South Africa Gets its First Domestically-Built Modern Naval Vessel

WMO: Risk of Floods, Storms, Marine Heat Waves is Increasing

Published May 20, 2022 6:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

The wave of climate-related disasters facing the world are bound to escalate in severity and scope, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned - including flooding, sea level rise, marine heat waves, ocean acidification and hurricane risk. WMO, in its State of the Global Climate report, shows that greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification set new alarming levels in 2021, yet another clear sign that human activities are causing planetary scale changes. The impact of extreme...

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Engineer Pleads Guilty to Felonies for Dumping Oil and Lying to USCG

Published May 20, 2022 6:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

The chief engineer of a large commercial bulk carrier pleaded guilty this week in U.S. federal court to two felony counts of deliberately discharging oily water near New Orleans and lying to the U.S. Coast Guard during the investigation into the oil spill. Another crewmember aboard the vessel reported the incident via social media to the Coast Guard and was later subjected to retaliatory actions by the chief engineer. “The intentional pollution of U.S. waters and the deliberate effort to...

Startup Wants to Export Morocco's Green Power to UK - Under the Sea

Published May 20, 2022 5:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two startups have agreed to partner on an ambitious plan to link Morocco’s renewable energy resources with the UK power grid using an ultra-long subsea power cable. UK retail energy supplier Octopus Energy has announced it will be backing Xlinks in its plans to construct a giant 2,000 nautical mile undersea cable, intended to export solar and wind energy from Morocco to the UK under the sea. Xlinks announced in April that it is eyeing investor backing to raise...

China Delivers First Tanker-Sized Aquaculture Vessel

Published May 20, 2022 4:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

China celebrated the delivery today of the first of a new class of vessels which they report will revolutionize farm-raised fish with new methods of aquaculture. The size of an oil tanker, Guoxin 1 is a 100,000 dwt vessel that China boasts will yield over 3,700 tons of fish annually. Qingdao Guoxin Development Group which will be operating the vessel plans to build four ships after having proven some of its concepts on a smaller vessel and ultimately plans for...

Shipping

1909 Sailing Ship Will Launch Sailcargo’s Operations This Year

A start-up that is promoting the use of sailing ships to provide environmentally-friendly logistics purchased a 113-year-old sailing vessel announcing that they plan to launch operations in the fourth quarter of this year. The company is accelerating its planned launch a year earlier than anticipated as it also continues to build a new sailing ship that it anticipates launching in 2023. Sailcargo purchased the cargo vessel S/V Vega Gamleby, built in 1909 that will be able to transport approximately 148...

Tugs & Salvage

UZMAR and Robert Allan Developing Methanol-Fueled Tugboats

UZMAR Shipyard and Robert Allan Ltd have signed an agreement to design and build a new series of methanol-fueled tugboats. These new designs, exclusive to UZMAR, represent a new generation of lower emission tugs that owners are demanding to meet CO2 reduction targets. The agreement was signed for four new designs between UZMAR CEO Mr. Ahmet Noyan Altug and Robert Allan Ltd CEO Mr. Mike Fitzpatrick over a video call on April 28. The new series will have improved energy efficiency...

Government

China's Security Deal with the Solomons Could Include "Dual-Use" Ports

[By Anastasia Kapetas] A reading of some of the headlines on China’s new security deal with Solomon Islands might give the impression that a Chinese naval base with assets pointed straight at Australia is a fait accompli and that other Pacific dominos are just waiting to fall. Public anxiety on the issue has risen sharply—unsurprising given that the deal has been caught up in the dynamics of the federal election campaign—with a recent Sydney Morning Herald survey finding that 70 percent of voters are concerned...

Piracy

Piracy Plummets in Gulf of Guinea

Southeast Asian waters are replacing the Gulf of Guinea as the most dangerous for commercial shipping, accounting for nearly half of piracy incidents in the first quarter of this year. The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB)'s quarterly piracy and armed robbery report shows a nearly flat top-line number for maritime piracy incidents, with 37 recorded in the first three months of 2022 compared to 38 incidents over the same period last year. However, nearly half (41 percent) occurred in Southeast Asian waters,...

