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The ongoing debate over the safety of transporting electric vehicles is gaining new attention with reports that the owners and insurance company for the car carrier FELICITY ACE are suing Volkswagen Group blaming the auto company for the 2022 fire ...
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Jeff Bezos Damen Yacht Support 7512 ABEONA spotted in Fort Lauderdale She was known as project WINGMAN The 1,900 tons vessel has an estimated value of $75 million She will act as a shadow vessel for Bezos’ sailing yacht KORU. Source: Maasmond ...
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THE ripple effect of growing global trade volatility is impacting the entire logistics chain - not least the movement of empty containers which has grown around 20 per cent in the past few months compared to 2019, avoiding the extreme volatility of ...
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South Korea today launched a new containership which is set to achieve new milestones in the efforts to develop autonomous shipping. The country’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is highlighting the vessel as the first large, ocean-going ship ...
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Marshall Island Flag Dozens of oil tankers used by Russia have stopped sailing under the Liberian and Marshall Islands flags in recent weeks after the United States ramped up sanctions enforcement on ships linked to those registries, according to ...
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In a still developing situation aboard the Barbados-flagged, Greek-managed bulker, reports are that at least two crewmembers are dead and others are believed missing and badly burned after the vessel, the True Confidence, was struck by a Houthi ...
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On 29th February, Berge Bulk, one of the world’s leading dry bulk ship owners, placed an order for two ammonia dual fuel vessels from Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry. The two 210,000-DWT Newcastlemax vessels will meet the International ...
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A containership owned by Switzerland-based MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, the world’s biggest shipping company, was hit by a missile in the Red Sea on March 4, 2024. On Monday afternoon, Yemen’s Houthi group fired two anti-ship ballistic ...
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Last week, a German Navy warship accidentally opened fire on an American drone over the Red Sea when the crew mistook it for a hostile target. The German mission is operating under an EU mandate, outside of the command and communications structure ...
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A Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier that sank in the Red Sea on March 2 after a missile attack is said to present an environmental risk that requires urgent action. The 32,200 dwt Rubymar was attacked by Houthi rebels while transiting the ...
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SEAFAR, the Belgian tech and service provider specializing in remote-controlled and crew-reduced inland navigation, has established Germany’s inaugural Remote Operations Centre in collaboration with project partners HGK Shipping and Reederei ...
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The latest attempt at what is being called residential cruising took a step forward with startup Villa Vie Residences reporting they have now taken delivery of the former Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ ship Braemar. The 31-year-old cruise ship is ...
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The Bahamas-based maritime startup Veer is one step closer to deploying the first clean containership to cross an ocean as it will soon select a shipyard to commence the construction process. Veer’s pioneering solution is a wind-powered ...
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A top trade official at the Department of Homeland Security said in Capitol Hill testimony that the Biden administration is concerned about the extent of Chinese manufacturing presence in critical U.S. port operations. During a House hearing that ...
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The vessel design is utilizing Umoe Mandal's proven Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) Surface Effect Ship (SES) technology, featuring an air-cushion catamaran design. This configuration ensures very high fuel efficiency, sufficient range to sail a ...
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Hadi H Al Hamman Establishment, a Mideast regional OSV company, operates a midsize fleet of 35 OSVs. It has had contracts with big names in the past, but it appears to have fallen on hard times, according to ITF. Some of its seafaring employees told ...
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A transatlantic solo rower has been found dead in his boat, days after falling ill mid-voyage. Michael Holt, a Welshman with Type I diabetes, had undertaken the row for a charity challenge. Years before, he had injured both shoulders and had had ...
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SAILING ships have, for centuries, facilitated trade and allowed explorers to conquer new continents. With the drive to minimise GHG emissions from ships there is renewed interest in the development of sail-assisted and sail-only ships. There has ...
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New pictures have shown the extent of the damage to the RUBYMAR, a British-registered cargo vessel, after it was hit by a double rocket attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Photos broadcast by Yemeni Al-Joumhouriya TV show the vessel, which is ...
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The UK's military technology agency is working on a quantum navigation device - an inertial navigation system that could provide GPS-like accuracy for vessels at sea, without any reliance on external signals. GPS has revolutionized the ...
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Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has acquired the French wind propulsion specialist Airseas. The French company, a spin-off of Airbus Group, has developed the Seawing, an automated kite system using wind power. The system ...
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The Department of Justice has asked to sell off a Russian megayacht that was seized in 2022, even though there is an active lawsuit contesting its ownership. The government's carrying cost for maintaining it is so "excessive," according to the DOJ, ...
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Deltamarin and BAR Technologies introduce a new co-developed wind-optimized hull design. The partnership highlights Deltamarin and BAR Technologies’ ongoing dedication to decarbonization and forward-thinking innovation. The latest Aframax/LRII ...
