DMAIB: Vessel Ran Aground After Master Fell Asleep in His Cabin

Improving the Experience and Accessibility for Simulation Training

Published Jan 17, 2022 1:40 PM by VSTEP

A growing understanding of the value of simulation-based training together with new legislative initiatives and education standards is helping the maritime industry to improve the safety and sustainability of operations. New technologies are playing a key role in making simulation-based training more accessible, as well as enhancing the educational experience and developing the skills of current and future seafarers. “We are all about enabling learning by simulation,” says Fabian van den Berg, Chief Executive Officer of VSTEP,...

Volcanic Explosion in Tonga Prompts Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific

Published Jan 17, 2022 12:30 AM by The Maritime Executive

Over the weekend, a subsea volcano in two uninhabited islands of the Kingdom of Tonga, forced countries sharing the Pacific coastline to pay attention. The volcano named Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai has reportedly been having a modest eruption for several weeks. However, on Saturday, it erupted in a colossal explosion, sending an ash cloud skyward and a ripple of water surging outwards. This put several countries in the South Pacific islands on high alert for tsunami events. Met agencies in Australia,...

South Africa Launches Satellites to Monitor Shipping off its Coastline

Published Jan 17, 2022 12:02 AM by The Maritime Executive

On Thursday, a new page turned in South Africa’s maritime industry when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket launched the Transporter-3 mission, SpaceX’s third dedicated Smallsat Rideshare program. Onboard were 105 small commercial and government spacecraft, including a tiny set of three South African satellites - an inaugural component of space infrastructure to help the government monitor shipping activities off the South African coastline. About one hour after the Falcon 9 launch, the...

EU Concerned by the Looming Expiry of Anti-Piracy Mandate off Somalia

Published Jan 16, 2022 11:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Somalia is embroiled in a political crisis as tensions soar between its president and prime minister. With parliamentary elections slated to end on February 25, the political environment remains uncertain. This has led to concern in the EU about the future of anti-piracy operations off the Coast of Somalia, where the EU leads the long-running Operation Atalanta maritime security mission. Last month, the UNSC (United Nations Security Council) - in partnership with the Somali government - voted to extend all...

Shipping

NOAA Bans Mexico's Gulf of Mexico Fishing Fleet From U.S. Ports

NOAA has banned all Mexican fishing vessels that operate in the Gulf of Mexico from calling at U.S. ports, effective February 7. Cross-border illegal fishing is a persistent problem in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where small Mexican fishing boats - lanchas - routinely cross into the U.S. EEZ to fish for red snapper. U.S. Coast Guard boat crews based near Brownsville, Texas interdict dozens of lanchas every year, confiscating the catch and detaining the fishermen. NOAA gave Mexico a negative...

Tugs & Salvage

DMAIB: Vessel Ran Aground After Master Fell Asleep in His Cabin

The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB) has published its report on the grounding of the coastal freighter Beaumaiden just off the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm last year. The vessel missed a waypoint and headed straight into harm's way because the captain left the bridge and fell asleep in his cabin, DMAIB concluded. On October 15, 2021, Beaumaiden got under way from Antwerp with a load of fertilizer and navigated to the Elbe and the Kiel Canal to the...

Government

Royal Navy's First Female Admiral Takes Command

Commodore Jude Terry broke a longstanding barrier Monday, becoming the the Royal Navy's first female rear admiral. After nearly 25 years of service around the globe, Rear Adm. Terry takes the helm as the service's Director of People and Training and Naval Secretary. In her new post, she holds responsibility for 40,000 sailors and Royal Marines, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, and civil servants and contractors, who all serve the Royal Navy at posts around the world. Women have served in the Royal Navy since World War...

Piracy

EU Concerned by the Looming Expiry of Anti-Piracy Mandate off Somalia

Cruise Ships

Fincantieri Floats Out New Cruise Ship for Viking

While the cruise industry is working through the operational challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is still making long-term plans for better days ahead - including new vessels. On Wednesday, Fincantieri's Ancona yard floated out the new 930-passenger cruise ship Viking Neptune, the latest in a long series of sister ships for Viking. Viking Neptune will debut in November 2022 with itineraries in the Mediterranean, then head out on an all-new world cruise itinerary extending from 2023-2024. "It is...

