Report: Gaza Aid Pier Project Comes Under Mortar Fire, Damaging Equipment

First Containership in Over Two Years Reaches Ukraine to Expand Service

Published Apr 25, 2024 4:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ukraine continues to highlight steps for the restoration of shipping operations with reports that the first dedicated containership arrived in the Black Sea after an absence since the invasion in February 2022. Earlier in April, the first container service was restored using a feeder vessel in the Black Sea. The Pros Hope (14,000 dwt) arrived in Chornomorsk on April 21. The vessel is registered in Panama and is managed by a German agency. She arrived from China but it...

Learning From U.S. Shipyards' Experience With a Digital Mindset

Published Apr 25, 2024 4:00 PM by Simon Crook, SSI

The announcement that Australia plans to more than double the size of its naval fleet did not come out of the blue. The Defence Strategic Review of 2023 clearly outlined the need for a holistic approach to the strategy, planning and procurement of assets for the defense organization. The plan for A$11.1bn of investment that will add 11 new frigates and six further large vessels with long-range missile capability is designed around building new warships more rapidly than in...

UK Downs First Missile in 30 Years as Houthis Resume Attacks on Shipping

Published Apr 25, 2024 2:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Houthi forces in Yemen continued to resume their attacks on merchant ships for a second day after a nearly two-week pause. European and U.S. forces are reporting multiple missile and drone interceptions, including the UK reports it has deployed its missile system and for the first time in more than 30 years downed a hostile missile fired in combat. The new round of attacks coming from Yemen began yesterday, April 24, with a Houthi spokesperson claiming they had targeted...

First Large Commercial Ships Clear Baltimore After 33 Days in Port

Published Apr 25, 2024 1:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The first larger commercial ships cleared Baltimore harbor using the temporary channel this morning. Two hours after the port and U.S. Coast Guard officially opened the deepest draft, limited access channel, the first vessel made the transit and at least two more have followed. It marked a key milestone in the recovery of the Port of Baltimore after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, with officials saying they remain on track to fully reopen the port by...

Shipping

First Containership in Over Two Years Reaches Ukraine to Expand Service

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First Large Commercial Ships Clear Baltimore After 33 Days in Port

Government

Coast Guard Academy Plans to Strip Past Offenders of Their Honors

On Thursday, USCGA announced a new, symbolic step towards accountability for past wrongdoing: it is stripping former cadets who were credibly accused of UCMJ offenses of the honors they accumulated while at the academy, if the preponderance of evidence suggests their guilt. "When the Academy recognizes one of our members, we work hard to ensure that this action reflects the values of this institution and our service," said Rear Admiral Michael Johnston, Academy Superintendent. "We must also ensure these awards and...

Corporate News

ClassNK Releases Route Correction Factors Calculation Tool 'WACDAS'

[By: ClassNK] ClassNK has released a new tool, 'WACDAS (Wave Climate Data Aggregation for Ships)', for calculating the route correction factors essential for ensuring the safety of container lashing and supporting container stacking optimization. Responding to rapid increases in the size of container ships and advances in lashing technology, ClassNK released 'Guidelines for Container Stowage and Securing Arrangements (Edition 3.0)'* last year to enhance the safety and efficiency of marine container transportation. 'WACDAS' is a tool that enables the...

Cruise Ships

Norwegian’s Next Cruise Ship Norwegian Aqua is Floated by Fincantieri

Norwegian Cruise Line marked the float out today of its next, mega cruise ship, the Norwegian Aqua. The ship is being built at Fincantieri in Marghera, Italy (near Venice) and is scheduled to enter service in the spring of 2026. The order for this ship was placed as part of the company’s pre-pandemic plans but later enlarged to improve the economics of the vessel. The first of the class was introduced in 2022, the Norwegian Prima, and a sister...

