Coast Guard News
May 13, 2020
The ongoing global crewing crisis took the lives of two more cruise ship workers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said.
The deceased are young female seafarer on board Princess Cruises-operated Regal Princess and a young crewmember of the Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas. ... [Read More]
May 13, 2020
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May 13, 2020
Being able to conduct port operations remotely has surfaced as one of the key issues for terminal operators in the wake of changing business environments and challenges to business operations posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey conducted by Navis, a Cargotec company, shows.
Navis said that it had surveyed over 165 respondents across the globe and explored the impact terminals are seeing during COVID-19, the top concerns they are facing and how technology is playing a role in the shift to remote operations. ... [Read More]
May 13, 2020
Shipping company Thun Tankers, part of Swedish Erik Thun Group, has placed an order for another ‘Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground’ (NAABSA) product tanker that will be able to call tidally restricted niche ports. ... [Read More]
May 13, 2020
Copenhagen-based shipping major A.P. Moller-Maersk has emerged strongly from the first quarter of 2020, having reported an underlying profit of $197 million from continuing operations.
The results are being reported despite a strong impact of the COVID-19 which started to be felt in February amid extended lockdown in China, moving into March as the outbreak started spreading globally.... [Read More]
May 13, 2020
Corvus Energy has won a contract from BMA Technology in Turkey to supply its lithium-ion battery-based energy storage system for a new Nordlaks fish carrier.... [Read More]
May 12, 2020
The UK Chamber of Shipping — the voice of the country’s shipping industry — has urged the UK government to exempt seafarers and maritime workers from any quarantine restrictions planned to be imposed.
The trade association has also called on the government to provide the industry with urgent clarification on the rules around the fourteen-day quarantine. ... [Read More]
May 12, 2020
Estonian ferry company AS Tallink Grupp has secured clearance from the government on the terms of a loan worth up to € 100 million ($108 million).
The 3-year government loan is expected to help mitigate the economic pressures the company has been experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 impact on the ferry industry, especially on the passenger transport segment.
The loan can be issued in EUR 10-40 million tranches and must be secured with the assets of the company’s consolidation group and will be issued by SA KredEx.... [Read More]
May 12, 2020
On Monday morning an automated driverless truck for containers delivered containers to load a containership and collected unloaded containers from the vessel at the Port of Xiamen, passing a trial run as part of a project aimed at developing 5G smart ports!
The project is being developed by terminal operator COSCO Shipping Ports, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle and China Mobile (Shanghai) Information Communication.... [Read More]
May 12, 2020
German terminal operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) reported decreases in both revenue and earnings in the first three months of this year due to the challenging market environment. ... [Read More]
May 12, 2020
Nasdaq-listed tanker owner TOP Ships has acquired three Medium Range (MR) tankers that are being built at the Hyundai Mipo shipyard in South Korea.
The ships were bought in an $18 million acquisition from a company affiliated with the company’s Chief Executive Officer Evangelos J. Pistiolis.
The ultra-high specification scrubber-fitted 50,000 dwt eco MR product/chemical tankers are scheduled to be delivered in the first quarter of 2021.
The consideration will be paid in installments through the vessels’ delivery dates. ... [Read More]
May 12, 2020
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has recently managed and completed the delivery of regasification modules for China’s first newbuild LNG FSRU. ... [Read More]
May 12, 2020
Finland-based company Valmet has signed a contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Shimonoseki Shipyard to deliver hybrid scrubber systems and water treatment units to two ferries.
Specifically, the delivery includes Valmet marine scrubber hybrid systems which can be operated both in closed and open loop mode. ... [Read More]
May 12, 2020
Panama Canal has secured a steady draft for the upcoming period ensuring an operational level of water and transit reliability in the second half of 2020, the canal authority said in the latest update.
The announcement is being made as the canal resorted to water-saving measures earlier this year after experiencing the fifth driest year at the canal in 70 years.
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May 12, 2020
Odfjell Terminals (China) Pte. Ltd. (OTC) has completed the sale of its 50 per cent interest in a chemicals storage terminal in the Port of Dalian to VTTI Terminals, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based VTTI group. ... [Read More]
May 12, 2020
The development of the world’s first autonomous and electric container vessel Yara Birkeland has been paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the changed global outlook, Norwegian company Yara informed.
The hull of the Yara Birkeland vessel was launched to sea at Vard Braila in Romania in February 2020 and is expected to arrive at Vard Brevik in Norway in May where she will be fitted with various control- and navigation systems and undergo testing before delivery to Yara. ... [Read More]
May 11, 2020
United Wind Logistics (UWL) has taken delivery of the deck carrier, MV BoldWind, which will shortly start her long-term charter with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.... [Read More]
May 11, 2020
The collapse of the oil market has seen prices of marine fuels compliant with the IMO 2020 sulphur regulation dwindle providing some ease for shipowners in the unprecedented economic crash.
“From a shipowner’s or charterer’s perspective, the lower bunker prices provide a glimmer of hope in bleak times. Perhaps less hopeful are the bunker suppliers, who must now supply bunker fuels at a fraction of the price seen four months ago,” says BIMCO’s Chief Shipping Analyst, Peter Sand. ... [Read More]
May 11, 2020
Many of European ports are already feeling a greater impact of reduced cargo vessel calls than other regions of the world, a new report finds. ... [Read More]
May 11, 2020
The Norwegian headquartered firm Jotun has developed a solution that can offer shipowners “always clean hulls”, even in the most challenging operations and environments, the company claims.
The unique approach named Jotun Hull Skating Solutions combines remotely operated robotic technology, a special antifouling coating and a range of customized services.
As explained, the most innovative aspect of the solution is the HullSkater, a remotely operated robot that stays with the vessel at all times.... [Read More]