Video: Vietnam Orders Salvage of Sunken Ship After Rescuing Crew

Opinion: Some W. African Fishing Deals Appear to be "Lose-Lose"

Published Jun 24, 2022 6:58 PM by China Dialogue Ocean

Some of humanity’s largest impacts on the oceans have come from the widespread industrialization of fishing practices during the 20th century. While the rate of this growth in fishing pressure has since slowed in the northern, temperate waters of higher income countries where it originated, it is still increasing throughout the tropics. This is driven largely by foreign, “distant-water” fleets, mostly comprised of vessels registered under a small number of flags – including China, South Korea and Spain. In the national waters where most fishing occurs,...

sailboat to collect ocean plastics and convert it to energy

Sailboat to Collect and Process Ocean Plastics Gets Design Approval

Published Jun 24, 2022 6:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

An NGO dedicated to fighting for pollution-free oceans has won design approval for its unique concept vessel to clean up the oceans. The SeaCleaners hopes to launch its sailboat, the Manta, at the end of 2025 as part of its mission of raising awareness and promoting prevention, while also sharing scientific knowledge, and developing innovative solutions for waste collection and repurposing. The NGO’s integrated engineering design office, Manta Innovation, has been working with naval architects Ship-ST and LMG Marin to...

Report: COVID Disruption May Have Contributed to Master's Death

Published Jun 24, 2022 6:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

After taking on unfamiliar duties due to pandemic-era shortstaffing, the captain of oil tanker Stavanger Bliss died while inspecting a cargo tank that contained inert gas, according to the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA). The agency concluded that it is possible that COVID-related challenges facing the captain and crew "created an extraordinary situation that affected the decisions that were made and thus contributed to the accident arising." The agency has determined that the tragic accident on board the oil tanker...

Blue Origin Abandons Plan to Use Ro/Ro Named for Jeff Bezos’s Mother

Published Jun 24, 2022 5:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Plans for Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, to use a retired Stena ro/ro cargo ship as their landing pad have apparently been scrapped as too costly to implement. As first reported by CNN Business, the company has decided to abandon the use of the vessel which Jeff Bezos had renamed Jacklyn in honor of his mother. “Blue Origin could still use the ship for another purpose or abandon the project altogether,” the report says citing Linda...

Shipping

Report: COVID Disruption May Have Contributed to Master's Death

Tugs & Salvage

Hong Kong's Famous Floating Restaurant May or May Not Have Sunk

The giant floating restaurant that graced Hong Kong's waterfront for decades has capsized during a tow in the South China Sea, and it may or may not have sunk to the seabed. Jumbo Floating Restaurant, an iconic multi-story dining establishment built upon a barge, was one of Aberdeen Harbor’s most prominent landmarks for five decades. Over the years it served more than 30 million guests, including Queen Elizabeth II, Tom Cruise, Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li. It has starred in many...

Government

MARAD priorities offshore wind in Title XI financing program

MARAD Prioritizes Offshore Wind Vessels for Title XI Financing

Following on a new initiative announced by the White House and 11 states’ governors to accelerate the development of the offshore wind power sector, MARAD is prioritizing the Title XI financing program for vessels in the offshore wind power sector. The Department of Transportation designated offshore wind vessels as “Vessels of National Interest” to accelerate their review and financing under the existing financial support program. MARAD said in announcing the designation that will facilitate more offshore wind construction and will...

Piracy

Armed Pirates Rob Offshore Platform in Bay of Campeche

Armed pirates struck another platform operated by Pemex last week, forcing the crew to help them cart off stolen goods before departing again. A group of 10 armed robbers boarded a platform at the Rebombeo pumping complex in the Bay of Campeche last Tuesday evening, workers told local media. The attackers stayed for about three hours, and they took tools, SCBAs and materials from the platform. None of the crew were injured, but the pirates forced them to carry the...

Cruise Ships

Fincantieri first LNG fueled cruise ship

Fincantieri Starts Work on Its First LNG-Fueled Cruise Ship for TUI

Work is getting underway in Italy with the first steel cutting for the first LNG-powered cruise to be built by Fincantieri and the first for German cruise line TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff operation. Fincantieri is catching up with competitors Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku which have been delivering LNG-fueled cruise ships for the past four years and Chantiers de l’Atlantique which recently completed sea trials for its first LNG-fueled cruise ship construction while floating out its second LNG ship. Fincantieri...

