Judge grants Florida injunction against CDC's cruise rules

Judge Grants Florida’s Motion for Injunction Against CDC Cruise Rules

Damen Makes Progress on First Fully-Electric RSD Harbor Tug

Published Jun 18, 2021 4:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Shipbuilder Damen is making progress on its first fully-electric reversed stern drive tug, which is currently under construction for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland. Recently, Damen's Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam installed the tug’s batteries. The project involved the installation of more than 2,200 batteries totalling nearly 2,800 kWh in capacity (the equivalent of 28 top-end Teslas). With this, the tug - named Sparky - will carry out two or more berthing/unberthing operations with up to 70 tonnes of bollard...

strike in Argentina ports over vaccinations

Argentina’s Maritime Unions Renew Strikes Demanding COVID Vaccinations

Published Jun 18, 2021 3:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Argentina’s ports are again paralyzed by the latest in a series of strikes organized by the maritime unions as they seek to pressure the government to prioritize workers in the ports and maritime trades for COVID-19 vaccinations. A total of 16 unions representing the pilots, tug boats, dockworkers, and customs officials, banded together to hold a 24-hour strike on Friday, June 18 repeating their calls on the government to follow through on earlier promises to prioritize their members for vaccinations....

Ever Given's Cargo Owners Await Court Decision

Published Jun 18, 2021 3:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ever Given cargo owners sweat over merchandise release as Egyptian court hears compensation suit The owners of Ever Given's cargo expect to know the fate of the release of their merchandise this coming Sunday when Egyptian courts meet to review a compensation case filed by Suez Canal Authority (SCA). On May 29, the Ismailia First Instance Economic Court adjourned the case to allow the SCA and shipowner Shoei Kisen Kaisha to negotiate an agreement on compensation for the boxship's blockage...

air sea rescue to save 16 crew from grounded cargo vessel

Video: Dramatic Helicopter Rescue of 16 Seafarers from Grounded Vessel

Published Jun 18, 2021 2:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Indian Coast Guard was again called on to perform a rescue operation due to the persistent heavy weather the subcontinent has been experiencing. The agency tweeted out footage of the rescue of the crew from a coastal cargo vessel on Thursday, June 17. The Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Mumbai reported that it received a call Thursday morning from the first mate of the Mangalam, a 2,800 dwt freighter that had grounded south of Mumbai in heavy weather. The region...

Shipping

first LNG FSRU arrives in Africa for powership project

First LNG FSRU Arrives in Senegal for KARMOL Powership Project

The first LNG Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU), that is to be used by KARMOL as part of a power installation in Africa, arrived in Senegal as it prepares to deploy. After arriving in Africa at the end of May, it is being positioned at its mooring location and undergoing the commissioning process to join an existing powership in the port of Dakar. Known as the Karmol LNGT Powership, the 105,000 gross ton tanker, that was built in 1994,...

Tugs & Salvage

Ever Given's Cargo Owners Await Court Decision

Government

WMU's Empowering Women Programme Gains UN Endorsement

The World Maritime University’s (WMU) research and capacity-building program on Empowering Women for the UN Decade of Ocean Science (Empowering Women Programme) has been endorsed as a "Decade Action" by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (IOC-UNESCO). The program will enhance capacity to explore and promote women's empowerment and gender equality in the conduct of ocean science and in science-dependent governance systems. Research findings will identify key barriers and good practice contributing to a proposed strategy and...

Piracy

Deep Blue program to combat Nigerian piravcy kidanppings assualts

Nigeria Launches Deep Blue Campaign to Stop Regional Piracy

Nigeria marked the official launch of its highly anticipated Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also known as the Deep Blue Project. The country’s leaders gathered to show off some of the $195 million of equipment that will be used in a coordinated effort with its primary objective of securing Nigerian waters along the Gulf of Guinea and the country’s oil infrastructure with a coordinated combination of land, sea, and air forces. Leading up to the launch ceremonies, Nigeria’s...

Cruise Ships

Judge Grants Florida’s Motion for Injunction Against CDC Cruise Rules

A U.S. District Court judge ruled in favor of Florida in its effort to receive a temporary injunction against the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from enforcing its Conditional Sailing Order on cruise ships operating from Florida’s ports. Because of Florida’s probability of success on the merits of its case and the imminent threat of irreparable injury to Florida, Judge Steven Merryday enjoined the CDC from enforcing the CSO in Florida, while also giving the CDC time to...

