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ILWU Canada Delays Strike Notice for DP World’s Vancouver Terminals

Published May 16, 2024 5:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Canadian officials are again preparing for a potential strike that would impact DP World Canada’s West Coast operation, including the second-largest Vancouver container terminal, while holding out hope for a new round of federal mediation. Yesterday, May 15, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 agreed to delay serving a 72-hour strike notice. So far, the contract negotiations however remain deadlocked. The Local represents over 700 ship and dock foremen working at terminals including DP World Canada’s Centerm...

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A China Coast Guard cutter waits near Scarborough Shoal ahead of the convoy, May 15, 2024 (Philippine Coast Guard)

Civilian Protest Convoy Reaches Chinese-Occupied Scarborough Shoal

Published May 16, 2024 4:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The organizers of a civilian convoy to Chinese-occupied Scarborough Shoal have declared victory after delivering supplies to a small fleet of Philippine fishing boats outside the reef. The voyage was a protest of China's attempt to exclude Philippine fishing communities from accessing the reef, despite its location within the Philippine exclusive economic zone and the long history of Philippine subsistence fishing in the area. "This stands as a testament to the ingenuity, resourcefulness and bravery of the Filipino spirit...

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Singapore

Singapore Firefighter Dies Fighting Blaze on Chinese Tanker

Published May 16, 2024 3:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Singapore Civil Defence Force is mourning the loss of one of their captains who died today during a fire aboard a Chinese-flagged product tanker in the port’s anchorage. According to the report, the captain was a specialized trained marine firefighter with two years in the role and six years experience with the fire force. A report of a fire aboard the product tanker Sheng Hang Hua 6 (7,469 dwt) was received at 12:15 a.m. local time on May...

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Torghatten

Ferry Operator Looks to Self-Driving Tech to Help Solve Staff Shortage

Published May 16, 2024 3:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten is planning to use self-driving technology on a route near Trondheim, and has signed an agreement with the experienced autonomous-shipping team at Kongsberg to develop the system. Torghatten plans to retrofit self-driving technology onto existing car ferries on its Flakk-Rorvik route, which departs from a terminal about six miles west of central Trondheim. The service connects the city with the Fosen peninsula, four miles away on the other side of the Trondheim Fjord. Without a ferry...

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New York Grants Final Approvals for Empire Wind to Start Construction

  The New York State Public Service Commission granted Empire Offshore Wind its final approval, authorizing the project to begin construction on the 810MW offshore wind farm. This comes after the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) gave its final approvals for the wind farm in February and is the latest demonstration of the efforts to build momentum in the U.S. offshore energy sector.  “Offshore wind is a critically important part of our fight against climate change, and today’s...

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Assembly Starts for First U.S. Rock Installation Vessel for Offshore Wind

  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation reports that construction has begun on its subsea rock installation vessel, the first of its kind planned for the U.S. and the first to be Joens Act complaint. The vessel is part of the company’s long-term growth strategy to enter the U.S., and possibly internationally, offshore wind market. The vessel is designed to put the company in a unique business position in the U.S. market while it also continues to pursue and tender...

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Environment

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Momentum is Building for Ammonia as Technology Matures

  Demand for ammonia is being transformed by the energy transition. Until recently used as an input for fertilizer and chemical products, new markets for green and blue ammonia are emerging, replacing coal in power generation, in green steel production and as a marine fuel. Today some 200 million tonnes per annum is produced worldwide, with 20 million transported in LPG carriers. The scale of the emerging and potential demand will see these figures rise; how quickly this can be achieved will...

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Allianz: Danger of Shadow Fleet, Proxy Wars, and Piracy to Disrupt Shipping

  Shipping is increasingly subject to growing volatility and uncertainties from war and geopolitical events, climate change risks, the resurgence of piracy, and other factors highlights global insurer Allianz in a preview of its annual Safety and Shipping Review. Allianz Commercial’s marine experts are cautioning of the economic and environmental dangers as shipping becomes more vulnerable to becoming involved in proxy wars and as elements such as the so-called “shadow fleet” are used to skirt sanctions and other forms of...

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