Explosion on Russian Icebreaker Undergoing Repairs Injures Two Workers

Norway Arrests Ship’s Officer for Flying Drone as it Tightens Port Security

Published Oct 7, 2024 7:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

Norway is taking further steps to tighten security in its ports as it fears efforts by Russians and others at spying. During the summer, Norway enacted new rules to limit port access and now Gard is reporting a recent incident with a ship’s officer flying a drone. Few details were provided but Gard warns its audience that a ship’s officer aboard one of its member’s vessels was recently arrested, fined, and at risk of being deported. The officer’s offense...

Report: Notorious Russian Gunrunner is Planning to Arm the Houthis

Published Oct 7, 2024 6:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is in talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels to supply them with automatic rifles, Western officials have told the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. The Houthi movement is a proxy of Iran and has been attacking commercial shipping for nearly a year, killing four seafarers, sinking two vessels, and routinely launching missiles at U.S. warships and aircraft. Viktor Bout gained a reputation as an industrious arms smuggler in the 1990s and 2000s....

Jumbo Adds Wind-Assisted Propulsion Using Ventofoils on Heavy Lift Vessel

Published Oct 7, 2024 5:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Jumbo, one of the leaders in heavy lift transport, has begun testing wind-assisted propulsion aboard one of its vessels. It is part of a program adding different elements to its vessels to measure the results in improving performance and providing energy savings the company reports. The vessel is the Jumbo Jubilee, a heavy lift carrier built for the company in 2009. It is 13,000 dwt and measures approximately 476 feet (145 meters). The vessel is powered by two...

HMNZS Manawanui, seen here as the Edda Fonn, 2019 (Ostenjo Rederi)

Sunken NZ Navy Ship Only Had Diesel Aboard, Reducing Spill Risk

Published Oct 7, 2024 4:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Royal New Zealand Navy has confirmed that the lost survey ship HMNZS Manawanui only had diesel fuel aboard, reducing the risk of environmental impact compared to heavier classes of fuel. Diesel tends to dissipate quickly in warm water, unlike thick and tarlike bunker fuel, which can foul shorelines and linger in sediment for years. On Saturday evening, the research ship HMNZS Manawanui grounded off the southern coast of the island of Upolu, Samoa. The ship was carrying out...

Shipping

Norway Arrests Ship’s Officer for Flying Drone as it Tightens Port Security

Tugs & Salvage

Florida Ports Brace for "Extremely Life-Threatening" Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton underwent "extreme intensification" as it churned across the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center - and is now headed for Florida's west coast as a high-Category 5 storm. As of Monday night, the storm was packing sustained winds of 155 knots, and the air pressure in the central eye plummeted to a near-record low of just 897 mb. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm could intensify even more overnight, given extra-warm...

Government

Royal Navy Addresses Misconduct and Harassment in the Submarine Service

The Royal Navy's top officer has issued an unreserved apology to victims of "unacceptable behavior" in the submarine service, two years after a whistleblower alleged a serious pattern of misogyny, bullying and sexual harassment in the force. In 2022, former lieutenant Sophie Brook disclosed dozens of allegations from multiple female sailors in the submarine service, ranging from petty hazing to unwanted sexual contact and "at least one" instance of rape. The Royal Navy launched an investigation and the formal...

Corporate News

Damen Delivers Rocket Landing Platform to Blue Origin

[By: Damen Shipyards Group] The vessel – called Jacklyn – will be deployed as a sea-based landing platform for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket programme. The vessel will serve as a solid and secure platform for rocket recoveries. Speaking after the Jacklyn’s arrival at Cape Canaveral, Damen’s Area Manager North America Marnix Brouwer said, “We are proud to be able to contribute to this groundbreaking space mission. We thank Blue Origin for the trust placed in the team here...

Cruise Ships

Photos: World’s Largest Cruise Ship Leaves Assembly Dock for Outfitting

The Star of the Seas, the second ship in Royal Caribbean International’s Icon Class left the dry dock last week after 19 months of work. The assembly phase of the massive cruise ship, which will be one of the largest in the world, was completed and she moved to interior outfitting ahead of her scheduled August 2025 maiden voyage. The shipyard highlighted some of the final stages of the assembly including fitting the Azipod propulsion system. Also, the...

Ports

Video: Container Stack Collapse at Piraeus Fuels Union Complaints

Over the weekend containers at Greece’s Port of Piraeus topped over on the pier. While there were no injuries the Union of Cargo Handling Workers (ENEDEIP) highlighted the incident as part of its ongoing disputes with COSCO which controls the port. The union released videos and pictures showing the containers. Some were lying on the dock and others were up against the base of the crane. Several of the boxes are crushed or split open. ENEDEP reports the incident...

