Container ship UNI FLORIDA was involved in yet another incident of containers toppling off the stern of the vessel as it was on its voyage from Saudi Arabia, arriving at Jebel Ali on the 27th of July, 2020. Images and videos shot by local observers ...

Three rail-mounted quay cranes used for loading and unloading containers at the terminal run by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) collapsed in high-velocity winds that lashed Mumbai on Wednesday evening. There were no casualties. No ships were at ...

Italian Shipbuilding firm Fincantieri and oilfield services firm Saipem have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the development of deep-seabed mining (DSM). As part of the MoU, the two Italian firms will partner on the ...

A massive fiery  explosision near a waterfront, industrial section of Beirut, Lebanon killed over 70 people and wounded around 4,000 earlier today.  A video (below) of the blast, which was broadcast around the world, showed a large fire with smaller ...

Allseas’ involvement in the complex Tyra redevelopment project for Total is off to the perfect start with the successful single lift removal of the field’s heaviest topsides. Pioneering Spirit made light work of the 14,000 tonne Tyra East Alpha ...

It has not been a good start to reopening for cruise liners, with some of the first cruises to resume after coronavirus-related shutdowns immediately recording fresh COVID-19 outbreaks. Several cruises that resumed in parts of Europe and the ...

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax Drybulk segment, today reported that it has successfully resolved a security incident on board the vessel M/V Jaeger involving an armed security ...

Maintenance-related issues led to the January 2018 engine room fire on board the container vessel MOL Prestige in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia (BC), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined in its investigation report. On 31 ...

The spike in shipping along the remote Russian Arctic shipping route comes as sea ice melting over the last weeks has reached unprecedented levels. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, ice levels on the 15th of July stood at 7.51 ...

The large 203,130 dwt bulk carrier Wakashio has run hard aground in an environmentally sensitive area off the east coast of Mauritius, on Saturday evening. The 300-meter, Panamanian-flagged vessel was sailing under ballast without cargo through a ...

Reporting indicates that the Mexican flagged Offshore Supply Vessel the MV NATALIE was boarded whilst conducting operations in the vicinity of the ODIN Offshore platform 12nm NE of Coatzacoalcos. It is understood that the vessel was boarded early ...

The removal operation of the car carrier Golden Ray has been paused amid the outbreak of the COVID-19 among the team on-site, which has resulted in the quarantine of around 50 personnel. St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command said on Friday, ...

On 30 October 2017, the UK registered container ship Ever Smart suffered a container stow collapse while on passage between Taipei, Taiwan and Los Angeles, USA. The master had changed the ship’s passage plan to avoid severe weather caused by a ...

The beloved British cruise line, known for its affordable, friendly and fuss-free sailings, has ceased trading with immediate effect, after the news was announced last night (20 July). Offices in Essex, Australia, France, the US and TransOcean ...

Today I mentioned that according to the popular Crew-Center site, TUI Cruises canceled the restarting of the cruise ship Mein Schiff 1. This cruise ship was scheduled to resume cruises on July 31st, according to German media. The cruise blog Schiffe ...

As China is expected to launch its next-generation aircraft carrier within a year and construction on a sister ship for the new giant vessel has been hastened, two sources close to the projects said. The Type 002 aircraft carrier – the country’s ...

Near miss between a ro-ro ferry and a submerged submarine in the North Channel between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Cairnryan, Scotland. Our accident investigation report into the near miss between the ferry Stena Superfast VII and a submerged ...

Analysis confirms that the targeted vessel was the product tanker MT CURACAO TRADER IMO 9340908. Analysis indicates that the vessel departed Lomé port sailing South before her speed dropped to 3kts at the indicated time of attack. The vessel is ...

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is investigating an incident in Algoa Bay where 23 containers were lost overboard a vessel. The containers were confirmed to have been missing from vessel “MSC Palak” while it was anchored on ...

Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), the largest commercial shipbuilder in India, yesterday signed contracts for construction and supply of two Autonomous Electric Ferry for ASKO Maritime AS, Norway with an option to build two more identical ...

The technology group Wärtsilä was contracted to deliver a complete bridge systems installation for five ice breaking LNG-fueled tankers to be constructed for the Arctic LNG-2 project. The navigational systems are delivered by Wärtsilä Voyage, the ...

Time is running out to prevent a disastrous oil spill from a deteriorating tanker loaded with 1.1m barrels of crude that is moored off the coast of Yemen, the UN’s environment chief has said. Inger Andersen told the UN security council that a spill ...

The newly published Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Safety and Shipping Review points to a 20% fall in shipping losses year on year but highlights the risk challenges associated with ‘rising geopolitical tensions, emissions rules and ...

Ruling may persuade shipping companies that scrapping vessels in the dangerous, unregulated yards of south Asia is a false economy A widow whose husband fell eight storeys to his death while breaking up a supertanker in Bangladesh can pursue a ...

Singapore maintained its position as the most important shipping hub in the Asia-Pacific region, ranking first for seven consecutive years, a new index shows. The 2020 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index has been ...

Norwegian transportation company The Fjords has taken delivery of its second all-electric passenger ship, Legacy of The Fjords. The newbuild, which was originally scheduled for delivery in July 2019, will join its sister ships, Vision of The Fjords ...

Maersk, owner and operator of the world’s largest container shipping fleet, has sold a 9, 640 TEU containership Sine Maersk for demolition in Turkey. The 22-year-old containership has a market value of $ 11.69 million, according to the data from ...

Seven crew members have tested positive for Covid-19 on board a tanker that arrived in Algeciras, Spain from Nigeria. Based on the available information, nine crew members took rapid Covid-19 tests which turned out to be positive for seven ...

A consortium comprising C-Job Naval Architects, LISA, SeaZip Offshore Service, Sea Machines, MARIN, and eL-Tec elektrotechnologie has unveiled a concept design for an Autonomous Guard Vessel (AGV), to be used for surveillance of offshore wind ...

Höegh Xiamen is a car carrier owned by Ocean Yield ASA (Ocean Yield) and employed on a bareboat contract to Höegh Autoliners The vessel has been declared a constructive total loss following a fire that broke out onboard the vessel in early June in ...

The UK Ship Register (UKSR), part of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency, has announced it is to open its first overseas sales hub as part of ambitious growth plans for the UK Flag. The new venture, which will see the launch of a sales office in ...

Carnival will pay a hefty 7.5% on top of interbank rates to borrow $2.8bn (£2.3bn) to shore up the embattled cruise operator's finances as the Covid-19 crisis casts doubts on its future. The senior secured term loans consist of $1.86bn and €800m ...

Fifteen crew members on board a Maltese-flagged oil tanker have tested positive to COVID-19, and two crew members have been hospitalized, but they are not in a critical condition. The information was confirmed to Offshore Energy-Green Marine by a ...

Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, and SEA-CARGO, leading logistics provider in the North Sea market, today announced an agreement to install two of Norsepower’s largest Rotor Sails on board the SC ...

A new generation of boutique cruise ships is set to emerge, with the luxury of a superyacht, the construction techniques and passenger experience of a cruise ship, and a close focus on the environment. These cost optimised vessels will serve the ...

More than 40% of vessels were suffering from over 10% hard fouling coverage on the hull even before the idling of fleets due to COVID-19, analysis of hull fouling collection data in a new research commissioned by Swedish biotechnology company I-Tech ...

A consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders is launching a new project, called Fastwater, to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofitting and building new vessels to operate on methanol as a pathway to fossil-free ...

HONOLULU, HI — June 23, 2020 Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel, S/V KWAI, docked at the port of Honolulu today, after a 48-day expedition, successfully removing 103 tons (206,000 lbs.) of fishing nets and consumer plastics ...

