Houthi Forces Confirm Attacks on American Drone and Dark Fleet Tanker

A Raben team rescues an entangled whale in the Banderas Bay, Jalisco state, Pacific Coast of Mexico. Untangling large mammals is a risky task, as rescuers could become caught in the fishing gear they are trying to cut loose. (Image: Ecobac)

Saving Whales, One Rope at a Time

Published Apr 28, 2024 7:18 PM by Dialogue Earth

[By Daniel Cressey] In 2004, a humpback whale was spotted entangled in fishing gear in Banderas Bay, a small bight on the Pacific Coast of Mexico in which the resort town of Puerto Vallarta nestles. This area is home for Astrid Frisch-Jordán, the operations manager for Ecotours de Mexico and a professional whale watcher. Concerned townspeople were soon calling her about the trapped animal. “The first day, we were like: ‘Oh, that’s very bad, but we cannot...

U.S. Army and Navy personnel install a temporary Trident Pier for a JLOTS exercise (U.S. Army file image)

UK Military May Supply Truck Drivers for the Maritime Aid Pier in Gaza

Published Apr 28, 2024 6:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

The White House has pledged that there will be no American boots on the ground when a new military aid pier begins operating in Gaza - but there might be British boots, according to the BBC. The U.S.-led aid operation plans to use a floating pier to conduct joint logistics over the shore (JLOTS) delivery of food aid from sealift ships. After months of conflict and tightened Israeli border controls, Gaza is short on food, and aid groups have warned...

Piecing Together a Fragmented Green Fuels Landscape

Published Apr 28, 2024 5:54 PM by Margaret Doyle

Market fragmentation is slowing down the production and uptake of renewable fuels in the maritime sector. Turning the tide will require clearer signals from potential fuel buyers and sellers to develop the new supply chains that will enable shipping’s decarbonization journey. There is a persisting disconnect between producers of renewable fuels and potential buyers in the maritime sector. Some volumes of renewable LNG and sustainable biofuels are available in the US...

Maritime Chaplains Minister to Crew After Baltimore Bridge Collision

Published Apr 28, 2024 5:01 PM by Rev. Mark Nestlehutt

"Baltimore Key Bridge Collapses After Ship Collision" - this and similar headlines greeted us as we awoke on the morning of March 26. Within 48 hours, our industry partners reached out to the Seamen’s Church Institute to ask what SCI could do to support the seafarers aboard the container ship Dali, now trapped under the superstructure of the Key Bridge. Amid ongoing investigations by the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), access to the Dali was...

Shipping

Piecing Together a Fragmented Green Fuels Landscape

Tugs & Salvage

Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles

Turkey’s Directorate General of Coastal Safety reported that traffic on the strategic Dardanelles Strait was temporarily suspended during the response to an engine room fire on a bulker. The AK Discovery (7,500 dwt) was inbound to the Black Sea and the Bulgarian port of Varna when she reported a fire aboard. The vessel built in 2001 is registered in Barbados and was coming from Egypt. She is owned and managed from Greece. Yang?n...

Government

Belem underwent extensive repairs in 2022-23 in preparation for her Olympic voyage (DRAC)

Olympic Flame Departs Piraeus Aboard Classic Three-Masted Ship

On Saturday, the Olympic torch boarded a historic French sailing vessel in Piraeus, bound for France and the next leg of its long journey to the Paris Olympics. The torch relay began on April 16 in the ruins of Olympia, Greece, with a ceremonial lighting of the flame. This year, the relay runners wound their way along a 3,000-mile route through Greece, ending in Piraeus to meet the French tall ship Belem. (Belem was docked about 20 miles from Olympia...

Corporate News

Pantheon Tankers Management & Alpha Gas Adopt RINA’s Digital Logbooks

[By: RINA] Pantheon Tankers Management and Alpha Gas will install RINA’s SERTICA digital logbooks to ensure smarter and more efficient digital logkeeping across their fleets. Digital logbooks mark a significant advancement over their paper predecessors. They not only reduce the burden on the crew of manual entry but also ensure greater accuracy and integrity of data. This transition is crucial in an industry where the accuracy of log entries is fundamental for compliance with international regulations and...

