Green Marine
IMO Secretary-General warns of increasing risk of casualties as some seafarers are stuck at sea for over 17 months
Some seafarers have now been on board their ships for more than 17 months, exceeding the 11-months limit set out in the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim said, urging governments to act on the crew change crisis. It has been almost six months since COVID-19 has been
Jebel Ali Port welcomes giant HMM boxship
On 8 September, DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port welcomed HMM Gdansk, one of the world’s largest container vessels which is now on the return leg of its maiden international voyage between the Far East and Europe.
Fire-stricken New Diamond taken under tow as narrow diesel patch emerges near the ship
The Sri Lanka Navy has managed to extinguish the reignited fire on board MT New Diamond, and the tanker is now being towed further away towards safe waters by a tug, the navy said in an update. The distressed oil tanker is currently about 37 nautical miles off Sangamankanda Point. A narrow diesel oi
Panama says improper charts, course deviation, and poor seamanship led to Wakashio’s grounding
Wakashio, the giant Capesize bulker which ran aground on a reef off Mauritius and subsequently split in two, causing a major fuel spill, diverted from its navigation route approaching closer to the coast of the island as the crew was trying to pick up an Internet signal. These are the preliminary fi
Ballard rolls out fuel cell industry’s 1st commercial module to power ships
Ballard Power Systems has launched the fuel cell industry’s first module designed for primary propulsion power in marine vessels.
Suspected pirates attack reefer vessel off Nigeria, kidnap two
A Liberia-flagged reefer vessel has been reportedly attacked by perpetrators off the Nigerian coast.
Mayflower Autonomous Ship set to be launched next week
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS), one of the world’s full autonomous ships, will be officially launched on September 16th in Plymouth, UK. The project is led by marine research organization Promare, with IBM as technology partner. Finnish technology company Wärtsilä has joined also joined the glo
Panama Canal invites bids for new water management system project
The Panama Canal revealed plans to invest in a portfolio of water management solutions to improve quantity, quality and control of its supply.
MSC picks Jotun’s hull skating robot to keep its containership free from biofouling
Norwegian-based Jotun has signed the first commercial contract for container vessels for its Jotun Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) with container shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). MSC plans to install the Jotun HullSkater, a robotic technology that has been designed for proactive cle
HMM, SHI team up on smart ship technology
South Korean shipping company HMM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with compatriot shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on smart ship technology.
Fire reignites on board New Diamond VLCC off Sri Lanka
A fire has reignited on board MT New Diamond, the Sri Lanka Navy said just a day after reporting that it has managed to douse the fire completely on Monday, September 7. As informed, the fire seems to have resulted from adverse weather, however, navy ships, emergency tugs and aircraft dispatched to
Grimaldi takes delivery of 4th eco-friendly PCTC newbuild
Italy’s Grimaldi Group has further expanded its fleet with the arrival of Grande New Jersey, a new pure car & truck carrier (PCTC).
GALLERY: Chantiers de l’Atlantique floats out world’s largest cruise ship
The new Oasis-class cruise ship, Wonder of the Seas, being built by French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique for Royal Caribbean, was floated out on Saturday, September 5. The ship was transferred to its outfitting dock at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, where it will underg
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ scrubbers fitted on 22 ships in 2020
Japanese shipbuilding major Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has installed its in-house produced DIA-SOx marine SOx scrubbers on 22 ships so far this year. The company said that its subsidiary Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. had installed the scrubbers onboard 3 ship types: container ships (five 20,000 TEU c