An international study led by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore has found that the global mean sea-level rise could exceed one meter by 2100 and five meters by 2300 if global targets on emissions are not achieved. The study used projections by more than 100 international experts for the global mean sea-level changes under […]
In two recent articles, Sea Piracy in 2025: Piracy 2.0? and Countering Gulf of Guinea Piracy Towards 2025 I tried to map out the possible evolution of piracy within Gulf of Guinea until 2025. Then I analyzed the different possible actions to reduce this threat. This analysis cannot be complete without integrating the main actor, […]
As the UK government announces plans for coming out of COVID-19 lockdwon, the UK Chamber of Shipping has urged it to exempt seafarers and maritime workers from any quarantine restrictions and to provide industry with urgent clarification on the rules around the 14-day quarantine. Speaking on May 10, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans for […]
The crew of the SpaceX Fleet ship Go Searcher performed a good Samaritan rescue on Friday while practicing recovery of the Crew Dragon astronaut capsule. The 54-year-old man was rescued by the Good Samaritan vessel near Port Canaveral. He had been pulled away by the current from a 27-foot center console boat while trying to […]
The world’s first Advanced Variable Drive (AVDTM) tugboat with its unique application of hydro-mechanical hybrid propulsion in the marine segment, Bogacay XXXVIII, continues to provide towage services across a broad range of customers in Izmit Bay. Since her introduction into the Sanmar operated fleet on February 25, 2020, following her auspicious commissioning ceremony in January […]
Israel’s State Comptroller has released its investigative report into the import of live animals, indicating that in many cases the Ministry of Agriculture did not sanction importers or shipowners that did not meet the conditions required for livestock imports. Consequently, the industry has had cases of poor animal welfare and disease outbreaks amongst people and […]
On the eve of the 75th anniversary of victory in Europe, the trailing suction hopper dredger UKD Marlin encountered what may have been a timely memento of the Second World War. The crew of the ABP-operated dredger believes that they witnessed an undiscovered war-era bomb explode. The UKD Marlin was conducting routine maintenance dredging on […]
The Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN) has compiled the results of the investigations of seven accidents which have occurred since 2010, where single-handed fishermen have perished after falling overboard during pot fishing. Pot fishing stands out as the type of fishing that carries the greatest risk of falling overboard, says AIBN, and it is when […]
The two halves of Australia’s first Arafura Class OPV have been brought together to form a complete hull by builders Luerssen Australia and ASC. It was the largest industrial maneuver that has ever been conducted at Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia. The two blocks, weighing 1,000 tonnes in total, were maneuvered into place millimeters […]
Sinopec, China’s leading energy and chemical company, has put China’s largest petrochemical port into operation with the successful docking and unloading of the VLCC New Renown from the Middle East. The tanker called at the new 300,000-ton crude oil terminal at Sinopec Zhongke Refinery Port. About a kilometer from Sinopec’s refinery plant, the petrochemical port […]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a Marine Accident Brief about an accident involving the towing vessel Mary Lucy Lane which was pushing a tow of 12 barges. It was locking southbound at the Markland Locks & Dam on the Ohio River when it struck the lock’s wall, then its guard wall, causing […]
Three cruise ships will be laid up at the Port of Oakland in the U.S. while the U.S. embargoes cruise operations. According to the Port, two Norwegian Cruise Line vessels will tie up at Oakland’s Outer Harbor Terminal, which is currently not in use for the Port’s container shipping business. Another will dock at Howard […]
