Houthis Damage Boxship with Missiles as Pace of Attacks Resumes

Launch of an Arktika-M satellite aboard a Soyuz rocket (Roscosmos)

Russia Turns On World's First Satellite System for Arctic Monitoring

Published Apr 28, 2024 10:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Over the weekend, Russia activated the world’s first Arctic observation satellite system. The system draws on data from Roscosmos’ two Arktika-M satellites. The first Arktika satellite was launched into orbit in February 2021 and the second in December last year. The new constellation provides round-the clock meteorological and environmental monitoring of the Arctic surface, including the Northern Sea Route. “For the first time in the world, Russia has created a hydro-meteorological space system that allows permanent observation of the...

MSC Passion III arrives at Port of Baltimore

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

Published Apr 28, 2024 9:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, the Port of Baltimore received its first container ship since the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge one month ago. The arrival is an important milestone for Baltimore businesses and longshoremen, who have been heavily impacted by the closure of the inner harbor. At about 1730 hours local time on Saturday, the sub-Panamax MSC Passion III transited through the temporary 35-foot-deep shipping channel and moored alongside at Seagirt. About 80 union longshoremen were there to meet the...

A Raben team rescues an entangled whale in the Banderas Bay, Jalisco state, Pacific Coast of Mexico. Untangling large mammals is a risky task, as rescuers could become caught in the fishing gear they are trying to cut loose. (Image: Ecobac)

Saving Whales, One Rope at a Time

Published Apr 28, 2024 7:18 PM by Dialogue Earth

[By Daniel Cressey] In 2004, a humpback whale was spotted entangled in fishing gear in Banderas Bay, a small bight on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in which the resort town of Puerto Vallarta nestles. This area is home for Astrid Frisch-Jordán, the operations manager for Ecotours de Mexico and a professional whale watcher. Concerned townspeople were soon calling her about the trapped animal. “The first day, we were like: ‘Oh, that’s very bad, but we cannot...

U.S. Army and Navy personnel install a temporary Trident Pier for a JLOTS exercise (U.S. Army file image)

UK Military May Supply Truck Drivers for the Maritime Aid Pier in Gaza

Published Apr 28, 2024 6:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

The White House has pledged that there will be no American boots on the ground when a new military aid pier begins operating in Gaza - but there might be British boots, according to the BBC. The U.S.-led aid operation plans to use a floating pier to conduct joint logistics over the shore (JLOTS) delivery of food aid from sealift ships. After months of conflict and tightened Israeli border controls, Gaza is short on food, and aid groups have warned...

Shipping

Iran Promises Humanitarian Release of MSC Aries Crew

Iranian officials are promising to arrange the release of the crew from the seized MSC Aries on humanitarian grounds as they look to improve relations with Portugal, where the ship is flagged. News of progress came in a statement from the Iranian Foreign Ministry after a call with the Portuguese government. Previously, Iran made a similar statement tied to its efforts to improve relations with Pakistan which has citizens among the crew. The international community has publicly applied pressure...

Tugs & Salvage

Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles

Turkey’s Directorate General of Coastal Safety reported that traffic on the strategic Dardanelles Strait was temporarily suspended during the response to an engine room fire on a bulker. The AK Discovery (7,500 dwt) was inbound to the Black Sea and the Bulgarian port of Varna when she reported a fire aboard. The vessel built in 2001 is registered in Barbados and was coming from Egypt. She is owned and managed from Greece. Yang?n...

Government

Belem underwent extensive repairs in 2022-23 in preparation for her Olympic voyage (DRAC)

Olympic Flame Departs Piraeus Aboard Classic Three-Masted Ship

On Saturday, the Olympic torch boarded a historic French sailing vessel in Piraeus, bound for France and the next leg of its long journey to the Paris Olympics. The torch relay began on April 16 in the ruins of Olympia, Greece, with a ceremonial lighting of the flame. This year, the relay runners wound their way along a 3,000-mile route through Greece, ending in Piraeus to meet the French tall ship Belem. (Belem was docked about 20 miles from Olympia...

