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Concern mounts for crew stranded in Mariupol
Concern is mounting for the stranded crew in the besieged port of Mariupol as fighting in the city – and near the quayside – has ramped up with thousands of civilians dead and unconfirmed reports that Russian forces have used chemical weapons in the area. Mariupol is in ruins with local officials saying around 90% of the city has been destroyed and the death toll is thought to be in excess of 10,000... -Splash 247Posted On:13-Apr-2022
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Asian shipowners call for boost in HKC-compliant recycling capacity
The Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) has noted an urgent need for more ship recycling capacity ‘in multiple countries’ to handle a likely near-doubling of ships sold for recycling expected next year. A surge of elderly vessels likely to head for recycling yards in 2023 and beyond, as a result of new IMO regulations on carbon, is likely to place global recycling capacity under severe strain... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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Heavy Storm Knocks Down Containers And Floods Durban Port
South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm Transnet suspended its Durban port operations from 1930 local time on Monday due to heavy rains that have damaged the roads into the port, a key hub for shipping containers and metals such as copper. In a statement on Tuesday, Transnet said shipping has been suspended until further notice as a result of damage caused by the adverse weather, and vessels on berth are on standby... -gCaptainPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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Colombo port claims normal operations amid Sri Lanka economic turmoil
The Port of Colombo has moved to reassure customers that it is operating normally as lines divert service amid economic and political turmoil. Congestion had built up at the South Asian transhipment hub as the country plunged into an economic crisis with power outages, food shortages and political protests leading to a three-day curfew. Inter-terminal transfers in the port were hit by fuel shortages... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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UK: Edinburgh to host world’s oldest civil training ship
A huge training ship that was built in 1935 is set to dock in Edinburgh this weekend, in a rare sighting of such a vessel. Looking like something out of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, the impressive ’Georg Stage’ ship from Denmark has been slowly making its way to the capital since April 6 and is due to arrive in Leith on Saturday, April 16... -Edinburgh LivePosted On:13-Apr-2022
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B.C. Ferries crew rescue fishermen from burning boat
Two men were rescued early Sunday morning by a passing B.C. Ferries vessel after their fishing boat caught fire in Arthur Passage near Prince Rupert. Arnie Nagy, a passenger on the ferry sailing from Port Hardy to Prince Rupert, was fast asleep when he was awoken by the vessel suddenly coming to a stop around 5 a.m... -CBC.caPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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ICC IMB urges continued caution while welcoming lull in crew kidnappings in Gulf of Guinea
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) calls for efforts to be sustained in the Gulf of Guinea despite a welcome decrease in reported piracy and armed robbery incidents in these highly risky waters. The ICC IMB’s latest global piracy and armed robbery report recorded 37 incidents in the first three months of 2022... -ICCPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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Shipping companies in the Black Sea are reportedly facing war-risk premiums as high as $5 million
War-risk premiums for cargo ships and tankers traveling the Black Sea have made the vessels nearly un-insurable and threaten to send prices even higher. Insurance companies are tacking on premiums worth as much as 10% of a vessel’s value for ships that traverse the Black Sea, according to a recent report from Bloomberg... -Business Insider IndiaPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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MarCoPay launches update to boost financial health among seafarers
MARCOPAY(MCP), the eMoney salary platform designed with seafarers for seafarers, follows the success of its 2021 app launch with added features that expand its roster of services as a one-stop-shop e-wallet provider. Strengthening its commitment to advance financial health within the seafaring community, MCP buffs up its features with the introduction of e-market solutions that empower millions of Filipino seafarers... -The Manila TimesPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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Philippines: ’Kuya SEAd’ brings news closer to seafarers
NEWS and current affairs, decades before the advent of the internet, reach shipboard seafarers through company newsletters, satellite calls and single sideband (SSB) radiofrequency. Queries and clarifications on the changing maritime regulations and policies were typically addressed to ship captains, manning agents and oftentimes, from a fellow seafarer who was on vacation at the time the news breaks... -Manila TimesPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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UAE MoEI collaborates with Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam to enhance training and assessment of seafarers
United Arab Emirates, Dubai: The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maritime and Port Authority of Brunei Darussalam, for a period of five years, in order to ensure improved training for seafarers, and recognition of certificates by both the parties... -ZAWYAPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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Global supply chain disruption to continue into 2023
Global supply chain disruption is set to last at least another 12 months, and could run through all of 2023, according to Toll Group Managing Director Thomas Knudsen. Speaking to Seatrade Maritime News last week during Singapore Maritime Week, Knudsen sees a combination of factors in play, including continued congestion in the US west coast and a possibility of a port labour dispute, the Covid situation in China,.. -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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Containership Loses Power and Drifts Dangerously Close to Point Reyes, California
With all eyes on the Ever Forward stuck in Chesapeake Bay, there was another incident over the weekend that had the potential to escalate into a major maritime incident. Given the lack of media coverage, with the exception of some local reports, it was an easy one to miss. On Friday, the Wan Hai 176, a Singapore-flagged vessel with 21 people on board, reported a loss of engine power and being adrift off the coast of Point Reyes,.. -gCaptainPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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Ship-to-ship bunkering of ’world’s 1st LNG-fueled VLCC’ done
Dutch marine fuel supplier Titan LNG has teamed up with Petronas Marine, Petronas’ marine solutions unit, to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) under a term supply agreement to the “world’s first LNG-fueled very large crude carrier (VLCC)”. The ship-to-ship bunkering of the Yuan Rui Yang VLCC took place in the port of Pasir Gudang, Malaysia using the Avenir Advantage, Petronas’ long-term chartered barge... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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Lidl Starts Own Shipping Line Amidst Supply Chain Woes
The German retailing giant Lidl, part of the Schwarz Group, has started its own shipping line, “Tailwind Shipping Line,” for greater consistency and flexibility in managing its supply chain. Lidl is the fifth-largest retailer globally, operating around 11,200 stores in 32 countries. They recently applied with the European Trademark office to register the name “Tailwind Shipping Line” and other details associated with the new venture... -FleetmonPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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Greenpeace Activists Block Coal Unloading at Helsinki
The Maltese flagged cargo ship, MV TRANSBALTIC, carrying Russian coal, became the most recent target of Greenpeace activists as a part of their campaign against Russian fossil fuel imports. On 5th April, 10 Activists from the Finnish affiliate of Greenpeace, Greenpeace Suomi, tried to block the coal from being unloaded at the Salmaasari Coal terminal in Helsinki... -FleetmonPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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One more ship’s crew seized by Russian military
Ukrainian Ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova said 18 more Ukrainian seamen, crew of general cargo ship BLUE STAR I, were seized by Russian military and taken to Donetsk city, controlled by Russia. The ship is stuck in Mariupol since Feb 26, all communications with crew were lost since Mar 25, AIS is off since Mar 30 or Mar 31... -FleetmonPosted On:13-Apr-2022
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