Coast Guard News
September 10, 2020
The Japanese Coast Guard has decided to suspend the extensive search for the crew of livestock carrier Gulf Livestock 1, which is believed to have sunk in the East China Sea last week.
“Japanese Coast Guard has decided to transition from full-time search operations for the crew of the missing vessel Gulf Livestock 1 to its usual patrol arrangements as they have found no trace of the ship since 05 September 2020,” the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) informed.... [Read More]
September 10, 2020
Unionized workers have voted to undertake protected industrial action at Patrick, Hutchinson, and DP World terminals at Brisbane, Freemantle, Sydney, and Melbourne in Australia after negotiations on a new enterprise agreement broke down with the employers.
The decision followed the approval from the Fair Work Commission to unions to hold the ballot.
Patrick Terminal will see work stoppages of up to 24 hours on multiple days in the first half of September across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Fremantle Patrick Terminals. ... [Read More]
September 10, 2020
Port of Hamburg, Germany, has just announced that the fairway adjustment of the Elbe River is on its home stretch.
In the final stage this week, the cutter-head suction dredger (CSD) Fernão de Magalhães – owned by Jan De Nul – will do the remaining work on the Elbe river bed.
According to the port, this is the first time that a dredger of this type is operating in Hamburg.
Port officials expect this cutter dredger will stay in the area until the end of September.... [Read More]
September 10, 2020
Imports at top US ports surged to unexpectedly high levels this summer and may have hit a new record as the nation’s economy continues to reopen and retailers stock up for the holiday season, according to a new report issued by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.... [Read More]
September 10, 2020
MAN Energy Solutions has through its Chinese license, CMP, won a series of orders for small-bore, four-stroke engines compliant with the new emission protocols of the Chinese government related to the inland-and-coastal segment.
The orders are for MAN 21/31, 27/38 and 23/30H types, which stem in great part from the China GB15097 regulation – commonly known as C1 and C2. The regulation includes limits for particulate matter (PM) and resembles EPA US limits closely. ... [Read More]
September 10, 2020
The Post-Panamax containership MOL Charisma, which experienced fire in one of its cargo holds while sailing off Sri Lanka last week, will return to Singapore to undergo neccessary inspections.
“We have been informed that the vessel MOL Charisma (voyage 211W), deployed in our Pacific South 3 (PS3) service, will proceed to Singapore as the ship owner was unable to arrange a Salvor Surveyor and Fire Experts in either Colombo, Sri Lanka, or at Indian ports,” German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd said in an update.... [Read More]
September 10, 2020
Tianjin Southwest Maritime has placed an order for the construction of two 98,000 cbm ethane carriers at Chinese Jiangnan Shipyard.
The very large ethane carriers (VLEC) are chartered by Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL) to support anticipated growth in the production output in the second stage of development of STL’s new ethane cracking facility in Lianyungang.
The pair is scheduled to be delivered between June and September in 2022. ... [Read More]
September 10, 2020
The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has taken delivery of four LNG cargo tanks from its Chinese supplier. ... [Read More]
September 9, 2020
The maritime industry’s mission to clamp down on emissions hasn’t been derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic as many feared could be the case.
... [Read More]
September 9, 2020
The Board of Directors of FSL Trust Management Pte, as trustee-manager Singapore-based First Ship Lease Trust, said it has successfully settled a legal dispute with Danish shipping company TORM.
The dispute is related to two tankers hired by TORM in 2011 on long-term bareboat charters. It started following the return of the ships — that were allegedly in untradeable condition — to their owner.... [Read More]
September 9, 2020
d’Amico Tankers D.A.C. (Ireland), part of Italian shipping company d’Amico International Shipping (DIS), has signed a memorandum of agreement for the sale of MT High Courage, one of its oldest medium range (MR) vessels.
The 46,975 dwt product tanker, built by French STX Offshore in 2005, will be sold for $12.65 million to an undisclosed buyer. ... [Read More]
September 9, 2020
Some seafarers have now been on board their ships for more than 17 months, exceeding the 11-months limit set out in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said, urging governments to act on the crew change crisis.
It has been almost six months since COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic. The resulting travel restrictions, limited number of flights and government lockdowns disabling crew changes have created a humanitarian crisis at sea.... [Read More]
September 9, 2020
Earlier this month, DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port welcomed HMM Gdansk, one of the world’s largest container vessels which is now on the return leg of its maiden international voyage between the Far East and Europe. ... [Read More]
September 9, 2020
The Sri Lanka Navy has managed to extinguish the reignited fire on board MT New Diamond, and the tanker is now being towed further away towards safe waters by a tug, the navy said in an update.
The distressed oil tanker is currently about 37 nautical miles off Sangamankanda Point.
A narrow diesel oil patch extending to one kilometre away from the ship was observed last evening, according to the update.... [Read More]
September 9, 2020
Wakashio, the giant Capesize bulker which ran aground on a reef off Mauritius and subsequently split in two, causing a major fuel spill, diverted from its navigation route approaching closer to the coast of the island as the crew was trying to pick up an Internet signal.
These are the preliminary findings of an investigation into the incident by the Panama Maritime Authority, which has dispatched a delegation of experts to Mauritius.... [Read More]
September 9, 2020
Ballard Power Systems has launched the fuel cell industry’s first module designed for primary propulsion power in marine vessels.
Ballard’s FCwave fuel cell product is a 200-kilowatt (kW) modular unit that can be scaled in series up to the multi-megawatt (MW) power level.... [Read More]
September 8, 2020
A Liberia-flagged reefer vessel has been reportedly attacked by perpetrators off the Nigerian coast resulting in the kidnapping of two crew members.
The ship, identified as Water Phoenix, was approached and boarded by an unknown number of persons some 31 nautical miles south-southwest of Lagos on 8 September, Dryad Global said referring to sources.... [Read More]
September 8, 2020
A Liberia-flagged reefer vessel has been reportedly attacked by perpetrators off the Nigerian coast.
The ship, identified as Water Phoenix, was approached and boarded by an unknown number of persons some 31 nautical miles south-southwest of Lagos on 8 September, Dryad Global said referring to sources.
The attack may have resulted in the kidnapping of personnel.... [Read More]