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Royal Navy Deploys Vessel in Gulf of Guinea To Counter Growing Maritime Piracy
In an effort to aid the global maritime security mission the UK has announced the deployment of former HMS Trent (now: BRITISH WARSHIP) in the Gulf of Guinea, making it the first royal navy to serve in the region in three years. The mission is to support allies in West Africa to counter piracy and security threats in the region... -FleetmonPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Why training the next generation requires next-generation training - Podcast
IT HAS proved hard to take seafarer training away from the classroom. Although e-learning has been with us for more than 20 years, still seafarers have been making their way by land, sea, or air to a training academy to receive teaching in the age-old way. Maritime training was falling behind even before Covid-19. The pandemic forced a change of thinking as classrooms were closed, technology came to the fore, and reskilling for the future of shipping rose up the agenda... -Lloyd s ListPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Bringing AI onboard to support shipping’s decarbonisation journey
The shipping industry has started retrofitting vessels, exploring new fuel types and rethinking vessel design to help achieve ambitious environmental goals. Could artificial intelligence be the latest weapon in the fight against climate change? An interview with Ami Daniel, co-founder, and CEO of Windward,.. -Ship TechnologyPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Canada to Introduce New Vaccination Mandates for Transportation Workforce and Travelers
As of October 30, the Canadian government will require employers in the federally regulated air, rail, and marine transportation sectors to establish vaccination policies for their employees. Also effective October 30, travelers departing from Canadian airports, and travelers on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains, will be required to be fully vaccinated in order to travel... -HSTodayPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Sailors rescued off Koh Lone as boat capsizes
The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) came to the rescue of a group of sailors yesterday (Oct 10) whose sailboat was overturned and partially sunk due to strong winds off Phuket’s coast. The incident happened around 5pm yesterday off the coast of Koh Lone when local residents noticed a sailboat that was in trouble and appeared to be capsizing... -The Phuket NewsPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Sailors in Columbus’ hometown knew of America 150 years before he did, study says
Long before Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered America, sailors from his hometown may have already been aware of its existence, new analysis of 14th-century documents reveal. Medieval Latin literature experts from the University of Milan, while transcribing a document dated 1345 and written by Galvaneus Flamma, a friar from Milan, realised that a passage in this ancient essay refers to an area we know today as North America... -ThePrintPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Cadets missing out on sea time due Covid travel curbs
Restrictions on crew change and repatriations are impacting cadets at a time when the shipping industry desperately needs to recruit more young people. Crew travel problems can have a knock-on effect on cadet training by preventing a cadet from reaching their ship placement to gain vital experience at sea or delaying them from returning to continue the next phase of their maritime studies... -ShipInsightPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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New Lubricants Will Be Key to the Renewable-Fuel Transition
Ship operators must work alongside the companies they charge with maintaining engine condition in order to ensure a smooth transition to using alternative fuels. That is the challenge laid down by Lubrizol’s Technical Manager for Marine Engine Oils, Ian Bown, as the company explores how it must adapt lubricants to protect ship engines burning alternative fuels... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Maersk suspends five vessel crew amid claims of rape and sexual harassment
Allegations of rape are “widespread in the container shipping industry”, according to a female cadet, who claims she was raped while serving a year at sea on a Maersk Line vessel. Five Maersk crew have been suspended, but the alleged victim claims that of the 50 women in her year at the US Merchant Marine Academy, all reported sexual harassment, including at least five rapes, while at sea... -theloadstar.comPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Rising Tide
The digital revolution comes to maritime – at last! – bringing with it the potential to lift all boats. Propelled by the appeal of remote services and increased efficiency, software utilization across the maritime market has boomed. The industry today is advancing steadily toward the next significant chapter in its growth as disruption fuels demand for data-driven change... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Heroin Worth $17M Seized From Containers In Mumbai
During a raid at Navi Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva Port (Jawaharlal Nehru Port), the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) confiscated almost 25 kg of heroin from inside a container. The search was carried out by the DRI’s Mumbai Zonal Unit, which also detained a businessman called Jayesh Sanghvi in association with the recovery of heroin worth $ 17 million in the international market... -FleetmonPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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Bulk carrier hijacked in Dunkirk, France - welcome to new normal?
Unheard of accident of hijacking ocean-going ship in the heart of Europe, in Dunkirk France, of all places, took place during the night Oct 10-11. Several men armed with wooden clubs seized bulk carrier TRUDY and held her, together with replacement 20 crew, for some 4-5 hours, until around 0500 LT Oct 11. They thoroughly searched the ship and cargo, without apparent goal, like drugs or information in computers or in paper form. They didn’t take anything and left the ship, several crew said to be injured during the hijack... -FleetmonPosted On:12-Oct-2021
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