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Nobiskrug und das auf Energiespeicherlösungen spezialisierte Unternehmen H2-Industries wollen die erste vollelektrische Motoryacht mit der innovativen Stromspeichertechnik LOHC (Liquid Organic... […]

Siemens und der schwedische Brennstoffzellenmodul-Hersteller PowerCell Sweden AB haben eine Vereinbarung unterzeichnet, um die Integration von Brennstoffzellen in der Schifffahrt voranzutreiben. […]

Das Kreuzfahrtschiff „SuperStar Libra“ der zu Genting Hong Kong gehörenden Reederei Star Cruises soll nach über 30 Jahren Dienstjahren künftig in Wismar als Wohnschiff genutzt werden. MV Werften will... […]

Im Rahmen der turnusgemäßen Modernisierung und Verjüngung ihrer Rettungsflotte hat die Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (DGzRS) vier weitere Rettungseinheiten bei zwei norddeutschen... […]

Im US-amerikanischen Hafen von Miami soll ein neuer Kreuzfahrtterminal gebaut werden. […]

Bernd Althusmann, Niedersachsens Minister für Wirtschaft, Arbeit, Verkehr und Digitalisierung, hat kürzlich die Meyer Werft in Papenburg besucht und sich vor Ort über die Situation im Schiffbau... […]

Seit der Gründung von MV Werften vor zwei Jahren stand Jarmo Laakso als Geschäftsführer an der Spitze des Unternehmens, lenkte und begleitete dessen dynamischen Wachstumsprozess. Nun hat er die... […]

Remontowa Shipbuilding ist von dem norwegischen Fährbetreiber Norled mit dem Bau von zwei Doppelendfähren mit Batterie-Hybridantrieb beauftragt worden. […]

Der letzte Bauabschnitt im Offshore-Windprojekt Arkona hat begonnen: Nach nur zehn Monaten Bauzeit wurde kürzlich die erste von 60 Windturbinen erfolgreich vor Rügen in der deutschen Ostsee... […]

Die Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (DGzRS) hat in Maasholm ihren jüngsten Flottenzuwachs auf den Namen „Hellmut Manthey“ getauft. […]

GeoSea has taken delivery of the newest addition to its fleet, the self-propelled jack-up vessel ‘Apollo’. The vessel is sailing to Flushing (Vlissingen), the Netherlands to mobilise for its first assignments. One of its first duties includes a decommissioning project in the North Sea. The pioneering new vessel will join the current fleet of DP […]

In the latest press release on M.T. ‘Desh Vaibhav’ issued on 14th August 2018, SCI reported that situation on board MT ‘Desh Vaibhav’ is totally under control and the vessel continues to be in full command. […]

The Aquarius chartered by SOS MEDITERRANEE and operated in partnership with Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has received this Wednesday morning formal permission from the Maltese authorities to enter the port of Valletta. […]

Global cybersecurity and risk mitigation expert, NCC Group and Moran Shipping Agencies, Inc. announce today their strategic alliance in maritime cyber security. […]

ExxonMobil has announced that it is the first to supply via an independently accredited mass flow metering system (MFMS) in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) region. ExxonMobil Premium HDME 50™ marine fuel is now available through an MFMS that has received third-party accreditation from Lloyd’s Register. […]

The first cruise ship from AIDA Cruises to use LNG is scheduled to leave the MEYER WERFT covered building dock on 21 August. The AIDAnova is scheduled to leave the MEYER WERFT covered building dock II on Tuesday 21 August 2018. […]

Watch the launch of German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG)'s second of the two 11,000 dwt Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) ships for Siem Group. […]

As a maritime professional, it is important to know if there is HAZMAT cargo on your ship. Learn more about the responsibilities of the shipper, master and ship's crew for handling HAZMAT cargo. […]

Happy Star BigLift´s cargo ship has transported the last ten Transition pieces for BeBu offshore wind farm from the port of Aviles in Asturias to the Cuxhaven port. […]

The new GEA separator for marine applications massively changes the working day on board. […]

INTERTANKO says it is not the deadline of January 2020 which is the issue but the lack of interest and action by relevant authorities to stop contaminated fuels being sold and exported from ports under their jurisdiction. […]

