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Golden Ocean Returns to Profit
Norway-based dry bulk shipping company Golden Ocean Group Limited (GOGL) returned to profit in the third quarter of 2017 as dry bulk freight rates continued to improve in the period. The company delivered a net income of USD 0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, compared with a net loss of USD 26.7 million reported in […]Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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US Navy Ship Scraped in Collision with Japanese Tug
US Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold suffered minimal damage after it collided with a tugboat off the coast of Japan, on November 18. The incident occurred while the vessel was taking part in a scheduled towing exercise in Sagami Bay. The tug boat lost propulsion and drifted into the ship. “No one was injured on either […]Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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Flex LNG Secures USD 315 Mn to Finance Newbuildings
Oslo-listed ship owner and operator Flex LNG has reached an agreement on a loan facility to finance three of its newbuildings, scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2018. The company received a firm offer for a USD 315 million term loan facility (TLF) on November 14, agreed to be drawn in connection with the delivery of […]Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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AMSA urges for compliance with 'fitness for duty' requirements
AMSA issued a marine notice to draw the attention of vessel owners, operators and seafarers to the need to comply with the fitness for duty requirements, including hours of rest, under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW Convention) and the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC).
As it is already known, operational pressures and other factors can result in watchkeepers and other personnel gaining insufficient rest. This may result in those seafarers experiencing fatigue and non- compliance with the MLC and STCW Convention, which on its turn could lead to serious threats to safety and pollution of the marine environment.
As explained, the maximum hours of work or minimum hours of rest over given rest periods for seafarers must be established as provided under standard A2.3 of the MLC Regulations and section A-VIII/1 of the STCW Code.
For Australian vessels, Marine Order 28 (Operations standards and procedures) sets out the minimum hours of rest required for a seafarer:
10 hours in any 24-hour period and 77 hours in any 7-day period; where
the minimum hours of rest may be divided into no more than two periods, of which one must be at least 6 hours, and the interval between consecutive periods of rest must not exceed 14 hours.
In the past, AMSA inspectors have issued deficiencies and detentions due to the identification of issues with work and rest hours requirements. These broadly fall within the following categories:
hours of rest not being complied with in port resulting in personnel on duty for departures and first sea watches not being adequately rested;
records of hours of work/rest not being maintained;
records of hours of work/rest not reflecting actual working arrangements;
deficiencies in the Safety Management System of the vessel that hinder compliance.
"Where inadequate rest arrangements are found to exist on a vessel, AMSA will take necessary action to ensure compliance. To avoid this situation, vessel owners, operators and masters are encouraged to review their onboard arrangements and work practices," AMSA noted.Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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Royal Caribbean Prices USD 800 Mn Notes
Miami-based cruise line Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has priced an offering of senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 800 million, consisting of two tranches. The first tranche of USD 300 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2020 will bear interest at the rate of 2.650% per annum and […]Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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INEOS: World’s Largest VLEC to Carry US Ethane to China
UK’s chemicals company INEOS has signed a long-term supply deal to deliver ethane from US shale gas to China, utilizing the world’s largest ethane carrier. The agreement, reached with SP Chemicals, will involve the construction of a very large ethane carrier (VLEC) which is expected to be delivered in 2019. With a capacity of 95,000 cbm, […]Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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Coral Energy Brings First LNG Cargo to Northern Finland
LNG tanker Coral Energy, operated by Scandinavian company Skangas, delivered the first shipload of liquefied natural gas to Tornio, Finland, on November 19. The cargo was shipped to the Manga LNG natural gas import terminal in Röyttä Harbor, Tornio, a joint venture of the industrial companies Outokumpu and SSAB Europe, the energy company EPV Energy […]Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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Wärtsilä to Power Viking Line’s New LNG-Fuelled Ferry
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been hired to supply engines, navigation system, and a broad scope of other products and systems for Viking Line’s new environmentally friendly ferry. The ship, which is being built at the Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry yard in China, will be powered by six Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel engines running primarily on liquefied natural […]Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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Cosco Shipping Energy Orders Seven Ships from Dalian
China’s Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation has entered into agreements with Dalian Shipbuilding for the construction of HKD 4.32 billion (USD 553 million) worth of new ships. Under the deals, signed on November 20, the company ordered four very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and three Suezmax tankers. The new VLCCs are expected to be delivered in August, […]Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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World s best sailors confirmed for revolutionary new racing series
World s best sailors confirmed for revolutionary new racing series The RoarFull coveragePosted On:21-Nov-2017
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Argentine navy: Noises not from missing submarine with crew of 44
Argentine navy: Noises not from missing submarine with crew of 44 ABC NewsArgentina s navy says fresh noises are not from missing submarine The GuardianMissing Argentine submarine running out of air and had reported fault before vanishing Telegraph.co.ukArgentina s missing submarine: What we know CNN InternationalFull coveragePosted On:21-Nov-2017
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Port of Baltimore Handling More Cargo Than Any Previous Year
The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore has handled 8,019,919 tons of general cargo at its public marine terminals through the first nine months of 2017. The number crushes the previous nine-month calendar year mark from January through September in 2016. The port’s pace was led by containers which has had a 11 percent jump ...Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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Region’s ports have good future, says economist
Economist Hoo Ke Ping has dismissed speculation that the Carey Island Port project will not come to fruition, saying he foresees work on it to proceed in a few years’ time. Commenting on a press report about MMC Corp and Putrajaya being reluctant to go ahead with the RM140 billion project, he said such a ...Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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Sokhna World Zone Project Presented To Investors In Dubai
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO, DP World and Admiral Mohab Mamish, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority and Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), today presented details of the recent agreement to develop an integrated industrial and residential zone at Sokhna in Egypt to investors and businesses in Dubai. The ...Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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Australian PWCS coal terminals’ vessel queue falls to six ships
Port Waratah Coal Services’ two terminals at Newcastle port in eastern Australia had six ships waiting offshore Sunday, down from 12 ships a week ago, the Hunter Valley Coal Chain Coordinator said in a report Sunday. The ship queue for the PWCS terminals is expected to be fewer than five vessels at the end of ...Posted On:21-Nov-2017
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