USCG: Poor Calculations May Have Put Scandies Rose in Harm's Way

Tidewater Forecasts Improving Market Conditions for Offshore Sector

By The Maritime Executive 03-05-2021 07:07:51

Tidewater, one of the largest operators of offshore vessels servicing the oil and gas industry, is predicting that the worst of the market downturn is over and expects to see a recovery in the second half of 2021. While they believe that “supply and demand will be tightening up over the next 12 months,” the company has also undertaken an aggressive fleet management program to align with market conditions. “The offshore supply vessel market continues to evolve, and the ability...

Impunity and Incompetence Fuel Seahorse Smuggling From Mexico to China

By China Dialogue Ocean 03-05-2021 06:52:00

[By Naguales and Joanne Lee] On July 19, 2018, Zhen Daquan boarded a flight in Belize bound for Shanghai, passing through Mexico City. When Zhen checked his luggage at Mexico City International Airport – a major transport hub for the region – customs agents noticed a strong fishy smell. On searching Zhen’s suitcase, officials found six black bags containing 81 seahorses, sea cucumbers and swim bladders from unidentified fish. The majority of these marine species – sourced either in Mexico...

converting ships to methanol and ammonia

EPS Proceeds With Methanol as a Fuel While Ammonia is Developed

By The Maritime Executive 03-05-2021 05:57:58

As the shipping industry works to develop its path towards decarbonization, one large shipowner has decided to use the existing technology to start a conversion to methanol while longer-term solutions continue to be developed. Eastern Pacific Shipping, which has a fleet of containerships, dry bulk carriers, and tankers totally 15 million dwt, will work with OCI, a producer and supplier of nitrogen and methanol, and MAN Energy Solutions to begin to retrofit existing ships and develop new ones to run...

Shipping’s CO2 Emissions Fell in 2020 due to Impact of Pandemic

By The Maritime Executive 03-05-2021 05:19:53

The global shipping industry’s CO2 emissions reportedly fell in 2020. The slight decline was led by a reduction in emissions in the largest shipping categories from containerships. However it was largely offset by tankers and bulk carriers and the overall decline may have also been artificially driven by the impact of COVID-19 on activity with the shipping business. The data, which was compiled by Marine Benchmark, a Swedish data analytics firm focusing on the marine industry, looked at the change in...

Shipping

Mechanical Power Transfer for Wind Turbine Powered Boats

Several advances have occurred in mechanical power transfer technology with potential application in wind turbine powered boats, offering higher efficiency and extended service life. These advances are occurring simultaneously to developments in wind turbine technology that offer potential for higher efficiency and greater power output. Introduction The quest to reduce ship and vessel exhaust emissions involves a wide range of alternatives and includes developments in fuel technology, with some vessels even tapping into wind power. Several wind power technologies have...

Tugs & Salvage

USCG: Poor Calculations May Have Put Scandies Rose in Harm's Way

The fishing vessel Scandies Rose went down in the Gulf of Alaska in rough weather in December 2019. Recent testimony at a Marine Board of Investigation hearing has focused on ice buildup - especially heavy accumulation on crab pots - as a potential causal factor in the sinking. However, an official stability assessment by the U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety Center suggests that inaccurate design calculations may have put Scandies Rose at risk before she ever left the dock. "When modeled by MSC,...

Government

In Race to Completion, Second Pipelay Vessel Joins Nord Stream 2

A second Russian pipelay vessel is set to join Gazprom's Nord Stream 2 project, defying U.S. sanctions in a race to completion. The DP-enabled pipelay vessel Akademik Cherskiy will complete sea trials and then begin work on the pipelay string in Danish waters, the project consortium told Russian media in a statement. According to Argus, Denmark's government confirms that the work on the first parallel string will begin by the end of the month. AIS tracking provided by Pole Star shows...

Piracy

attempted kidnapping near the Philippines

ReCAAP Warns of Kidnapping Danger Near Philippines

An incident this week in the region of the Sulu-Celebes seas near the Philippines has prompted ReCAAP, the regional cooperation on security in the region, to renew its warnings of the potential for boarding and kidnappings. While the last kidnapping was more than a year ago in the area and the Malaysian and Philippine authorities had taken several actions in 2020, ReCAAP is warnings about the Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf Group/Kidnap-for-Ransom Group, which has been targeting crews on slow-moving ships as well...

Cruise Ships

Sustainability is Key for the Cruise Industry to Thrive

[By Grant Holmes, Inchcape Shipping Services Global VP Cruise Solutions] Had it not been for my intense desire to travel, I may well have ended up as shipyard engineer. As a youngster I completed an apprenticeship in shipbuilding at HMS Dockyard in Portsmouth but chose instead a career in leisure and tourism. I started out as a tourist rep in Spain and by 1990 was Area Manager for the Caribbean gateway of a leading UK tour operator. Being appointed Director of Operations for First Choice Cruises from its inception in...

Ports

environmental monitoring and analysis in Valencia port

Valencia Launches Real-Time Analysis of Port Environment

The Port of Valencia on Spain’s east coast launched a real-time monitoring and analyzing program for air quality, noise, and weather conditions in the port starting in 2021. The two environmental control booths locate at strategic points in the port help are designed to improve the planning of port operations and as necessary to assist in controlling emissions and other environmental concerns. This initiative is part of the GREEN C PORTS project, which is coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation and...

Shipping

Mechanical Power Transfer for Wind Turbine Powered Boats

Tugs & Salvage

USCG: Poor Calculations May Have Put Scandies Rose in Harm's Way

Government

In Race to Completion, Second Pipelay Vessel Joins Nord Stream 2

Piracy

ReCAAP Warns of Kidnapping Danger Near Philippines

Cruise Ships

Sustainability is Key for the Cruise Industry to Thrive

Ports

Valencia Launches Real-Time Analysis of Port Environment

Offshore

Tidewater Forecasts Improving Market Conditions for Offshore Sector

Shipbuilding

Korean Shipbuilder and Class Society Working on Hydrogen Standards

An initiative is being launched in South Korea to develop safety regulations and protocols for the operation of hydrogen ships. It comes as part of a broader push by the Korean shipbuilding industry to develop its position in hydrogen as a fuel source for the shipping industry. The Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. will work with the Korean Register of Shipping to develop what they believe will be the first set of safety standards for hydrogen-fueled ships. They plan...

Training

New York Launches Largest Public Investment in Wind Workforce Training

The state of New York announced a new training initiative to develop a workforce for the renewable energy industry which it says is part of the largest public investment in offshore wind workforce development by any state in the U.S. In its first phase, New York’s Offshore Wind Training Institute (OWTI) will train 2,500 workers designed to support the state’s goal of developing 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind by 2035. Through a partnership between the State University of New York’s...

Business

Satellite AIS and Weather Firm Spire Goes Public

Satellite data company Spire Global has reached an agreement to go public in a special purpose acquisiton company (SPAC) merger deal, joining forces with the publicly-listed investment vehicle NavSight Holdings. Spire is known for its constellation of multi-purpose nanosatellites, which are deployed in low earth orbit (LEO) to pick up a broad range of data, including AIS transmissions. Spire is a provider of satellite AIS data for the European Maritime Safety Administration (EMSA), among other users. “Spire was founded nearly...

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