Corporate News

V.Group Opens Office in Oman

[By: V.Group] V.Group (V.), the global ship management and marine services company, has opened an office in Oman as it expands its presence in the Middle East. Located in Muscat, the office will primarily focus on crew management. It will also allow V. to offer technical and crew services to customers in the region. V. will support customers – including Asyad Shipping, a subsidiary of Oman’s Asyad Group – with their strategic Omanisation plans through the recruitment of Omani...

Cruise Ships

Report: Tug Saved Cruise Ship Norwegian Prima From a Potential Grounding

Brave efforts by the crew of a tugboat prevented the grounding of the cruise ship Norwegian Prima at the port of Reykjavík in Iceland in May last year, an investigation has revealed. The Icelandic Transportation Accident Investigation found that the ship could have grounded after encountering a sudden increase in wind speed as it departed the port, but the actions of the crew of the tug Magni prevented a disaster. On the night of May 26, 2023, the Bahamas-flagged cruise ship...

Ports

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

Shipping

Iran Promises Humanitarian Release of MSC Aries Crew

Tugs & Salvage

Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles

Government

Olympic Flame Departs Piraeus Aboard Classic Three-Masted Ship

Corporate News

V.Group Opens Office in Oman

Cruise Ships

Report: Tug Saved Cruise Ship Norwegian Prima From a Potential Grounding

Ports

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

Offshore

Asia’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Commissioned by Ørsted in Taiwan

Ørsted along with officials of the government of Taiwan gathered today to celebrate the commission of the first sections of the Greater Changhau offshore wind farms. In addition to being the largest of its kind in Asia, the wind farm doubled Taiwan’s offshore wind energy capacity and it is Ørsted’s first gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm outside of Europe. "It took us eight years to turn the words 'energy transition' in our policy papers into actual wind farms in operation,”...

Shipbuilding

Learning From U.S. Shipyards' Experience With a Digital Mindset

The announcement that Australia plans to more than double the size of its naval fleet did not come out of the blue. The Defence Strategic Review of 2023 clearly outlined the need for a holistic approach to the strategy, planning and procurement of assets for the defense organization. The plan for A$11.1bn of investment that will add 11 new frigates and six further large vessels with long-range missile capability is designed around building new warships more rapidly than in...

Environment

Saving Whales, One Rope at a Time

Business

Whistleblower Reveals Japanese Engine Manufacturer Faked Fuel Data

Japan’s IHI Power Systems Company, a leading manufacturer of engines used in marine and land applications including trains, issued an apology and official “Notice of Misconduct” after a whistleblower revealed the company has been altering fuel consumption data for decades. The company is confirming that an internal investigation found that “improper alterations” were made to the test operation records with reports saying it was going on since the 1980s at one manufacturing plant and since 2001 at the other....

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Houthis Damage Boxship with Missiles as Pace of Attacks Resumes

Russia Turns On World's First Satellite System for Arctic Monitoring

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

Saving Whales, One Rope at a Time

UK Military May Supply Truck Drivers for the Maritime Aid Pier in Gaza

Iran Promises Humanitarian Release of MSC Aries Crew

Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles

Olympic Flame Departs Piraeus Aboard Classic Three-Masted Ship

V.Group Opens Office in Oman

Report: Tug Saved Cruise Ship Norwegian Prima From a Potential Grounding

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

Visibility from the Bridge to Improve Cargo Management

Polymeric Solutions Contributing to Maritime Decarbonization

Healthy Crew, Safe Vessel: Navigating the Importance of PEME Exams

Iran Promises Humanitarian Release of MSC Aries Crew

Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles

Olympic Flame Departs Piraeus Aboard Classic Three-Masted Ship

V.Group Opens Office in Oman

Report: Tug Saved Cruise Ship Norwegian Prima From a Potential Grounding

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

Asia’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Commissioned by Ørsted in Taiwan

Learning From U.S. Shipyards' Experience With a Digital Mindset

Saving Whales, One Rope at a Time

Whistleblower Reveals Japanese Engine Manufacturer Faked Fuel Data

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