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Industry partners to study ammonia bunkering safety
Japenese ITOCHU Corporation has launched the joint study framework (JSF) for ammonia bunkering safety and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) to jointly promote the development of an ammonia fuel supply base in Singapore. The events took place on 6 April 2022 during the Singapore Maritime Week 2022 being held from 4 to 8 April... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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UK Government announces new measures to protect seafarers
Following P&O Ferries’ decision to dismiss 800 workers last month, the government has announced a package of new measures designed to protect seafarers and other employees facing large scale redundancies, including so-called “fire and re-hire” tactics to change employment terms. It also aims to strengthen the right to UK national minimum wage (NMW) for seafarers on ferries operating in and out of the UK... -Clyde & CoPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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Canada to Enforce Stricter Environmental Measures for Cruise Ships
This week, the government of Canada, in coordination with industry, announced new environmental measures for cruise ships in Canadian waters that exceed international standards. For the 2022 season, cruise operators will implement stricter environmental measures regarding greywater and blackwater... -Travel AgentPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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New Rolls-Royce System for Ships Can Autonomously Control a Voyage from Start to Finish
One of the many ways of potentially transforming maritime transportation into a green sector is by implementing next-generation technology onboard vessels capable of optimizing routes and fuel consumption, which in turn leads to lower CO2 emission levels. The ships of the future may be ones that can conduct autonomously-controlled voyages routinely, with a focus on efficiency... -autoevolutionPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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Freight Rates Declining in 2022 in the Face of Uncertainties
After a year in which freight rates continued to set new highs, spot rates are on the decline in 2022 with experts pointing to a series of factors likely contributing to an ongoing decline. The steady drop that began in January is continuing with many experts questioning if rates have peaked due to lower demand even before the industry’s massive new building efforts begin to provide the expected dramatic increases in capacity late in 2023 and beyond... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:7-Apr-2022
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Only Nigerian seafarers pay taxes globally - NSML
The Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas (NLNG) Ship Management Limited has said that it is only Nigerian seaferers that pay taxes globally. The Fleet Manager, NSML, Hambali Yusuf, said this on Wednesday in Lagos at an annual conference organized by the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria... Punch NewspapersPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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Discovery World’s wooden schooner ship will not sail for 3rd year due to staffing shortages
Discovery World’s wooden schooner ship named "Denis Sullivan" will not sail this year. The large classroom ship will remain anchored for a third year in a row. "If you come by the dock at Discovery World, the Denis Sullivan is on the water. But that’s as far as it will go; it will not leave the dock this year as it has no captain or crew," said President and CEO of Discovery World, Bryan Wunar... -WDJTPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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Philippines still a top supplier of seafarers
THE SEA-BASED sector’s remittances comprise at least 22 percent of the total dollar remittances of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), which was recently greatly affected by the pandemic... According to the BIMCO/ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2021, the largest supplier for both officers and ratings was the Philippines, followed by the Russian Federation, Indonesia, China, and India... -Panay NewsPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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UK: Unemployed offered taste of a maritime career in intense training course
A council-supported maritime training course aimed at young people has achieved a 75 per cent qualification success rate so far. The ’Maritime Futures’ accredited course is aimed at young people aged 16 to 25 and the unemployed and offers participant the taste of a possible seafaring career. So far, three of the ten ‘Maritime Futures’ training courses have been run, with 25 participants completing the course... -Hull LivePosted On:7-Apr-2022
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Decarbonising shipping and the ’need for speed’
The “need for speed” with action now and over the next few years was emphasised by leading shipowners on Wednesday. With the UN IPCC report warning that Greenhouse Gas emissions must start to reduce by 2025 Lloyd’s Register (LR) CEO Nicholas Brown sought to focus a panel discussion at Singapore Maritime Week on accelerating decarbonisation on action in the next three to five years, and even the next 12 months... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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P&O Ferries preparing to resume services ’from this WEEKEND’ on suspended routes
&O Ferries has announced it is preparing to restart sailings ’from this weekend’ on routes suspended since it sacked nearly 800 seafarers. The firm revealed plans to resume operations for four of its ships. It has been prevented from running all but one of its vessels since it announced widespread redundancies on March 17... -Daily MailPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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Passengers Evacuated from Ferry in Straits of Mackinac After Steering Loss
The U.S. Coast Guard and a good samaritan vessel came to the rescue of a Mackinac Island ferry with 144 passengers and four crewmembers aboard lost steering in the Straits of Mackinac, connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The Star Line ferry Huron lost steering about 6 p.m. Tuesday and was subsequently unable to deploy its anchor... -gCaptainPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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6,500 TEU CMA CGM RABELAIS adrift, AIS off, after explosion, fire
Container ship CMA CGM RABELAIS while en route from Tanjung Pelepas to Nhava Sheva India, suffered explosion, followed by fire, in western Malacca Strait between Andaman islands and Banda Aceh Sumatra at around 1230 UTC Apr 6. The went NUC, adrift, AIS off since the time of explosion... -FleetmonPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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VLCC tanker PRIDE missing in Arabian sea
VLCC PRIDE reported lost in Arabian sea since Mar 23, understood crude oil tanker was on tow from Oman to Chittagong scrap yard, so probably she broke off and went missing. Tanker is understood to be unmanned... -FleetmonPosted On:7-Apr-2022
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