More than 20 40-foot containers fell overboard of a Young Brothers barge early Monday into waters off Hilo. The cargo fell from from the barge Ho Omaka Hou as the tug Hoku Loa was transiting to Hilo Harbor on Monday, according to the U.S. Guard ...

• The single-lift removal of 17,000-t topsides took less than 4 hours • First offshore lift to utilise specially developed “horseshoes”  Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed its first decommissioning job of this summer, the ...

As you read this, over 60,000 cargo ships are on the high seas, laden with iPhones from China, dresses from Bangladesh, beef from Argentina, oil from the Gulf and much, much more. The industry likes to say that it is responsible for “90% of ...

Five cruise ships in Essex and Bristol have been detained over "concerns" for the welfare of their crews. Some of the crews had been on board for more than 12 months, payment of wages was late and "a number of expired and invalid Seafarers ...

Carnival Corporation & plc., the world’s largest cruise company, suffered a multibillion-dollar loss in the quarter ended May 31, 2020, due to the suspension of cruise operations related to COVID-19. U.S. GAAP net loss stood at $4.4 billion for the ...

Maersk will begin implementation of an innovation called Snap Back Arrestor (SBA) ropes on the mooring lines used to hold vessels in place while docked in port for loading and unloading. Mooring is one of the most dangerous aspects of port and ...

Italian classification society RINA has carried out what it claims to be the world’s first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys with the use of remote technologies on the bulk carrier Cielo di Gaspesie, owned by the d’Amico Group. On ...

The US Navy has taken delivery of the USS Zumwalt, its first full-electric power and propulsion ship. GE’s Power Conversion business (NYSE:GE) was the designer and provider for the high-voltage system (HV), propulsion drive trains consisting of ...

Salvors working the STELLAR BANNER wreck off the coast of the Brazil have scuttled the vessel more than three months after the it ran aground fully loaded with iron ore. The 300,000 DWT Very Large Ore Carrier was scuttle Friday approximately 150km ...

ESL Shipping, the leading carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic region, today announced that its vessel m/s Viikki was fueled in Raahe, Finland with 100% renewable liquefied biogas (LBG) to transport iron ore for the Swedish steel company SSAB. ...

Stena Bulk is presenting a prototype of the next-generation product and chemical tanker, the IMOFlexMAX , which will be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 25% compared to modern product tankers. The vessel, designed by Stena Bulk ...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, in collaboration with Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd., has successfully applied for grant aid under the "Joint Technological Development Programme for the ...

A total of eleven incidents — of which one was a piracy incident and ten armed robbery incidents — were reported in Asia in May 2020. Two of the incidents occurred on board ships while at berth, six on board ships while at anchor and three of them ...

Shipshave ITCH is a semi-autonomous hull cleaning robot that is tethered to a winch on the foredeck of a vessel and submerged under water. There the robot harvests propulsion energy and cleans the hull in a defined pattern using soft brushes. A ...

A ground-breaking Global Industry Alliance (GIA) has been launched to tackle two of the most pressing environmental issues of our time – invasive species and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The GIA brings together stakeholders in the private sector ...

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the transportation of major and minor bulk commodities globally, announced the successful full crew change of the Genco Liberty, a 180,032 DWT Capesize ...

The Coronavirus pandemic is leaving the maritime and offshore energy sectors vulnerable to cyber-attack, with Naval Dome citing a massive 400% increase in attempted hacks since February 2020. While an increase in malware, ransomware and phishing ...

The current officer shortfall to crew the global merchant fleet is forecast to widen amid reduced attractiveness of a career at sea, according to the latest report from the global shipping consultancy Drewry. The consultancy estimates that there is ...

On 31 May 2020 at 06:00 Moscow time Christophe de Margerie, an icebreaking LNG carrier owned and operated by SCF Group, successfully completed her passage across the Northern Sea Route (NSR), bound for China with a cargo of LNG for the Yamal LNG ...

