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India: Marine research, production centre for Kufos mooted
Experts suggest measures to reorient strategies for sustainable fisheries. A group of experts and stakeholders, who met at a national seminar on reorienting strategies for sustainable aquaculture and fisheries, has recommended, among other initiatives, setting up an exclusive marine research and production facility attached to the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos), funded by the State government... -The HinduPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Maersk sets new target to deliver net zero by 2040
Danish container logistics giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has set ambitious targets for the entire group to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2040 – one decade ahead of its initial 2050 ambition. On 12 January, the company unveiled the new aspiring emission targets expected to align the company with the Net Zero criteria of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) pathway to limit global warming to 1.5°C... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Crew Change Crisis is Waning, but Omicron Could Bring it Back
The latest numbers from the Neptune Declaration on Crew Change appear to show good news for seafarers: The number of mariners working on an extended contract has fallen to its lowest level since at least May 2021, a major improvement in a key metric for morale... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Improving employee relations onboard ships
A major problem with the shipping industry and handling issues affecting seafarers is that the practice of employee relations is poor. Shipping has changed much from the brutal history that continues to underpin how seafarers are treated to a large extent, and this needs to catch up with modern ways of treating workers... -Splash 247Posted On:13-Jan-2022
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Solving Maritime Challenges In 2022
Maritime stakeholders thought the myriad of challenges facing the port system will end by year 2021 and operators can heave a sigh of relief. They believed challenges such as lack of port automation, overtime cargo fueling congestion at seaports, non refund of container deposit fee by shipping companies, non-disbursement of Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF), resuscitation of National Shipping Line, introduction of Maritime Bank, and increased shipping surcharge by foreign shipping companies, will be solved by relevant agencies and authorities in the sector... -LEADERSHIP NEWSPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Collaboration is key to reaching decarbonization goals - MSC CEO
Collaboration is key in order to achieve the aspirational decarbonization goals set out by the shipping industry, according to Soren Toft, CEO of Swiss container shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). On 11 January, Toft delivered a keynote digital speech at DNV’s ‘Fuel of the Future Conference’, as part of the annual Nor-Shipping convention... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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15 Filipinos rescued by Malaysian maritime agency in Sabah
Fifteen Filipinos from Tawi-tawi were rescued by the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) last week after their passenger motor launch developed engine trouble and was carried by strong winds and waves, until it ran aground in Sabah... -Minda NewsPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Wilhelmsen revives Barber brand with Ahrenkiel Tankers majority stake
Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) is taking an 80% stake in Hamburg-based Ahrenkiel Tankers and rebranding it as Barber Ship Management. Taking an 80% stake in Ahrenkiel from MPC Capital Group sees WSM beefing up its tanker ship management business, a sector it decided to re-enter in 2019 after a decade absence having sold ITM Ship Management in 2009... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Personal rather than work-related issues a lead cause of seafarer suicide
Seafarers are suffering from high levels of stress and anxiety. Theirs is a tough, lonely job — conditions that have only been exacerbated by the pandemic. Suicide rates among seafarers are higher than some national averages, but according to one psychologist who works with them, it is not the job that drives them over the edge... -TradeWindsPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Yanmar Develops Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Towards a Carbon Neutral Society
Recent years have seen increasing efforts, all over the world, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions towards the realization of a carbon neutral society. 123 countries and one region including Japan have already announced the goal of achieving net zero GHG emissions by 2050, and policies to reduce use of fossil fuels are being formulated around the world towards achieving this goal... -YanmarPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Growing ship movements in Antarctica could bring alien species that threaten vulnerable ecosystem
While climate change and global warming have led to major changes in the polar regions of the planet, the continuous encroaching behaviour by humans is adding to the already vulnerable environment in Antarctica. With the growing movement of these ships, there is concern that a non-invasive species might travel to a vulnerable environment and affect the ecosystem... -India TodayPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Korea maritime researchers name LPG as green alternative ship fuel
Korea Maritime & Ocean University researchers identify liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as a low-cost and eco-friendly alternative to marine propulsion fuels. Although liquefied petroleum gas is a potential eco-friendly alternative, its viability as a maritime fuel has not been assessed so far. Now, a study by researchers from Korea Maritime and Ocean University shows that using LPG could reduce air pollution, is low-cost, and is applicable regardless of ship size... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Maersk highlights critical constraints in container hubs
Maersk has asked its customers to “bear with us” as COVID-19 outbreaks bring further disruption to global supply chains. In a customer advisory note and operational update, Maersk said it was working with port authorities and other parties to assess remedial actions including slower ocean transits, opening substitute container depots and moving cargoes by other transport modes... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Nigeria: Seafarers’ union accuses police of extortion, harassment aboard ship
Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) has accused the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) of extortion, harassment, detention and molestation of its members aboard ships. The seafarers’ union attributed the development to a recent clampdown on fake merchant navy groups by the Lagos State Police Command... -New Telegraph NewspaperPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Two luxury yachts devastated by fire, in Italy and in Thailand
Two luxury yachts burned out in one day, on Jan 11, in different parts of the world. Luxury 30-meter yacht soon to be delivered to owner, burned out or was heavily damaged, at Ferretti shipyard, Cattolica, Italy. Luxury catamaran CHIRAT, belonging to understood, Thai person or company, burned out at Sattahip Ocean Marina Yacht Club, Pattaya, Thailand. Luckily, nobody was injured, in both accidents... -FleetmonPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Cruise ship with 233 passengers breached in grounding, Norway
Expedition passenger ship MS FRIDTJOF NANSEN with 233 passengers and 165 crew on board reportedly ran aground early in the morning Jan 12 off Risoya islet, south of Maloy, Norway, while en route from Honningsvag to Flam in Sognefjord, Norway, in stormy weather. It was probably, not as much grounding as bottom contact, the ship refloated by own means according to track,.. -FleetmonPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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Disabled by fire ferry drifting in stormy Tyrrhenian sea, Italy
Fire on board disabled ferry BENIAMINO CARNEVALE at around 2345 UTC Jan 11 in Tyrrhenian sea some 40 nm west of Napoli, Italy. The ship with passengers and vehicles on board is en route from Napoli to Cagliari, Sardinia. Understood fire was in engine room, disabling ferry... -FleetmonPosted On:13-Jan-2022
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