North Korea Claims Test of Nuclear-Capable Long Range Torpedo

Montara FPSO off Australia Resumes Operation After Six-Month Shut Down

Published Mar 23, 2023 7:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

More than six months after they were forced to shut down production on the Montara Venture FPSO offshore Australia, Jadestone Energy reports the vessel resumed production on March 21. The vessel, which is now 33 years old, faced numerous delays and challenges in the restart process that began with what was originally reported to be a small leak in the late spring of 2022. According to Jadestone, in a carefully planned restart program, production recommenced from the H6 well on...

Ukraine's Uncrewed Boats are Changing the Way Wars Are Fought

Published Mar 23, 2023 7:35 PM by Dr. Adam James Fenton

When Ukraine successfully deployed self-driving “drone” boats for a major attack on the Russian navy at Sevastopol in Crimea in September 2022 it was a defining moment that changed the future of naval warfare. Uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) have been used before, but this was the first instance of multiple, armed USVs, used simultaneously in combination with aerial drones for a successful, offensive naval operation on a military target. Several Russian ships were damaged in the attack, and the USVs were reportedly able to...

New Software Helps Vessel Operators Dial in the CII of Their Choice

Published Mar 23, 2023 7:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Ship CII ratings have a direct impact on vessel value, according to recent brokerage data, and on earnings as well. Shipowners have an incentive to dial in the right CII for a vessel in order to keep it at a balanced level of financial performance and environmental performance - and now there's an application that can do precisely that. A Swedish marine tech company, Qtagg, has rolled out a "CII mode" add-on for its EcoPilot voyage optimization system. The operator...

First Methanol-Ready Cruise Ship Begins Assembly in Finland

Published Mar 23, 2023 6:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Assembly has begun on the first large cruise ship that is being built to be ready for methanol-fueled operations. With the placement of the keel block for Mein Schiff 7 into the dry dock at Meter Turku in Finland the cruise industry is among the shipping pioneers pursuing the emerging alternate fuel. The cruise ship is scheduled to be commissioned in 2024 with other firms including Norwegian Cruise Line, Disney Cruise, and Costa Cruises also moving forward with plans for...

Shipping

UK Sets Minimum Wage for International Seafarers

The United Kingdom finalized a new law on March 23 that compels shipping lines operating at UK ports to provide seafarers pay levels commensurate with the country’s minimum wage laws regardless of the nationality of the crew or operator. The Seafarers’ Wages Act received Royal Assent making it law as part of a government initiative to institute pay protections a year after P&O Ferries replaced its crews with lower-paid contract labor and as part of the broader initiative to crack...

Tugs & Salvage

Massive Fire Breaks Out at Seattle Boat Yard

On Wednesday morning, a major fire broke out at the Seattle Boat Company yard in Seattle's University District. At about 0200 hours, the Seattle Fire Department received a report that the yard had multiple boats on fire. The first crews on scene found that the dry rack storage shed at the yard was on fire, and about 30 boats were affected. No one was inside the structure. The fire department declared it a two-alarm fire and dispatched additional units, including...

Government

North Korea Claims Test of Nuclear-Capable Long Range Torpedo

North Korea has tested what it claims to be an unmanned nuclear-capable torpedo, a class of munitions not previously known to be in the country's arsenal. According to North Korean state news outlet KCNA, the weapon has been in development for more than a decade. The outlet claimed that Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a trial for the device on March 21-23, including a test detonation with an explosive payload. KCNA claims that the drone was deployed off the country's east...

Corporate News

Damen Inspection of CSD650 and MuC1506 Technical

Technical acceptance of Damen CSD650 and MuC1506 At the Damen Dredging yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, the Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 Krakatoa has been inspected by its owner before shipment. The client has accepted the stationary dredger, which will now be shipped to Indonesia, where it will operate on the island of Kalimantan. Damen’s customer ordered the CSD last November. The speed of the delivery is the result of Damen building its vessels on speculation and keeping them in...

