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Norwegian Cruise Ship Ready to Return After Iceberg Incident
Norwegian Sun is scheduled to resume passenger sailings this week after striking an iceberg on Saturday, June 25, 2022, while transiting to Hubbard Glacier, Alaska. Immediately after the impact, which was captured on video by guests on board, the ship slowed its speed and adjusted its route to head for inspection in Juneau. The in-progress cruise was canceled and two additional cruises canceled as the ship was inspected and repaired... -Cruise HivePosted On:11-Jul-2022
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No shore leave: Sailors stuck on ships, Covid protocols keeps kin at bay
Indian seafarers on coastal ships, including foreign flagged vessels, are being denied shore leave as the port health authorities in Chennai are unsure whether to let them visit their relatives due to the Covid-19 protocols. Shore leave is when sailors are allowed to leave a docked ship. It can range from a couple of hours to a few days. A sailor from Bulk Carrier MV Maithili said the ship recently reached the Chennai Port but the crew were not allowed to leave... -The New Indian ExpressPosted On:11-Jul-2022
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The world’s largest container ship will fly the Panama Flag
The Panama Ship Registry has added to its fleet the “Ever Alot” container ship, the world’s biggest container ship and the first to break the 24,004 TEU mark. Panama has 18 of the world’s 20 largest container ships in terms of TEUs. The vessel has impressive dimensions, with a length of 400 meters, a width of 61.5 meters -approximately the size of three and a half soccer fields- and a draft of 17 meters... -enews.com.ngPosted On:11-Jul-2022
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Vatican defends right of seafarers to shore leave
While governments and shipping companies had reason to cancel seafarers’ shore leave during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, those who are vaccinated and take precautions now have a right to shore leave, said Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development... -Crux NowPosted On:11-Jul-2022
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New Slow-Steaming Agreement Could Save 15 Percent on Fuel
NAPA has teamed up with international law firm Stephenson Harwood and a group of leading maritime stakeholders to come up with a legal/technical fix for the ubiquitous "sail fast then wait" (SFTW) phenomenon, which wastes fuel on unnecessary but contractually-incentivized fast transits. As an example of the impact of this arrangement, the bulker fleet spends about 10 percent of its time at anchorage, waiting for cargo operations... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:11-Jul-2022
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Autonomous Hyundai Cargo Ship Completes Long Haul To the US
While we tend to focus on autonomous vehicle technology as it applies to cars, there’s another world that uses the tech for other, grander, pursuits. This Hyundai cargo ship is one autonomous pursuit. It just completed a trek using autonomous technology, making it the first autonomous transoceanic trip for a large merchant ship. The voyage achieved reduced greenhouse gas emissions and fuel. Barring any future issues, this is the wave of the future... -MotorBiscuitPosted On:11-Jul-2022
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It took us 30 years to realise oceans need crisis management. 16 rules could save it
Despite a well-documented and serious decline in overall ocean health, the intense pressure placed on this vital planetary resource by human activity continues to grow. Pollution, overfishing and global warming have pushed ocean health to a precarious place. The international community, however, has a chance to change course - and it must before it is too late... -ThePrintPosted On:11-Jul-2022
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They were on a luxury cruise, then the coughing began - the ship that became a global Covid pariah
On the five-hour drive to the docks of Buenos Aires, Claudia Osiani thought hard: do I board the cruise ship or cancel my birthday voyage? With her husband, Juan, she discussed the recent spate of deadly virus outbreaks on cruise ships in Japan and California. “This cruise is different; it will be packed with locals,” Juan reassured her, and it made them feel safer... -The GuardianPosted On:11-Jul-2022
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St. David’s honours global mariners
St. David’s Anglican Church – a parish by the Salish Sea – has a congregation of residents whose Sea Sunday observance, July 10 at 10 a.m., will honour mariners around the world, and embrace new concern over supply chain disruption. Guest preacher, Senior Port Chaplain Rev. Peter Smyth, is also deeply troubled by the effect current conditions are having on seafarers within his jurisdiction and beyond... -Delta OptimistPosted On:11-Jul-2022
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Panamax disabled, adrift, North Pacific
Jul 10 0610 UTC UPDATE: Still NUC, drifting, US CG ship standing by. No tugs in sight, no updates on probable towage/salvage.
Jul 9: Bulk carrier DARYA SHANTI was spotted as NUC on Jul 8 west of Queen Charlotte Islands, reported as disabled, adrift on Jul 9. Remained NUC, adrift as of 0520 UTC Jul 9. En route from Prince Rupert to Gwangyang Korea, ETA Jul 21... -FleetmonPosted On:11-Jul-2022
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