The Flag States of Panama and Liberia join together to strongly support IMO Circular Letter No.4204/Add.14 for the “Recommended Framework of Protocols Ensuring Safe Ship Crew Changes and Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Liberia and Panama support the careful facilitation of the world’s seafarers conducting safe crew changes. Both Panama and Libera call upon […]
Friday marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied forces’ victory in Europe, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, veterans and leaders around the world set aside time to mark the historic occasion and pay respect to the soldiers, sailors and airmen who defeated Nazi Germany. At the World War II Memorial in Washington, eight veterans joined […]
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew rescued three people and a dog from a capsized fishing vessel off Apalachicola, Florida on Thursday. All on board were safely hoisted from the water and delivered to shore, and no injuries were reported. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 1100 hours Thursday that the […]
The successful ocean recovery and cleanup project of debris from the 2018 incident involving the container ship YM Efficiency has been completed, according to the Australia Marine Safety Authority (AMSA). The incident, which occurred in gale force winds and very rough seas, highlighted the importance of safe and effective container stowage planning. Just after midnight on […]
Work began in Croatia on the first new cruise ship ordered since the shipbuilding and passenger shipping industries were impacted by the global pandemic. Being built at the 3.Maj facilities in Rijeka, the luxury yacht-style cruise ship is being constructed by MKM Yachts, a subsidiary of Scenic Group, an operator of ocean and river cruises and […]
Stena Bulk has completed a successful sea trial voyage using sustainable marine bio fuel oil (BFO) derived from forest residues and waste oil products. The fuel proved to be a technically compliant alternative to the fossil fuel typically used for oceangoing tankers. During a 10-day trial voyage, the 50,000 dwt MR tanker Stena Immortal ran on […]
Baleària Group is working with Bureau Veritas to become the first shipping company to achieve certification that its ships and terminals are implementing safety and cleaning procedures to protect against Covid-19. The operator of passenger and cargo ro-ro ferries between the Spanish mainland and the Balearic Islands expects to be certified in early June, and […]
U.S. Pacific Fleet recently deployed the littoral combat ship USS Montgomery to the worksite of the drillship West Capella in the South China Sea. West Capella is drilling a well for Malaysian oil and gas major Petronas in waters contested by Vietnam and Beijing, and her activity in the area has attracted attention – including […]
ALMACO, a forerunner in providing full turnkey solutions to the maritime industry, is extending its health and sanitation portfolio by partnering with Danish ACT.Global to distribute their sanitization solution Premium Purity™ to the maritime industry. Premium Purity™ is a solution that purifies the air and renders surfaces self-disinfecting in a chemical-free, sustainable, and healthy way. […]
[By Torsten Thiele, Marie-Christine Imbert and Timothy Bouley] Covid-19 is forcing the world to rethink our economies, supply chains and science. Widespread inconsideration of biology and ecology in planning have in part led to the challenging circumstances we are now in. We must think about how we emerge in a new and more sustainable post-crisis […]
On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard cited the operator of a 25-foot sailboat near Stockton for violating COLREGS’ narrow channel rule. According to the USCG, the sailboat crossed in front of the bow of a 550-foot tanker on April 18 while the tanker was transiting a designated narrow channel near Stockton. A photo taken from […]
Sea Machines Robotics announced Thursday that Amsterdam-based survey company Deep BV will retrofit one of its vessels with a Sea Machines SM300 autonomous control system. The Sea Machines system enables remote command of the vessel, including navigation, positioning and the control of on-board auxiliaries and sensors. The vessel will be commanded by personnel in Deep’s Amsterdam office. For […]