Ports

Red Sea Diversions are Overloading Mediterranean Transshipment Ports

Europe’s transship ports serving the Mediterranean have become the latest to feel the repercussions of the diversions from the Red Sea with many of the ports warning of crowing and lack of capacity as well as longer them normal wait times. In a new report by the Financial Times, they cite overflowing storage yards and severe port congestion which they warn is the latest threat to supply chains. Experts had previously predicted that the popular transshipment ports...

Shipping

First Containership in Over Two Years Reaches Ukraine to Expand Service

Tugs & Salvage

First Large Commercial Ships Clear Baltimore After 33 Days in Port

Government

Coast Guard Academy Plans to Strip Past Offenders of Their Honors

Corporate News

ClassNK Releases Route Correction Factors Calculation Tool 'WACDAS'

Cruise Ships

Norwegian’s Next Cruise Ship Norwegian Aqua is Floated by Fincantieri

Ports

Red Sea Diversions are Overloading Mediterranean Transshipment Ports

Offshore

Asia’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Commissioned by Ørsted in Taiwan

Ørsted along with officials of the government of Taiwan gathered today to celebrate the commission of the first sections of the Greater Changhau offshore wind farms. In addition to being the largest of its kind in Asia, the wind farm doubled Taiwan’s offshore wind energy capacity and it is Ørsted’s first gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm outside of Europe. "It took us eight years to turn the words 'energy transition' in our policy papers into actual wind farms in operation,”...

Shipbuilding

Learning From U.S. Shipyards' Experience With a Digital Mindset

Environment

Red Sea Diversions Surge Container Shipping Emissions Reports Xeneta

Carbon emissions from the container shipping industry are reaching record levels as ocean going vessels sail longer distances to avoid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. The new data contained in Xeneta’s Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) highlights the adverse impacts on the industry’s efforts to curb emissions because of the conflict in the Middle East. Xeneta calculates container shipping emissions hit 107.5 points in the first quarter of this year on its index. The CEI is based on average...

Business

Whistleblower Reveals Japanese Engine Manufacturer Faked Fuel Data

Japan’s IHI Power Systems Company, a leading manufacturer of engines used in marine and land applications including trains, issued an apology and official “Notice of Misconduct” after a whistleblower revealed the company has been altering fuel consumption data for decades. The company is confirming that an internal investigation found that “improper alterations” were made to the test operation records with reports saying it was going on since the 1980s at one manufacturing plant and since 2001 at the other....

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Report: Gaza Aid Pier Project Comes Under Mortar Fire, Damaging Equipment

First Containership in Over Two Years Reaches Ukraine to Expand Service

Learning From U.S. Shipyards' Experience With a Digital Mindset

UK Downs First Missile in 30 Years as Houthis Resume Attacks on Shipping

First Large Commercial Ships Clear Baltimore After 33 Days in Port

First Containership in Over Two Years Reaches Ukraine to Expand Service

First Large Commercial Ships Clear Baltimore After 33 Days in Port

Coast Guard Academy Plans to Strip Past Offenders of Their Honors

ClassNK Releases Route Correction Factors Calculation Tool 'WACDAS'

Norwegian’s Next Cruise Ship Norwegian Aqua is Floated by Fincantieri

Red Sea Diversions are Overloading Mediterranean Transshipment Ports

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Healthy Crew, Safe Vessel: Navigating the Importance of PEME Exams

Inchcape Americas Gears Up for Growth With New CEO

First Containership in Over Two Years Reaches Ukraine to Expand Service

First Large Commercial Ships Clear Baltimore After 33 Days in Port

Coast Guard Academy Plans to Strip Past Offenders of Their Honors

ClassNK Releases Route Correction Factors Calculation Tool 'WACDAS'

Norwegian’s Next Cruise Ship Norwegian Aqua is Floated by Fincantieri

Red Sea Diversions are Overloading Mediterranean Transshipment Ports

Asia’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Commissioned by Ørsted in Taiwan

Learning From U.S. Shipyards' Experience With a Digital Mindset

Red Sea Diversions Surge Container Shipping Emissions Reports Xeneta

Whistleblower Reveals Japanese Engine Manufacturer Faked Fuel Data

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