Green Marine
Container Weight Verification Approaching
The World Shipping Council (WSC) called all parties involved in the international transportation of maritime containers to ensure that they are prepared to meet the new SOLAS regulatory requirement before the implementation date arrives. At the end of 2014, the International Maritime Organization (I
VIDEO: Dramatic Rescue of Irish Fishermen off Scotland
The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard Agency was notified just before 11 AM local time, January 20, that The Iuda Naofa, a 23m Irish fishing vessel, was taking on water 48 miles north of the Butt of Lewis, Scotland. The Coastguard Rescue helicopter was requested to attend the scene and drop a salvage pum
ZIM Ditches Far East-North Europe Service
Israeli container shipping company ZIM has stopped its occasional, approximately monthly, sailings between North Europe and the Far East, DynaLiner reports. The sailings helped the Israeli carrier maintain a marginal presence in the market after it formally left nearly a year ago when the three vess
Another Car Carrier Gets Stuck at Southampton Docks
Another car carrier has been left stranded in Southampton water for a week after it got stuck at Southampton docks, writes the UK’s Daily Echo. The RoRo vessel G Poseidon got in trouble in rough seas causing some of its cargo to break free and sustain damage, the newspaper added citing an undisclose
UKHO Upgrades Brazil Charts
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has produced new and updated charts and Port Approach Guides for Brazilian waters within the Admiralty Nautical Product & Services, as a response to expansion and modernization of Brazil’s ports and growing shipping lanes. The upgraded Brazil portfolio w
Update: One Migrant Dies, Three Ebola Free
The results of Ebola tests performed by Malta’s Mater Dei Hospital on three migrants have turned out negative. One of the tested migrants died from unrelated causes, with two others in critical condition, The Malta Independent reports. The remaining migrants will be quarantined for a period of twent
Maersk Line, DB Schenker to Reduce CO2 Footprint
Frankfurt-based transportation and logistics provider DB Schenker Logistics and Danish Maersk Line have signed a six-year strategic agreement on reducing CO2 emissions from ocean freight. Maersk Line will undertake to reduce the CO2 emissions of every container it ships on behalf of DB Schenker Logi
Update: Shell’s Curlew FPSO Isolated from Fulmar Gas Line
The deep sea divers from the Bibby Polaris – Dive Support Vessel (DSV) completed the subsea work with the ROVs to further isolate the Curlew FPSO from the Fulmar gas line where a gas leak was detected late Monday by oil major Shell. The leak happened at subsea infrastructure several hundred meters f
Term of the Day: Carnet
A carnet is an international customs and temporary export-import document. It permits a holder to temporarily carry or send merchandise into certain foreign countries, for display, demonstration or similar purposes, without paying duties or posting bonds. There are two types of carnets issued in U.S
Update 3: Hoegh Osaka Set for Towage
Salvage crews have managed to move the grounded car carrier Hoegh Osaka to the almost upright position, with the vessel now listing only by 5 degrees, the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said. This means that the vessel will move from Alpha Anchorage at approximately 15:45 local time. It wil
Drewry Expects Modest Recovery in Dry Bulk Sector
The depressed dry bulk market could recover partly in 2015 and underlying earnings could improve marginally, according to Drewry Maritime Equity Research (DMER). In 2014, the value of equity market participants in listed dry bulk companies eroded massively, with many companies losing more than half
Analysing Security Threats: Man vs Machine
The claim that in today’s information age, with open source media instantly available via mobile devices or at the desk, the ability to identify and analyse security threats before a voyage is considered should not be taken for granted, as explained by maritime intelligence company Dryad Maritime. T
Benin Seeks Dutch Expertise on Port de Cotonou Project
Port of Amsterdam International (PoAI) has been contracted by the Netherlands Embassy in Benin to help revitalise the Port of Cotonou in the West African nation of Benin. PoAI will assist the Netherlands Embassy in developing a strategic master plan in conjunction with an action plan and technical s
VIDEO: Eyes on the Seas Fixated on Pirate Fishing
The U.K.-based Satellite Applications Catapult, supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, has developed a near real-time technology that the company says will help authorities monitor, detect and respond to illegal fishing activity across the world’s oceans. The live satellite monitoring system, Proje