Coast Guard News
May 5, 2020
Cruise shipping giant Carnival Corporation has revealed plans to resume sailing at the beginning of August.
The phase-in sailings would be introduced in the company’s North America service with a total of eight ships from Miami, Port Canaveral, and Galveston.
The ships in question involve Carnival Dream, Carnival Freedom and Carnival Vista sailing from the Port of Galveston, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Magic and Carnival Sensation homeported in Miami, and Carnival Breeze and Carnival Elation homeported in Port Canaveral.... [Read More]
May 5, 2020
Australian authorities have detained a bulker identified as African Heron for carrying high sulfur fuel oil.
“The vessel was found to have non-compliant fuel oil on board with sulphur content above 0.5%. This is not permitted under the carriage ban on non-compliant fuel in Annex VI of MARPOL that came into effect on 1 March 2020,” a spokesperson of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) confirmed to Offshore Energy.... [Read More]
May 5, 2020
Classification society DNV GL and technology company Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in which they agree to work together to contribute to the marine industry’s ongoing digital transformation. ... [Read More]
May 5, 2020
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May 4, 2020
Dutch towage services provider Kotug International B.V. has completed the 100 per cent acquisition of the UAE-based Marsol International Ltd., an offshore and marine terminal service centre specialized in offshore single point mooring (SPM) buoy terminals and its related infrastructure. ... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
Dutch towage services provider Kotug International B.V. has completed the 100 per cent acquisition of the UAE-based Marsol International Ltd., an offshore and marine terminal service centre specialized in offshore single point mooring (SPM) buoy terminals and its related infrastructure. ... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
The staggering volume of blank sailings announced by ocean carriers in response to dwindling demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is having a ripple effect on global ports.
The impact of the trend has been relatively limited in the first quarter of the year, however, concerns have already been raised that the situation is likely to worsen in the second quarter of the year with much higher economic impact.... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
Gulf Agency Company (GAC) has partnered with Singapore-based start-up F-drones to develop large-scale drones that can deliver up to 100kg of supplies over 100km to vessels and offshore platforms.
The international ship agency said that testing was underway on F-drones’ 3rd prototype that is capable of handling items up to 5kg over 50km.
Employment of drones in the supply of spare parts and supplies is expected to bring numerous benefits, especially with respect to cutting costs, saving time and increasing efficiency of the process.... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
Over the past five days, a total of 16 seafarers were kidnapped by pirates off the coast of West Africa, marking a continuation of rampant pirate activity in the region.
Ten mariners were kidnapped in an attack reported by Dryad on April 30, when pirates boarded Panama-flagged oil products tanker MT Vemahope some 178 nautical miles south-southeast of Lagos.
According to Dryad, the ship was attacked by a single speedboat with an unknown number of armed individuals on board. Four crew members remained onboard. ... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has proposed a two-step approach to the new EU Transport Strategy during the coronavirus pandemic. ... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
On 30 April, salvors successfully offloaded the last recoverable cargo material from MV Kaami, a cargo vessel that ran aground in the Minch between Skye and Lewis, Scotland, in late March. ... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
150,000 seafarers will be in need of crew change by May 15, according to the latest data compiled by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC).
This number is up by 50% from 100,000 when ICS first highlighted the problem with national governments and the G20.
The staggering figure is being revealed on the back of the International Labour Day – May 1 which has been marked with ships sounding their horns across the globe in support of seafarers.... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) has ordered 6 × MAN 12V32/44CR main engines for Jan De Nul’s 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel Les Alizés.
Les Alizés will be built at CMHI’s shipyard in Jiangsu province, eastern China, and is scheduled for delivery in 2022.... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
Italian shipping company d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (DIS) said that its joint venture with Swiss commodity trader Glencore Group has decided to sell a medium range (MR) tanker.
As informed, Glenda International Shipping d.a.c. (GIS) signed a memorandum of agreement with an undisclosed buyer for the sale of MT Glenda Meredith, one of its five ships.
The 46,147 dwt MR vessel, built at South Korean Hyundai Mipo shipyard in 2010, will be sold for US$ 19 million. ... [Read More]
May 4, 2020
A heavy-lift crane installed on the offshore installation vessel Orion has collapsed while undergoing load tests at the Liebherr construction yard in Rostock, Germany.... [Read More]
May 1, 2020
Converted Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOC) are increasingly becoming a thing of the past with the long-term freight contracts coming to an end as newer and more reliable ships replace them in the market.
Since June 2017, 43% of the VLOC fleet has been sent to the scrapyards, while 18% of the fleet is idled or damaged, data from the world’s largest shipowner association (BIMCO) shows.... [Read More]
May 1, 2020
Converted Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOC) are increasingly becoming a thing of the past with the long-term freight contracts coming to an end as newer and more reliable ships replace them in the market.
Since June 2017, 43% of the VLOC fleet has been sent to the scrapyards, while 18% of the fleet is idled or damaged, data from the world’s largest shipowner association (BIMCO) shows.... [Read More]
May 1, 2020
Converted Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOC) are increasingly becoming a thing of the past with the long-term freight contracts coming to an end as newer and more reliable ships replace them in the market.
Since June 2017, 43% of the VLOC fleet has been sent to the scrapyards, while 18% of the fleet is idled or damaged, data from the world’s largest shipowner association (BIMCO) shows.... [Read More]
May 1, 2020
Ports around the world are joining today an initiative encouraging ships to sound their horns for 15 seconds at noon as a special tribute to the contributions of seafarers in keeping supply chains robust and maritime trade going amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.... [Read More]
May 1, 2020
Ports around the world are joining today an initiative encouraging ships to sound their horns for 15 seconds at noon as a special tribute to the contributions of seafarers in keeping supply chains robust and maritime trade going amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.... [Read More]