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Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has teamed up with Australian energy major Woodside and South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Glovis to study the development of shipping solutions for ...
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A judge in the UK decided to have leniency with a suspended sentence for a captain who was found to been four times over the legal limit for alcohol when his containership docked in the UK last month. The BCC reports Judge David Wilson based his ...
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A new behavior-focused sustainable shipping trial has shown that informed decisions can help ships’ crews make fuel-saving decisions 21% more often. Specifically, Ridgebury Tankers has carried out a six-month trial in cooperation with behavior ...
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The Portuguese navy has concluded a contract with Damen Shipyards Group for the design, construction, and equipment of a state-of-the-art multifunctional vessel. The "drone aircraft carrier” will be produced at the shipyard in Galați, Romania, ...
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A new report looking at the rescue operation to remove the crew from the burning car carrier FREMANTLE HIGHWAY off the Dutch coast is highly critical of the efforts according to a Dutch newspaper. The analysis is the result of interviews with all ...
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Dutch shipowner Future Proof Shipping (FPS), the EU-funded Flagships project, and the Interreg-funded ZEM Ports NS project launch the groundbreaking H2 Barge 2. The hydrogen-powered vessel will ship goods completely emission-free on the Rhine ...
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Earlier this week we had one of the most un-Durbanlike ships ever seen here, again courtesy of our Houthi comrades in the Red Sea. The new Calais-Dover ferry, P&O LIBERTE, is on delivery from her Chinese builders and diverted this way to miss the ...
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The diesel-engined Kronshtadt is designed for destruction of enemy ships and infrastructure, and is likely to serve in the Northern Fleet. The flag was raised on the submarine in a ceremony at the Admiralty Yard in St.Petersburg on the 31st of ...
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The expanding activities in the offshore wind industry have initiated a new type of vessels designated as Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV). These hi-tech ships offer accomodation for service technicians combined with ...
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Blue Dream Cruises announced it had acquired the BLUE DREAM MELODY from Beta Marine, which most recently operated as the AIDAvita. Blue Dream, which currently operates one ship in the Chinese market, took delivery of the 2002-built 1,270-guest ship ...
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Piracy off Somalia’s coast has increased since maritime security was disrupted by Houthi militants’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea in response to the Israel-Hamas war. The Horn of Africa nation has recorded five assaults on commercial ships off ...
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A worldwide scramble for energy supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has intensified China’s quest for energy security. The nation is doubling down on all forms of domestic energy generation – from coal to renewables – to lessen reliance ...
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The U.S. Navy is starting to enlist individuals who didn’t graduate from high school or get a GED, marking the second time in about a year that the service has opened the door to lower-performing recruits as it struggles to meet enlistment goalsThe ...
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A group of 19 senators and congressmen have written to the White House to shore up American seapower and counterbalance China, the current juggernaut of shipping. China has the world's largest navy and largest coast guard. Its national government ...
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The role of alternative fuels in powering the low-carbon economy will dramatically increase volumes of renewable ammonia, outstripping growing volumes of renewable methanol, according to the UK-based research and consultancy firm Maritime Strategies ...
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Spanish cleantech engineering company bound4blue has been selected to install a 22-metre-high eSAIL onboard the newbuild multipurpose cargo vessel NA PAE E HIRO, owned by shipping company SNA TUHA’A PAE (SNA). To be launched in 2026, the ship ...
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The world’s first large methanol-enabled container vessel has been named Ane Mærsk at a ceremony in the shipyard of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) in Ulsan, South Korea. The vessel is named after Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla, the Chair of the ...
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The project to decommission the decaying oil tanker turned storage unit off Yemen fell from public attention after the UN reported last August that it had completed the oil transfer. In a new interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) UN officials ...
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The Clean Arctic Alliance is calling on the maritime sector to reduce the impact of underwater noise from shipping on Arctic wildlife.“Underwater noise levels from shipping are increasing in Arctic waters, threatening both Indigenous communities and ...
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Four Japanese companies — Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems, and Nihon Shipyard — have signed a series of contracts to build the world’s first ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier (AFMGC) equipped with ...
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Two foreign-flagged bulkers operating near the Yangtze River collided early on Tuesday, January 23, during storms in the area. Chinese and Turkish officials are reported that the crew was safely evacuated from a damaged Turkish-owned vessel while ...
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A team of scientists are embarking on an ambitious 30-day scientific expedition on board RRS Sir David Attenborough to investigate how carbon dioxide moves and transforms in the Southern Ocean. The ship heads to the Weddell Sea to begin the PICCOLO ...
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In a disheartening revelation, the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has unveiled alarming statistics regarding the abandonment of vessels in 2023. The figures reflect a worrying increase compared to the previous year, signifying an ...
