Offshore Wind Could be the Answer to China's Renewables Challenge

Pilot's Tug Assist Tool Provides Bollard Pull Calculations

By The Maritime Executive 02-22-2020 09:01:20

Captain M.Baykal Yaylali, chief pilot at the Directorate General of Coastal Safety Izmir Alsancak Port, has released open source software Pilot’s Tug Assist Tool (PTAT) which estimates the total required tug power for ships in various conditions of wind, current and waves. The tool can be loaded as an app on a smart phone. In most cases, the required tug power and number of tugs needed in variable conditions of wind, current and waves is an assessment made by pilots based...

Collision: Master “Fixated” on Electronic Chart

By The Maritime Executive 02-22-2020 08:36:55

The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its accident investigation report into the ro-ro passenger ferry Red Falcon colliding with a moored yacht on October 21, 2018. At 0811, when navigating in severely reduced visibility in Cowes Harbour, the master of the Red Falcon lost orientation when his vessel swung out of control, departed the navigable channel and was spun around through 220°. In his confusion the master drove the ferry in the wrong direction resulting in a...

BIMCO: Coronavirus Shows Shipping's Dependence on Chinese Economy

By The Maritime Executive 02-22-2020 12:27:00

In a bulletin released Friday, shipping association BIMCO warned that the impact of the coronavirus epidemic in China is already serious, and it could worsen if stringent public health measures are sustained for an extended period. The effects are already visible. Alphaliner has estimated that 1.7 million TEU of export capacity out of China has been canceled since late January, and anecdotal reports indicate that many of the remaining departures are sailing with less than a full load. Ships' agencies...

Golden Ray Rescuers Receive Medals for Successful Response

By The Maritime Executive 02-21-2020 11:31:00

Coast Guard Air Station Savannah crew members were recognized Friday for their response during the Golden Ray rescue. Rear Adm. Eric Jones, Coast Guard Seventh District commander presented Air Medals to Lt. Robert Mineo and Lt. Jeb Slick, both helicopter pilots, and to PO1 Eric Young and PO1 Nathan Newberg, both aviation survival technicians. Jones also presented Coast Guard Commendation Medals to aviation maintenance technician PO2 Jared Blitz and avionics electrical technician PO Joseph Kelly. The six coastguardsmen awarded Friday played an essential role in the rescue...

Shipping

Collision: Master “Fixated” on Electronic Chart

Tugs & Salvage

Corroded hole in the hull from within the bow void

Towboat Flooding Caused by Pre-Existing Hull Fractures

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released a Marine Accident Brief about the January 7, 2019, accident involving the towing vessel Tom Bussler which was transiting upbound on the Tennessee River near Calvert City, Kentucky when she began flooding and quickly sank in the channel. The vessel was built in 1968, and the probable cause of the flooding was the company’s lack of an effective hull maintenance and repair program which resulted in flooding into the bow voids and...

Government

The Little Ships of Dunkirk

The Little Ships of Dunkirk were about 850 private boats that sailed from Ramsgate, England, to Dunkirk, France, between May 26 and June 4, 1940 as part of Operation Dynamo, helping to rescue more than 336,000 British and French soldiers who were trapped on the beaches at Dunkirk during the Second World War. The Edward and Mary (RX74) was one of the little boats that sailed out to the evacuation operations. The boat is part of the Fishery Museum of...

Piracy

Boxship Maersk Tema Attacked by Pirates in Gulf of Guinea

[Brief] The container ship Maersk Tema has been attacked by pirates off the coast of Guinea, confirmed ship manager BSM on Friday. AIS tracking shows that on Friday morning, the Maersk Tema was under way and making 20 knots off São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea. At about 0805 hours GMT, at a position about 100 nm to the northwest of São Tomé, she dropped speed to 3.5 knots. She then drifted northeast at half a knot for the remainder...

Cruise Ships

Japan Allows Diamond Princess Passengers to Leave Quarantine

The remaining passengers aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess are expected to begin disembarking today. Test samples have been collected from all 3,000 people who are still on board, and individuals who test negative and did not share a cabin with someone who tested positive will be released to continue their onward journey. The departures will proceed by deck level and room, and the process is expected to be complete by Friday. Australian and Hong Kong nationals will have...

Ports

U.S. DOT Awards $280 Million in Port Infrastructure Funding

Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced that it has awarded more than $280 million in grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program for coastal seaports. “Ports are gateways to the world and port infrastructure investments will improve the regional economy, increase productivity and economic competitiveness, and create more jobs,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao.

Shipping

Collision: Master “Fixated” on Electronic Chart

Tugs & Salvage

Towboat Flooding Caused by Pre-Existing Hull Fractures

Government

The Little Ships of Dunkirk

Piracy

Boxship Maersk Tema Attacked by Pirates in Gulf of Guinea

Cruise Ships

Japan Allows Diamond Princess Passengers to Leave Quarantine

Ports

U.S. DOT Awards $280 Million in Port Infrastructure Funding

Offshore

Offshore Wind Could be the Answer to China's Renewables Challenge

Under the Paris Climate Agreement, China committed to having renewable energy satisfy 20 percent of its energy needs by 2030. Currently, the country is on track to double that commitment, aiming to hit 40 percent by the next decade. Wind power is critical to achieving that goal, say researchers from Harvard University who highlight the key role that offshore wind will play in China's future. Over the past 20 years, China’s wind power capacity has grown from 0.3 gigawatts to...

Shipbuilding

How Radar for Merchant Ships Developed

The year was 1942. Radar technology was developed during the Second World War, but it all took off following a decision that from 1942 all U.S. and British commercial vessels had to be equipped with radar to improve the safety of navigation as well as to enhance the detection of enemy ships. It took quite some time until radar became common place on merchant ships of other flag. Radar was expensive and somewhat complicated for navigating officers to use. The...

Training

Interview: Manish Singh Talks on the Future of Videotel and Seagull

Manish Singh, formerly from V.Group, has been appointed CEO of a new group following the purchase of maritime training company Videotel by Oakley Capital, which also owns Seagull Maritime. Having spent the past few weeks at the post, he is ready to talk about the future and the $30 million investment he is going to oversee. You've been in the post for a few weeks now. Do you like what you see? I...

Business

Hapag-Lloyd Reports Exceptional Earnings for 2019

German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd announced Wednesday that its earnings for 2019 were unusually good: EBITDA came in at more than $2.1 billion for the year, up by $880 million and 80 percent from the year before. About half of the increase was related to the first-time application of the IFRS 16 accounting standard, which had a significant positive effect on the way earnings were calculated. However, the underlying business performance did improve: revenues were up nine percent year-on-year, transport volume...

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