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India: Conceived 3 decades ago, Kerala’s Vizhinjam port to be a reality by 2023
A dream to reality, the country’s first mother port will be showcased in Vizhinjam (south Kerala) next year. Conceived three decades ago, the port with 20-feet natural depth and 12 nautical miles away from the international ship channel, is expected to be commissioned in October 2023. Kerala ports minister Ahammad Devarkoil who visited the site last week said work is in full swing and the project will keep its date... -Hindustan TimesPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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Piracy on the decline as NIMASA seeks collaboration for sustainability
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, says the Agency is committed to continuously collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure that Nigeria attains the status of not only the hub of maritime activities in the West and Central Africa region but also a major maritime player globally... -TODAYPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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EU Joined By 13 Countries To Protect Ocean Biodiversity
The EU and 13 other countries including Canada, India and the United Kingdom have agreed to form a coalition to protect biodiversity in the high seas, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Ouest-France newspaper in an interview. More nations may join once the coalition is launched together with French President Emmanuel Macron at the One Ocean Summit on Friday in Brest, western France, the newspaper reported... -gCaptainPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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UK: ABP launches Apprenticeship programme for 2022
To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, Associated British Ports (ABP) has launched its Apprenticeship programme for 2022. The popular programme is seeking the next generation of colleagues to join ABP in September, taking up key maritime industry roles. Currently, ABP has 35 Apprentices employed, across Marine, Engineering, Human Resources, Pilotage and Commercial placements... -Southern Daily EchoPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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Drugs worth Rs 2,000 cr seized from ’foreign ship’ off Gujarat coast
Less than five months after India’s biggest-ever drug haul off the Gujarat coast, 750-odd kg of contraband estimated to cost around Rs 2,000 crore in the illegal market was confiscated by a team of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Indian Navy from a "foreign" ship sailing in the high seas not far from Porbandar-Jamnagar... -Times of IndiaPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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LETTER: Recognising importance of seafarers
Malaysia’s economic development is heavily dependent on maritime commerce, owing to the country’s strategic location in the centre of Asian trade routes between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Considering shipping conducts such a significant portion of global trade, it may be one of our key driving forces... -MalaysiakiniPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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Singapore: Consortium to use unmanned aircraft for shore-to-ship parcel delivery
ST Engineering said on Sunday (Feb 13) it has formed a consortium with Sumitomo Corporation and Skyports to provide unmanned aircraft (UA) for shore-to-ship parcel delivery in Singapore. During the nine-month pilot programme, the consortium will engage key customers for maritime unmanned aircraft deliveries, with the goal of establishing a delivery network capable of carrying parcel payloads up to 7kg,.. -CNAPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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US, PH bolster ties for free, open maritime environment
The United States said the recent turnover of four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing is part of its commitment to invest in the country’s further development. The US turned over on Friday, Feb. 10, the brand new planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing based in Sangley Point, Cavite as part of a P298.1 million ($5.8-million) grant under its Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program... -Manila BulletinPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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Ports and Ministers commit to 2028 shore power deadline
Government ministers and port authorities from around the world signed a shore power declaration at the One Ocean Summit on February 10. Joined by the European Investment Bank, the stakeholders agreed to make best efforts to deploy shore-side electricity supply by 2028, in particular for cruise and container vessels... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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Capesize bulk carrier disabled, traffic suspended, Bosphorus Strait
Capesize bulk carrier CHENG MAY at 1340 UTC Feb 12 suffered engine failure shortly after she entered Bosphorus Strait for a northbound transit, en route from Spain to Zonguldak, Turkey, Black sea. Bosphorus Traffic Control tugs reposned, the ship was taken on tow and towed back to Marmara sea... -FleetmonPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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Platform fire, personnel rescued, Bay of Campeche, Mexico
Fire erupted on a platform located at Octli Field some 14 nm NE of Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Bay of Campeche, on Feb 11, according to Twitter post and photo. Photos and reports of fire were sent from OSV VIGO (IMO 9533646), and posted in social nets. Local media contacted PEMEX, operator of the platform in question, but PEMEX said it doesn’t know of any accident taken place recently on its’ platforms, and that PEMEX will soon issue a bulletin,.. -FleetmonPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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CMA CGM new 15,000 TEU container ship out of service, UPDATE
Feb 8: Container ship CMA CGM OSIRIS suffered engine failure while leaving Xiamen China, in accordance with Far East-Red Sea Service 2(RES2) schedule. Feb 13 Update: The ship was towed out of Xiamen on Feb 9 by leading SAR tug DE HONG (IMO 9191981) and 6 assisting tugs, and towed by DE HONG to Shanghai, for repairs... -FleetmonPosted On:14-Feb-2022
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