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Florida-based marine company Crowley has taken delivery of eWolf, the first all-electric, ship-assist harbor tugboat in the U.S. Crafted under the expertise of Florida-based Crowley, the 82-foot (25-meter) eWolf is designed as a zero-emission ...
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In a landmark agreement signed in December 2022, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK-Line) partnered with Damen Services to introduce an advanced full mission bridge simulator tailored for offshore wind operations. The simulator, built in cooperation with ...
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The master of an MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company containership pleaded guilty in a UK court yesterday to operating his vessel while intoxicated. The police and court documents show that Captain Zbigniew Chowaniec, a 65-year old Polish national, ...
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Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd surprised the industry by announcing plans to launch a new alliance which immediately raised questions about the future shape of the sector. The second and fifth largest container carriers said they would launch a new alliance ...
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In a pioneering feat of engineering, Northern Lights, a joint venture company of energy giants Shell, Equinor, and TotalEnergies, shared a new milestone in the construction of the company’s liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carriers. The company’s first two ...
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Facts are important. Even if the facts are uncomfortable or inconvenient. The industry is starting to understand that methanol is no silver bullet solution for shipping’s decarbonisation challenge contrary to the claims of certain operators. When ...
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Shenzhen-based BYD is now using purpose-built EV cargo ships to send its cars to Europe. The first ship, with room for 7,000 cars, sets sail from Shenzhen today, as the automaker ramps up exports of electric vehicles. The “BYD Explorer No. 1” ...
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French company Grain de Sail has celebrated the christening ceremony for Grain de Sail II, the world’s largest modern cargo sailboat built by local shipbuilder Piriou. After more than a year of manufacturing and more than two months of transit, the ...
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The INSIGNIA is embarking on Oceania Cruises’ 2024 Around the World Cruise today. Sailing from San Francisco, the ship is set to offer a 180-day itinerary that circumnavigates the globe. Upon sailing from California, the Insignia sets course to ...
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Frontline, one of the world's largest tanker operators, has agreed to sell five "non-eco" VLCCs to an undisclosed buyer for an appreciable sum, leaving it with an all-"eco" fleet. In general, "eco" tanker designs consume somewhat less bunker fuel ...
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On December 18th, the ocean drilling vessel Dream constructed and surveyed by China Classification Society (CCS) was named and made its maiden voyage in Nansha District, Guangzhou, which marks a crucial step in China’s deep-sea exploration capacity ...
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The Chinese military has built a target vessel mockup in a remote desert region that precisely matches the dimensions of the first-in-class carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. U.S.-based satellite company Planet Labs has released photos of the site taken ...
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In 2023, global shipyards delivered 350 new containerships with a total capacity of 2.2 million TEU, beating the previous record from 2015 when 1.7 million TEU was delivered. The 2023 record is now likely to be beaten already in 2024, BIMCO ...
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The third phase of the automated terminal of the Qingdao Port recently set a new world record in operational efficiency when the average single-machine operational efficiency of the bridge cranes in the terminal reached 60.2 TEUs (twenty-foot ...
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TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today annhounced the signing of a time charter contract for the ammonia carrier Green Pioneer with Yara Clean Ammonia Switzerland SA (YCA Switzerland), a group company of Yara International ASA (Yara), the ...
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Seaborne trade has witnessed a notable uptick in 2023, registering a 3% increase to a $12.4 billion, according to data from Clarksons Research. The global maritime landscape further unveils a 3% growth in the world fleet, reaching an 2.3 billion ...
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The world’s most powerful sailing cargo ship has gone into service under the Isle of Man flag. The pioneering Berge Olympus was officially unveiled in October after its retrofit by Berge Bulk, one of the world’s leading dry bulk ship ...
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The 2022 collision of an MSC containership and a small fishing trawler was due to the fishing vessel’s watch officer attempting to do maintenance on the navigation system while underway which caused the trawler to veer off course and collide with ...
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After MSC swept past Maersk and took first place in the liner rankings in early 2022, it could have slowed down and enjoyed the win - but it didn't. Instead, the carrier continued to add capacity throughout 2023, adding so much tonnage that it ...
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Energy giant Shell and offshore access provider Ampelmann have been fined $1.5 million after the feet of a worker were crushed while walking along a gangway during a transfer in the North Sea. The feet of worker Martin Hill were crushed while ...
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The Red Sea has been a difficult place to operate for Western shipping interests for weeks, but this weekend, the boxship Maersk Hangzhou had a particularly tough time of it. On Saturday, she was hit by an unknown object, and on Sunday, assailants ...
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AROYA Cruises, the new Arabian cruise line operated by Cruise Saudi, has unveiled the renderings for the first cruise ship in its fleet, which was the former WORLD DREAM The 335-meter-long ship is currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment to ...
