Coast Guard News
August 3, 2020
Two Spanish LNG bunkering projects have received financial backing to the tune of €27 million ($31.7 million) from the European Commission.... [Read More]
August 3, 2020
Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd. has become the eleventh shipowner to publicly disclose its approach to ship recycling through the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) online platform.... [Read More]
August 3, 2020
At least 11 workers were crushed to death after a huge crane collapsed at an Indian shipyard in Vishakhapatnam, in southern India, the Indian Express reported.
The incident took place at the government-owned Hindustan Shipyard Limited on Saturday afternoon, August 1, injuring several other workers at the site.
The incident occurred during a load testing of the 70-tonne crane, which suddenly crumbled and crashed to the ground.
As reported, the crane, used to carry shipbuilding equipment, was recently procured.... [Read More]
August 3, 2020
Norway has committed approximately $1.5 million (NOK 14 million) to support improved ship recycling in Bangladesh as part of an IMO-implemented project.
The financing paves way for the third phase of the project on Safe and Environmentally Sound Ship Recycling in Bangladesh (SENSREC) launched in 2015.... [Read More]
August 3, 2020
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has resumed crew change activities in all its ports and waters, the Federal Transport Authority said.
The measure is being announced as UAE manages to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the impact of which has resulted in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis for seafarers across the globe.
FTA said that UAE adopted a protocol of resuming maritime activities with safety measures as part of the procedures for the gradual return of maritime activities in the state. ... [Read More]
August 3, 2020
Route optimization is a critical tool, which could offer the shipping industry an exponential reduction of CO2 and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships while ensuring fuel and other types of savings, Panama Canal Authority believes.
The argument is being reiterated on the back of recently held virtual informal talks organized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on short-term and broader measures for reducing GHG from ships as part industry-wide efforts around the decarbonization of shipping. ... [Read More]
August 3, 2020
Houston-based classification society ABS is to provide classification services to the first floating heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan – Green Jade.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Maintenance-related issues led to the January 2018 engine room fire on board the container vessel MOL Prestige in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia (BC), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined in its investigation report.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Maintenance-related issues led to the January 2018 engine room fire on board the container vessel MOL Prestige in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia (BC), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined in its investigation report.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Maintenance-related issues led to the January 2018 engine room fire on board the container vessel MOL Prestige in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia (BC), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined in its investigation report.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
The Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project reached a key milestone.
Namely, on July 18th Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) location in Vlissingen-East, the Netherlands, the project’s partners unveiled the recently assembled full-scale composite ship’s hull section they have been developing these past three years.
The Custom Made Hull for Offshore Vessel represents one of thirteen demonstrators that make up the RAMSSES project.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
The Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project reached a key milestone.
Namely, on July 18th Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) location in Vlissingen-East, the Netherlands, the project’s partners unveiled the recently assembled full-scale composite ship’s hull section they have been developing these past three years.
The Custom Made Hull for Offshore Vessel represents one of thirteen demonstrators that make up the RAMSSES project.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
The Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project reached a key milestone.
Namely, on July 18th Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) location in Vlissingen-East, the Netherlands, the project’s partners unveiled the recently assembled full-scale composite ship’s hull section they have been developing these past three years.
The Custom Made Hull for Offshore Vessel represents one of thirteen demonstrators that make up the RAMSSES project.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Norway’s OHT has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of two wind turbine installation vessels, with options for two more units.
OHT entered the agreement through its wholly-owned subsidiary, VIND Offshore Installation AS.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Norway’s OHT has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of two wind turbine installation vessels, with options for two more units.
OHT entered the agreement through its wholly-owned subsidiary, VIND Offshore Installation AS.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Norway’s OHT has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of two wind turbine installation vessels, with options for two more units.
OHT entered the agreement through its wholly-owned subsidiary, VIND Offshore Installation AS.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Digitalization, big data, and new technologies such as artificial intelligence are key in enabling the post-COVID recovery, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim told a webinar on Digital Connectivity and Data Standards.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Digitalization, big data, and new technologies such as artificial intelligence are key in enabling the post-COVID recovery, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim told a webinar on Digital Connectivity and Data Standards.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Digitalization, big data, and new technologies such as artificial intelligence are key in enabling the post-COVID recovery, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim told a webinar on Digital Connectivity and Data Standards.... [Read More]
July 31, 2020
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, has been named one of America’s Best Employers for Women in 2020 by Forbes, a renowned U.S.-based business magazine.... [Read More]