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India: Centre exempts passenger ferries from paying port, vessel charges for 6 months
In order to offer some respite to the waterways transportation sector from the impact of the global increase in the price of fuels, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has directed all major ports to exempt all berth hiring and vessel related charges being currently levied to the Ro-Pax or passenger ferries for the next six months with immediate effect... -Times NowPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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State, BoI at loggerheads over stopping crew change at Vizhinjam
The State and Central agencies have found themselves at loggerheads over the manner in which the outer anchorage crew change was stopped at Vizhinjam seaport, a major revenue source of the port during the time of COVID-19. The Bureau of Immigration (BoI) has issued an order with regard to stopping outer anchorage crew change on July 20... -The HinduPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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Three Competitive Advantages Of Vessel Performance
Like many industries, shipping currently faces numerous notable challenges, but a recent research report on behalf of DTN revealed longer-term priorities. Non-regulation-driven carbon emissions, decarbonization regulations, and digitalization topped the list of the most significant pressures, according to participants... -MarineLinkPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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Port Of LA Calls FBI After Cyber Attacks Double
The Port of Los Angeles is the victim of approximately 40 million cyber attacks per month, mostly from Europe and Russia including former Eastern Bloc nations. This is double the number of attacks since the start of the COVID19 pandemic. The Port has contacted the FBI for assistance. “Our intelligence shows the threats are coming from Russia and parts of Europe... -gCaptainPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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World’s Key Workers Threaten To Hit Economy Where It Will Hurt
The pandemic has put unprecedented strain on global supply chains -– and also on the workers who’ve kept those systems running under tough conditions. It looks like many of them have had enough. A surge in strikes and other labor protests is threatening industries all over the world, and especially the ones that involve moving goods, people and energy around... -gCaptainPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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Crew Familiarisation is critical when taking over a vessel
When a vessel changes ownership and/or manager, it can take some considerable time before the new crew and management are fully familiar with the vessel. Familiarisation starts as soon as ship’s staff get onboard and must be completed before sailing. The ISM Code requires that all crew receive a proper familiarisation on the vessel prior to sailing... -West P&I ClubPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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’No, I’m not the captain’s wife’: Breaking the bias at sea
Captain Kate McCue has been mistaken for a captain’s wife - or a cruise director’s wife - countless times in the past seven years. No one has ever correctly guessed that she is the one who runs the ship. Even a fellow captain confused McCue for a captain’s spouse when she went to takeover a ship, while many cruise passengers and members of the public have assumed the same thing... -9news.com.auPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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AMSA bans Liberia-flagged tanker
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority on Saturday (23 July) banned the Liberian-flagged oil tanker AG Neptune from Australian ports for six months. AMSA inspected the ship in the Port of Gladstone on 17 June 2022 after receiving a complaint regarding the underpayment of seafarers and welfare issues... -Daily Cargo NewsPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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GAO: CBP Could Improve Non-Containerized Maritime Cargo Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) should improve its guidance and identify additional actions its personnel could take to reduce crated cargo risks, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says. Non-containerized cargo—like oil or goods in individual crates or pallets—can present inspection challenges for CBP officials because crates can hide contraband and may include additional barriers to examination... -HSTodayPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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Tugboat crew of Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant in ’dire situation’
Crewmen of the tugboat that towed Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant are in a “dire situation” and running out of food and water after being held at a mainland Chinese port for weeks over a probe into the ill-fated journey of the iconic vessel, according to operators... -South China Morning PostPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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11 Fascinating Facts about the Norwegian Polar Explorer
An introduction to Roald Amundsen, one of the most famous Norwegians to have ever lived. Discover some fascinating facts about the polar explorer. Not every nation can boast a figure as well-known as Roald Amundsen, leader of the first successful expedition to the South Pole. At the age of fifteen, he was already captivated by Sir John Franklin’s narratives of his overland Arctic expeditions... -Life in NorwayPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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The Cruise: Crew face chaos as important item goes missing
On the arrival day for thousands of passengers, one of the ship’s most popular restaurants was in jeopardy after the roof started leaking. Andreas, the restaurant manager at the afflicted eatery, The Wake, was left to deal with the issue. He said: “We need to welcome our new sailors. But half an hour ago, one of our servers noticed some water coming down... -ExpressPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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Australia & New Zealand Get Slammed By Container Rates
Long-term rates for shipping containers to New Zealand and Australia have soared in the past few years, and are now at record highs. This is despite the fact that import volumes have decreased. Xeneta’s latest data shows that long-term rates for ocean freight into Australasia have soared by over 400% since 2019. This is a huge increase in the cost of long-term ocean freight into Australasia, with all main routes now more than double last year’s prices... -gCaptainPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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Mediterranean ships find 5 dead, rescue over 1,100 migrants
Italian vessels have recovered five bodies and rescued 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, the Italian Coast Guard said Sunday, while European charities reported saving more than 500 more. Some of the survivors had to be plucked from the sea in the Italian operation Saturday that was carried out 120 miles (190 kilometers) off the coast of Calabria by a Navy mercantile ship,.. -Bay to Bay NewsPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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Turkish tanker damaged by fire under arrest, Russia
Jul 23 UPDATE: Tanker was arrested by Krasnodar Region Court Ruling on Jul 22 or Jul 21, as pledged asset to secure debt payment, after Russian Salvage Agency Morspassluzhba claim. Agency estimates salvage costs to be of some USD 900,000, including firefighting itself, cost of delivery on board equipment and teams, providing safe anchorage and other salvage services rendered... -FleetmonPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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US offshore ship disabled, taking on water in Gulf of Mexico
Offshore supply ship THUNDER in the afternoon Jul 23 reported water ingress in Gulf of Mexico some 65 nm south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The ship is returning to Port Fourchon after carrying out offshore works, with ETA Jul 24. THUNDER was disabled and went adrift at around 1900 UTC Jul 23, as of 0345 UTC Jul 24 she was dead in the water, drifting in southern direction, with US Coast Guard ship USCG MORAY nearby... -FleetmonPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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Tug sank after explosion, 4 burnt, 1 missing, Indonesia
Tug BLUE DRAGON 12 suffered explosion and subsequently, sank, in the afternoon Jul 23 in Semoi Setawir, Sungai Sepaku river, upstream from Balikpapan, Eastern Kalimantan Makassar Strait, Indonesia. Of 12 people on board, 4 suffered burns (their condition unknown), 1 went missing, 7 escaped. The tug was waiting for barge Sea Dragon 2712 to be loaded with coal... -FleetmonPosted On:25-Jul-2022
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