Ports

Port of Boston Welcomes its Largest Boxship Ever

On Sunday, the Port of Boston welcomed the largest container ship it has hosted to date, the 12,000 TEU Ever Fortune. It is Boston's first neo-Panamax, and its arrival was made possible thanks to an $850 million investent in the port's harbor and container terminal. The infrastructure program built a new deep-water berth with three new STS cranes, accompanied by a dredging project to deepen the approach channel to 47 feet. The project's completion means that Boston's Conley Terminal can now handle...

Shipping

NOAA Bans Mexico's Gulf of Mexico Fishing Fleet From U.S. Ports

Tugs & Salvage

DMAIB: Vessel Ran Aground After Master Fell Asleep in His Cabin

Government

Royal Navy's First Female Admiral Takes Command

Piracy

EU Concerned by the Looming Expiry of Anti-Piracy Mandate off Somalia

Cruise Ships

Fincantieri Floats Out New Cruise Ship for Viking

Ports

Port of Boston Welcomes its Largest Boxship Ever

Offshore

New York plans port investments as finalizes next offshroe wind contracts

NY Finalizes Next Offshore Wind Projects with Major Port Investments

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) finalized contracts with Equinor and bp as the joint venture partners for the development of the state’s next major offshore wind projects, Empire Wind 2 and Beacon Wind making the next milestone in the advancement of offshore wind development along the U.S. East Coast. As part of the agreements, they are committing to significant investments to develop the onshore infrastructure with port facilities in Brooklyn and the Port of Albany,...

Shipbuilding

MPC orders feeder containership for relaunch of Korean's Hanjin

MPC Leverages Hanjin Relaunch for Feeder Ship Order with Fast Delivery

Germany’s MPC Capital looking to take advantage of opportunities in the containership feeder ship market confirmed that it is the company that ordered four new environmentally-friendly ships from Hanjin, now known as HJ Shipbuilding. The contact provides strong advantages for both companies as Hanjin returns to commercial shipbuilding after a six-year absence while MPC has the opportunity for quick deliveries. The Hamburg-based asset and investment manager, which is the parent of MPC Container Ships, confirmed that together with partners it...

Environment

Volcanic Explosion in Tonga Prompts Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific

Business

Moby files for US bankruptcy in reorganization

Italy’s Moby Files U.S. Bankruptcy in Ongoing Recognition Battle

Italian ferry operator Moby S.p.A. filed for bankruptcy in a U.S. Court on January 14 as the latest step in a drawn-out reorganization process in Italy. Controlled by Italy’s Onorato family, Moby has been working to gain acceptance of a reorganization plan that would permit the family to retain control of the operations. In June 2020, the company reported that it would seek a court-guided reorganization citing the pressures of pandemic and travel restrictions on its operations. The company has...

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DMAIB: Vessel Ran Aground After Master Fell Asleep in His Cabin

Improving the Experience and Accessibility for Simulation Training

Volcanic Explosion in Tonga Prompts Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific

South Africa Launches Satellites to Monitor Shipping off its Coastline

EU Concerned by the Looming Expiry of Anti-Piracy Mandate off Somalia

NOAA Bans Mexico's Gulf of Mexico Fishing Fleet From U.S. Ports

DMAIB: Vessel Ran Aground After Master Fell Asleep in His Cabin

Royal Navy's First Female Admiral Takes Command

EU Concerned by the Looming Expiry of Anti-Piracy Mandate off Somalia

Fincantieri Floats Out New Cruise Ship for Viking

Port of Boston Welcomes its Largest Boxship Ever

Improving the Experience and Accessibility for Simulation Training

Perfecting Designs and Layouts for Provision Stores

Maritime Industry to Discuss Decarbonization in Hamburg

NOAA Bans Mexico's Gulf of Mexico Fishing Fleet From U.S. Ports

DMAIB: Vessel Ran Aground After Master Fell Asleep in His Cabin

Royal Navy's First Female Admiral Takes Command

EU Concerned by the Looming Expiry of Anti-Piracy Mandate off Somalia

Fincantieri Floats Out New Cruise Ship for Viking

Port of Boston Welcomes its Largest Boxship Ever

NY Finalizes Next Offshore Wind Projects with Major Port Investments

MPC Leverages Hanjin Relaunch for Feeder Ship Order with Fast Delivery

Volcanic Explosion in Tonga Prompts Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific

Italy’s Moby Files U.S. Bankruptcy in Ongoing Recognition Battle

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