Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships are projected to increase by up to 50% until 2050, relative to 2018, despite further efficiency gains, as transport demand is expected to continue to grow, the Fourth IMO Greenhouse Gas Study shows. The study has been prepared for the International Maritime
Chinese shipbuilder Jiangnan Shipbuilding has signed a contract with AW Shipping Limited, a joint venture company between the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Wanhua Chemical for the construction of three 86,000 cbm very large gas carriers (VLGC) with LPG dual fuel. As disclosed, the ships
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has resumed crew change activities in all its ports and waters, the Federal Transport Authority said. The measure is being announced as UAE manages to contain the coronavirus pandemic, the impact of which has resulted in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis for seafare
The seafarer community is in the midst of a mental health crisis due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the seafarers’ welfare and that of their families, the latest edition of the Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) published by the Mission to Seafarers shows. The SHI is a barometer of the key
GMS has completed its first well intervention workscope using the company’s cantilever workover system, installed on the self-propelled vessel GMS Evolution.
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat has taken over full ship management and operations of Q-Max LNG carrier Al Samriya on Monday.
The condition of the decaying oil storage vessel Safer, floating north of Hodeidah, Yemen, is deteriorating daily, posing a major threat of an oil spill, the UN Security Council was told last week. There is a concern that the dilapidated tanker might rapture causing an explosion and oil spill into t
Cyberattacks on the maritime industry’s operational technology systems have increased by 900% over the last three years with the number of reported incidents set to reach record volumes by year-end, according to Israeli cybersecurity specialist Naval Dome. Addressing port and terminal operators duri
The crude oil tanker MV Gulf Sky, which went missing for several days after going off radar, has reemerged in Iranian waters. According to Human Rights at Sea, the crew of the ship was allegedly kidnapped on the evening of July 5, 2020, by unknown persons and they were forcedly transferred to Irania
Crude oil tanker MV Gulf Sky, which has been under arrest in UAE under a UAE Admiralty Law injunction since January 2020, seems to have gone missing as the vessel’s location is unknown for days. By leaving the anchor off Port Khor Fakkan Anch and UAE waters, the ship has violated the injunction and
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat continued the fleet management transition from Shell’s trading and shipping unit.
Polarcus, a Dubai-based seismic contractor, has recorded a drop in its vessel utilization in the second quarter of 2020. The vessel activity decreased from 72 percent in Q2 2019 to 50 percent in Q2 2020. According to Polarcus, on a contracted basis the vessel utilization dropped to 50 percent in Q2
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted by Dubai-based E-Marine, a specialist operator of cable layer vessels, to improve the efficiency of its cable layer Umm Al Anber. The comprehensive scope of solutions ordered back in May includes two Controlled Pitch Propeller (CPP) systems with
More than 40% of vessels were suffering from over 10% hard fouling coverage on the hull even before the idling of fleets due to COVID-19, analysis of hull fouling collection data in a new research commissioned by Swedish biotechnology company I-Tech AB shows. I-Tech contracted independent marine coa
