DNV GL Awards GASA to HHI for VLCC Concept
DNV GL has presented Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) with a general approval for ship application (GASA) for a new concept of very large crude carriers (VLCCs) with a centreline oil-tight longitudinal bulkhead. The new design will reduce potential damage and operational risk by featuring a simpler structural arrangement, loading patterns and piping arrangements. Vidar Dolonen, DNV GL Regional Manager for Korea & Japanā¦
Miami Shipyard RMK Merrill-Stevens to Hire 75 Staff
Miami shipyard RMK Merrill-Stevens says it is hiring 75 new employees over the next two months to staff its newly renovated North Yard and South Yard. The hiring campaign follows years full of updates after Rahmi M. Koç, a Turkish philanthropist, purchased the shipyard in 2013 while committing to restore the yard to its former glory. RMK Merrill-Stevens is known as the first shipyard in Florida andā¦
Seatankers Hires Investment Chief, Invites Outside Capital
Seatankers, the powerful holding company of Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen, said on Thursday it had hired a veteran fund manager to broaden the groupās portfolio and bring in outside capit
Carnival's Shares Surge as Costa Cruises Prepares to Sail
Carnival Corpās shares surged 11% on Thursday after its Italian brand Costa Cruises said two of its ships would resume sailing this weekend, with more to follow.Cruise companies, among the worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, were forced to halt voyages for months after ships in Japan, Australia and California made headlines because of large numbers of infections onboard.So far this year, Carnivalās shares have lost nearly two-thirds of their value, while peer Royal Caribbean Cruises Group has lo
Austal USA Delivers USNS Newport (EPF 12)
Austal Limited announced Thursday that USNS Newport (EPF 12) has been delivered to the United States Navy from Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Ala.USNS Newport is the 12th Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship to be delivered to the U.S. Navy ā and brings the total number of ships delivered to the Navy by Austal USA to 24 in 10 years, including three this year. USS Oakland (LCS 24) was delivered in Juneā¦
Partnering on the Digital Ship: Inside Denmarkās ShippingLab
When will the first fully digitized, autonomous and environmentally friendly ship be ready to sail? The answer is uncertain but the Danish Maritime Authorityās ShippingLab project aims to have most of the technical and managerial challenges solved in as little as two years from now. Tom Mulligan reports.Denmarkās ShippingLab project is a three-year initiative that commenced its work in March 2019 with the aim of developing the first fully commercially operationalā¦
US Seizes $27 Mln Found on a Cargo Ship in the Caribbean
U.S. authorities in San Juan, Puerto Rico seized $27 million of undeclared currency found inside boxes aboard a cargo ship bound for St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.Customsā¦
PDVSA, Eni Looking at Options to Offload Oil from Idle FSO
Venezuela's state-run PDVSA and Eni are looking at options to safely offload crude from a floating storage facility on Venezuela's eastern coast that has remained idle for over a year due to U.S.
Draft U.N. Plan on Ship Fuel Ban in Arctic Seen as Lax
Draft U.N. proposals to ban the use and transport of heavy fuel oil by ships in the Arctic contain waivers that will allow many vessels to keep sailing without enough regulatory control over their emissions, a study released on Thursday found.Antarctic waters are protected by stringent regulations, including a ban on heavy oil fuel (HFO) adopted in 2011, even though no cargo moves through the turbulent southern waters.
Japan Trio Begins Work on an Ammonia-Fueled Tugboat
As the marine industry works to find the āfuel of the futureā to address increasingly stringent emission regulations, an interesting development from a trio of marine powers in Japan seeks to develop the worldās first ammonia-fueled tugboat. The joint research and development agreement was signed by NYK, IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd., and ClassNK recently to put the world's first ammonia-fueled tugboat into practical use.With the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2016ā¦
DP World, Canadian Fund Ponder $4.5 bln Investment in Port Terminals
Global port operator DP World and Canadian pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec are nearing a deal to invest an additional $4.5 billion in their global portfolio of port terminals, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.DP World and the Canadian pension fund manager could announce the injection of funds as early as this week, the report added.DP Worldā¦
Fully Loaded Oil Tanker Catches Fire Off Sri Lanka
A fully loaded oil tanker has caught fire off the east coast of Sri Lanka, which has dispatched an aircraft and two navy ships to help in the rescue, a Sri Lankanā¦