Qatar Petroleum entered into three agreements Monday (Jun 01) to reserve LNG ship construction capacity in the Republic of Korea to be utilized for Qatar Petroleum’s future LNG carrier fleet requirements, including those for the ongoing expansion ...

Another important CLEANBU milestone - the MV Barracuda makes the first switch from dry cargo to jet fuel Our CLEANBU vessel, MV Barracuda, successfully completed this week the first voyage carrying a part cargo of jet fuel to Korea after ...

The vessel has been undergoing final outfitting in Bremerhaven will soon enter dry dock in Rotterdam, shipbuilder Meyer Werft said. The passage from Bremerhaven to the Netherlands will also be used for technical and nautical test runs in the North ...

The International Chamber of Shipping is warning of reports of seafarers being denied medical evacuation or access to ports despite serious medical conditions, describing the practice unacceptable. “We’re receiving alarming reports of seafarers who ...

To ensure that hull cleaning can be carried out in a safe and environmentally sustainable way in the future, a global standard is essential, BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, believes.Biofouling, which is the accumulation of various ...

Norsepower Oy Ltd., the leading global provider of auxiliary renewable wind propulsion systems, and Scandlines, a market leader in green ferry operation, today announced the successful installation of Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution. This was ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Saturday’s 4-alarm fire on San Francisco’s Pier 45 threatened neighboring structures, including the World War II Liberty Ship the U.S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien. Matt Lasher, the executive director of the National Liberty Ship Memorial ...

Non-conformity incidents with the IMO and ILO regulations on board ships have dropped by 25% over the past year, according to the latest survey conducted by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). The information was collected via the users of ...

Qingdao Shipyard has launched the construction of China’s 1st autonomous containership, named Zhi Fei. The construction was launched with a steel cutting ceremony held on May 15, according to the reports from Chinese media. The 300 TEU feeder will ...

Seven companies—Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd., Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Exeno Yamamizu Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., Tokyo Electric Power Company, and Mitsubishi Corporation—Thursday (May 24) ...

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has placed an order for the construction of two 307,000 dwt very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with compatriot Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC). China Merchants claims to be the world’s largest VLCC and VLOC ...

A Stolt-Nielsen chemical tanker sustained minor damages over the weekend after armed guards aboard Stolt Apal and pirates engaged in a brief gun battle while the vessel was underway in the Gulf of Aden. Confirming the incident to Offshore Energy, ...

A Spanish-flagged LPG tanker is anchored in Manilla Bay, the Philippines without a rudder and a crew of 15 seafarers running low on supplies, electricity, and wi-fi, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) informed. The ITF said that ...

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 ...

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 ...

HMM said Sunday its containership HMM Algeciras departed for Europe from Yantian, China, on Friday with a full load of containers.The world’s largest container vessel entered Busan’s new port in April 28 and departed two days later with 7,156 TEUs, ...

International cruise line operators have included the Philippines in their Southeast Asian itineraries but this time, not to bring tourists but to send home Filipino crews brought on by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The ...

Zero emission power and propulsion system for ships being prepared for installation. In another major step towards commercializing its Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy (Aquarius MRE®) solution, Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced today that it had ...

Brazilian miner Vale has decided to phase out the 25 very large ore carriers that were converted from very large crude carriers following numerous technical flaws on the ships. The ships would be phased out through early termination or amendments ...

The mv Trinitas has completed a first delivery of big bags with krillmeal in the port of Montevideo Transhipment in the Antarctic SeaLoading of the Trinitas was performed side by side with an old acquaintance of Wagenborg: the ex MV Vlieborg, a ...

Debi Chalik listened in horror as Vice President Mike Pence announced at a news conference that 21 passengers aboard the Grand Princess had tested positive for coronavirus. It was Friday, March 6, and her parents were on the cruise. She knew that ...

China's second amphibious assault ship, a Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) known as Type 075, was launched in Shanghai on 22 March by Hudong Zhonghua shipyard. The vessel is intended for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN or Chinese ...

