Italy permits cruises to resume as of August 15

Italy Approves the Restart of Cruises as of August 15

orders for new ships fall to lowest levels in 2020

Dramatic Decline in 2020 Shipbuilding Orderbook, Increased Demolitions

By The Maritime Executive 08-07-2020 07:09:11

The economic impact of the coronavirus is taking a strong toll on the shipbuilding industry according to a new analysis from BIMCO. While the orderbook is at its lowest point in 17 years, BIMCO however reports that even with increasing demolitions fleet volumes are continuing to rise based on deliveries of existing orders. “Contracting activity has been quick to feel the effects of the pandemic with owners and investors showing little appetite for new ships,” says Peter Sand, BIMCO’s Chief...

New US-Canada Aluminum Tariffs to Hurt Shipbuilders

By The Maritime Executive 08-07-2020 07:06:53

The United States and Canada are renewing their trade war over aluminum, a move that will directly impact the shipbuilding industry. While there is no specific information on how much aluminum is used by the shipbuilding industry, in 2016 Aluminum Insider estimated that shipbuilding used more than 1 million tons annually primarily of rolled aluminum. The latest trade war began on August 6 when President Donald Trump issued a proclamation saying that he was reinstating a 10 percent tariff on...

NC Ports Reports Year-on-Year Volume Growth, Record Earnings

By The Maritime Executive 08-07-2020 07:06:15

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina State Ports Authority recorded year-over-year increases in traffic at the ports of Wilmington and Morehead City over the course of the last fiscal year, which ended on June 30. Most American ports have posted steep declines in traffic since February due to the coronavirus downturn, and that affected North Carolina's ports as well - but the overall annual result was still positive. NC Ports also set itself apart from its peers by setting...

Photos: Sailing Cargo Vessel Recovers 67 Tons of Ocean Plastic

By The Maritime Executive 08-07-2020 06:06:28

The sailing cargo vessel Kwai returned to Honolulu on Wednesday with another giant load of ocean plastic, delivering 67 tons of ghost nets, bottles and other debris onto the pier. The haul adds to the catch she brought in during a previous trip in June, which resulted in the removal of a record-setting 103 tons of waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - the largest open-ocean cleanup in history. The group behind Kwai's mission, the non-profit Ocean Voyages Institute,...

Shipping

U.S. Navy Amphib Gives WWII-Era Warplanes a Lift to Pearl Harbor

[Brief] All aviation events for the U.S. Navy's giant biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise off of Hawaii have canceled due to COVID-19, and so when the U.S. Navy amphib USS Essex got under way to join the maneuvers, she didn't need to carry her usual complement of aircraft. Instead, since her flight deck and hangar were free, she gave a lift to a collection of WWII-era historic aircraft (and their pilots), which will be participating in the 75th anniversary...

Tugs & Salvage

grounded bulker leaking oil causing environmental disaster

Grounded Bulker Creates Environmental Disaster in Mauritius

Two weeks after the bulk carrier Wakashio ran aground on the eastern shore of Mauritius the island nation is being confronted with a growing environmental disaster. Fuel oil leaking from the ship is spreading in the water, fouling the marine life, and reaching the environmentally sensitive shoreline. In the days after 200,000 DWT ship first went ashore on July 25, government officials had reported no breach of the hull or reports of oil in...

Government

Germany building world's first LNG-powered research vessel

Germany Prepares to Commission World's First LNG-Powered Research Ship

A unique new research vessel is being built in Germany at Fassmer shipyard in Berne/Motzen, Germany. The Atair, which will be operated by Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), is the world’s first LNG-fueled research vessel and will be the largest research vessel operated by Germany. Measuring approximately 246 feet in length, the vessel will replace a 30-year-old research ship of the same name. Once delivered to its owners, the new Atair will be used to monitor the marine...

Piracy

Panofi Frontier (file image courtesy Silla Co., Ltd)

Nigerian Pirates Release Kidnapped S. Korean Fishermen

Five South Korean fishermen who were kidnapped from the purse seiner Panofi Frontier in the Gulf of Guinea have been released, according to South Korea's ministry of foreign affairs. The abductees were recovered from their captors on Friday at a location in Nigeria. They are reportedly healthy and are in the care of the Korean embassy. When they are ready, they have been provided with the option to travel to Ghana, where their vessel is homeported. the ministry said. One Ghanaian abductee...

Cruise Ships

Italy Approves the Restart of Cruises as of August 15

Italy’s premier announced late today, August 7, a series of new steps relaxing controls and permitting the additional resumption of businesses including cruises for the country that had been hard hit by COVID-19. Cautioning that precautions are still necessary and that especially the younger generations should be careful in their actions, Italy’s premier also said that the country was doing well in its fight against the virus. Full details on the scope of the decision are still to be released...

Ports

deepening the Mississippi River to improve shipping access

Project to Deepen Mississippi River Improves Access for Large Ships

An agreement has been reached to begin work on deepening the Mississippi River stretching from the mouth of the river at the Gulf of Mexico north to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The project will deepen the lower portion of the Mississippi River from 45 feet to 50 feet, and provide critical deep-draft access to the ports at Plaquemines, New Orleans, South Louisiana, and Baton Rouge. “This is a great day for the people of Louisiana who depend on the Mississippi River...

Shipping

U.S. Navy Amphib Gives WWII-Era Warplanes a Lift to Pearl Harbor

Tugs & Salvage

Grounded Bulker Creates Environmental Disaster in Mauritius

Government

Germany Prepares to Commission World's First LNG-Powered Research Ship

Piracy

Nigerian Pirates Release Kidnapped S. Korean Fishermen

Cruise Ships

Italy Approves the Restart of Cruises as of August 15

Ports

Project to Deepen Mississippi River Improves Access for Large Ships

Offshore

Royal Navy Dispatches Survey Ship to Help Reopen Port of Beirut

The Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise will soon get under way for Lebanon as part of a package of UK military support for Beirut's relief and reconstruction effort. The ship will call at the port of Beirut to assess the damage from Tuesday’s explosion and help return the port to normal operations. The deployment of Enterprise will complement a broader package of UK military and civilian support, including $6.5 million in aid. “At the request of the Lebanese Government...

Shipbuilding

Dramatic Decline in 2020 Shipbuilding Orderbook, Increased Demolitions

Training

COVID-19 Controls Put U.S. Naval Academy On Track to Reopen This Fall

[By Lt. Sarah Ermoshkin] It has been nearly a month since the first incoming freshmen, or plebes, arrived at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) to check in for their immunizations, vaccinations, blood draws, eyeglasses, and coronavirus (COVID-19) test. Following months of planning and coordination with Naval Health Clinic Annapolis Brigade Medical Unit, plebes have left their restriction of movement status after a second COVID-19 test and are now engaged in summer training. In previous years, nearly 1,200 plebes would...

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