Nor-Shipping Postponed to January 2022
Nor-Shipping has postponed its planned exhibition and activity program for June 2021, pushing the event back to January 10-13, 2022, organizers announced. The maritime trade fair is the latest in a string of international shipping events to be postponed or canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Nor-Shipping 2019 was the most successful event week in the initiativeâs over 50 year history. It saw more than 50âŠ
Lloydâs Register Names Members of Its Decarbonization Panel
Classification society Lloydâs Register (LR) announced the industry experts who have joined the advisory panel of its Maritime Decarbonization Hub, a dedicated center of excellence launched in October that aims to accelerate the safe, sustainable and cost-effective decarbonization of world shipping in support of delivering greenhouse gas reduction targets.The panel is made up of representatives from across the industry and includes Ole Graa JakobsenâŠ
UltraShip to Install Wärtsilä FOS Across Its Fleet
Wärtsilä said its Fleet Operations Solution (FOS) will be employed by UltraShip for the Denmark-based shipowner's entire fleet of 18 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier vessels.The solution by Wärtsilä Voyage is designed to save costs while increasing safety by automatically optimizing the route and speed of the vessel. It also provides the fullest and latest voyage data, keeping both onboard andâŠ
Great Lakes Announces $60.9 Million in Dredging Contracts
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation on Monday announced the receipt of several major dredging awards in Georgia and Florida totaling $60.9 million which will be included in the year-end 2020 backlog number.The awarded work includes:North County Comprehensive Shore Protection Project (Coastal Protection, Florida, $21.2 million)U.S. Naval Station Mayport and Jacksonville Harbor Maintenance Dredging Project (Maintenance, Florida, $21.2 million)U.S.
Damen Completes Work on German Diving Bell Ship
Damen completes work on German Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) diving bell shipDamen Shipyards Group has completed construction and outfitting of a diving bell ship for client FMSW Koblenz (Department Machinery Southwest) / operator WSA Rhine (Waterways and Shipping Office) according to schedule. Following her completion, the vessel has recently undertaken successful river trials.TheâŠ
Preston Joins Global Diving & Salvage as Director of Marine Technology
Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. has appointed Alisa Preston, P. Eng., as Director of Marine Technology to lead the growth of the marine services companyâs underwater technology resources.Preston will be responsible for advancing the development of sustainable and innovative marine technology and remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) services as part of the overall business strategies for both SeattleâŠ
Australia Issues Its Most Severe Vessel Ban to Date
A "poorly maintained" livestock carrier seen operating with a list and a hole in its hull has been banned from Australian ports for a period of 24 months, the country's "most severe banning to date", authorities said Friday.The Marshall-Islands-flagged Barkly Pearl was initially spotted on November 3, 2020 traveling through Australiaâs northern waters with a large hole in its hull, and the AustralianâŠ
Baltic Index Extends Rally on Surging Chinese Coal Shipments
The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index climbed about 10% to its highest level in three months on Monday as soaring coal demand from China continued to power capesize rates higher.The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, jumped 155 points, or about 9.7%, to 1,761, its highest since mid-October last year.The capesize index gained 407 points, or about 16%, to 2,955, its highest since Oct.
All American Marine to Build Research Vessel for BLUETIDE
Bellingham, Wash. boatbuilder All American Marine announced it recently secured a contract to construct a research vessel for BLUETIDE Puerto Rico. The 73- by 26.7-foot aluminum catamaran will be constructed to USCG Subchapter T standards for use on both near coastal and ocean routes.The twin-engine vessel will be BLUETIDEâS first for its marine research, education, innovation and conservation work based out of Puerto Rico.
First Building Complete at HII's New Unmanned Systems Campus
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) said Monday it has completed the first phase of its Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence with the construction of a 22,000-square-foot facility.The first of two planned buildings on the 20-acre campus in Hampton, Va. will be used to assemble hull structures for Boeingâs Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program for the U.S. Navy.âWe are thrilled to reach this critical milestone with the development of our Center of Excellence campusâŠ
SSY Publishes Shipping Outlook for 2021
After a highly volatile 2020, shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) looks at the next 12 months and highlights areas of particular interest in their 2021 Outlook Report. The report looks at various drivers of the shipping markets, including how the developing emissions regulations may affect commercial fleets and shipping investments.Contributions come from a range of senior research and broking experts and cover dry bulkâŠ
Gambia Seizes Huge Cocaine Haul from Shipping Container
Gambian authorities seized nearly three tonnes of cocaine from a shipment of industrial salt originating in Ecuador, a spokesman said on Friday, in one of the largest ever busts in West Africa.The 118 bags of cocaine were discovered on Thursday during a search of a container shipped from the port of Guayaquil in Ecuador and through Algeciras in Spain, said Ousman Saidybah, a spokesman for Gambiaâs drug enforcement agency.It was not clear where the cocaine was ultimately headed.
