Top News of the Week of Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2013

USS Guardian Still Sits on Tubbataha Reef, Philippines

The mine counter-measures ship ‘USS Guardian’ (MCM 5) still sits on the Tubbataha Reef. Operations to safely recover the ship while minimizing environmental effects are being conducted in close cooperation with allied Philippines Coast Guard and Navy.

VIDEO: Maersk Line Announces New CO2 Target

On Friday, Maersk Line announced that they had reached the 2020 targets for CO2 reduction, eight years ahead of time. Chief Operating Officer Morten Engelstoft explains how.

VIDEO: High Seas Gun Battle between Pirates and Iranian Container Ship

Piracy on the world’s seas has seen a major decrease over the last five years, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, as revealed in the latest International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report on January 16.

Grounded USS Guardian to Be Broken Up (Philippines)

The U.S. Navy Minesweeper USS Guardian that ran aground on January 17 while transiting the Sulu Sea , will have to be dismantled and removed in sections.

Germany: HeavyLift@Sea Presents New Heavy Lifter Design

The maritime engineering specialist HeavyLift@Sea has just presented the prototype draft for a heavy goods transporter offering highly flexible application options. With its heavy lifter HLV1600, which as a so-called multipurpose vessel can transport extremely large size part loads and bulk goods with equal ease, the engineering company is presenting its second high-quality basic design following its draft of a jack-up service vessel.