The UK ferry company Red Funnel has been hit by a cyberattack, chief executive Fran Collins confirmed Thursday. Online booking for the ferry’s Isle of Wight service is down until further notice, and ticket purchasing is available only at walk-up service desks. The incident appears to be a “malicious attack designed to strain our operation […]
The shipping industry’s role with migrants and asylum seekers was recently brought to the forefront with the incident on the Maersk Etienne where 27 people were spent 40 days aboard the tanker before the ere permitted to land. The British government, however, if it follows up on its latest idea has a new plan to […]
Thai alternative power company Energy Absolute is launching a fleet of new battery-electric passenger ferries on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river, part of a plan to cut the city’s air pollution and improve its image for visitors. “If we can prove that it works, I think there is a huge market, not only in Thailand but […]
Singapore is the latest country seeking to restart its cruise and tourism industries. The government is reportedly looking to several initiatives to aid the travel sector, including recently dropping travel restrictions for tourists from New Zealand and Brunei plus adding Vietnam and most of Australia to the list of permitted travelers. The Singapore Tourism Board […]
Due to a breakdown in talks between oil and gas workers’ union Lederne and the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, about 40 workers at Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup offshore field have downed tools, the firm said Thursday. According to Equinor, production continues as normal for now, and the oil major assesses that the newly-developed field can […]
Early September 2020 saw the delivery of Odin of Scapa and Thor of Scapa, a pair of Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3200-SX terminal support/escort tugs, to Orkney Island Council Marine Services. Following a rigorous tender process, Sanmar Shipyards was chosen as the builder. The unique and historical names were chosen by a widely supported, […]
The technology group Wärtsilä’s experience and track-record in delivering efficient and sustainable solutions for fishing sector vessels has again been recognised with another important order. The Danish shipbuilder Karstensens Shipyard has awarded Wärtsilä the contract to deliver the main propulsion machinery for an 89 metres long pelagic purser/trawler being built for Faroe Islands based Christian […]
A live video message was sent by the Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to celebrate the delivery at Monfalcone shipyard of Enchanted Princess to Princess Cruises, a Carnival Corporation & plc brand. She is the 100th cruise ship delivered by Fincantieri in the last thirty years. The ceremony was virtually attended, from the United […]
For the second time this year, a U.S. Navy vessel has set a new record for the most time continuously under way. Due to COVID-19 precautionary measures, the destroyer USS Stout hit the 208-day mark while under way in the 5th Fleet area of operations, beating the 207-day record held by the carrier USS Dwight D. […]
C-MAP®, a leader in digital marine cartography for commercial vessels, announces a new service, along with a number of improvements and features to its existing, next generation back-of-bridge voyage planning station. C-MAP IMS™ integrates with C-MAP’s range of fleet management tools, simplifying on-board navigation and delivering unparalleled insight to operations managers. Customers can enable only […]
Construction is underway on a new generation of environmentally friendly ro-ro vessels. Designed to operate in Northern Europe where the strict emissions regulations are in place, the new vessels incorporated a broad range of technologies to ensure green operations. Being built for Finnlines in the Chinese Nanjing Jinling shipyard, the three environmentally friendly hybrid ro-ro […]
A great deal has changed since March, when the International Chamber of Shipping first issued guidance for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of COVID-19. The entire world has been affected, seeing 32 million cases and around one million deaths globally*. Whilst deaths, and indeed infection rates on ships stand at almost […]
