Coast Guard News
April 21, 2020
The ultra-violet light technology used to kill the invasive species found in ships’ ballast water tanks can be used to protect seafarers, health workers, and first-responders from picking up the coronavirus from surfaces, French BIO-UV Group claims.
The company said that it was readying a surface disinfection system based on the company’s UV-C reactor technology used for its ballast water management products.... [Read More]
April 21, 2020
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded $19.6 million in discretionary grants to 24 U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program.
The funding is aimed at helping modernize America’s small shipyards, making them more efficient in constructing commercial vessels by investing in emerging technologies and highly-skilled workforce.... [Read More]
April 21, 2020
The captain and the crew of Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Top Grace have pleaded guilty before the Durban Magistrates Court to the attempted murder of two stowaways in late March.
The captain of the ship also pleaded guilty to endangering life or causing injury and failure to report stowaways.... [Read More]
April 21, 2020
Illustration: Flickr/Missy Schmidt under CC BY 2.0
The Port of Virginia will cease container operations at Portsmouth Marine Terminal (PMT) beginning May 4 as a response to a drop in import volumes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
By Hanane Becha, TRAXENS & UN/CEFACT, Mikael Lind, RISE (Research institutes of Sweden), André Simha, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company SA), and Francois Bottin, CMA CGM
Ports are taking significant strides with digital transformation and starting to declare themselves as “smart”. Processes are digitalized, communities within the port are connected, and impressive gains in operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction are emerging. ... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
By Hanane Becha, TRAXENS & UN/CEFACT, Mikael Lind, RISE (Research institutes of Sweden), André Simha, MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company SA), and Francois Bottin, CMA CGM
Ports are taking significant strides with digital transformation and starting to declare themselves as “smart”. Processes are digitalized, communities within the port are connected, and impressive gains in operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction are emerging. ... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
The Port of Antwerp is teaming up with the tech company Rombit to prevent corona infections by using a digital bracelet that ensures social distancing.
The digital solution is being revealed as the port remains fully operational during the pandemic, with freight handling and industrial production continuing as usual.
The armband dubbed Romware Covid Radius has been produced from the company’s existing safety bracelet the Romware ONE with the addition of some new features to ensure social distancing and permit contact tracing.... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
The agreement of the members of OPEC and its allies to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels of crude per day is not believed to be enough to offset the massive demand drop and will certainly have dire implications for the oil tanker shipping market.... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
Cemre Shipyard has launched the first of the three service operation vessels (SOVs) currently under construction for MHI Vestas and Esvagt at its yard in Turkey.... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
The container carriers have blanked a total of 435 sailings on various deep-sea trades, equaling a demand decline of 7 million TEU in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on global economies.
The figures were revealed by Danish consultancy Sea-Intelligence, which said the push has served as a strong underpinning for the freight rates though. ... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
Estonian ferry company Tallink Group has like many other tourism and transportation companies sustained a major financial blow from the global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 virus.
Given the sudden downfall of what was a buoyant market just two months ago, Tallink is focusing its efforts on managing costs and cash flows to stay afloat.... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
Eight crew members of the Portuguese-flagged containership Tommi Ritscher are believed to have been taken by a group of pirates that boarded the ship on April 19, 2020 while the vessel was within the Cotonou anchorage area, West Africa.
The 4,957 TEU ship was approached by a speedboat and a number of persons managed to board the ship, according to Dryad Globa.... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
French provider of UV-based water treatment technology BIO-UV Group has received IMO & USCG type approval for its next-generation low flow rate ballast water treatment system range.
The BIO-SEA L Easy-to-Fit system had to undergo new type approval testing as it incorporates a completely new UV-reactor, designed to meet market demand from the luxury yacht, expedition cruise and offshore vessel segments, where ballast water pump flow rate capacities are often under 100m3/h.... [Read More]
April 20, 2020
The master of the container vessel Spirit of Hamburg was found dead on board the ship on April 16, 2020 while the vessel was in the Port of Cartagena, Colombia, local authorities informed.
The ship’s manager Zeaborn Ship Management confirmed that a seafarer died on board the containership after succumbing to fatal injuries suffered in what is believed to be a violent confrontation with an intruder.
The 3, 630 TEU ship is flagged by the Isle of Man ship registry and owned by Maersk’s Hamburg Sud brand from Germany.... [Read More]
April 17, 2020
Oslo-listed shipowner Stolt-Nielsen is looking for ways to cut expenditures during the pandemic and is planning to cancel scrubber retrofits on its tankers where it is possible, the company’s CEO Niels Stolt-Nielsen said.
As such, the chemical carrier and tank terminal owner has identified up to $30 million in Capex savings in the tanker sector.
“The severity and duration of the expected recession are, obviously, impossible to predict. So, while we are hoping for the best, we are preparing for the worst,” he said.... [Read More]
April 17, 2020
Oslo-listed shipowner Stolt-Nielsen is looking for ways to cut expenditures during the pandemic and is planning to cancel scrubber retrofits on its tankers where it is possible, the company’s CEO Niels Stolt-Nielsen said.
As such, the chemical carrier and tank terminal owner has identified up to $30 million in Capex savings in the tanker sector.
“The severity and duration of the expected recession are, obviously, impossible to predict. So, while we are hoping for the best, we are preparing for the worst,” he said.... [Read More]
April 17, 2020
Oslo-listed shipowner Stolt-Nielsen is looking for ways to cut expenditures during the pandemic and is planning to cancel scrubber retrofits on its tankers where it is possible, the company’s CEO Niels Stolt-Nielsen said.
As such, the chemical carrier and tank terminal owner has identified up to $30 million in Capex savings in the tanker sector.
“The severity and duration of the expected recession are, obviously, impossible to predict. So, while we are hoping for the best, we are preparing for the worst,” he said.... [Read More]
April 17, 2020
Oslo-listed shipowner Stolt-Nielsen is looking for ways to cut expenditures during the pandemic and is planning to cancel scrubber retrofits on its tankers where it is possible, the company’s CEO Niels Stolt-Nielsen said.
As such, the chemical carrier and tank terminal owner has identified up to $30 million in Capex savings in the tanker sector.
“The severity and duration of the expected recession are, obviously, impossible to predict. So, while we are hoping for the best, we are preparing for the worst,” he said.... [Read More]
April 17, 2020
A giant containership squeezing under the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge as it made way toward the Port of Oakland was a sight for sore eyes yesterday as shipping enthusiasts flooded social media with images of the sea giant.... [Read More]
April 17, 2020
A giant containership squeezing under the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge as it made way toward the Port of Oakland was a sight for sore eyes yesterday as shipping enthusiasts flooded social media with images of the sea giant.... [Read More]