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India: Cochin Shipyard inks pact with IIM-K to boost start-ups in maritime sector
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has signed an agreement with the business incubator of IIM, Kozhikode (IIM-K), Laboratory for Innovation Venturing and Entrepreneurship (LIVE), in a move to support start-ups in the maritime sector. The idea of such a framework is to develop an ecosystem in India for start-ups in the maritime sector from the technical, regulatory, financial and marketing points of view, according to a press release... -The HinduPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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India: Coast Guard`s new facility in Kochi to enhance ops in West Coast
In a significant boost to the Indian Coast Guard, in the Southern Indian state of Kerala, a new Ship Support Complex (SSC) has been added to its infrastructure. "Based in Kochi and the first such facility in Kerala, the SSC will provide immediate support to ICG ships berthed here, the ships visiting the city. It can offer minor repairs, spares, thus ensuring faster turnaround for operational availability," Inspector General S Paramesh, Commander, CG Region (West) told WION... -WIONPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Wind Power Returning To Open Seas, Now With AI
A 20% savings in fuel efficiency for a two-day retrofit is nothing to sneeze at, and that explains why the leading cargo shipper Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. is adding more wind power punch to its existing roster of cargo ships. The company has just ordered another three Seawing sails from the company Airseas on top of a previous order... -CleanTechnicaPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 passed in Lok Sabha - All you need to know
The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022 was passed by the Lok Sabha on Friday. The Bill was introduced in the Lower House on 1 April by Union Minister Jitendra Singh. The Bill aims at having India’s own national measures for protecting the Antarctic environment and its dependent and associated ecosystem. Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth. Many countries have set up their stations to carry out research... -Times NowPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Eyesea Supports Indian Clean-Up and Mapping Initiative
Eyesea has announced a pollution clean-up and mapping partnership with the Luna Story Foundation in the Vasai area, north of Mumbai, India. The Luna Story Foundation helped test the Eyesea App in early 2021, and the data collected in this phase showed how the app could be used by clean-up groups to record their work and demonstrate the scale of local pollution... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:23-Jul-2022
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First Bulker with Rigid Sail Launched in Japan
The first installation of a rigid, winged sail has been completed on a commercial bulker with the vessel recently floated at the Oshima Shipyard in Japan. The bulker being built for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is scheduled to enter service in October as the first demonstration of MOL’s Wind Challenger project. The concept originated as an academic research project in 2009 with MOL and Oshima later taking the lead to commercialize the technology for wind-assisted propulsion... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Maersk Rainbow Container Arrives In India For A Month-long Tour To Celebrate Diversity And Inclusion
Maersk’s skillfully painted, the 40-feet rainbow container arrived in India earlier this week at the Ennore Port. The rainbow container started its tour of India yesterday, 21st July from Chennai and will travel through Bangalore, Pune, and Mumbai before ending the journey end of August at APM Terminals Mumbai at Jawaharlal Nehru Port. During the India tour, the rainbow container will make various stops at Maersk’s offices... -Marine InsightPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Costa Cruises’ Ship Captain Awarded Navy Medal For An Exceptional Rescue
Pietro Sinisi, captain of Costa Cruises, was reportedly rewarded with the prestigious Navy Bronze Medal of Merit in Rome in the presence of Vice Admiral Nicola Carlone, the Italian Coast Guard’s Commandant, at a ceremony held at the General Command of the Harbour Masters Corps. The Commandant of the Italian Coast Guard was awarded the medal... -Marine InsightPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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UAE: Firm to offer jobs for India s Agnipath scheme retirees
Sharjah-based philanthropic businessman Dr Sohan Roy is offering jobs at Aries Group for soldiers who complete their four-year military service under Indian government’s Agnipath scheme and then must return to civilian life. Aries Group, a leading global provider of maritime services, will earmark 10 per cent of its future recruitments for those soldiers, who return home after four years of service, Dr Roy said... -ZAWYAPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Captain Joseph Hazelwood, Former Master of the Exxon Valdez, Passes Away
Captain Joseph Jeffrey Hazelwood, the Master of the Exxon Valdez when it grounded in Alaska in 1989, has passed away, gCaptain can confirm. He was 75. The Exxon Valdez was carrying more than 1.2 million barrels of oil when it grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, near Valdez, Alaska on March 24, 1989. An estimated 11 million gallons were spill from the ship’s ruptured tanks, impacting over a thousand miles of shoreline and resulting in catastrophic impacts to fish and wildlife... -gCaptainPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Maritime Public Private Partnership Conclave 2022 held in Chennai
The Maritime Public Private Partnership Conclave 2022 – an effort by Chennai Port, Kamarajar Port and V. O. Chidambaranar Port – was held in Chennai on 21st and 22nd July 2022 to commemorate 25 years of Public Private partnership (PPP) in the development of major port sector. The very first agreement between the concessioning authority and concessionaire on PPP mode completed its 25 years of success in July 2022. FICCI was the organising partner for the event... -Logistics InsiderPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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AIDA Becomes First Large Cruise Ship to Bunker with Biofuel
The first large cruise ship bunkered with a blended marine biofuel making the latest expansion of biofuel which has drawn wide support in the commercial shipping industry. The bunkering took place with Carnival Corporation’s AIDA Cruises aboard the AIDAprima and provides a blueprint for the wider cruise sector adoption of alternative fuels... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Enhancing Voluntary Weather Observations From Ships in the Arctic
The Arctic Ocean is a hot spot in global climate change. The Arctic region has experienced three to four times more warming than the Earth on average. This has been reflected in thinning and shrinking of the sea-ice cover, lengthening of seasonally ice-free periods and ocean warming during summer stage. These changes are most apparent in the Arctic coastal seas where most of the human activity takes place... -The Maritime ExecutivePosted On:23-Jul-2022
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S.Korean shipyard workers reach deal to end strike
South Korean contract workers at the country’s No.3 shipbuilder agreed on Friday to end their strike after accepting a much smaller wage hike than demanded as well as job guarantees, union officials and subcontractors said. Since late last month, about 100 sub-contractors pressing for an increase of 30% have occupied the main dock at the shipyard run by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) (042660.KS) in the southern city of Geoje... -ReutersPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Search for missing Egyptian sailor ongoing in Indian Ocean: source
Search operations for the young Egyptian sailor, Sameh Sayed al-Masry, who went missing in the Indian Ocean, is still underway, in cooperation with the security authorities in Egypt and abroad, to identify his fate, an official source with the Ministry of Immigration said. Survivors confirmed his fall into the water, without being sure of his rescue or whether he was dead or alive the source said... -Egypt IndependentPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Nine dead after ferry sinks in Indonesia
At least nine bodies have been found after a ferry sank off the coast of an Indonesian island due to bad weather, a search and rescue official said Thursday. The KM Cahaya Arafah capsized in waters off Indonesia’s Ternate island on Monday evening, prompting a search and rescue operation for 13 missing people... -Ships&PortsPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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Ferry Carrying Over 180 Passengers Suffers Engine Room Fire Off Canada’s Prince Edward Island
A ferry carrying some 200 passengers and crew caught fire and was intentionally grounded Friday morning during a voyage from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island in Canada. Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax said it recieved a distress call at 11:17 a.m. local time indicating the Northumberland Ferry Holiday Island was experiencing a fire in the engine room and subsequently ran aground... -gCaptainPosted On:23-Jul-2022
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