Following an audit of several months by Bureau Veritas, a world leader in certification, Bolloré Logistics has been awarded global certification for all the sites in its network. The single integrated certification comprises all the standards relating to workplace safety (ISO 45001:2018), quality management (ISO 9001:2015) and the environment (ISO 14001:2015). Aimed at the harmonisation […]
Freight forwarde PML continues to buck the national trend for downsizing and is upweighting its senior management team with the promotion of Ryan Parr to the position of operations director. Parr joined the business in 2013 at the age of 18 and during his seven-year tenure he has worked across many areas of the company […]
On Sunday, the Indian Coast Guard rescued 12 crewmembers from a sinking dhow in the Arabian Sea, about 10 nm off the coast of Gujarat. At about 2100 hours on Saturday night, the Indian Coast Guard’s station at Okha, Gujarat received word of a distress situation aboard the dhow Krishna Sudama. The vessel was under […]
Going to school to maintain seafarer credentials for licensing requirements has changed. Used to be that sailors actually returned to port after their hitch was up and attended school while on vacation or rotation. In school, they sat in a classroom with other shipmates and had a smoke and a beer after school (something planned […]
In a 26-page report published Tuesday, oil major Royal Dutch Shell suggested that shipping has a hydrogen-powered future as the sector moves to decarbonize its operations. “We believe liquid hydrogen to be advantaged over other potential zero-emissions fuels for shipping, therefore giving a higher likelihood of success,” Shell said. “[It is] attracting interest as a […]
Work is underway on a unique project converting a traditional containership to be able to use liquefied natural gas as its fuel. Contracted in March 2019, conversion of the 15,000 TEU Hapag-Lloyd container ship Sajir will be the first mega-container vessel to be converted to dual-fuel operation. “With this unique pilot project, we hope to […]
On Tuesday, privately-held oil barge transport company Bouchard Transportation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The family-owned firm plans to fund its normal operations with debtor-in-possession financing while it moves forward with operational restructuring, and it hopes to “emerge as a stronger enterprise positioned for long-term success.” With debtor-in-possession financing in place, Bouchard says that it […]
A new loss prevention report from The Swedish Club is again calling attention to the reasons behind the loss and damage of containers at sea. Despite the container industry being well regulated and highly regarded, the mutual marine insurance company notes that containers are still lost overboard. It is seeking to provide statistics and insights […]
A containership that arrived in the Port of New York and New Jersey and docked at a terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey is reportedly leaking oil into the harbor. A response team is managing the situation. According to the US Coast Guard, it was contacted by the National Response Center after an oil sheen was […]
The cruise industry’s latest coronavirus scare turned out to be just that – a scare. Late today, TUI Cruises issued a statement announcing that the Greek authorities confirmed that there are no cases of the virus aboard the cruise ship and that the cruise can proceed as planned. TUI Cruises was quick to highlight the […]
A crewmember from the container ship MSC Ravenna has been arrested in Los Angeles and charged with one count of “performing an act of violence against a person onboard a ship that is likely to endanger the safe navigation of the ship,” a federal offense. Philippine national Michael Dequito Monegro, 41, allegedly used two knives […]
A unique new program is looking at extending the concept of shore power to vessels moored or anchored at sea, providing the same environmental benefits as those achieved in ports. The proto-type buoy under development will act as both a safe mooring point and as a power source for vessels substituting fossil-based fuels with green […]