Isle of Wight haulier George Jenkins was the first person to drive on board Wightlink’s new £30million flagship Victoria of Wight. […]

By Manuel Baigorri, Ruth David and Matthew Miller (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S is planning to spin off its drilling unit instead of pursuing a sale as the Danish conglomerate shifts focus to its transport activities, according to people familiar with the matter. The world’s biggest shipping company may announce the business separation as early […]

By Justin Sink and Andrew Mayeda (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump prodded China to offer more at the bargaining table as the two countries prepared for their first major negotiation in more than two months in an effort to head off an all-out trade war. “We’re talking to China, they very much want to talk,” […]

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc has begun offering its own battery-powered ship engines in a move that signals the gathering momentum behind a push toward hybrid and ultimately all-electric vessels. While maritime demand for lithium-ion batteries is focused on providing top-up power for traditional diesel and gas-turbine ships, the technology could propel […]

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Just halfway through the Q2 reporting period, some $650m of red ink has been reported by ocean carriers to add to their $1.2bn deficit for the first three months of the year. To date, niche operator Wan Hai is the only container line to post a net profit for […]

For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark of the Bering Sea off the Aleutian island of Kiska, where it sank after being torn off by an explosion while conducting an anti-submarine patrol. Seventy-one U.S. Navy Sailors were lost in the aftermath of the blast, during […]

Maersk Supply Service has signed on to support The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit that is developing technology to clean the ocean of plastic waste. For their role in the project, Maersk Supply Service will provide its AHTS, Maersk Launcher, to deploy and support the first cleanup system, known as Cleanup System 001, in the […]

By Helen Nyambura (Bloomberg) — Kenya plans to revive a state-owned shipping line with the help of the Mediterranean Shipping Co., President Uhuru Kenyatta said. The Kenya National Shipping Line, which was established in 1987 and stagnated after years of mismanagement, is “expected to once again become an active participant in international seaborne trade, which […]

By Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) — Investors are about to find out whether the world’s largest oil companies have learned their lesson from $80 billion of cost blowouts in major projects during the era of $100 crude. From liquefied natural gas in Mozambique to deep-oil in Guyana, the world’s biggest energy companies are gearing up to sanction the […]

The world’s first autonomous and electric container ship is one step closer to reality with a shipbuilding contract now in signed and sealed for the vessel. Norwegian technology firm Kongsberg, who is partnering with Yara on the project, announced today that Yara has signed a deal worth NOK 250 million ($25.9 million) with VARD to […]

BEIJING, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Oil major BP on Tuesday offloaded about 1 million barrels of Angolan crude from supertanker ‘Olympic Light’ to an independent Chinese refiner after holding the oil at sea for about three months, people with knowledge of the discharge said on Wednesday. The oil had been aboard one of four supertankers […]

When the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution was given the chance to design their dream lifeboat, they came up with the Shannon: a waterjet-propelled, highly-maneuverable, stop-on-a-dime, beach-launched and recovered, self-righting, shock-absorbing, 13-meter all-weather lifeboat capable of reaching speeds up to 25 knots. The Shannon is actually the first class of all-weather lifeboats to be powered […]

By Erin Douglas (Bloomberg) — Every time Chuck Paar makes the over 500-mile round trip from his home in Mt. Jewett, Pennsylvania, to Buffalo and Syracuse, New York, his 18-wheel tractor trailer carries 25 tons of sand or cement and burns about $265 of diesel in one day. That’s up from as little as $166 […]

Diana Shipping signed a charter deal for its Panamax bulker Coronis with CJ International Italy SPA. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

Boskalis plans to partially exit from its heavy lift business after it suffered huge financial losses in H1 2018.  [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

TORM unveiled plans to install scrubbers on 14 of its vessels in an effort to prepare for the 2020 sulfur cap. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

Maersk is providing support to The Ocean Cleanup by installing a pilot clean-up system in the Pacific. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

Container handling capacity is projected to increase by 260 million TEU until 2023, developing more in line with demand. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

DP World: Global trade sees upswing as geopolitical headwinds continue to pose uncertainty for the container market. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited takes delivery of two Capezise vessels and inks a five-year credit facility.  [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

