On Tuesday morning, the container ship Maersk Launceston and the Hellenic Navy minesweeper Kallisto collided off Piraeus, resulting in heavy damage to the minesweeper and two injuries amongst her crew. In a statement, the Hellenic Navy said that the casualty occurred at about 0730 hours. At that time, AIS data shows that Maersk Launceston was […]
Four individuals have been charged in a scheme to sell phony US Coast Guard merchant mariner credentials, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The grand jury indictment alleges that the scheme netted over $200,000 in profits from the production and sale of the counterfeit certificates to over 150 mariners. […]
A seaport never sleeps. Cargo shipping is vital for keeping supply chains moving and the country fed and well-supplied during the current pandemic. Port employees have continued working throughout the pandemic. They’ve not shut down like so many industries have. Another industry that has never shut down is human trafficking. In fact, as much of […]
Russian authorities reported that they now believe they have located the remains of three sailors missing after the tanker they were aboard exploded. Ten additionally seafarers, including the captain of the tanker, were rescued. Earlier, Russia’s Marine Rescue Service reported that it had called off the search for the missing sailors. The Moscow Interregional Transport Investigation […]
[Brief] First responders are searching for a longshoreman who fell over the side of a container ship at the Port of Savannah, Georgia in the early hours of Tuesday morning. At about 0300 hours Tuesday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Charleston received an alert from the Georgia Ports Authority, which reported that a 70-year-old man […]
A fast-moving typhoon crossed the Philippines and headed west towards Vietnam on October 26, leaving widespread destruction and stranding numerous ships with their passengers and cargoes. At least a dozen fishermen are reported missing, and the Philippine Coast Guard went to the rescue of multiple vessels as the storm with wind gusts up to 100 […]
On Monday, the Trump administration announced new sanctions on Iran’s state-owned oil and shipping companies, doubling down on its existing measures in the final days before the U.S. presidential election. Since 2018, the U.S. has prohibited any transaction with Iran’s oil, shipping and ports industries, regardless of the nationality of the counterparty. The sanctions measures […]
Today ABS Nautical Systems® (ABS NS) launched NS eLogs, a powerful digital solution that replaces traditional paper logbooks and brings a new dimension to compliance management through a browser-based experience. The launch follows the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) non-mandatory adoption of electronic record books on 1 October 2020, welcoming digital entries on board. A seamless […]
U.S. based Harvey Gulf Subsea Solutions has appointed two new members to its Subsea Solutions Team, Brad Brister and Mark Scott. Brad is a PMP® certified Project Manager with over 19 years of subsea IMR experience. He has extensive expertise in managing both onshore and offshore cross-functional teams, delivering large and small offshore projects for […]
Research is getting underway to develop Singapore’s first floating energy storage system (ESS). Designed to incorporate new technologies in batteries and other areas, the project is part of an ongoing partnership between Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) to develop innovative energy solutions in the marine sector. The technologies […]
Jotun has today announced the launch of a range of premium antifouling coatings to succeed its market leading SeaQuantum S-line offering tailor-made fouling protection. The silyl methacrylate-based SeaQuantum III series, with products tailored for customer specific vessel operational profiles, sets a new industry standard, keeping biofouling under control to deliver an average speed loss performance […]
A month after a fire caused an emergency shutdown of operations at Equinor’s Hammerfest LNG plant, the company now says the plan could be offline for up to one year. Equinor, as well as Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority and the police are conducting independent investigations into the fire while the company is also completing surveys […]