Cruise Ships

Bahamas Sets Auction Date for Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity

The two ocean-going cruise ships of Crystal Cruises have officially gone up for a sale with an auction scheduled for next month. It is the latest in a series of steps as the liquidation of the former Genting Hong Kong brand continues. The Supreme Court Commercial Division in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas published the official notice of sale for the Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity. Inspections of the cruise ships are ongoing with bids due to the court by...

Ports

MSC and Investors Replace Chinese to Build Panama Container Terminal

Panama announced that it has entered into a new agreement with an investment group that is partnering with an affiliate of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) to complete and operate the long-delayed Panama Canal Container Port. The project had started eight years ago by a Chinese company but after the 2019 elections in Panama, the new government canceled the concession. Under the new agreement, Notarc Management Group, a private investment and asset management company active in Panama, Latin America, and the...

Shipping

1909 Sailing Ship Will Launch Sailcargo’s Operations This Year

Tugs & Salvage

UZMAR and Robert Allan Developing Methanol-Fueled Tugboats

Government

China's Security Deal with the Solomons Could Include "Dual-Use" Ports

Piracy

Piracy Plummets in Gulf of Guinea

Cruise Ships

Bahamas Sets Auction Date for Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity

Ports

MSC and Investors Replace Chinese to Build Panama Container Terminal

Offshore

Startup Wants to Export Morocco's Green Power to UK - Under the Sea

Shipbuilding

South Africa Gets its First Domestically-Built Modern Naval Vessel

South Africa is celebrating its shipbuilding industry after Damen Shipyards Cape Town delivered the first of three multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) to the South African Navy. In a major achievement towards the country’s ambitions of building navy ships locally, the navy announced it has taken delivery of the first MMIPV vessel, which will enhance its capabilities to respond to the threats of illegal trafficking, illegal fishing and piracy. SAS Sekhukhune is one of three Warrior Class vessels procured by...

Environment

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Proposed Ship Would Create Hydrogen Fuel by Collecting Ocean Plastics

The rate of growth of the amount of plastic waste in the world’s oceans is growing rapidly with the UN and others calling for immediate efforts to reduce the problem. A startup company developing hydrogen technologies, H2-Industries, working with naval architecture company TECHNOLOG Services has developed a novel concept ship that they say could collect plastic waste from the world’s oceans and converts it into hydrogen. The ship is being designed to be more than 490 feet in length, with...

Business

Euronav shareholders reject alternate proposals

Tanker Merger Proceeding as Euronav’s Shareholders Reject CMB

Shareholders of tanker giant Euronav rejected proposals and an opposition slate of directors from the Saverys family and Compagnie Maritime Belge during the general meeting today clearing the way for the company to continue its discussions with John Fredriksen and Frontline for a merger that would create the largest operator of VLCC and Suezmax tankers. After the meeting, Euronav released a statement saying that it was making good progress on the discussions for the merger. Belgium’s Saverys family, which is...

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South Africa Gets its First Domestically-Built Modern Naval Vessel

WMO: Risk of Floods, Storms, Marine Heat Waves is Increasing

Engineer Pleads Guilty to Felonies for Dumping Oil and Lying to USCG

Startup Wants to Export Morocco's Green Power to UK - Under the Sea

China Delivers First Tanker-Sized Aquaculture Vessel

1909 Sailing Ship Will Launch Sailcargo’s Operations This Year

UZMAR and Robert Allan Developing Methanol-Fueled Tugboats

China's Security Deal with the Solomons Could Include "Dual-Use" Ports

Piracy Plummets in Gulf of Guinea

Bahamas Sets Auction Date for Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity

MSC and Investors Replace Chinese to Build Panama Container Terminal

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UZMAR and Robert Allan Developing Methanol-Fueled Tugboats

1909 Sailing Ship Will Launch Sailcargo’s Operations This Year

UZMAR and Robert Allan Developing Methanol-Fueled Tugboats

China's Security Deal with the Solomons Could Include "Dual-Use" Ports

Piracy Plummets in Gulf of Guinea

Bahamas Sets Auction Date for Crystal Symphony and Crystal Serenity

MSC and Investors Replace Chinese to Build Panama Container Terminal

Startup Wants to Export Morocco's Green Power to UK - Under the Sea

South Africa Gets its First Domestically-Built Modern Naval Vessel

Proposed Ship Would Create Hydrogen Fuel by Collecting Ocean Plastics

Tanker Merger Proceeding as Euronav’s Shareholders Reject CMB

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