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All female crew navigates a sea of change in maritime
With women making up an estimated 1 to 2 per cent in seafaring roles, Alies van Driel is steering change, becoming the first woman to become a ferry master in Newcastle. Kerrin Thomas reports... -ABC NewsPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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How blue economy can help rewrite India’s growth story post pandemic
Almost echoing the similar tine, the Centre for the Blue Economy says, “It is now a widely used term around the world with three related but distinct meanings — the overall contribution of the oceans to economies, the need to address the environmental and ecological sustainability of the oceans, and the ocean economy as a growth opportunity for both developed and developing countries.”... -FirstpostPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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How companies are using AI to monitor sanctions risks on the Black Sea and beyond
Yasa Jupiter and Namura Queen were stranded. When the bulk carrier ships were hit by missiles while anchored at ports off the coast of Ukraine in late February, their crew weren’t the only ones at risk. So too were the ship owners, cargo underwriters, banks, energy companies and others involved in the complex web of businesses expecting the vessels to make their coal and wheat shipments... -ProtocolPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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Calgary sailor rescued by Russian and Ukrainian oil workers
A Calgary man is grateful to be back home after a harrowing ordeal off the coast of Africa. Casper Venter’s sailboat sank near Madagascar, and it was a crew made up of Russian and Ukrainian sailors that rescued him. Venter was transporting a sailboat from Malayasia to the Caribbean with two other men when the boat started to leak on March 19. Soon water was coming in faster than they could pump it out... -Global NewsPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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Philippines: Maritime stakeholders at SBMA discuss seafarers’ issues
A two-day forum was organized by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, in partnership with the MARINA, to discuss various programs intended to develop the maritime industry in the country. MARINA administrator Robert Empedrad said the event called the “Philippine Maritime Industry Strategic Overview Forum, Stakeholders’ Orientation and Mobile Registration,” was intended to bring its services closer to Filipino seafarers... -PolitikoPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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Calls to vaccinate merchant sailors docked at Australian ports
The global charity Mission To Seafarers is calling on the West Australian Health Department to provide covid vaccinations to merchant sailors docked at ports around the state... -ABC NewsPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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An 83-Year-Old Sailor Just Left San Francisco on a Tiny Sailboat Headed to Osaka
83-year-old Kenichi Horie, who’s captaining the Mermaid III — a small 19-foot-long sailboat — left the San Francisco Bay Saturday morning en route to Osaka, Japan. What’s even more impressive? Horie is doing the entire trip by himself. This isn’t the well-practiced ocean navigator’s first time sailing this course, mind you. In 1962, a 23-year-old Horie took his tiny wooden ship on a three-month solo journey from Osaka to San Francisco... -SFistPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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Ship’s voyage to India should have taken six months but ended in tragedy after six days
Friends of the Museum of Somerset was pleased to welcome back to its March Zoom meeting Philip Browne, who gave a ‘prequel’ to the fascinating talk he had given in 2020 about the dramatic shipwreck of the Halsewell East Indiaman. Philip began his talk by taking the Friends on a virtual tour of the ship, so they could understand what it was like to travel on such a vessel... -Wellington Weekly NewsPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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A major ferry company’s ship has been detained over failures in crew training
A vessel belonging to a major UK company P&O Ferries has been detained over safety concerns regarding the training of new crew members. In a statement to Insider, The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the European Causeway ship was held "due to failures on crew familiarization, vessel documentation and crew training." The ferry has been held in Larne, a town in Northern Ireland... -Business Insider IndiaPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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Philippines: Robredo has ’clear plans’ for PH seafarers to become ’global maritime force,’ says Trillanes
Amid circulating accusations online, former senator and reelectionist Antonio Trillanes IV urged Filipino seafarers to listen to Vice President Leni Robredo’s sentiments on the maritime industry. According to Trillanes, Robredo’s plans are already “aligned with the industry’s navigational map.”... -INQUIRER.netPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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Insurers see profit in marine, aviation on increase in premium
A recent price review by reinsurance companies in the international market to reduce loss position on marine and aviation risks has started helping Nigerian insurers make profit in that line of business. According to underwriters in the Nigerian market, marine and aviation risks are beginning to turn profitable, as pricing of the risks now better reflects the market position... -BusinessdayPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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Crew member dies after fishing boat sinks off Oregon coast; search for ship’s captain suspended
An unresponsive female crew member recovered from the Pacific Ocean has died and the search for another missing man has been suspended after a fishing boat sank Saturday off the Oregon coast, officials said. The 32-foot fishing boat, named “White Swan III,” was about 35 miles offshore from Florence when the ship’s captain, Mike Morgan, issued a mayday call early Saturday from the north end of the Heceta Banks fishing area, the U.S. Coast Guard said... -OregonLivePosted On:28-Mar-2022
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Cargo ferry fire, Gulf of California
Ferry SAN GUILLERMO caught fire at around 1540 UTC Mar 26 while approaching port of destination Pichilingue, Gulf of California, Mexico. Fire started in one of the trailers and spread around in cargo deck. Tugs were deployed to fight fire, 24 passengers, understood drivers, were evacuated, no injures reported. Fire is said to be extinguished, firefighters waiting for cargo deck to cool down... -FleetmonPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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General cargo ship grounding, Dardanelles
General cargo ship GELIBOLU ran aground at around 0730 UTC Mar 27 off Kumkale, when about to enter Dardanelles from Aegean sea, en route from Iskenderun to Burgas. Dardanelles Traffic Control responded, sending tug. The ship was refloated at around 1040 UTC, and moved to Akcansa anchorage, south of Kumkale... -FleetmonPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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Tanker explosion, fire, Bangkok. 1 crew killed, 3 injured
Product tanker AMPAR 8 suffered explosion, followed by fire, in the afternoon Mar 27 in Chao Praya river mouth, Bangkok area, Thailand, while mooring at the Bangchak depot in Phra Khanong district. The ship arrived from Koh Si Chang Anchorage with cargo of some 3,000 tons of reportedly, crude oil (offloaded from large tanker). One crew died in the explosion, three were injured. Tanker drifted downstream for some 3 miles, and finally, managed to drop anchor... -FleetmonPosted On:28-Mar-2022
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