Coast Guard News
September 29, 2020
ADNOC Logistics and Services, the shipping and maritime logistics subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, has signed a 25-year deal to service all petroleum ports in Abu Dhabi on behalf of the Petroleum Ports Authority (PPA).
The agreement includes the onshore Jebel Dhanna Ruwais Petroleum Port and the offshore Das Island, Zirku Island, and Mubarraz Petroleum Ports in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. ... [Read More]
September 29, 2020
UAE-based port operator Abu Dhabi Ports, part of ADQ, has acquired MICCO Logistics, a local freight forwarder, becoming a fully integrated supply chain logistics provider.
MICCO will be integrated into Abu Dhabi Ports Logistics, the group’s logistics arm.... [Read More]
September 29, 2020
South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), part of Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., has secured an order for the construction of four very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
The order, received by companies from Oceania and Europe, is valued at ₩420 billion (about $360 million). ... [Read More]
September 29, 2020
Seventeen crewmembers aboard Patricia Oldendorff bulk carrier have tested positive for the Coronavirus, German shipowner Oldendorff Carriers informed.
The 114,753 dwt bulker, built in 2010, is currently anchored off Port Hedland, Western Australia. ... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
Norway’s maritime industry group Wilhelmsen and Germany’s industrial and technology businesses conglomerate thyssenkrupp are establishing a 3D printing joint venture targeting the maritime industry.
On 28 September, Wilhelmsen’s Marine Products division and thyssenkrupp signed a joint venture letter of intent (LOI) in an effort “to re-examine and optimize the production and delivery process of 3D printed spare parts for the unique demands of the maritime market”.... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
Norway’s maritime industry group Wilhelmsen and Germany’s industrial and technology businesses conglomerate thyssenkrupp are establishing a 3D printing joint venture targeting the maritime industry.
On 28 September, Wilhelmsen’s Marine Products division and thyssenkrupp signed a joint venture letter of intent (LOI) in an effort “to re-examine and optimize the production and delivery process of 3D printed spare parts for the unique demands of the maritime market”.... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
Iceland-based shipping company Eimskip has denied involvement in the sale of its two former containerships to an unapproved scrapyard in India.
On September 24, the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV) reported on the sale of the 1,465 TEU container vessels Goðafoss and Laxfoss.... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
European short sea carrier UECC will use its dual-fuel LNG PCTC vessels to deliver new trams for the City of Oslo, Norway.
The first tram was loaded on the UECC dual-fuel LNG PCTC Auto Eco in Pasajes, Spain on September 11 of this year, then transshipped onto the conventionally powered M/V Spica Leader in Zeebrugge, arriving in Drammen on September 19. ... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
Philippine anchorages and ports saw an increase in the number of incidents of sea robbery from January to September 2020, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre said in a special report.
During the nine-month period, thirteen actual incidents were reported in the Philippines. Of these, nine incidents occurred at Manila anchorage, three at Batangas and one incident at General Santos Harbour anchorage.... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
French liner major CMA CGM confirmed to Offshore Energy-Green Marine that it was currently dealing with a cyber-attack impacting peripheral servers.
The attack does not include CEVA Logistics.
“As soon as the security breach was detected, external access to applications was interrupted to prevent the malware from spreading. Our teams are fully mobilized and access to our information systems is gradually resuming,” the company said in an emailed statement.... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
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September 28, 2020
More than 400,000 seafarers remain trapped at sea on more than 60,000 cargo ships, as calls to end the ongoing crew change crisis remain unanswered by national governments.
Another 400,000 are unable to join ships, according to the International Chamber of Shipping. The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on travel and transit have severely impacted seafarers. ... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has reportedly won an arbitration ruling in a long-standing dispute between ACP and Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), a consortium that constructed the Expanded Panama Canal.
According to the ruling by a Miami-based arbitration board on Friday, GUPC will return a total of $265 million to ACP, Reuters reported.... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
A crew member on board Mehuin, the Liberia-flagged containership, operated by German liner Hapag-Lloyd, has tested positive for COVID-19.
“The affected person is quarantined and we are hoping for a speedy recovery. All other crew members on the vessel are being isolated, monitored and tested as well,” Hapag-Lloyd said.
The 6,589 TEU containership, built in 2011, is deployed in the company’s South America East Coast (SEC) service.
The vessel is currently located in Santos, Brazil.... [Read More]
September 28, 2020
Maersk Supply Service and Ørsted will jointly test a prototype buoy that will act as both a mooring point and a charging station for vessels.
Source: Maersk Supply Service
The solution will be tested on one of Ørsted’s offshore wind farms in 2021.... [Read More]
September 25, 2020
Icelandic transportation Eimskip has reportedly sold two of its containerships to dirty and dangerous scrapyards in India.... [Read More]
September 25, 2020
Icelandic transportation Eimskip has reportedly sold two of its containerships to dirty and dangerous scrapyards in India.... [Read More]
September 25, 2020
Icelandic transportation Eimskip has reportedly sold two of its containerships to dirty and dangerous scrapyards in India.... [Read More]
September 25, 2020
An oil spot has been identified some 50 km west of the Safer oil tanker moored off the western coast of Yemen, Reuters reported citing a letter from Saudi Arabia to the UN Security Council.... [Read More]
September 25, 2020
An oil spot has been identified some 50 km west of the Safer oil tanker moored off the western coast of Yemen, Reuters reported citing a letter from Saudi Arabia to the UN Security Council.... [Read More]