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MOL car carrier on fire, abandoned, Atlantic
Feb 17 0040 UTC UPDATE: All 22 crew were evacuated, and transported by helicopter to Faial island – 11 were picked up from life raft or lifeboat, 11 were rescued by merchant ship (understood by Suezmax crude oil tanker RESILIENT WARRIOR, IMO 9856359) and later airlifted by helicopter... -FleetmonPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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Crystal Cruises’ Two Ships Arrested off the Bahamas Over Unpaid Bills
Two cruise ships belonging to Crystal Cruises, the CRYSTAL SYMPHONY, and the CRYSTAL SERENITY, have been arrested by the authorities in the Bahamas. The vessels had diverted to the Bahamas after a Florida judge issued a detainment order against the ships over unpaid fuel bills, amounting to $4.6 million... -FleetmonPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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Turkey: Workers’ strike halts ship recycling at 22 facilities
The production at 22 ship recycling facilities has been stopped at Izmir Aliaga district in Turkey amid the workforce strike for better employment conditions in the last six days. According to NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a coalition campaigning for clean and safe ship recycling, around 1,500 workers claim that they do not earn enough money, with their recent pay raise remaining below the galloping inflation rate... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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Australians explore using wave energy devices to protect vulnerable coastlines
Researchers from the Swinburne University of Technology are exploring the use of wave energy converters to absorb and reflect the damaging waves that hammer Australia’s vulnerable coastlines. The $2 million project, supported by $436,000 in federal government funding through the Australian Research Council Linkage grant scheme, brings together Swinburne University of Technology, University of Adelaide and UNSW... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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1st electric E-Pusher Type M enables zero-emission inland shipping
Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG is starting with zero-emission transportation of Cargill cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam to Zaandam. As informed, the company will deploy the KOTUG E-Pusher type M and four barges for zero-emission barging of cocoa beans... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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Culture of fear at Merchant Marine Academy silences students - CNN Investigation
CNN on Wednesday published an investigative report Wednesday alleging that a “culture of fear” at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) in Kings Point, New York has silenced victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH). The report provides an in-depth look at how reports of sexual misconduct are handled by the federal service academy and comes following an explosive blog post,.. -gCaptainPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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US CDC lowers its risk advisory for cruises from ’very high’ to ’high’
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved cruise travel out of the "very high" risk category of its travel health notices. Cruise travel was moved from Level 4 into the CDC’s Level 3 "high" risk category on Tuesday, about a week after the agency updated its Covid-19 criteria for evaluating the risk level of cruising... -CNNPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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Search ends for 12 missing crew members of Spanish fishing vessel
The search for the missing crew members of the Spanish fishing vessel Villa de Pitanxo, which sank 460 kilometres off the eastern coast of Newfoundland early Tuesday morning, has been called off. According to Lt.-Cmdr. Brian Owens of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, 12 people of the 24-person crew remain missing as of 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. Three people survived, while nine bodies were recovered from the ocean... -CBC.caPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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One year of IMO’s Cyber Security resolution: what has changed and the road ahead
As the pandemic continues for the third year, the shipping industry has been facing some heavy headwinds - from container shortages, congested ports, vessels having to wait for days outside ports to crew change crisis - the whole industry has been heavily focused on solving these current supply chain issues while keeping all operations safe... -marketscreener.comPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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NOAA Predicts Sea Levels Could Rise By Up to a Foot by 2050
The United States could see sea levels rise by as much as a foot by 2050, according to a new report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The updated projection suggests sea level could rise as much over the next 30 years as it did in the previous 100... -gCaptainPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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Alliance formed for standardised e-Bill of Lading
BIMCO, the International Chamber of Commerce, SWIFT and FIATA join the Digital Container Shipping Association to standardise the industry’s adoption of an electronic Bill of Lading. Five of the most powerful associations powering global trade have formed an alliance to accelerate the digital transformation and simplification of the world’s trade lanes, including the Holy Grail of a single electronic bill of lading accepted across the industry... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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Skipper, fishermen rescued at sea
Four fishermen, including the skipper, were rescued by a team from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Maritime Malaysia) Penang after their boat broke down early this morning. Maritime Malaysia Penang director Captain Maritime Abd Razak Mohamed said all the victims, aged between 29 and 61, were rescued about 3.50am... -New Straits TimesPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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Resistance to change preventing move to sustainable shipping
Ship owners, operators and managers responding to an environmental survey carried out by Canadian based McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business have acknowledged the need to reduce operational oil leakage from propeller shafts. But a lack of understanding about cleaner alternatives is preventing any meaningful technological change... -ajot.comPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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India: 14 years after 26/11, India gets maritime security coordinator
In a long-pending reform almost 14 years after the deadly Mumbai terror attacks, the government has now appointed the country’s first national maritime security coordinator (NMSC) to ensure effective coordination and cooperation among multiple central and state authorities dealing with the domain from the coast to the high seas. Retired Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar will be the NMSC.. -Times of IndiaPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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India: Seafarer training certificates’ validity extended by 12 months
The directorate general of shipping (DGS), Mumbai, has extended the validity of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificate for seafarers by 12 months in certain cases on some terms and conditions.Seafarers have had to bear the cost of renewing their STCW certificates having 18-month validity. The extension in validity has brought a sigh of relief to a lot of seafarers... -Times of IndiaPosted On:17-Feb-2022
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