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India’s first water taxi service inaugurated in Mumbai
The long-awaited water taxi services connecting the twin cities, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, first of its kind in India, was flagged off by Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray, on Thursday. The services will commence the Domestic Cruise Terminal (DCT) and will connect the nearby locations at Nerul, Belapur, Elephanta island and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)... -MintPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping at IMO
The Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping considered a proposal to prioritize the revision of the IMO model course 1.21 on Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, with a view to including specific content to establish appropriate maritime workplace behavioural norms and essential human elements of psychological safety... -IMOPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Crew welfare self-assessment tool is a failure says HRAS
THE RightShip Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool as part of the Seafarers Code of Conduct initiated by the Sustainable Shipping Industry (SSI) does not meet basic tests for public transparency, accountability, or remediation, while the flawed self-certification process includes the failure to identify and report egregious abuse and abusers through transparent public disclosure... -Daily Cargo NewsPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Viral Video: Wave Crashes Through Ferry’s Windows in Germany
Some dramatic video is going viral today showing a large wave crashing through the windows of a passenger ferry in Germany. The incident took place on Thursday onboard a ferry operating on the river Elbe between Hamburg and Finkenwerder. In the video, which was filmed by a passenger in the ferry’s main cabin, you can see waves breaking over the bow before one bursts through the windows... -gCaptainPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Seafarer happiness up, but tanker crew less happy
The 3rd quarter Seafarer Happiness Survey reports an average happiness of 6.6 out of 10, the highest score since Q3 2019. But tanker crews reported their happiness at average 5.98. In the third quarter of 2021 Seafarer Happiness Survey, conducted by the Mission to Seafarers, average self-reported happiness, on a score of 1-10, was 6.6... -Tanker OperatorPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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In Conversation with Wilhelmsen Ship Management CEO Carl Schou - Podcast
Wilhelmsen Ship Management is expanding back into the tanker business and President and CEO Carl Schou talks about this and much more in the latest In Conversation episode of The Maritime Podcast. Carl talks about the latest acquisition and its relationship with the MPC Group in Germany. Discussions also cover the bringing back of the Barber Ship Management brand for its tanker business and other growth... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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MARINA, EU officials hold crucial talks after the Philippines fails assessment on seafarer training
A Philippine delegation met with senior European Union officials in Brussels where they discussed how the country could comply with the bloc’s maritime safety protocols after failing its assessment on the country’s seafarer education and training. The delegation held talks with Director General Henrik Hololei and other officials of the European Commission Directorate General for Mobility and Transportation in Brussels on February 8... -GMA News OnlinePosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Tug boat crews set to strike causing ’huge disruption’ to Teesport
Tug boat crews are set to strike, in a move they claim will cause "huge disruption" to Teesport. The planned walk-outs by Svitzer Marine workers, after months of pay talks broke down, will have a "knock-on effect well beyond the strike dates" for the UK’s fifth largest container port, say campaigners... -Teesside LivePosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Woman Goes Overboard From Cruise Ship, Sparking Coast Guard Search
Authorities are searching for a missing cruise ship passenger in the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Coast Guard said it had received a call on Wednesday afternoon saying that a 32-year-old African American woman had fallen overboard from the Carnival Valor cruise ship about 150 miles offshore of Southwest Pass, Louisiana... -NewsweekPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Burning cargo ship is adrift in mid-Atlantic without crew
A burning car transport ship drifted in the mid-Atlantic on Thursday after the huge vessel’s 22 crew members were evacuated due to the blaze, the Portuguese navy said. Shipping in the area was warned that the 200-meter-long (650-feet-long) Felicity Ace was adrift near Portugal’s Azores Islands after the crew were taken off on Wednesday, Portuguese navy spokesman Cmdr. José Sousa Luís said... -ABC NewsPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Challenges to set up Singapore’s seafarer vaccination programme
With Caroline Yang, President, Singapore Shipping Association’s appointment as the Singapore Ambassador of the Global Maritime Club created by Seatrade Maritime, we are taking the opportunity to share the experiences that SSA has had in setting up the Sea Vaccination (SeaVax) programme for international seafarers onboard vessels calling at the global hub port for cargo operations, bunkering and repairs... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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The Strait of Malacca: From Sultanates to Singapore
For centuries, merchant vessels have passed from the Indian Ocean to Eastern Asia through a small waterway nestled inside Southeast Asia. The Strait of Malacca (SoM) is the Strait south of the Malay Peninsula through which passes over a quarter of the world’s trade. Three littoral states—Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia—border the Strait... -CIMSECPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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The ’forgotten bunch’ who kept UK going through pandemic - seafarer speaks out
SEAFARERS on container ships "have been forgotten about through the whole of the pandemic" despite maintaining the country’s supply chain, a British Chief Officer has said. Ken – who set sail on two back-to-back, 7-week round trips this week – revealed that the harsh conditions seamen are under as coronavirus restrictions worldwide make life “very difficult”... -ExpressPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Food and other necessities donated to starving crews on board abandoned international ships in Durban Harbour
EIGHTEEN crew members on board abandoned ships in the Port of Durban have been starving and living in inhumane conditions, some for omore than five years, until South African organisations stepped in to assist. In a statement today, the South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) said the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) had declared three ships abandoned in January... -IOLPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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MOL’s car carrier catches fire in Atlantic, crew members safe
Felicity Ace, the 6,400 CEU car carrier operated by Japanese shipping major MOL, caught fire while crossing the Atlantic Ocean near Faial Island in the Azores. As reported by the Portuguese Navy, the ship sounded the alarm on 16 February after a fire broke out in one of the cargo decks. The navy sent rescue teams involving its patrol ship NRP Setúbal and four cargo ships that sailed in that area... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Fire breaks out on drillship in Sri Lanka
A drillship owned by Aquadrill Offshore, formerly known as Seadrill Partners, has caught fire while docked at a port in Sri Lanka. The Hambantota International Port Emergency Response Unit (ERU) together with the port’s Quality, Health, Safety & Environment Dept. (QHSE), and Port Control, responded to a fire that occurred onboard the drillship Polaris, on Tuesday evening, 15 February 2022... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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Car carrier close contact with shoreline road, Netherlands
Car carrier VIKING SEA on Feb 17 went out of control in Noordzeekanaal, Ijmuiden, Netherlands, sailing upstream from Noordersluis to port of destination Amsterdam. The ship was pushed by strong wind, went off course, and though she managed to drop anchor or both anchors, she couldn’t come to full stop and ran onto embankment of Kanaaldijk road at around 1340 UTC, though ot was more of a contact, that grounding... -FleetmonPosted On:18-Feb-2022
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