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IMO appoints Special Advisor on Maritime Security
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim has appointed Peter Adams, Head, Maritime Security, Maritime Safety Division, as ‘Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Maritime Security’. In a statement posted on its website today (24 November), the IMO said: ‘The appointment of the special advisor will support the provision of assistance and advice at the highest levels in IMO on maritime security matters and facilitate external engagement support IMO efforts in this regard.’... -BunkerspotPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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BV hit by cyberattack, takes servers offline
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has taken its servers offline following a cyberattack at the weekend. BV said its cybersecurity systems detected an attack on 20 November, and its cybersecurity procedures were immediately activated. “A preventive decision has been made to temporarily take our servers and data offline to protect our clients and the company while further investigations and corrective measures are in progress,” BV said... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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India: JSW Steel acquires a port and maritime services company
JSW Steel Ltd, an Indian multinational steel-making company, announced this morning that it has acquired West Waves Maritime & Allied Services Pvt Ltd (WWMASPL) for a consideration of Rs 30.67 lakh. The acquisition was done by Piombino Steel Ltd (PSL), a subsidiary of JSW steel, from Magnificient Merchandise and Advisory services Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned company of JSW Steel’s promoter group individual... -Dalal Street Investment JournalPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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First time in Oman, port uses drone technology
Sohar is one of the first seaports in the Sultanate of Oman that uses underwater drone to photograph, examine and detect issues. “Sohar Port uses an underwater drone to maintain and photograph underwater facilities. It is one of the most modern technologies used in examining marine facilities in order to facilitate its services provided to industrial projects in the port,” Oman News Agency (ONA) said in a statement.,. -Bunker Ports NewsPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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China’s Seven-Week Port Quarantine Snarls Supply Chains Further
China’s increasingly extreme Covid Zero policies are standing in the way of a full recovery for the shipping industry and prolonging a crisis that’s snarled ports and emptied shelves worldwide. In its attempts to keep the virus out, China’s continued to prohibit crew changes for foreign crew and recently imposed as much as a seven-week mandatory quarantine for returning Chinese seafarers... -Yahoo FinancePosted On:25-Nov-2021
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Hydrogen powered boats: what are the realistic options?
Hydrogen is the future of energy – everyone says so. But what options are there for hydrogen powered boats? The yacht industry may still be gingerly getting to grips with battery-powered craft, and us leisure sailors are still wedded to our dirty diesels, but the hydrogen revolution is coming to boating. In fact it may be here already, according to Tom Sperrey of Fuel Cell Systems in Berkshire... -Yachting MonthlyPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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ABS approves 3D printed spare parts after successful testing on board an oil tanker
ABS, ConocoPhillips Polar Tankers, Sembcorp Marine and 3D Metalforge have made additive manufacturing (AM) - also known as 3D printing - a reality in the marine industry through a joint development project. Parts fabricated by AM and installed on an oil tanker by Sembcorp Marine six months ago have been validated to be in good working condition... -Digital ShipPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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Stranded in Australia and away from family, these Pacific seafarers face a difficult dilemma
As Australia and much of the world reopen their borders, a group of merchant seafarers from the tiny Pacific Island nation of Kiribati remain stranded in Queensland and locked out of their COVID-free country. The 38 men have been away from home for more than two years working on ships and then stuck in Brisbane, and now face a difficult dilemma that could render them jobless on their eventual return or keep them separated from family... -SBSPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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DNV Aims to Bolster Maritime Cyber Defense with Acquisition of Applied Risk
DNV will acquire industrial cyber security specialist Applied Risk, aiming to build the world’s largest industrial cyber security practice. Cyber threats to the maritime community is a large and growing problem, with the maritime industry experiencing a 400% increase in attempted attacks between February and June 2020, according to Naval Dome... -Maritime ProfessionalPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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Norsepower to Develop Wind-Assisted Shipping Market With Kongsberg Maritime