German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has obtained 9 percent in energy savings in the form of fuel by preventing fouling on the hulls of its ships. The company is using digital tools to detect water resistance increases on its ships caused ...

Oil tankers carrying enough crude to satisfy 20% of the world’s daily consumption are gathered off California’s coast with nowhere to go as fuel demand collapses. Almost three dozen ships -- scattered in waters from Long Beach to the San Francisco ...

HMM held a naming ceremony for a 24,000 TEU-class containership ‘HMM Algeciras’, the world’s largest containership, at the DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering)’s Okpo shipyard in Geoje, Korea. About 160 distinguished persons attended the ...

Leading the way in multi-hull applications, BMT has released details of its next generation ‘Pentamaran’ platform for autonomous applications. Offering a myriad of applications for defence and commercial innovators, these innovative vessels may be ...

Anthony Veder and Bureau Veritas have successfully completed a pilot for “live remote class surveys” using a wearable device and augmented reality technology. The success of this pilot opens up the way for fully remote class surveys and Anthony ...

Stranded cruise ships have become a symbol of the COVID-19 pandemic. Passengers and crew are desperate to get off but the ports to which they’ve headed don’t want them. It is no exaggeration to suggest this crisis could spell the end of the line ...

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In 2017, Raytheon Anschütz was contracted to deliver an integrated navigation system (INS) for a most advanced polar research vessel in the UK. Meanwhile, Raytheon Anschütz has delivered a state-of-the-art Synapsis INS and its long-term Norwegian ...

David Reece and his wife Carolyn should be sipping cocktails somewhere in the Indian Ocean at the moment. But their latest cruise line holiday has been cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. And they are missing it - as confirmed devotees ...

ABB signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hydrogène de France to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels The MOU between ABB and hydrogen technologies specialist Hydrogène de France (HDF) ...

The Public Investment Fund from Saudi Arabia has taken 8.2 percent stake in the world’s largest cruise shipping company Carnival Corporation. The fund bought 43,508,895 of the class securities offered as part of Carnival’s debt and equity offerings ...

Container ship MILANO BRIDGE in the afternoon Apr 6 contacted gantry crane 85 at Busan New Port container terminal while proceeding to berth 7 with pilot on board, then she contacted berthed container ship SEASPAN GANGES, and moving on momentum ...

A Germany-flagged liquefied gas carrier grounded off Indonesia in 2018 due to the not fully developed electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS), a report by Germany’s Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) shows. On ...

In times when the cruise industry is struggling to survive the coronavirus pandemic, a total of 114 cruise ships, carrying 93,000 crew members, are currently in or near US ports and waters. According to the US Coast Guard, 73 cruise vessels, with ...

Cruise liner giant Carnival Corporation & plc has offered select cruise ships from the company’s global cruise line brands to communities for use as temporary hospitals to help address the escalating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare ...

On 4 August 2018, the UK registered container vessel, ANL Wyong, and the Italian registered gas carrier, King Arthur, collided in darkness, dense fog and an area of heavy shipping traffic, south-east of Gibraltar; both vessels were destined for ...

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The Panama-flagged oil and chemical tanker Hoyu was hit by a fire in Singapore’s territorial waters, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. The incident occurred in the afternoon hours of November 7 while the 8,925 dwt unit was ...

Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines made history on Wednesday as the 24,344-ton 195.82-meter-long, 22.52-meter-wide Braemar broke the existing record to become the largest ship ever to traverse the Corinth Canal, which is only 24 meters wide at its narrowest ...

The passengers on board a 165m cruise ship were looking forward to visiting a small fishing town located a short way up a narrow river. The fine weather was ideal for exploring the town’s quaint shops and winding streets. The harbour authority and ...

Norwegian frigate KNM Helge Ingstad seem to have been unaware of the inbound Sola TS tanker before it was too late, preliminary marine accident report from Norway’s Accident Investigation Board (AIS) indicates. The two ships collided on November 8, ...