Ports

Seattle container port expansion modernization

Seattle Receives Giant Container Cranes Preparing for T5 Reopening

Efforts are underway to expand port capacity where possible in response to the continuing surge in import volumes all along the West Coast of the United States. It is also creating new opportunities for regional ports to increase their competitive position as carriers look for alternatives to avoid the congestion and bottlenecks which have challenged their ability to maintain schedules. This week the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) which operates the Port of Seattle along with SSA Marine that operates Terminal...

Shipping

First LNG FSRU Arrives in Senegal for KARMOL Powership Project

Tugs & Salvage

Ever Given's Cargo Owners Await Court Decision

Government

WMU's Empowering Women Programme Gains UN Endorsement

Piracy

Nigeria Launches Deep Blue Campaign to Stop Regional Piracy

Cruise Ships

Judge Grants Florida’s Motion for Injunction Against CDC Cruise Rules

Ports

Seattle Receives Giant Container Cranes Preparing for T5 Reopening

Offshore

Developing Mobile Offshore Wind for Micro-Grid Applications

A Norwegian start-up company launched as a partnership with Odfjell Drilling last year focusing on floating wind turbines for harsh environments, is furthering its novel concept for mobile installations through a newly signed agreement with Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy. Odfjell Oceanwind plans to use the companies’ technologies in the development of its concept for Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs). According to Odfjell Oceanwind it is developing a solution ideal suited to micro networks that have short-term or needs for...

Shipbuilding

Damen Makes Progress on First Fully-Electric RSD Harbor Tug

Environment

Spanish Authorities Divert and Detain Tanker for Discharging Petroleum

Spanish authorities have diverted and detained a tanker for discharging petroleum on the high seas about 150 miles off Las Palmas, and its operator may be facing a record-setting fine. On Monday, Spain's Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (Mitma) announced that its General Directorate of the Merchant Marine (DGMM) had ordered the master of the tanker Aldan - which was under way in the Mediterranean, bound for Piraeus - to divert to Almeria. A Spanish naval vessel escorted...

Business

Bouchard Transportation Seeks Buyer or Lay-offs Will Begin in July

Family-owned oil barge transport company Bouchard Transportation Company, headquartered on Long Island, informed regulators and its bankruptcy court that it is seeking a buyer. The company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection eight months ago, said it may begin layoffs in a matter of weeks if a buyer could not be located. The company, which was founded in 1918, was up until recently managed by family member Morton S. Bouchard III as the company's chief executive and director. The...

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Judge Grants Florida’s Motion for Injunction Against CDC Cruise Rules

Damen Makes Progress on First Fully-Electric RSD Harbor Tug

Argentina’s Maritime Unions Renew Strikes Demanding COVID Vaccinations

Ever Given's Cargo Owners Await Court Decision

Video: Dramatic Helicopter Rescue of 16 Seafarers from Grounded Vessel

First LNG FSRU Arrives in Senegal for KARMOL Powership Project

Ever Given's Cargo Owners Await Court Decision

WMU's Empowering Women Programme Gains UN Endorsement

Nigeria Launches Deep Blue Campaign to Stop Regional Piracy

Judge Grants Florida’s Motion for Injunction Against CDC Cruise Rules

Seattle Receives Giant Container Cranes Preparing for T5 Reopening

Digitalizing Shipping: SATCOM is the Key

What Makes or Breaks Predictive Modeling for Risk Management?

Service First, People Always: A Different Approach to Marine Logistics

First LNG FSRU Arrives in Senegal for KARMOL Powership Project

Ever Given's Cargo Owners Await Court Decision

WMU's Empowering Women Programme Gains UN Endorsement

Nigeria Launches Deep Blue Campaign to Stop Regional Piracy

Judge Grants Florida’s Motion for Injunction Against CDC Cruise Rules

Seattle Receives Giant Container Cranes Preparing for T5 Reopening

Developing Mobile Offshore Wind for Micro-Grid Applications

Damen Makes Progress on First Fully-Electric RSD Harbor Tug

Spanish Authorities Divert and Detain Tanker for Discharging Petroleum

Bouchard Transportation Seeks Buyer or Lay-offs Will Begin in July

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