Norsepower has signed a deal with Kongsberg Maritime to develop the market for wind-assisted propulsion systems for shipping. Under the memorandum of understanding Kongsberg will add Norsepower’s wind systems to its portfolio of products, Norsepower said in a statement on its website on Wednesday. Norsepower has completed installations of its rotor sails on six vessels to date, including one of five tilting rotor sails on a single bulker... -Ship & BunkerPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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Philippines: Solon urges DFA to extend passport validity of overseas workers by 2 years
A HOUSE lawmaker is pushing for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to extend the validity of passports of Filipinos working abroad to facilitate their immediate deployment amid continuing delays in the release of new passports. MARINO Party-list Representatives Sandro L. Gonzales and Macnell M. Lusotan filed House Resolution 2367 calling on the department to extend the passport validity by two years of Overseas Filipinos Workers (OFWs) due for deployment within 120 days... -BusinessWorld OnlinePosted On:25-Nov-2021
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South African ports to welcome 20 cruise ships this season
The port cities of Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Gqeberha, Durban and Richards Bay are scheduled to receive 20 passenger vessels during the cruise season, from November to the end of May, State-owned Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) said on November 24. The first cruise vessel will dock in Cape Town at the end of the month, and the other cities will welcome their first cruise ships during December... -Creamer Media’s Engineering NewsPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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U.S mariners Describe Stresses From Pandemic
U.S mariners reported they have experienced mental stresses from the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are faring about as well as other essential workers, a recent study showed. The U.S. Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS) COVID-19 Working Group presented a webinar titled “U.S. Merchant Mariners Mental Health Survey Results” November 22... -The Waterways JournalPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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IMO Secretary-General hails Vietnam s maritime development potential
Vietnam has great potential for developing maritime industry, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Kitack Lim said during a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long at the IMO’s headquarters in London on November 22. The IMO official appreciated the dynamic development of Vietnam’s maritime industry over the past two decades,.. -en.vietnamplus.vnPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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Australia: Teens make Pilbara history as first female marine cadets for world’s largest bulk port operator
Two Pilbara teenagers are embarking on the biggest journey of their lives as they prepare to spend six months at sea working aboard a Rio Tinto bulk-carrier vessel. Jeri Ingleton and Katelyn Arnold, who both recently finished high school in Karratha, are the first female marine cadets recruited by the Pilbara Port Authority. The training program was developed in 2018 to encourage locals to take up careers in the marine industry... -ABC NewsPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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Indonesia: Transportation Ministry pushes for honing capabilities of seafarers
Maritime education is currently developing rapidly, and compliance with national education standards and international shipping education has always been the focus of shipping education institutions. The Transportation Ministry has encouraged the creation of human resources (HR) of superior capacity in the maritime sector through increasing education on shipping science... -ANTARAPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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Indonesian coaster sank in Java sea
General cargo ship SUMBER CAHAYA VIII issued distress signal and later sank, at night Nov 23, in Thousand Islands waters, Indonesia, Java sea,some 60 nm NW of Jakarta. Bad weather said to be the cause. The caught in rough seas, started to take in water, and finally, sank. 15 crew were rescued by offshore boat or tug, and later transferred to Jakarta, all are safe... -FleetmonPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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Refer container ship damaged, returned to France for repairs
Reefer container ship AUTUMN STREAM left Radicatel port, Seine, France, on Nov 20, bound for Guadeloupe, but had to interrupt voyage and call Brest, understood under own power at reduced speed, after encountering propulsion problem. Divers found ship’s propeller shaft entangled in hawser. The ship understood to be in need of dry docking, because hawser damages parts of propeller and propulsion system... -FleetmonPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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NSR latest, accusations thrown around
Icebreaker VAYGACH led Far East bound convoy of 5 ships, including NORDIC NULUUJAAK, GOLDEN SUEK, NORDIC QINNGUA, GOLDEN PEARL, UHL FUSION, to clear waters, Bering Strait, transit completed successfully early morning Nov 21, all 5 ships steaming in Bering sea towards their ports of destination... -FleetmonPosted On:25-Nov-2021
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