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Wagenborg has given itself a Christmas present in the form of a fifth EasyMax multipurpose vessel order at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard. The two companies agreed to start the construction of another 14,000 dwt vessel, set for delivery by the ...
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A general cargo ship making a trans-Pacific crossing is reporting that it is battling cargo hold fires with a load of lithium-ion batteries aboard. The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Command Center has instructed the vessel to proceed toward ...
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Two battery-powered containerships which are being billed as the largest electric vessels yet constructed were officially named and placed into service in China today. Developed for COSCO Shipping, the two vessels are part of an effort to build an ...
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Boeing has delivered the first Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) to the US Navy (USN) following completion of testing earlier this month. Orca has been described by its manufacturer as a new class of autonomous submarine that can ...
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On Tuesday, a good samaritan merchant ship rescued the crew of a bulker that had caught fire in the waters of the Mozambique Channel, according to Chinese state media. At about 2200 hours on December 25, China's transport ministry (the parent ...
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A cargo ship has lost more than 40 containers off the Danish coast as the North Sea was battered by a storm, shipping company Maersk says. The vessel, the MAYVIEW MAERSK, had reported the loss of containers on its way from Bremerhaven in Germany to ...
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The Norwegian cruise ship Maud (16,151 gross tons) is making slow progress now heading toward Germany after being damaged in a fierce North Sea storm. The storm, which is being called Pia in parts of Europe and elsewhere Zoltan, has left a path of ...
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Citing long lines at Perrotti Park and capacity issues, the city recently canceled two cruises set to dock in Newport next J uly and August.The cruises were rejected by the harbormaster, Stephen Land, because of their scheduled visit on the weekends ...
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One year after it first went up for sale, an award-winning yacht is being auctioned off by France's asset forfeiture agency for half the original asking price. The French judicial sale agency Agrasc (Agence de gestion et de recouvrement des avoirs ...
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Tanker operator Stolt Tankers said that it has become the first shipping company in the world to apply graphene coating technology to the hull of one of its chemical tankers, Stolt Lotus. In early November, the 30,000-deadweight tonne Stolt Lotus ...
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Undetected corrosion and wear caused a wire rope to fail during the hoisting of a wind turbine component aboard the heavy lift ship Thorco Basilisk last year, resulting in $3-5 million of damages, according to the National Transportation Safety ...
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Chartered by LDC and owned by Wisby Tankers, MV Atlantic Orchard will be retrofitted with four 26-meter-high eSAILs®. The installation of the eSAILs® is planned for 2024 and, depending on vessel routing, is expected to reduce annual fuel consumption ...
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The situation in the Red Sea continues to escalate with Houthi rebels increasing their attacks on shipping as they vow to stop all ships with ties to Israel. Both Hapag-Lloyd and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company are confirming reports that their ...
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Accident Investigation Report 10/2023SummaryOn the morning of 22 August 2020, the commercially operated rigid inflatable boat (RIB) Seadogz crashed into a 4.5m high, 5-ton channel marker in Southampton Water at a speed of 38.4 knots. The RIB’s ...
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For the first time, a U.S. Navy submarine has tested an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that can leave and re-enter the sub through a torpedo tube. The capability to deploy a drone through an existing hatch creates new opportunities for ...
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More than a third of North Sea workers are now too large to safely fit in lifeboats on UK oil and gas platforms, Energy Voice can reveal.Data obtained from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) via a Freedom of Information request shows an estimated ...
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The first hydrogen-powered tugboat is ready for operation in the Antwerp port area. Developed in a partnership between the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the Savery family’s CMB.TECH, the vessel is reported to be the largest vessel currently capable of ...
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A bulker sailing in the northern part of the Philippines bound for Singapore requested assistance from the Philippine Coast Guard late on Friday, December 8, after three crewmembers were discovered unconscious. The three crewmembers were later ...
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Maersk Tankers, one of the world’s largest tanker operators, sets out to offer seaborne transportation of clean ammonia, leveraging its close to 100-year experience of operating tanker and gas vessels. Maersk Tankers has confirmed that an order for ...
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Reducing the threat of theft in the supply chain can have many lines of attack, freight insurance specialist TT Club is advocating that of cutting off the market for stolen goods. Receiving stolen property is not just illegal, it provides a market ...
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Earlier this year, the company partnered up with Boris Herrmann and his Team Malizia and launched a concept study for a 4,500 TEU ship with wind-assisted propulsion system. The concept study is expected to be finalized in the coming months and will ...
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Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corp., or Rosatom, announced this week the completion of a second RITM-200 reactor for the nuclear-run icebreaker vessel Chukotka, as well as the completion of the second vessel. “This is the last reactor that the ...