Ports

Germany’s North Sea Ports Paralyzed by One Day Strike

Ports across Germany were paralyzed on Thursday as the trade union Ver.di staged what it calls a “warning strike,” after they said they were at an impasse with the Central Association of Germany Seaports over their collective bargaining agreement. For the second time in less than a month, the union has sought to pressure employers to meet their demands for wage increases. The result is a growing backlog of ships across the North Sea. The union represents approximately 12,000 workers...

Shipping

Report: COVID Disruption May Have Contributed to Master's Death

Tugs & Salvage

Hong Kong's Famous Floating Restaurant May or May Not Have Sunk

Government

MARAD Prioritizes Offshore Wind Vessels for Title XI Financing

Piracy

Armed Pirates Rob Offshore Platform in Bay of Campeche

Cruise Ships

Fincantieri Starts Work on Its First LNG-Fueled Cruise Ship for TUI

Ports

Germany’s North Sea Ports Paralyzed by One Day Strike

Offshore

Korean Steelmaker Builds Giant Offshore Wind Base Factory in UK

South Korean company SeAH Wind is set to invest $367 million to build the world’s largest offshore wind turbine base factory in Teesside Freeport in the United Kingdom, reflecting the UK's ambitious plans for renewable power. The company is a subsidiary of South Korean steel manufacturing giant SeAH Steel Holdings. It has received the plans approval for the factory, which is designed to accommodate the production of new extra-large monopiles and will become SeAH Wind’s first plant of this kind outside South Korea....

Shipbuilding

German Navy Bids to Acquire Rostock Shipyard

The German government confirmed that it has entered a bid to acquire the Rostock shipyard that formerly belong to the now defunct MV Werften group that financially collapsed in January 2022 after it failed to win additional loans from the government and its banks. The insolvency liquidator for the group reports that bidding for the shipyard located in the former East Germany will be closing today. The German Navy reportedly working with the Federal Agency for Real Estate Tasks and...

Environment

Opinion: Some W. African Fishing Deals Appear to be "Lose-Lose"

Business

Emanuele Grimaldi Takes Up the Mantle as ICS Chairman

The board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the world's largest shipowners' association, has appointed Emanuele Grimaldi as its new chairman of the board. He takes over from chairman Esben Poulsson, who has helped guide ICS since 2016. Grimaldi is a former president of Confitarma and the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA), as well as president of Grimaldi Euromed. Working alongside ICS Secretary General Guy Platten, he will work with ICS' membership on the key issues of the day,...

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Video: Vietnam Orders Salvage of Sunken Ship After Rescuing Crew

Opinion: Some W. African Fishing Deals Appear to be "Lose-Lose"

Sailboat to Collect and Process Ocean Plastics Gets Design Approval

Report: COVID Disruption May Have Contributed to Master's Death

Blue Origin Abandons Plan to Use Ro/Ro Named for Jeff Bezos’s Mother

Report: COVID Disruption May Have Contributed to Master's Death

Hong Kong's Famous Floating Restaurant May or May Not Have Sunk

MARAD Prioritizes Offshore Wind Vessels for Title XI Financing

Armed Pirates Rob Offshore Platform in Bay of Campeche

Fincantieri Starts Work on Its First LNG-Fueled Cruise Ship for TUI

Germany’s North Sea Ports Paralyzed by One Day Strike

Seabulk Welcomes Its First Hybrid Diesel Electric Tug to Towing Fleet

BLRT Repair Yards Win More Business Thanks to New Investments

Port of Olympia Offers an Alternative to the Container Logjam

Report: COVID Disruption May Have Contributed to Master's Death

Hong Kong's Famous Floating Restaurant May or May Not Have Sunk

MARAD Prioritizes Offshore Wind Vessels for Title XI Financing

Armed Pirates Rob Offshore Platform in Bay of Campeche

Fincantieri Starts Work on Its First LNG-Fueled Cruise Ship for TUI

Germany’s North Sea Ports Paralyzed by One Day Strike

Korean Steelmaker Builds Giant Offshore Wind Base Factory in UK

German Navy Bids to Acquire Rostock Shipyard

Opinion: Some W. African Fishing Deals Appear to be "Lose-Lose"

Emanuele Grimaldi Takes Up the Mantle as ICS Chairman

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