Coast Guard News
August 20, 2020
Mauritius’ decision to sink the bow of the broken up bulker Wakashio has been met with fierce criticism from the environmental group Greenpeace.
Mauritius National Crisis Committee said on Wednesday it planned to scuttle the ship’s remains at sea at a yet to be determined date, Reuters reported.... [Read More]
August 20, 2020
Mauritius’ decision to sink the bow of the broken up bulker Wakashio has been met with fierce criticism from the environmental group Greenpeace.
Mauritius National Crisis Committee said on Wednesday it planned to scuttle the ship’s remains at sea at a yet to be determined date, Reuters reported.... [Read More]
August 20, 2020
Mauritius’ decision to sink the bow of the broken up bulker Wakashio has been met with fierce criticism from the environmental group Greenpeace.
Mauritius National Crisis Committee said on Wednesday it planned to scuttle the ship’s remains at sea at a yet to be determined date, Reuters reported.... [Read More]
August 20, 2020
Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World reported a profit attributable to owners of $313 million for the first half of 2020, a decrease of 58.5 % from the last year’s equivalent of $753 million.
However, the company reported a revenue growth of 17.7 % on a reported basis having booked $4.07 billion in revenue for the period.
Like-for-like revenue decreased by 11.6% and down 3.4% excluding Emaar land sale in 2019. ... [Read More]
August 20, 2020
Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World reported a profit attributable to owners of $313 million for the first half of 2020, a decrease of 58.5 % from the last year’s equivalent of $753 million.
However, the company reported a revenue growth of 17.7 % on a reported basis having booked $4.07 billion in revenue for the period.
Like-for-like revenue decreased by 11.6% and down 3.4% excluding Emaar land sale in 2019. ... [Read More]
August 20, 2020
Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World reported a profit attributable to owners of $313 million for the first half of 2020, a decrease of 58.5 % from the last year’s equivalent of $753 million.
However, the company reported a revenue growth of 17.7 % on a reported basis having booked $4.07 billion in revenue for the period.
Like-for-like revenue decreased by 11.6% and down 3.4% excluding Emaar land sale in 2019. ... [Read More]
August 20, 2020
Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World reported a profit attributable to owners of $313 million for the first half of 2020, a decrease of 58.5 % from the last year’s equivalent of $753 million.
However, the company reported a revenue growth of 17.7 % on a reported basis having booked $4.07 billion in revenue for the period.
Like-for-like revenue decreased by 11.6% and down 3.4% excluding Emaar land sale in 2019. ... [Read More]
August 20, 2020
An industry survey into the transition to using compliant low-sulphur fuel oil since the beginning of 2020 shows that the switch hasn’t been completely pain-free for shipowners as fluctuating fuel oil properties lead to a myriad of issues.
The survey focuses on issues such as increased sludge discharge, clogging of fuel pipes, preheaters, fuel separators and fuel filters, fuel pumps getting stuck, problems with fuel injection and poor ignition of fuel oil.... [Read More]
August 20, 2020
Saudi Ports Authority is the latest port to prohibit discharges of exhaust wash water in its waters from ships fitted with open-loop scrubbers, one of the alternative measures of being compliant with the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap.
The port authority is acting on instructions received from the General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental protection.
Saudi Ports Authority said that the decision will be in place until an environmental standard is issued in this regard.... [Read More]
August 19, 2020
Illustration; Image courtesy: Allianz/AGCS
The shipping industry is faced with a perfect storm. On the one hand, the pressure to decarbonize its operations and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by abandoning the use of fossil fuels is rising, promising to change shipping as we know it.
... [Read More]
August 19, 2020
Illustration; Image courtesy: Allianz/AGCS
The shipping industry is faced with a perfect storm. On the one hand, the pressure to decarbonize its operations and cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by abandoning the use of fossil fuels is rising, promising to change shipping as we know it.
... [Read More]
August 19, 2020
Denmark-based shortsea operator Unifeeder A/S, part of Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World, has unveiled the acquisition of three businesses of Transworld Group.
The deal, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close in 2020. ... [Read More]
August 19, 2020
Denmark-based shortsea operator Unifeeder A/S, part of Dubai-based port and terminal operator DP World, has unveiled the acquisition of three businesses of Transworld Group.
The deal, subject to regulatory approvals, is expected to close in 2020. ... [Read More]
August 19, 2020
Klaveness Combination Carriers reported that two crew members on board one of its CABU vessels had been infected with COVID-19 virus.
The infection cases were confirmed in July, the company revealed in its Q2 earnings report.... [Read More]
August 19, 2020
Klaveness Combination Carriers reported that two crew members on board one of its CABU vessels had been infected with COVID-19 virus.
The infection cases were confirmed in July, the company revealed in its Q2 earnings report.... [Read More]
August 19, 2020
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has managed to repatriate the fatigued crew members of the South Korean-owned bulk carrier Contamines after the seafarers downed their tools after working on board with expired contracts and approaching a year at sea.
The crew members were stuck on the ship as their repatriation was delayed due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. ... [Read More]