Carnival Reports $1.9 Billon Quarterly Loss
Carnival Corp reported a bigger-than-expected preliminary fourth-quarter net loss on Monday as the cruise operatorâs business was brought to a virtual standstill by the COVID-19 pandemic.The worldâs largest cruise companyâs shares fell 2% to $20.04 in morning trading, after plummeting nearly 60% over the last year as the health crisis hammered holiday tourism demand across the globe.Carnival, which extended its pause on U.S.
Maran Tankers Takes Suezmax Delivery from South Korea's Daehan
The newly built Suezmax tanker Maran Solon was delivered to Maran Tankers Management on January 4, the Greek operator said on social media.The Greek-flagged, 157,000 dwt Suezmax is classed by ABS and was built by Daehan Shipbuilding Co. in South Korea.The handover follows the 2020 deliveries of DNV GL-classed Maran Phoebe and Maran Orpheus, as well as ABS-classed Maran Aspasia, all Greek-flagged and built by Daehan.Maran Tankers also has a pair of 318âŠ
Seaspan Cavalier Repower: Long Life, Big Hours
âWe got 59,115 hours on those engines, without ever removing a head,â says Seaspan Internationalâs Port Engineer Kevin Tweedy, âAnd they were still running. So, at 5,000 to 5,500 hours per year, we could easily have done 60,000 hours.âBut the company schedule worked to do a like-for-like repower. The pair of 850-horsepower Tier 1 Cummins KTA38 diesels were pulled out, and a brand-new set of 850-horsepower Tier 2 KTA38s went in.The Seaspan Cavalier was built in 1974âŠ
Passenger Vessels Steering a Course Through Testing Waters
The head of global trade association Interferry reflects on the unprecedented challenges of 2020 and those aheadâbut makes a case for cautious optimism.What a difference a year makesâŠIn this column last January, I was hailing the worldwide ferry industryâs exceptional growth in 2019âmarked by soaring tourist traffic and a host of newbuild ordersâand eagerly anticipating further advances in 2020. None of us could have known that within a matter of weeksâŠ
Damen Repairs P&O Ferriesâ Pride of Canterbury
Late last year, a team of Damen group subsidiaries completed a challenging project to replace one of the twin rudder stocks on P&O Ferriesâ Pride of Canterbury. The 180-meter, 30,635 GT RoPax vessel operates on the Dover-Calais crossing, the busiest shipping lane in the world.The nearly 30-year old vessel is equipped with twin Van der Velden BARKE rudder systems engineered and made by Damen Marine Components (DMC).
Scotland's Seafood Exporters Dealt New Post-Brexit Blow
The post-Brexit woes facing Scotlandâs fishing industry deepened on Saturday as its biggest logistics provider, DFDS Scotland, said it would halt exports to the European Union through one of its main services until at least Wednesday.Previously, the company had said it would take until Monday to resume its âgroupageâ export service - which allows exporters to ship multiple products in a single consignment - while it tries to fix IT issuesâŠ
Iran Tells South Korea Not to Politicize Seized Vessel
Iran said on Sunday that South Korea should avoid politicizing the seizure of its vessel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Gulf, Iranian state media reportedâŠ
Shell's Prelude FLNG Restarts LNG Shipments
Shell's Prelude LNG, the world's largest floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project, offshore Australia, has resumed LNG cargo shipments, almost one year after a shutdown caused by an electrical trip.In a brief statement sent to Offshore Engineer, a Shell spokesperson said Monday that the Prelude project had restarted LNG cargo shipping.The Shell spokesperson said: âLNG cargoes have resumed from Shellâs Prelude FLNG facility.
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