Vard is to construct an autonomous and electric-driven container vessel for Norway's YARA. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

DFDS orders an additional RoRo newbuilding from Chinese Jinling Shipyard. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

DryShips reached an agreement to sell one of its 2001-built Panamax drybulk carrier. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

New Times Shipbuilding names Navig8' new 111,000 dwt oil tanker. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

Norden unveiled its intentions to install scrubbers on up to 31 owned and chartered vessels. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]

Singapore offshore vessel operator given three weeks to appeal latest decision. […]

Jacob Meldgaard says Danish owner is not looking to add to its orderbook right now. […]

Greek owner has been busy disposing of its oldest product tankers this year. […]

Spread of contaminated fuel comes at a critical juncture ahead of landmark regulation shift […]

Four-year-old Greek outfit enters MR arena with Onomichi-built vessels […]

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Latest round of offers submitted from wide range of parties eyeing seven-ship sales buffet […]

Higher day rates are ‘the only missing piece of Tidewater puzzle’, says analyst […]

Landgrebe will seek to develop maritime activities and 'realise growth targets' […]

China’s Bank of Communications Financial Leasing is adding supramaxes to its non-leased bulker fleet through a deal with a German bank […]

As Maritime New Zealand informed, a kayaker who was fishing on a Southland river lost his life when he was dragged by the current out to sea across a gravel bar. Maritime New Zealand analyzes the incident and proposes lessons to be learned. This man did not follow many basic safety precautions. The post Maritime New Zealand: Kayakers should always follow safety precautions appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]

In January 2018, Maritime NZ surveyed people who hold fishing-related certificates, asking their experiences on fatigue and the steps they are taking to minimise it. Most of the 318 respondents were skippers and 82% have been working in the industry for more than 10 years. The post Fatigue in fishing: Facts and figures appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]

SQE MARINE recommends best practices to check compliance with the applicable requirements of the MARPOL Annex VI for the forthcoming CIC which will be held for a period of three months by Paris, Tokyo, Black Sea and Indian MoUs. The post Best practice guide for CIC on MARPOL Annex VI appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]

Catherine Howarth said that its is positive that the biggest fund managers support requirements on companies to address climate risk. However, high-carbon companies are not showing a high level of commitment towards adopting a low-carbon strategy. Moreover, if the financial markets focus more on environmental matters, this could lead to a transformation towards a low-carbon world. The post Watch: How green financing can lead to a low-carbon world appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]

In its latest Safety Flashes for July, IMCA describes a case involving a crew man, who got his finger stuck between the cargo and the lifting chain, during cargo operations. IMCA highlighted an insufficient management of change (MoC) by the company.  The post Injury in cargo operations stresses insufficient management of change appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]

A ship equipment contains many items that could be defined as ‘critical’. Normally, criteria for choosing a critical equipment or operation lie as its potential to carry on to a hazardous situation. When trying to decide which equipment items are ‘critical’, consideration is given to human safety and pollution prevention. The post Emergency Procedures: Critical equipment failure appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]

In its latest Safety Flashes, IMCA presents a case of lost time injury, where an experienced AB suffered serious ankle injuries during offloading operations. A vessel was delivering drill pipe casings to a jack-up rig, when he was hit by the casing bundle being discharged.  The post Lack of risk perception leads to lost time injury appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]

The South Korean shipbuilder selected Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company, as its preferred cloud provider to support its digital transformation. The company's smart shipping systems leverage a wide variety of services to create integrated systems for all vessel-related data collected from land to sea.  The post Samsung Heavy develops autonomous ship systems appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]

After setting a 107-year record in container handling volumes in June, the Port of Long Beach saw a 4.4% decline in container volumes in July compared to the same month a year ago. The port attributed the drop to shipping alliances’ decisions in July to shift vessel deployment and port calls. The post Container volumes drop at Port of Long Beach in July appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]

Italian authorities have seized 20 tonnes of hash worth as much as 200 million euros ($232 million) in the fuel tanks of a Panama-flagged ship that was stopped in international waters and escorted to Sicily. The entire 11-person crew, all from Montenegro, was arrested for international drugs trafficking. The post Ship found with $232 million worth of hash, all crew arrested appeared first on SAFETY4SEA. […]