Squadron Removed from Gerald R. Ford Due to COVID-19 Scare

Siem Offshore Seeks Debt Relief in Troubled Offshore Market

By The Maritime Executive 05-29-2020 07:14:56

After years of struggling with oversupply and weak demand, companies in the OSV market are now being further challenged by the economic downturn from the global pandemic. Siem Offshore, which operates a fleet of 35 vessels serving the oil and gas industry, announced that it has entered into a standstill agreement with its secured lenders in Europe and Norway to defer payments until April 30, 2021, as a first step toward improving cash flow and liquidity to maintain operations. In February,...

Livestock Carrier with COVID-19 Remains in Australia as Deadline Looms

By The Maritime Executive 05-29-2020 06:58:47

The livestock carrier Al-Kuwait remains in Fremantle, Australia as the outbreak of the coronavirus continues among its crew. The health authorities in Western Australia are continuing to manage the situation as the deadline looms for the end of animal export season. According to the Western Australia Department of Health, the only new cases of COVID-19 being reported in the state are coming from the Al-Kuwait. Indeed, restrictions on citizens in the area are being reduced, as the state believes that...

Kenneth Braithwaite Sworn In as 77th Navy Secretary

By The Maritime Executive 05-29-2020 06:57:55

In a private ceremony at the Pentagon Friday morning, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper administered the oath of office for the 77th Secretary of the Navy, Kenneth Braithwaite. Braithwaite is the third person to occupy the post in six months, following the back-to-back dismissals of Secretary Richard Spencer and Acting Secretary Thomas Modly. Braithwaite was previously the U.S. ambassador to Norway, and he is well connected at both the Pentagon and at the White House: he worked for Donald...

ICS: Seafarers Denied Medical Care Due to COVID-19 Restrictions

By The Maritime Executive 05-29-2020 05:43:41

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) reported Friday that it has received news of seafarers who have been denied medical attention by port authorities over concerns about COVID-19. ICS said that it has heard of many cases in which seafarers who are suffering from non-COVID-related medical conditions have been refused entry to port or denied medical evacuation for more than four days. The organization called for urgent action to ensure that no other seafarers are denied care for an extended...

Shipping

Ireland to Get Direct Container Service to the USA

Ireland is about to have its first direct container shipping service to the United States. The new routing, which will be the first direct link in years between the two countries, will provide Irish exporters a reliable and fast route for their supply chain. Independent Container Line (ICL) announced the start of a new weekly, direct service from the Port of Cork that will launch in June 2020. ICL will begin sailing from Ireland every Saturday. “Ireland is a market...

Tugs & Salvage

Storm Uncovers Steel-Framed Wreck in Utah's Great Salt Lake

[Brief] A recent storm on Utah's Great Salt Lake revealed a long-lost wreck adjacent to a state park. "There has been boating on the Great Salt Lake since the mid-1880s. Some of these boats experienced tragic endings only to be buried in the sand by storms," wrote officials from Great Salt Lake State Park. "But storms can also uncover them, as the most recent one did by the Great Salt Lake Marina." The wreck is an old steel boat that...

Government

Squadron Removed from Gerald R. Ford Due to COVID-19 Scare

The U.S. Navy is removing a strike fighter squadron from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford due to a COVID-19 scare involving a sailor who tested positive for the virus. While the sailor that tested positive for the disease had not been aboard the carrier and is currently in isolation, the Navy believed that the sailor had been in close proximity to the squadron. The Gerald R. Ford proceeded to sea as planned The squadron had boarded the carrier...

Piracy

Cypriot Shipowners Call for Action on Gulf of Guinea Kidnappings

In a statement Thursday, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) expressed "growing frustration at the ineffectiveness of the international community" in solving the longstanding problem of piracy and maritime kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea. Kidnap-for-ransom incidents occur with regularity in the waters off Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Equatorial Guinea and neighboring states. Pirate attacks have been common in the region for decades, but in recent years they have shifted away from petroleum theft in favor of crew abduction. The region now...

Cruise Ships

Study: COVID-19 Cases on Cruise Ships "Significantly Underestimated"

A study published Friday in the medical journal Thorax reports that 80 percent of COVID-infected personnel on the cruise ship Greg Mortimer had no symptoms, illustrating the challenges for post-cruise infection control. In a detailed narrative, the authors - passenger Prof. Alvin J. Ing of the Faculty of Medicine at Macquarie University, passenger Christine Cocks of the Oncology Trials Unit at Sunshine Coast University Hospital, and expedition physician Dr. Jeffery P. Green - laid out the course of the...

Ports

Digitization Takes Another Step Forward With DP World and TradeLens

The push towards digitization in the shipping industry took another step forward with the announcement by ports operator DP World that it has completed the early stages of integration with TradeLens, a blockchain-based digital container logistics platform. The announcement from DP World, which handled more than 71 million TEU containers in 2019, came just days after the non-profit industry group, the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), announced an initiative to drive digitalization. Calling for collaboration to establish protocols and standards,...

Shipping

Ireland to Get Direct Container Service to the USA

Tugs & Salvage

Storm Uncovers Steel-Framed Wreck in Utah's Great Salt Lake

Government

Squadron Removed from Gerald R. Ford Due to COVID-19 Scare

Piracy

Cypriot Shipowners Call for Action on Gulf of Guinea Kidnappings

Cruise Ships

Study: COVID-19 Cases on Cruise Ships "Significantly Underestimated"

Ports

Digitization Takes Another Step Forward With DP World and TradeLens

Offshore

Siem Offshore Seeks Debt Relief in Troubled Offshore Market

Shipbuilding

Electrifying!

An electric revolution is under way in the ferry sector. America’s largest ferry network, Washington State Ferries, has announced plans to deploy plug-in hybrid vessels on most of its routes. Norway’s leading ferry operators, Norled and Fjord1, are deploying multiple all-electric vessels for their shorter runs. In Canada, BC Ferries has just taken delivery of its first two hybrid-electric vessels. Many other operators are considering diesel-electric power, which would give them the flexibility to add new energy sources later. If...

Training

Safebridge Announces Free Access to its Digital Certificates Platform

Safebridge announces free access to its digital certificate management platform myCert as part of a new initiative of the #BeSafe campaign launched to alleviate the adverse impact of the pandemic on the maritime industry and to ensure the welfare of seafarers. As a third initiative of the #BeSafe campaign, Safebridge has decided to offer free six months access to its digital certificate management platform myCert. The platform allows for a completely contactless creation and distribution of digital certificates. In doing so,...

Business

Capital Product Partners L.P. Announces Successful Refinancing

Capital Product Partners L.P. (the “Partnership,” “CPLP” or “we” / “us”) (NASDAQ: CPLP), an international owner of ocean-going vessels, today announced the successful closing of the refinancing of its three 9,000 TEU container vessels. The Partnership today completed the previously announced refinancing with ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“ICBCFL”) for the sale and lease back of three vessels previously mortgaged under our 2017 credit facility, namely the CMA CGM Amazon, the CMA CGM Uruguay and the CMA CGM Magdalena, for a total...

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