More Legal Action Taken After Conception Fire

RRS Sir David Attenborough Powered Up for the First Time

By The Maritime Executive 01-25-2020 06:13:23

The RRS Sir David Attenborough's power system has been commissioned at Cammell Laird’s shipyard in the U.K. One of the most advanced polar research vessels in the world, the new polar research ship for Britain is capable of breaking through ice one meter thick at a speed of three knots, and will allow up to 30 crew members, plus 60 scientists and support staff, to access some of the most remote locations on the planet. The ship’s diesel-electric propulsion system...

India's Oil Industry Will Benefit from IMO 2020

By The Maritime Executive 01-25-2020 05:15:53

The IMO 2020 sulfur-cap regulation will generally be beneficial for Indian refining margins, says Wood Mackenzie research director Sushant Gupta. “We expect middle-distillate cracks (price versus crude) to increase, benefiting Indian refiners because of the high yields of middle-distillate production in their product slate. But refiners will have to face headwinds from weak high-sulfur fuel oil and gasoline cracks. Supported by growing domestic demand and relatively higher refining margins in 2020, we believe India will be able to maintain high...

Coronavirus: Shipping Needs to Consider Charterparty Obligations

By The Maritime Executive 01-25-2020 04:49:36

The shipping industry needs to be prepared for potential infection of crew members, quarantine measures, closure of ports, and possible repercussions on charterparty obligations as concerns about the Wuhan coronavirus escalate, advises maritime law firm Hill Dickinson. Beth Bradley, a Partner with Hill Dickinson, says that shipping should be prepared to face the same issues that arose in previous severe disease outbreaks, such as with other coronaviruses or Ebola. “While this outbreak is not currently anticipated to cause the global...

The Zero-Emissions Tug

By A.J. Pessa 01-24-2020 11:48:00

With a request for a full-sized, battery-propelled, all-electric tugboat, Ports of Auckland was thought to be “dreaming.” And you might say a dream team was founded when the Netherlands-based Damen Group agreed that the request was feasible from a business perspective. Yet these two parties signed a contract in July promising a battery-powered tug with a 2800 kWh energy rating and 70 tons of bollard pull – Damen’s RSD-E Tug 2513 – by 2021. It will be the first zero-emissions,...

Shipping

Remembering LASH

In 1969, while working for a ship agency in downtown New Orleans, one of the agents announced there was a ship at general anchorage which loaded barges into the vessel! A group took a launch to view the Acadia Forest, the first LASH vessel. She was quite a sight, at 49,000dwt, with the bridge forward, and an unusual crane on the aft end. It was a gantry type crane transiting the length of the cargo space, working the barges aft....

Tugs & Salvage

The Zero-Emissions Tug

Government

U.S. Coast Guard, Scripps Open New Center for Tech Cooperation

On Friday, the U.S. Coast Guard and Scripps Institution of Oceanography launched the Blue Technology Center of Expertise (COE) with a ceremony on the Scripps campus in San Diego. “The Blue Technology Center of Expertise will better connect the Coast Guard with the tremendous government, academic and industry innovation ecosystem in the San Diego area,” said USCG Deputy Commandant for Mission Support Vice Adm. Michael McAllister. “It will create a unique pipeline for the rapid identification and implementation of new...

Piracy

Eight Kidnapped Tanker Crewmembers Released

The Greek shipping ministry announced Wednesday that eight abducted crewmembers from the Greek tanker Happy Lady have been released after successful negotiations with their kidnappers. On the night of December 30, armed attackers came on board the product tanker Happy Lady at an anchorage about two nautical miles off the Limboh Terminal in Cameroon. The pirates abducted one Ukrainian, two Philippine nationals and five Greek nationals out of the 28-member crew. One additional Greek seafarer was injured during the altercation. ...

Cruise Ships

Carnival's Mardi Gras Floated Out

Carnival Cruise Line's Mardi Gras was floated out at Meyer Turku shipyard on Friday. The 1,130-foot, 180,000 GT, 5,200 passenger cruise ship will be the largest one in the Carnival fleet after delivery later in 2020. Mardi Gras will be delivered in late October and Carnival has announced she will enter revenue service on November 14, 2020 from Port Canaveral, Florida. Port Canaveral is investing in infrastructure and will soon welcome a new LNG bunkering barge, the Q-LNG 4000, which...

Ports

Israel to Privatize Port of Haifa

After two years of deliberations, the government of Israel has approved a plan to privatize the Port of Haifa in a bid to attract new investment and increase competition. Haifa, located near Israel's northern border, is the nation's largest and busiest seaport. The sale will be completed by 2022, and the lease will last through 2054. The winning bidder must agree to make a minimum investment of $290 million, including at least $115 million for infrastructure investments. Workers at the port...

Shipping

Remembering LASH

Tugs & Salvage

The Zero-Emissions Tug

Government

U.S. Coast Guard, Scripps Open New Center for Tech Cooperation

Piracy

Eight Kidnapped Tanker Crewmembers Released

Cruise Ships

Carnival's Mardi Gras Floated Out

Ports

Israel to Privatize Port of Haifa

Offshore

India's Oil Industry Will Benefit from IMO 2020

Shipbuilding

Enclosed Spaces: The Importance of Ventilation

Thanks very much to The Maritime Executive for your kind invitation to rethink our maritime industry's programs for safe confined space entry and repairs. My name is Don Sly, and during these last 45 years I have tested the safety of some 200,000 maritime confined spaces. After the testing (when I find the space "Safe for Workers") I testify thus on a Marine Chemist Certificate so that workers will know the space has been responsibly tested and will...

Training

Four Submariners Complete 36-Day Transatlantic Row

Four Royal Navy submariners have completed an epic challenge that saw them row across the Atlantic Ocean. Team "HMS Oardacious" made the 3,000-mile journey in 36 days, six hours and 40 minutes. Their incredible voyage saw them face 40 foot waves, shark-infested waters, busy shipping routes and heavy storms. HMS Oardacious, made up of Lieutenant Hugo Mitchell-Heggs, Lieutenant Callum Fraser, Petty Officer Dylan Woods and Leading Engineer Technician Matt Harvey, has raised more than £100,000 for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines...

Business

Coronavirus: Shipping Needs to Consider Charterparty Obligations

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