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India: 29 maritime rescue centres on the cards
The government has cleared plans to create 29 new maritime rescue sub-centres and also strengthen the country’s coastal surveillance network, defence secretary Ajay Kumar said on Wednesday. “To improve our blue economy and strengthen the Coast Guard, the Centre has plans to expand the capabilities. The first thing is that four new ALH (advanced light helicopter) squadrons will be raised... -Times of IndiaPosted On:17-Mar-2022
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Shipping walks tricky Russian sanctions tightrope
There are 1,505 Russian-affiliated vessels that face some form of restrictions as the global maritime industry comes to terms with the difficulties of not doing business with the world’s largest country. Israeli maritime predictive intelligence firm Windward has debuted a Russia sanctions solution on its platform to help shipping players and regulators to minimise risk exposure... -Splash 247Posted On:17-Mar-2022
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Fund for Merchant Navy seafarers reaches 10-year milestone
A fund that supports charities caring for UK Merchant Navy seafarers and their families is celebrating its ten-year anniversary this year. The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) and The Seafarers’ Charity launched the Merchant Navy Fund in 2012 following an idea from MNWB’s then Chief Executive, Captain David Parsons, who felt ‘there should be a benevolent fund for the Merchant Navy to give our people a chance to support those from our own background’... -mnwb.orgPosted On:17-Mar-2022
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Abandoned sailors to go home after one year
The abandoned ship, Ra-Horakhty is moored at Liwatoni Fisheries Jetty in Mombasa County. In June last year, Kenyan-flagged vessel Ra-Horakhty sailed into the Liwatoni Fisheries Jetty, never to leave. Sixteen crew members manning the ship were left abandoned, surviving on the morsels thrown their way by well-wishers, barely able to scrape enough to push the long, difficult days. The crew was from Kenya, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Tanzania... -The StandardPosted On:17-Mar-2022
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DNV, LR certify battery storage system for electric and hybrid vessels
Swiss energy storage solutions provider Leclanché has obtained recertification from classification societies DNV and Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Marine Rack System (MRS-2) operating on the 65 Ah lithium-ion pouch cells. As informed, the certification upgrade from DNV was approved in late January 2022 while the Lloyd’s Register type approval for the company’s 60 Ah and 65 Ah cells was granted in October 2021... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:17-Mar-2022
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People smugglers target maritime industry
Organised crime groups are targeting the maritime industry in an attempt to obtain small boats for people smuggling, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned. The organisation is urging businesses in Kent to look out for buyers looking to pay in cash, complete transactions quickly and showing little care for the condition of the vessels and equipment purchased... -Kent OnlinePosted On:17-Mar-2022
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Technical Team Boards Grounded Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay
A team of technical experts has boarded the grounded Ever Forward in Chesapeake Bay this week to evaluate the condition of the ship and determine a plan for refloating, a port official said Wednesday. The 334-meter-long Ever Forward has been stuck in the mud since Sunday night after straying from the Craighill shipping channel as it departed the Port of Baltimore for Norfolk, Virginia, with a pilot on board... -gCaptainPosted On:17-Mar-2022
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Indian Navy SSR AA Recruitment 2022 for 2500 Vacancies, 12th Pass Apply for Sailor Posts From 29 March
Indian Navy SSR AA Recruitment 2022 Notification: Good News for 12th Passed Candidates as Indian Navy has uploaded a notification for 10+2 candidates for their recruitment as Sailor under AA (Artificer Apprentice) and SSR (Senior Secondary Recruit). Interested Male candidates are required to apply online at Indian Navy i.e. joinindiannavy.gov.in. Indian Navy SSR AA Application Link will be available from 29 March 2022 till 05 April 2022... -Jagran JoshPosted On:17-Mar-2022
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Corruption inhibiting services delivery in maritime sector
Corruption is inhibiting quality service delivery in the maritime sector, the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Nigeria’s maritime economic regulator has said. Mr Emmanual Jime, Executive Secretary, NSC, stated this when the Head of the Technical Unit on Governance & Anti- Corruption Reforms (TUGAR), Joan Onwulere, led her team to pay a courtesy call on him in Abuja... -Daily TrustPosted On:17-Mar-2022
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How can the maritime industry encourage diversity?
With its international spread, shipping can be described as already being diverse per se, according to Claudia Paschkewitz, managing director at Hanse Bereederung, the Hamburg-based shipbroker and commercial manager. But as the newly created CSM group director of diversity and inclusion, she does not believe this necessarily extends to issues like gender. She explains the thought process below... -Splash 247Posted On:17-Mar-2022
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Amendments sent to IMO to accelerate adoption of $5 billion maritime R&D fund
The World Shipping Council (WSC) together with maritime nations and organisations representing all shipping sectors continues to work for the early adoption of an industry-financed and IMO-led research and development (R&D) fund as a critical pathway to accelerate the development of technologies for zero-carbon shipping... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:17-Mar-2022
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Manila International Container Terminal to Get a New Terminal
International Container Terminal Services Inc. is set to construct a berth in the Manila International Container Terminal to increase its capacity in anticipation of increased demand. The new berth, “Berth 8”, will serve Megamax ships with a maximum capacity of 18,000 TEU. The ICTSI is making an investment of $287 million in this project. The construction of this berth will be done in two phases... -FleetmonPosted On:17-Mar-2022
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