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Scotland and Ind Fund R&D for Demonstration of Wing Sail Tech
A new effort is getting underway with the support of the Scottish Government and industry leaders including Lloyd’s Register to research and develop wing sail technology that can be retrofitted to in-service merchant ships. The three-year project seeks to undertake a demonstration on a commercial ship by 2023 while also addressing the barriers to the deployment of the technology... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:29-Jul-2022
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Shipping route connecting central Vietnam, India inaugurated
A shipping route linking the central region of Vietnam and India was inaugurated on July 27. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, which was held virtually, Counselor Bui Trung Thuong, head of the Vietnam Trade Office in India, said that India is Vietnam’s 8th largest trading partner. Two-way trade is likely to reach the target of 15 billion USD this year, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam – India diplomatic ties... -Maritime GatewayPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant handed over to Indian Navy
IAC Vikrant, will be commissioned on August 15 to commemorate ’Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The fourth phase of sea trials of the aircraft carrier was successfully completed on July 10. IAC Vikrant undertook integrated trials of the majority of equipment and systems onboard including some of the aviation facilities complex equipment, the Navy said... -Times NowPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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GTT gets DNV approvals for liquefied hydrogen tech
Classification society DNV has awarded the French LNG containment specialist GTT two approvals in principle (AIP) for the design of a membrane-type containment system for liquefied hydrogen (LH2) and for the preliminary concept design of an LH2 carrier... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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Insufficient Number Of Seafarers Prevents Opening Of The Grain Corridor In Ukraine
Finding a sufficient number of seafarers wanting to sail vessel stuck at Ukraine’s ports is on the verge of posing a huge challenge to the proposed grains corridor that has been designed to ease an international food crisis. Ukraine and Russia signed a deal last week to help resume grains and fertilizer exports currently blocked in the Black Sea. On Wednesday, Turkey also launched a center to coordinate the shipments resumption... -Marine InsightPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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Making waves: Electric ships are sailing ahead
Quietly, at the tail-end of 2021, the Yara Birkeland set sail from Porsgrunn, a town in the south-east of Norway. The 80-metre, 3200-tonne ship is the first fully electric autonomous cargo ship in the world, powered by eight batteries with a capacity of 6.8 MWh – the equivalent of 100 Tesla cars – which is drawn almost exclusively from hydropower generation... -ResiliencePosted On:29-Jul-2022
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A look in the future: How the seafarer of 2050 will be
The shipping environment is constantly changing rapidly due to digitalization. Taking this into consideration, it is only natural for the work and the needs of the future seafarers to be different than today. To understand the world of the seafarers of 2050, we must first examine the ships they will be working on, the lives they will lead, and the future global trading environment... -Safety4SeaPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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India, France, UAE hold trilateral talk to boost maritime security
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): A trilateral meeting of the Focal Points of India, France and the United Arab Emirates was held on Thursday where three sides exchanged views on the Indo-Pacific region and explored the prospects of maritime security among other areas of cooperation... -ThePrintPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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Passenger ship fire off Jakarta
Fire erupted on board of passenger ship KM CIREMAI on Jul 28, black smoke billowed from Economy Class Passengers Quarters, where fire started. The ship was said to run trials off Jakarta after repairs including dry docking, she was to enter scheduled service on Aug 3... -FleetmonPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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Luxury yacht breached, water ingress, fore tilt
Luxury yacht ION FEDRA ran aground or touched bottom in Gulf of Ornos, Mykonos island, Greece, in the afternoon Jul 26. Yacht’s hull in fore part was breached, she started taking on water and developed fore tilt... -FleetmonPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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Ocean Cleanup Project Achieves Major Milestone in Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The largest and most ambitious ocean cleanup project in history is claiming its first 100,000 kg of plastic removed from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The company behind the project, called The Ocean Cleanup, announced the milestone this week, about a year after its second system was deployed to the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii... -gCaptainPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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What Happens When Offshore Workers Are Injured at Sea?
At about 10:30 a.m. on July 18, 2022, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter approached the Malto Hope, a bulk carrier located about 57 miles off the coast of Newport, Oregon. Two days earlier, the Coast Guard had received a report of a 29-year-old crew member who’d suffered a stroke and related complications on a Panama-flagged vessel about 1,000 miles from the Oregon coast. The 13th Coast Guard District Command Center requested that the Malto Hope come closer to shore for a medical evacuation... -gCaptainPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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World’s First Revolutionary, Electric "Fast Ferry" to Enter Service
The MS MEDSTRAUM, the world’s first fully electric vessel and classified as a high-speed craft, was completed by the Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand and delivered to its homeport in Stavanger, Norway. The ship can reach speeds of up to 27 knots and is scheduled to begin regular commuter service in late summer... -FleetMonPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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86% Of Maritime Organisations Have Now Embraced Remote Working And UK Leads The Way
Spinnaker, the maritime people experts, have revealed the results of their Remote and Hybrid Working report, with 86% of respondents stating that they have introduced some form of remote working, post-pandemic. Almost half (45%) of respondents now have a formal policy in place for remote working arrangements... - Marine InsightPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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Tenth International Dry Dock Conference to Provide Advanced Training
The tenth International Dry Dock Conferences/Advanced Training Forums is set for September 22-23, 2022 taking place in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. There will be opportunities for all involved in the industry to take part in discussions and share knowledge and experiences. The conference provides advance training for those in the dry dock industry... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:29-Jul-2022
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How Alternative crude Evacuation can mitigate oil theft in Niger Delta
White Dove Shipping Company Limited has disclosed that its pioneering efforts in Alternative Crude Evacuation which is mitigating crude theft and other losses arising from pipeline vandalism have positioned it as the preferred local shipping operator for oil and gas companies in the country.The company stated that despite the sector being capital intensive, it remained focused on its five-year strategic growth plan which would see it increase capacity from evacuating 50,000 bpd to 150,000 bpd... -tribuneonlineng.comPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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Merchant shipping law recast in works to do away with jail term
India is looking at decriminalisation of the merchant shipping law and switch to small monetary penalties as part of the government’s move to improve ease of doing business in the country... - Economic TimesPosted On:29-Jul-2022
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