An armed security guard, who boarded a bulk carrier owned and operated by Eagle Bulk earlier this month, took control of the ship and deviated it from its course citing a payment dispute with his employer. The armed guard embarked M/V Jaeger together with two of his colleagues on July 21st, 2020, in
Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has signed a contract for transport and installation of foundations for the Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm, after being chosen as the preferred supplier for the work in 2019. The contract is subject to the project’s final investment decision, according to OHT, which
Evergreen Marine Corporation (Taiwan) Ltd. has become the eleventh shipowner to publicly disclose its approach to ship recycling through the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) online platform. The Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI) is an independent initiative hosted by the Sus
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
Route optimization is a critical tool, which could offer the shipping industry an exponential reduction of CO2 and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships while ensuring fuel and other types of savings, Panama Canal Authority believes. The argument is being reiterated on the back of recently
Houston-based classification society ABS is to provide classification services to the first floating heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan – Green Jade. The vessel has been commissioned by CDWE, a joint venture between Taiwanese company CSBC and Belgian offshore contractor DEME. S
Maintenance-related issues led to the January 2018 engine room fire on board the container vessel MOL Prestige in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia (BC), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined in its investigation report.
The Realisation and Demonstration of Advanced Material Solutions for Sustainable and Efficient Ships (RAMSSES) project reached a key milestone. Namely, on July 18th Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) location in Vlissingen-East, the Netherlands, the project’s partners unveiled the recently as
Norway’s OHT has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) for the construction of two wind turbine installation vessels, with options for two more units. OHT entered the agreement through its wholly-owned subsidiary, VIND Offshore Installation AS. The vess
Cyprus-based dry bulk vessel owner Castor Maritime has entered into an agreement to purchase a 2010 Japan-built bulker.
Container shipping demolition has hit a 41-month high in July reaching 52.8 thousand TEU, thereby surpassing the 50.6 thousand TEU demolished in June, data from BIMCO shows. In the first seven months of the year a total of 152.8 thousand TEU has been demolished, up 26.3% from last year. 16 ships hav
The CrossWind consortium of Shell and Eneco has selected Van Oord as the Balance of Plant contractor for the Hollandse Kust (noord) offshore wind project. As the Balance of Plant contractor, Van Oord’s activities encompass the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of the foundatio
Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, revealed that it was taking an estimated impairment charge of between $600 million and $650 million from the sales of two additional ships. “Senior management of the company evaluated these two ships for impairment and concluded their c
South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has delivered Eagle Paulinia to AET Tankers, a petroleum logistics unit of Malaysian energy logistics group MISC Berhad. The dynamic positioning (DP2) shuttle tanker is part of a series of four vessels, purpose-built for long-term charter to Br
