Bulk Carrier Suffers Engine Failure off Eastern Canada
A Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Comanche has gone adrift after reporting engine failure overnight off Placentia Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, the Canadian Coast Guard said on Friday.No injuries or pollution have been reported.The Coast Guard said it is responding to the incident and that its patrol vessel CCGS Cygnus is on scene along with tugs to stabilize the vessel from further drifting."We…
Disabled Containership Towed to Nova Scotia
A containership that lost power and went adrift off Canada's East Coast has been towed to Sydney, Nova Scotia, the Canadian Coast Guard said.The Panamanian-flagged MSC Kim departed Halifax on March 3 en route to Montreal, but went adrift on March 9 after it suffered engine problems off Port au Port, Newfoundland and Labrador. No injuries or pollution have been reported.The offshore tug Atlantic Kingfisher…
From Cruise Ships to Condos, Meyer Group JV Aims at the Floating Real Estate Biz
MEYER Group, aleading shipbuilding consortium with three modern, large-scale shipyards in Europe, has joined forces with ADMARES Marine, a leader in floating real estate, to form a new joint venture. Headquartered in Turku, Finland, MEYER Floating Solutions is focused on developing and manufacturing high quality floating real estate.“MEYER Group had recognized great potential in the floating solutions business and identified ADMARES Marine as the market leader in this developing industry.
IMO to Work on Safe Corridor for Ships Stranded by Ukraine Conflict
The UN's shipping agency will seek to create a safe maritime corridor to enable merchant ships and their crews stuck in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to sail away without the risk of being hit, it said on Friday.Russia's military took control of waterways when it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, in what Moscow calls a "special operation".Ukrainian maritime officials have told Reuters fighting has left around…
Cruise Ship Crewmember Medevaced Near Florida
An ailing crewmember was medevaced from the cruise ship Serenade of the Seas, 80 miles west of Tampa, Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.A Serenade crewmember reported to Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders the man was suffering from abdominal pain, and a Coast Guard flight surgeon recommended the man be brought ashore.An Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew…
AkzoNobel Opens R&D Center in the UK
Paints and coatings company AkzoNobel announced it has opened a new £10 million global research and development center at its Slough site in the U.K.The facility, which joins a growing list of similar facilities opened by AkzoNobel globally to further advance the company’s product development, is home to 120 specialists and will act as a major hub within the company’s worldwide R&D network and help…
Freire Launches Oceanographic Research Vessel
At the end of February 2022 a new oceanographic research vessel was launched in Vigo, built by the shipyard Construcciones Navales P Freire, SA (Freire Shipyard) for the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD). Several company representatives were present at the event led by Jesús, Guillermo and Marcos Freire, who were accompanied by a delegation from the shipowner and supervision teams."We are very pleased to proceed with a milestone in the construction of such an innovative ship…
NovaAlgoma Adds Five Secondhand Bulkers
Algoma Central Corporation and Nova Marine announced their global short sea shipping joint venture NovaAlgoma has acquired five secondhand bulk carrier vessels, including three cement carriers from KGJ Cement in Northern Europe and two handy-size bulk carriers from Swire Bulk Holdings Pte. Ltd. of Singapore.“We carefully consider each opportunity for growth and these vessel purchases fit perfectly into our long-term plan for sustaining a profitable business alongside our partners at Nova Marine…
Containerized LNG Solution Gets AIP from Bureau Veritas
A containerized liquefied natural gas (LNG) solution jointly developed by Marine Service GmbH and Newport Shipping has received approval in principle (AIP) from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV).The 40' ISO LNG Fuel Tank Container System is suitable for LNG-fueled newbuildings and retrofits of container vessels.The LNG fuel tank container is a class approved Type C LNG fuel tank in accordance with the IGF-code and is based on German TÜV certified IMDG Container.
What is the Insured’s Duty Under a Marine Insurance Policy? It Depends …
The law governing marine insurance in the United States has long been a source of considerable confusion. And if there was once a clear set of principles applicable in such cases, the Supreme Court long ago muddied the waters with their infamous ruling in Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., 348 U.S. 310 (1955). That case, involving a fire on a houseboat on an inland man-made lake on the Texas-Oklahoma border…
Maersk to Sell Stake in Russian Port Operator Due to Ukraine War
A.P. Moller-Maersk is looking to divest its 30.75% stake in Russian port operator Global Ports Investments due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Maersk's port unit APM Terminals said on Friday.Global Ports' shareholders include Russian state nuclear company Rosatom and Russian businessman Sergey Shiskarev.
Tech File: Battery-buffered Diesel-electric Hybrid Drive Proves Value on German FiFi Boats
Hamburg Fire Fighting Vessels Dresden and Prag sport diesel-electric hybrid propulsion and battery systems from EST-Floattech.After the first 100 days of operation, operator Flotte Hamburg is reports it is satisfied with the two new firefighting ships Dresden and Prague: "Due to the full approval for the use of the EST battery system 'Green Orca 1050' on inland waterway vessels, which was already available at the start of the project…
2022 US Shipbuilding Report
It’s a common story in the U.S. shipbuilding industry today. A piece of equipment that used to be available for delivery on short notice—maybe in one or two weeks—now must be ordered months or more in advance, and it costs double. Add to this rising steel prices and the labor issues that have pervaded nearly all industrial sectors since the early days of the pandemic, and it’s clear that business is far from usual for American shipyards.Bollinger Shipyards president and CEO…
SAAM Towage Adds Tug to its Chilean Fleet
SAAM Towage expanded its fleet in Chile with the arrival of a new tug dubbed Halcón III.“This new vessel is very symbolic, since it will be called Halcón III. Its predecessor (Halcón I) had a single shaft and was one of the first tugs to start operating at SAAM. Today, almost 60 years later, we can see how technology has advanced at the service of foreign trade. We now have a state-of-the-art unit that will enable us to continue efficiently and safely supporting maneuvers at domestic ports…
International Marine Contractors Association Suspends Russian Members
The International Marine Contractors Association has suspended its Russian members from the association over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.IMCA CEO Allen Leatt said: "We are all deeply saddened at IMCA by the events unfolding in Ukraine and the growing humanitarian disaster we see every day on mainstream news channels.""IMCA is well known and respected for our work in improving safety performance in our industry in over 60 countries worldwide…
Havfram Exercises Final Extension Option for Normand Vision CSV
Norwegian offshore installation services firm Havfram has extended the contract for Solstad Offshore's construction support vessel Normand Vision.Skudeneshavn, Norway-based Solstad Offshore said Friday that Havfram, formerly known as Ocean Installer, had exercised its final extension for the CSV Normand Vision. The firm contract will now expire on December 31, 2023.Normand Vision is a construction vessel designed and built for the installation of subsea structures…
VARD Delivers Asia's First Newbuild Service Operation Vessel
Asia-first newbuild Service Operation Vessel for the offshore wind industry was delivered earlier this week at the VARD Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam. The Taiwan-flagged SOV has been built for owner Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd, a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) and Ta Tong Marine Co., Ltd. (TTM). The vessel will soon sail to Taiwan and once the vessel is ready for operation, it…