Cruise Ships

Symphony of the Seas record Atlantic crossing

Symphony of the Seas Sets Record Number of Souls on Atlantic Crossing

One of the largest cruise ships in the world, Royal Caribbean International’s Symphony of the Seas is claiming a passenger ship record with reports it carried the most people on a trans-Atlantic crossing. It is especially remarkable as it was an eastbound crossing early in the season as the cruise ship repositioned from the Caribbean to the Mediterranean on a 12-day trip that was mostly spent at sea with few ports of call. Introduced in 2018, the Symphony of the...

Ports

Hamburg Port and Elbe Closed as Pilot Boats Join Public Sector Strike

A public employees strike has effectively closed the Port of Hamburg, Germany’s busiest seaport and the second busiest in all of Europe, for 48 hours. Port officials began limiting vessel movements on the Elbe as of this morning and closed the port for all departing vessels later in the day with the strike expected to continue until Friday morning. The Port Authority said it had decided due to the massive restrictions imposed by the union to block the Elbe until...

Shipping

UK Sets Minimum Wage for International Seafarers

Tugs & Salvage

Massive Fire Breaks Out at Seattle Boat Yard

Government

North Korea Claims Test of Nuclear-Capable Long Range Torpedo

Corporate News

Damen Inspection of CSD650 and MuC1506 Technical

Cruise Ships

Symphony of the Seas Sets Record Number of Souls on Atlantic Crossing

Ports

Hamburg Port and Elbe Closed as Pilot Boats Join Public Sector Strike

Offshore

Montara FPSO off Australia Resumes Operation After Six-Month Shut Down

Shipbuilding

First Methanol-Ready Cruise Ship Begins Assembly in Finland

Environment

German Utility EnBW Moves Ahead With 960MW He Dreiht Wind Farm

German utility EnBW has sanctioned construction of the 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm, moving ahead with development of one of the world's first zero-subsidy wind lease bids. He Dreiht will be located about 45 nautical miles west of the island of Borkum, next to the Albatros and Hohe See wind farms. It will be the firm's largest wind farm to date and one of the largest in Germany. “In He Dreiht, we are building one of Germany’s largest offshore...

Business

Shareholders Back Euronav Electing Saverys and Fredriksen to Board

The debate for the future strategy and business direction of the large tanker operator Euronav will move to the supervisory board as shareholders largely backed Euronav’s proposal to reconstitute the company at today’s extraordinary shareholder meeting. The company had called for seating representatives from the two large shareholders who have been battling for control while not ousting all the existing board or favoring one side. The major proxy firms that review shareholder proposals and make recommendations to institutional investors had...

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North Korea Claims Test of Nuclear-Capable Long Range Torpedo

Montara FPSO off Australia Resumes Operation After Six-Month Shut Down

Ukraine's Uncrewed Boats are Changing the Way Wars Are Fought

New Software Helps Vessel Operators Dial in the CII of Their Choice

First Methanol-Ready Cruise Ship Begins Assembly in Finland

UK Sets Minimum Wage for International Seafarers

Massive Fire Breaks Out at Seattle Boat Yard

North Korea Claims Test of Nuclear-Capable Long Range Torpedo

Damen Inspection of CSD650 and MuC1506 Technical

Symphony of the Seas Sets Record Number of Souls on Atlantic Crossing

Hamburg Port and Elbe Closed as Pilot Boats Join Public Sector Strike

The Blue MBA is Fulfilling Aims to Stay Relevant, Current and ‘Green'

New AXSMarine Tool Helps Users Visualize CO2 Emissions and CII

Port Medical Management Introduces App for Remote COVID-19 Testing

UK Sets Minimum Wage for International Seafarers

Massive Fire Breaks Out at Seattle Boat Yard

North Korea Claims Test of Nuclear-Capable Long Range Torpedo

Damen Inspection of CSD650 and MuC1506 Technical

Symphony of the Seas Sets Record Number of Souls on Atlantic Crossing

Hamburg Port and Elbe Closed as Pilot Boats Join Public Sector Strike

Montara FPSO off Australia Resumes Operation After Six-Month Shut Down

First Methanol-Ready Cruise Ship Begins Assembly in Finland

German Utility EnBW Moves Ahead With 960MW He Dreiht Wind Farm

Shareholders Back Euronav Electing Saverys and Fredriksen to Board

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