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War in Ukraine - Seafarers represent collateral damage
Nobody, I am willing to wager, would have suggested to the crews of ships bound for Ukrainian ports last month that they might have been putting their lives on the line, or finding themselves in harm’s way. As they headed into the Black Sea, to load export cargoes of grain, coal or fertilisers, it would have been business as usual, their Masters perhaps warned to beware of unusually high naval activity as they approached the Crimean coast... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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IMO Calls for Maritime Safety Corridors to Evacuate Ships
The UN’s shipping agency will seek to create a safe maritime corridor to enable merchant ships and their crews stuck in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to sail away without the risk of being hit, it said on Friday. Russia’s military took control of waterways when it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, in what Moscow calls a “special operation”. Ukrainian maritime officials have told Reuters fighting has left around 100 foreign-flagged vessels and hundreds of mariners stranded in Ukrainian ports... -gCaptainPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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BV approves containerized LNG solution from Newport
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) granted approval in principle (AiP) to Marine Service and Newport Shipping for a jointly developed containerized LNG solution. The 40′ ISO LNG fuel tank container system is suitable for LNG-fueled newbuilds and retrofits of container vessels. It is a class-approved Type C LNG fuel tank in accordance with the IGF code and is based on German TÜV certified IMDG Container... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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Stakeholders urge More Women to Embrace Maritime Profession
Stakeholders in the maritime sector have urged more female gender to embrace several professions in the maritime industry that is historically male dominated. This is coming as the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), 2021 Seafarer Workforce Report, stated that women represent only 1.2 percent of the global seafarer workforce, emphasizing it represents a positive trend in gender balance... -THISDAY NewspapersPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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1 In 5 Ukraine Seafarers Want To Return Home To Fight
Today the Financial Times (FT) reported that an estimated 55 to 60 percent of Ukraine’s 80,000 seafarers are currently on ships and roughly 20% want to return to Ukraine to fight against the Russian invastion. “If most Ukrainian seafarers leave then there’ll be no nationality able to take their positions,” said Oleg Grygoriuk, chair of the Marine Transport Workers Trade Union of Ukraine in an interview with FT. “This will be catastrophic for world shipping.” Grygoriuk’s Union has urged to stay on board for their own safety and to keep global logistics running... -gCaptainPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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Virgin Voyages launches new adults-only cruise ship
Virgin Voyages aimed to disrupt the cruise industry when it launched Scarlet Lady, its first adults-only cruise ship, last year. Now Richard Branson’s cruise line is premiering its next offering: Valiant Lady. This 278-meter long vessel can accommodate 2,770 passengers, and holds the usual cruise amenities -- like a pool deck -- over its 17 decks, along with slightly less usual offerings -- like a tattoo parlor... -CNNPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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US Coast Guard Medevacs Crew Member From Royal Caribbean’s Serenade of the Seas
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) medevaced a crew member from the Serenade of the Seas yesterday, eighty miles west of Tampa. The USCG deployed a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater. In January of this year, we reported that Royal Caribbean began using the Serenade of the Seas as a floating “quarantine or hospital ship” to house crew members infected with COVID-19... -Cruise Law NewsPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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IMO Council Addresses Dangers to Shipping and Seafarers During Emergency Meeting on Ukraine
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 40-Member Council met virtually for an extraordinary session this week to address the impacts on shipping and seafarers in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov in light of Russia’s continuing invasion of Ukraine. The IMO Council serves as agency’s “executive organ” responsible for supervising the work of the international shipping regulator... -gCaptainPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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How the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening shipping snarls and pushing up freight rates
Russian forces are shutting off shipping routes, logistics firms are suspending services, and air freight and tanker rates are skyrocketing, supply chain firms said. “Parts of the Black Sea and Sea of Azov are now dangerous or unpassable. There have been missile attacks on vessels ... and lane closures for commercial shipping,” said Christian Roeloffs, CEO of container marketplace Container xChange... -CNBCPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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Developing Singapore’s First Hybrid Electric Bunker Tankers
A new partnership is launching a project to develop Singapore’s first hybrid bunker tankers. Designed to employ batteries and new generations of energy management systems, the vessel will be part of a growing effort to realize the opportunities for decarbonization in port operations building a similar project that is also working on the construction of an all-electric, zero carbon emissions harbor tug, which would be the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific region... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:12-Mar-2022
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Sanction effects make it ’very difficult for insurance contracts to function’
Secondary effects of sanctions against Russian entities in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are starting to bite the P&I market. While it remains legally possible for insurance contracts close to Russia and Russian interests to function, the effect of sanctions makes it very difficult in practice, Mike Salthouse, Global Director (Claims) at North P&I Association told attendees at a Maritime London webinar... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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Ukrainian freighter grounding, Dardanelles
General cargo ship KAPITAN SHYRIAGIN ran aground on a coast at 0116 UTC Mar 11 near Kilitbahir, Dardanelles, while transiting the strait in southern direction, en route from Constanta Romania to Bari Italy, with cargo of corn. Strait SAR tugs responded, the ship was refloated at around 0700 UTC and taken to Kumkale Anchorage, southern Dardanelles, where she was anchored... -FleetmonPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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UK-flagged ore carrier on tow, Indian ocean
Ore carrier WUGANG HAOYUN encountered engine issues on reportedly, Mar 11, south of Reunion, while en route to Tubarao Brazil. The ship is in ballast, and according to her track, she met problem or problems long before Mar 11, probably as early as on Mar 2. Three tugs including OSV, responded, as of 1220 UTC Mar 11 she was under tow, to be towed to Port Louis, Mauritius, ETA Mar 13... -FleetmonPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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One freighter aground, two collided, in stormy weather in Iskenderun Bay
One cargo ship was pushed aground, two other collided, in Iskenderun Bay, on Mar 11 in stormy weather. Israeli general cargo ship MORAZ was pushed aground by strong wind. Heavy load carrier MAHER collided with bulk carrier BURAK DEVAL at anchorage, understood MAHER was under way, while BURAK DEVAL was at anchor... -FleetmonPosted On:12-Mar-2022
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