Cruise Ships

Report: Tug Saved Cruise Ship Norwegian Prima From a Potential Grounding

Brave efforts by the crew of a tugboat prevented the grounding of the cruise ship Norwegian Prima at the port of Reykjavík in Iceland in May last year, an investigation has revealed. The Icelandic Transportation Accident Investigation found that the ship could have grounded after encountering a sudden increase in wind speed as it departed the port, but the actions of the crew of the tug Magni prevented a disaster. On the night of May 26, 2023, the Bahamas-flagged cruise ship...

Ports

MSC Passion III arrives at Port of Baltimore

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

On Saturday, the Port of Baltimore received its first container ship since the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge one month ago. The arrival is an important milestone for Baltimore businesses and longshoremen, who have been heavily impacted by the closure of the inner harbor. At about 1730 hours local time on Saturday, the sub-Panamax MSC Passion III transited through the temporary 35-foot-deep shipping channel and moored alongside at Seagirt. About 80 union longshoremen were there to meet the...

Shipping

Piecing Together a Fragmented Green Fuels Landscape

Tugs & Salvage

Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles

Government

Olympic Flame Departs Piraeus Aboard Classic Three-Masted Ship

Corporate News

Pantheon Tankers Management & Alpha Gas Adopt RINA’s Digital Logbooks

Cruise Ships

Report: Tug Saved Cruise Ship Norwegian Prima From a Potential Grounding

Ports

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

Offshore

Asia’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Commissioned by Ørsted in Taiwan

Ørsted along with officials of the government of Taiwan gathered today to celebrate the commission of the first sections of the Greater Changhau offshore wind farms. In addition to being the largest of its kind in Asia, the wind farm doubled Taiwan’s offshore wind energy capacity and it is Ørsted’s first gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm outside of Europe. "It took us eight years to turn the words 'energy transition' in our policy papers into actual wind farms in operation,”...

Shipbuilding

Learning From U.S. Shipyards' Experience With a Digital Mindset

The announcement that Australia plans to more than double the size of its naval fleet did not come out of the blue. The Defence Strategic Review of 2023 clearly outlined the need for a holistic approach to the strategy, planning and procurement of assets for the defense organization. The plan for A$11.1bn of investment that will add 11 new frigates and six further large vessels with long-range missile capability is designed around building new warships more rapidly than in...

Environment

Saving Whales, One Rope at a Time

Business

Whistleblower Reveals Japanese Engine Manufacturer Faked Fuel Data

Japan’s IHI Power Systems Company, a leading manufacturer of engines used in marine and land applications including trains, issued an apology and official “Notice of Misconduct” after a whistleblower revealed the company has been altering fuel consumption data for decades. The company is confirming that an internal investigation found that “improper alterations” were made to the test operation records with reports saying it was going on since the 1980s at one manufacturing plant and since 2001 at the other....

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Houthi Forces Confirm Attacks on American Drone and Dark Fleet Tanker

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UK Military May Supply Truck Drivers for the Maritime Aid Pier in Gaza

Piecing Together a Fragmented Green Fuels Landscape

Maritime Chaplains Minister to Crew After Baltimore Bridge Collision

Piecing Together a Fragmented Green Fuels Landscape

Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles

Olympic Flame Departs Piraeus Aboard Classic Three-Masted Ship

Pantheon Tankers Management & Alpha Gas Adopt RINA’s Digital Logbooks

Report: Tug Saved Cruise Ship Norwegian Prima From a Potential Grounding

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

Polymeric Solutions Contributing to Maritime Decarbonization

Healthy Crew, Safe Vessel: Navigating the Importance of PEME Exams

Inchcape Americas Gears Up for Growth With New CEO

Piecing Together a Fragmented Green Fuels Landscape

Fire on Bulker Temporarily Suspends Traffic on the Dardanelles

Olympic Flame Departs Piraeus Aboard Classic Three-Masted Ship

Pantheon Tankers Management & Alpha Gas Adopt RINA’s Digital Logbooks

Report: Tug Saved Cruise Ship Norwegian Prima From a Potential Grounding

Baltimore Welcomes its First Container Ship Since Bridge Collapse

Asia’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Commissioned by Ørsted in Taiwan

Learning From U.S. Shipyards' Experience With a Digital Mindset

Saving Whales, One Rope at a Time

Whistleblower Reveals Japanese Engine Manufacturer Faked Fuel Data

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