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India, Oman focus on maritime safety and security
India and Oman focused on defence and maritime security cooperation during talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries on Wednesday, including the exchange of white shipping information to increase maritime domain awareness. External affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi held wide-ranging talks that covered issues such as security cooperation, trade and people-to-people ties... -Hindustan TimesPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Indian Coast Guard evacuates ailing sailor from vessel off Kochi
Kochi The Coast Guard on Wednesday carried out medical evacuation of a 61-year-old ailing mariner from a vessel off Kochi. Mariner John A. Jimenez, master of the ro-ro motor vessel Grand Neptune, was brought to Kochi and admitted to a private hospital after the vessel raised a distress alarm when it was 70 nautical miles south-west of Kochi. The patient was critical, requiring immediate hospitalisation,.. -The HinduPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Foreign Ships Stuck in Ukraine Running Low Food Supplies
Food and medical supplies onboard over 100 foreign flagged ships stuck in Ukraine due to the conflict are running low, with little progress on creating a maritime corridor to allow them to sail away, industry officials said on Wednesday. London’s marine insurance market has widened the area of waters it considers high risk in the region as the conflict intensifies and perils to merchantshipping grow... -gCaptainPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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MACN plans to set up anti-corruption tools in maritime sector
In an effort to curb unethical activities in the maritime sector, the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) is planning to deploy some of its tested anti-corruption tools across Indian ports. It also aims to deepen its engagement in India by expanding to additional ports including Chennai. This was said by the MACN officials at a webinar organised in coordination with Maritime Association of Nationwide Shipping Agencies (MANSA)... -Knn IndiaPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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More Philippines crew make it back to Manila from Ukraine war zone
The Philippine government has welcomed the latest batch of its seafarers home after helping rescue them from ships stranded off Ukraine’s war-torn southern coast. In total, 341 Filipino seafarers have now made it safely back from the region since the crisis began with Russia’s invasion on 24 February... -TradeWindsPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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From Ever Given to Ever Forward
A year ago, MV Ever Given rammed its bow into Asia, ran its stern onto Africa, and her midships straddled the Suez Canal for six days. The world was transfixed on the vessel that launched a thousand memes and choked off twelve percent of the world’s trade. This one ultra-large container vessel demonstrated to everyone the fragility of the global supply chain... -gCaptainPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Why Adani Ports’ 300 mt cargo handling mark is a crucial success story for India’s maritime sector
World-class infrastructure with a customer-centric culture, aided by digital interventions help APSEZ to rise. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has sailed past the milestone of handling 300 million tonnes (mt) of cargo across its 12 ports this year on the back of a sharp rise in India’s export-import trade. It was achieved in 22 years since it first began operations at its flagship port in Mundra, Gujarat... -BusinessLinePosted On:24-Mar-2022
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UK SHORE to take maritime ’back to the future’ with green investment
The UK government will create its first office under the transport department fully dedicated to making maritime greener. The new UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions (UK SHORE), dedicated to creating a world free from shipping emissions, will pioneer research and development of technology that could make journeys by sea as green as they were hundreds of years ago... -Fibre2fashion.comPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Tornado Nearly Hits Cruise Ship in New Orleans
As severe storms swept through southern Louisiana late on March 22, the cruise ship Seven Seas Mariner from Regent Seven Seas Cruises was nearly hit by a tornado that crossed the Mississippi River while the ship was moving down the waterway. The line of storms caused significant damage in the region, including multiple injuries and at least one death... -Cruise HivePosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Building unmanned marine vehicles to monitor oceans
Nikunj Parashar was a master mariner, with sailing experience of 14 years. He had also worked with Maersk Tankers. Parashar thought it would help to equip seafarers in Mumbai harbour to operate their craft from land-based stations. And with that idea, he co-founded Sagar Defence Engineering in 2015. The company focuses on building unmanned marine vehicles solutions (UMSV) for the commercial, defence and scientific sectors... -Times of IndiaPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Sembcorp Marine Secures Next-Generation WTIV Contract
Singaporean marine and offshore engineering group Sembcorp Marine has secured a contract for the construction of a next-generation Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV). The WTIV will be based on Sembcorp Marine’s in-house design and is expected to be completed in early 2025. To our knowledge, this marks the first WTIV ever designed and built by Sembcorp Marine... -gCaptainPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Situation ’dire’ for seafarers in Sea of Azov as supplies dwindle
The ITF described the situation for seafarers stranded on vessels near Ukraine as ‘dire’ as supplies dwindle and rescue efforts are frustrated. In a briefing call hosted by the ITF and ICS, the organisations said they were aware of around 140 vessels stuck in the Sea of Azov. Some vessels have only skeleton crews, but in total over 1,000 seafarers of at least 20 nationalities are affected, they said... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Sembcorp Marine Completes the First Zero-Emission RO-Pax Ferry
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has announced that it has completed the construction of a battery-operated Ro-Pax ferry for the Norwegian ferry operator Norled. The vessel is the first of three new-generation, zero-emission ships commissioned by Norled to be delivered in 2022. The new ferry named HELLA, has a homeport of Stavanger, Norway and will traverse the Hella-Vangsnes-Dragsvik shortsea route in Norway... -FleetmonPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Turkish freighter disabled, anchored in Dardanelles
General cargo ship M V IBRAHIM SIMSEK suffered engine failure at around 1600 UTC Mar 22 in Kepez area, Dardanelles, while transiting the Strait in northern direction, en route from Iskenderun to Kocaeli. The ship was emergency anchored and remained anchored for about an hour, then she has been moved to Erenkoy anchorage, and anchored. As of 0400 UTC Mar 23, she remained in the same position... -FleetmonPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Taiwanese freighter sank in Taiwan Strait, 1 crew missing
General cargo ship PRESTIGE on Mar 22 capsized and sank in Taiwan Strait some 55 nm WNW of Taichung, Taiwan, being caught in rough weather, understood after cargo shift. Of 8 crew on board, 7 were rescued (5 of them by Japanese car carrier ORCHID ACE), 1 is missing... -FleetmonPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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VLCC grounding UPDATE refloated
VLCC ARZOYI probably aground in Jiaozhou Bay, Qindao, since 2050 UTC Mar 20, entering Bay on arrival from South Korea. In the same position as of 1610 UTC Mar 21, with at least 5 tugs around, and product tanker at her side (lightering?).
Mar 23 UPDATE: Tanker refloated in the morning Mar 23, in process of mooring at Qingdao Haiye Mercuria Terminal at 1400 Beijing time Mar 23... -FleetmonPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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Many containers lost in North Pacific UPDATE
Many lost containers were spotted in North Pacific SE of Kamchatka on Mar 20. Later it has become known, that containers were lost by contained ship DYROS, while en route from Yantian China to Seattle... -FleetmonPosted On:24-Mar-2022
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