[Brief] On September 7, a major explosion tore open the port side of the product tanker Trung Thao 36-BLC at the port of Dung Quat, just north of Quang Ngai. Divers have located the body of one crewmember. According to Vietnamese authorities, the Trung Thao 36-BLC was anchored at Quang Ngai on Monday with 12 […]
Firefighting efforts by the combined teams from India and Sri Lanka, along with the support of the salvage team, appear to be gaining the upper hand on the fire aboard the VLCC New Diamond drifting in the ocean near Sri Lanka. The relentless pumping of water on the vessel to control the fire however appears to […]
Federal charges against the master of the duck boat that sank on Table Rock Lake, Missouri in 2018 may have to be dropped, a federal district court recommended Friday. Capt. Kenneth Scott McKee, an 18-year veteran of the Ride the Ducks tour boat operation in Branson, Missouri, faces charges of negligent operation of a vessel […]
On 4th September, Damen Shipyards Group delivered a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710 to Rederij Groen. This, the first delivery of the new FCS vessel in the Netherlands, took place in Scheveningen. The vessel has been named Green Waves. It has been less than 6 th months from contract signing to vessel handover. The speed […]
Demand for faster and cheaper connectivity at sea is set to increase as sailing is recognised as a safer place to work, travel and holiday during the Covid-19 pandemic says satcom specialist IEC Telecom, which is experiencing an increase in enquiries from vessel operators in the maritime leisure sector. With ‘lockdowns’ and restrictions easing in […]
Analysts with TankerTrackers.com have tentatively identified a new round of Iranian gasoline shipments to Venezuela. According to the firm, the product tankers Forest, Faxon and Fortune appear to have taken on about 825,000 barrels of gasoline at Port Shahid Rajaee, then turned off their AIS transponders. None have broadcast an AIS position since the end […]
Costa Cruises became the first of Carnival Corporation’s cruise line to resume operations as its first cruise departed Trieste, Italy on September 6. After being idle for more than six months, the cruise line is taking a cautious approach to resuming operations and restoring traveler’s confidence in cruising. Costa Cruises took extensive steps to prepare for […]
The maritime industry’s first movers stand steadfast to take the steps needed to develop, test and scale the technologies required to decarbonize international shipping according to the Getting to Zero Coalition, an industry-led forum. While they believe that momentum is building around shipping’s decarbonization efforts, research presented during the group’s recent working session highlighted that […]
Water supply issues have plagued the Panama Canal for years. When rainfall is limited and nearby lakes begin to get low, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has to implement draft restrictions in order to keep the canal running, limiting the amount of cargo vessels may carry across the canal. Now, just four years after the […]
Despite significant business pressures related to the impact of COVID-19 on global trade, shipping giant CMA CGM group reported strong results for the second quarter. In addition, while being cautious management also signaled that the business was improving and expects the recovery in the shipping business will continue into the second half of 2020. Discussing […]
The suspected poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny may cause problems for Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the nearly-complete subsea line intended to carry Russian gas to Germany. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that they believe Germany’s stance on the pipeline may be contingent upon how Russia […]
The pace of new cruise ship construction is picking up after several months of delays related to the impact of COVID-19 on shipyard operations. Recently, several new ships have been floated out of their dry docks as the shipyards work to catch up on the fitting out of the delayed ships. Among the cruise ships floated […]