Shipping

Norway Arrests Ship’s Officer for Flying Drone as it Tightens Port Security

Tugs & Salvage

Florida Ports Brace for "Extremely Life-Threatening" Hurricane Milton

Government

Royal Navy Addresses Misconduct and Harassment in the Submarine Service

Corporate News

Damen Delivers Rocket Landing Platform to Blue Origin

Cruise Ships

Photos: World’s Largest Cruise Ship Leaves Assembly Dock for Outfitting

Ports

Video: Container Stack Collapse at Piraeus Fuels Union Complaints

Offshore

Norwegian Government Moves Forward with $3.3B Floating Wind Subsidy

The Norwegian government in its 2025 budget proposals released today confirmed that it will move forward with an earlier plan to provide roughly $3.3 billion for a proposed support scheme for floating offshore wind. Norway looks to propel the development of floating technology which is expected to play a critical part of its ambition to allocate 30 GW of offshore wind power production by 2040. “Norway has an enormous potential for floating offshore wind on its continental shelf,...

Shipbuilding

The carrier USS George Washington during her five-year-long shipyard period at Newport News, 2017-2023 (USN file image)

At Least One Carrier and Two Subs Affected by Newport News Weld Defects

The U.S. Navy has identified three vessels affected by faulty welding work at Huntington Ingalls Newport News (HII), and has concluded that the faults have no operational impact. So far, the vessels with known weld defects are the carrier USS George Washington, attack sub USS Hyman G. Rickover and attack sub USS New Jersey. All three vessels are reportedly safe for continued duty. News broke last week that certain Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) workers at Newport News had...

Environment

Scientists Hitchhike With Fishermen & Merchant Ships to Reach the Ocean

[By Daniel Cressey] Doing science at sea is expensive. A billion dollars might not be enough to buy a state-of-the-art vessel. Actually running a research ship can easily cost tens of thousands of dollars a day or more, before factoring in submersible trips to the depths or helicopter flights to remote ice floes. These costs limit the number of hours researchers can spend at sea, and where they can go to gather data on fisheries, climate change, weather and...

Business

Changing of the Guard at Fleet Management Limited

In a generational changing of the guard, Captain Raja Subramaniam has been appointed the new CEO of Fleet Management Limited, the world's second-largest ship management company. Capt. Subramaniam joins the firm as "CEO elect" effective October 21, and after a transition period he will take over as CEO on January 1. He brings first-hand experience as a master mariner and as the former head of MISC Group, a leading player in offshore services and gas carrier operations. "Captain Subramaniam’s exemplary...

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Explosion on Russian Icebreaker Undergoing Repairs Injures Two Workers

Norway Arrests Ship’s Officer for Flying Drone as it Tightens Port Security

Report: Notorious Russian Gunrunner is Planning to Arm the Houthis

Jumbo Adds Wind-Assisted Propulsion Using Ventofoils on Heavy Lift Vessel

Sunken NZ Navy Ship Only Had Diesel Aboard, Reducing Spill Risk

Norway Arrests Ship’s Officer for Flying Drone as it Tightens Port Security

Florida Ports Brace for "Extremely Life-Threatening" Hurricane Milton

Royal Navy Addresses Misconduct and Harassment in the Submarine Service

Damen Delivers Rocket Landing Platform to Blue Origin

Photos: World’s Largest Cruise Ship Leaves Assembly Dock for Outfitting

Video: Container Stack Collapse at Piraeus Fuels Union Complaints

Virgin Voyages and Ideagen to Revolutionize Maritime Medical Services

Determining the Medical Fitness of Seafarers With Back Pain

SmartPropulsion: A Game Changer for Reducing Fuel & Ensuring Compliance

Norway Arrests Ship’s Officer for Flying Drone as it Tightens Port Security

Florida Ports Brace for "Extremely Life-Threatening" Hurricane Milton

Royal Navy Addresses Misconduct and Harassment in the Submarine Service

Damen Delivers Rocket Landing Platform to Blue Origin

Photos: World’s Largest Cruise Ship Leaves Assembly Dock for Outfitting

Video: Container Stack Collapse at Piraeus Fuels Union Complaints

Norwegian Government Moves Forward with $3.3B Floating Wind Subsidy

At Least One Carrier and Two Subs Affected by Newport News Weld Defects

Scientists Hitchhike With Fishermen & Merchant Ships to Reach the Ocean

Changing of the Guard at Fleet Management Limited

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