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India-Australia maritime surveillance operation underway in Indian Ocean region
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAFF) P-8A Poseidon aircraft has been deployed to India under a combined India-Australia maritime surveillance initiative, the Australian government said on Wednesday. P8A aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) arrived in Goa on June 6 to undertake coordinated operations with the P8I of the Indian Navy (IN) from June 7-9... -The PrintPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Best shipping market in 15 years: Vafias
Shipping is enjoying “easily” its best markets since the boom of 2007 according to Greek shipowner Harry Vafias. "If you exclude VLCCs, which are currently loss making and are the exception, everything else containers, LNG, LPG, crude oil and product tankers are all doing very, very well and prices for those ships are going up on a weekly basis,” Vafias told Seatrade in an interview on Wednesday... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Shipping industry calls EU fuel proposal ’unambitious’
Major stakeholders from the European shipping industry have voiced their opposition to the European Union’s recent proposal on the use and regulation of maritime fuel. “The ECSA, EWABA, the Advanced Biofuels Coalition and GoodFuels call on the Parliament and the Council to amend the Commission’s FuelEU Maritime proposal to ensure that shipowners and fuels suppliers together play a key role under the new system,” the above entities said in a joint statement... -Cyprus MailPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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The fire safety risks of alternative fuels
The switch to alternative fuels brings with it new risks in terms of fire safety onboard ship. Seatrade Maritime News sat down with Finn Lende-Harung, Commercial Director – Fire Solutions for Survitec at Posidonia 2022 to learn more about risks both for alternative fuels currently in use and those in their early stages of development... -Seatrade Maritime NewsPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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MSC Cruises targets zero-impact ops through six focus areas
MSC Cruises, a part of the Swiss-based shipping and logistics conglomerate MSC Group, has published its 2021 Sustainability Report highlighting the progress and laying the foundations for achieving zero-impact operations. The company chose 8 June, World Oceans Day, to publish the report claiming it has made significant progress in its sustainability practices despite the challenges brought by the pandemic in the past year... -Offshore EnergyPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Cruise ship Catches Fire with 89 School Children
More than 100 people, many of whom were elementary school students, were evacuated safely from the Spirit of Norfolk dining cruise on the Elizabeth River near Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday after a fire broke out near the stern of the vessel. The incident prompted a response that involved commercial tugs and crews from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and local fire departments. Thankfully no injuries were reported... -gCaptainPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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World’s First Commercially Viable Zero-Emission 100% Electric Foiling workboat range launched
Artemis Technologies, the global leader in green maritime innovation, has launched to market the world’s first commercially viable 100% electric, high-speed foiling workboat range. Developed and built in Belfast, the zero-emission vessels are the greenest workboats on the planet and represent a £12 million investment in research and development... -EIN NewsPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Six people rescued after boat starts sinking off Anglesey coast
Six people were rescued after their boat started sinking off Anglesey. The crew of the 17ft jet boat sent out a mayday call after it started taking on water while travelling from Carmel Head to the Skerries, off the north-west coast of Anglesey. Volunteers from Holyhead RNLI were alerted at around 2.30pm on Tuesday, and the crew launched the inshore D-class lifeboat followed by the all-weather Severn-class lifeboat... -North Wales LivePosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Capital and LR explore the use of biofuels in pilot research project
Capital Ship Management Corp. (Capital) and LR will trial the use of biofuels in a new pilot project to support the maritime industry’s research for low to zero-carbon fuels in line with the IMO’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. The trial will test biofuel-blended marine fuel on Capital managed 300k DWT crude tanker, Apollonas... - Lloyd’s RegisterPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Italy Purchasing Two FSRUs for Energy Security
Following the example of the Netherlands and Germany, Italy has chosen FSRUs for its energy needs. Italian energy firm; Snam has signed agreements to acquire two FSRUs from Bermuda-based LNG shipper; Golar LNG. The Italian government has mandated Snam to initialize the negotiations for bringing FSRUs to Italy and reducing the extensive Italian dependence on Russian Energy... -FleetmonPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Maritime Tech Startups Discuss Data and Optimization at Posidonia
More than 30 maritime tech startups from around the world are displaying their solutions and platforms at this year’s Posidonia Exhibition, which is underway at Athens’ Metropolitan Expo Centre until Friday. The founders and CEOs of several of them shared their views and opinions at the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum, which opened the Posidonia conference agenda with discussions on the decarbonization and digitization of the shipping industry... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Maritime Satcom Connectivity on The Uptick in Nordic Region
The small island of Donsö is renowned as a historic fishing village, where even today boathouses at the harbour honour its rich maritime heritage with name plaques of fishing vessels. It forms the perfect backdrop for Sweden’s biggest all-inclusive trade fair – Donsö Shipping Meet, taking place on June 14th and 15th this year... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Norwegian Follows Carnival In Making an Unpopular Move
In many ways, the cruise industry has returned to normal, but it has not been a straight line recovery. Report began sailing again from U.S. ports in July 2021 it was severely lowered capacities. Since those early sailings, the three major cruise lines have slowly raised capacity while also having to deal with ever-changing covid rules/recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control... -TheStreetPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Virgin Voyages Postpones Launch of Third Cruise Ship
Virgin Voyages will postpone the launch of its third ship, Resilient Lady, from mid-August 2022 until the second quarter of 2023. Despite challenges stemming from the pandemic, the company launched two ships in a year – Scarlet Lady in the Caribbean and Valiant Lady in the Mediterranean. Virgin also opened its new Terminal V at PortMiami in February... -TravelPulsePosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Explosion Reported at Freeport LNG Facility in Texas
An explosion was reported at the Freeport LNG export facility near Freeport, Texas, closing a portion of the Intracoastal Waterway to marine traffic, the Coast Guard said Wednesday. No injuries were reported and there appears to be no theat to the public or local communities. The explosion occurred at about 11:40 a.m. at the Freeport LNG plant on Quintana Island. The cause of the explosion is unknown... -gCaptainPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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Passenger ship explosion, fire, 1 dead, 1 missing, 4 critical. Singapore Strait.
Passenger ship DUMAI LINE 5 early in the morning Jun 9 suffered explosion followed by major fire in front of Batam Port, Riau islands, Indonesia, Singapore Strait. Understood there were no passengers on board, the ship was probably at anchor (last AIS dated Jun 7). 1 crew died in explosion, 1 jumped overboard after explosion and went missing, 4 were badly burned, they’re in hospital in critical condition... -FleetmonPosted On:9-Jun-2022
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