West Should Do More to Unblock Ukraine's Ports, Official Says
Western partners should do more to help unblock Ukraine's Black Sea ports to release exports of grain, metals and mining products, a Ukrainian official told Reuters on Tuesday, warning the country's finances were increasingly precarious.Logistics problems linked to the war with Russia, notably at seaport Odesa, hit exports, causing currency inflows to Ukraine to drop to around $2.5 billion per month from around $7 billion before the war…
Disabled Bulk Carrier Towed into Botany Bay
A bulk carrier that lost power in bad weather off Australia's east coast has been towed into Botany Bay, near Sydney, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.The Hong Kong-registered Portland Bay left Port Kembla on Sunday and experienced engine failure with 21 people on board, about 1.2 kilometers east of Garie Beach, NSW on Monday morning.The vessel had been anchored off Cronulla Beach…
Senesco to Build Casco Bay Lines' New Hybrid-electric Ferry
North Kingstown, R.I. shipyard Senesco Marine will build a hybrid-electric passenger vehicle ferry for Portland, Maine-based Casco Bay Lines.Designed by Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), the 164-foot ferry will replace an existing diesel-powered ferry, the Machigonne II, resulting in a reduction of 800 tons of carbon dioxide each year.EBDG has supported Casco Bay Lines and their steering committee since 2018 as they prepared and planned for this replacement ferry…
DFDS Hires Girardin as Head of Ferry
Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS announced Mathieu Girardin has been named its new head of ferry, succeeding Peder Gellert Pedersen, who is retiring on August 1, 2022.Girardin will join DFDS as a member of the company's executive management team in October 2022.Girardin is currently senior vice president at French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM. He is responsible for short sea lines in Europe and containerships.DFDS CEO…
Fincantieri to Build Hydrogen-powered Cruise Ships for MSC's Explora Journeys
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri on Wednesday announced it has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Explora Journeys, the luxury travel brand of the MSC Group's cruise division, for the construction of two hydrogen-powered luxury cruise ships.EXPLORA V and EXPLORA VI will feature a new generation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines that will tackle the issue of methane slip and will also be equipped with industry first environmental technologies and solutions…
USACE Awards $1 Billion Contract for New Lock at the Soo Phase 3
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Detroit District said it anticipates Phase 3 construction will start this summer following a $1.068 billion contract for the New Lock at the Soo Phase 3 awarded July 1, 2022.This contract allows the contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT), a joint venture headquartered in Westerville, Ohio to begin constructing the largest phase, the new lock chamber and rehabilitation of the downstream approach walls.
ClassNK Publishes Technical Journal on Zero-emissions Ships
ClassNK has released the latest "ClassNK Technical Journal", which has been published for contributing to the development of the maritime industry through the outcome of R&D and technical activities.The latest issue "ClassNK Technical Journal No.5 2022 (I)" focuses on “Zero-Emission Ships”, including efforts of the planning and design of next-generation greener ships, development of onboard CO2 capture system…
Detyens Wins USNS Supply Overhaul Contract
North Charleston, S.C. repair yard Detyens Shipyards Inc. has been awarded the contract for the regular overhaul and dry-docking on the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6).The $22,670,778 firm-fixed-price contract includes seven options, which, if exercised, would bring the total contract value to $24,462,335.The contract, awarded by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC), was competitively procured with proposals solicited via beta.sam.gov.
Intelatus Provides Snapshot of U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Progress
The U.S. offshore wind sector continues its journey to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030 and 110 GW by 2050, Intelatus Global Partners said in its July U.S. offshore wind report.Two major OCS projects with around 940 MW of capacity have reached FID and have started onshore construction, and seven projects are expected to make a final investment decision within the next 18 months.According to Intelatus…
Svitzer Buys Back Svitzer Pembroke Tug for Milford Haven Ops
Towage provider Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has bought a new tug to support terminal operations in Milford Haven, UK. The addition of the Svitzer Pembroke to the UK fleet will free up the 86-tonne bollard pull ASD tug, Svitzer Ramsey, for relocation to London to cater for expected growth at the River Thames and River Medway, Svitzer said.The Svitzer Pembroke was originally built for Svitzer at Zamakona Shipyard…
Solstad Offshore Sells Platform Supplier to Atlantica Shipping
Solstad Offshore has sold the platform supply vessel Normand Aurora for an undisclosed fee.The Norwegian offshore vessel owner said that the delivery of the vessel to the new owner took place Tuesday, July 5, 2022.While Solstad did not say who the buyer was, the Norwegian company Atlantica Shipping confirmed it had bought the vessel."Today the PSV Normand Aurora was delivered to us. She will be renamed Atlantica Supplier. She is a 2005-built large PSV.
Shell to Build Offshore Wind-powered Green Hydrogen Plant in Port of Rotterdam
Shell has made the final investment decision for Holland Hydrogen I, which, when completed in 2025, will be Europe's largest renewable hydrogen plant. The plant will be powered by electricity produced from an offshore wind farm in the Dutch section of the North Sea.Shell said Wednesday that the200MW electrolyser would be built on the Tweede Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam and will produce up to 60…
Norwegian Police Order Five Patrol Boats from Marell
Swedish builder Marell Boats informs it has been awarded a new contract to supply five fast patrolling and interceptor vessels to the Norwegian Police. The five new M12 RIBs will be delivered during from the third quarter this year through the first quarter 2023, to five different locations in south of Norway.The medium-sized patrol boats will be used by the Norwegian Police for patrolling and assignments such as surveillance, search and rescue, boarding and control of recreational boats.
Tankers International Updates Its VLCC Fixture App
Tankers International, a shipping pool for very large crude carriers (VLCC), announced an update, including a new subscription scheme, for its VLCC Fixture app.First launched in 2014, the Tankers International VLCC Fixture app provides fixture data for the global VLCC fleet, including data that was once only provided to a select few brokers. The app has received over 259,000 visits a month since it…
Swedish Maritime Administration Using AI in Search and Rescue
All radio traffic on the emergency channel that reaches Sweden is now transcribed by artificial intelligence (AI) and shown to the operators at the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Gothenburg within a second. Keywords, such as "Mayday", "SOS", "help" and "sinking", are clearly marked and cannot be missed.The Swedish Maritime Administration, together with the Swedish companies Tenfifty AB and Maranics AB, has conducted a research and innovation project during the past two years.
New Dry Bulk Commodity Analytics Company Launched
DBX, a new dry bulk commodity analytics firm based in London, officially launched earlier this year having successfully completed Signal Venture’s incubation program, and it has now initiated a round of seed funding.The venture started in the summer of 2020 with all around support from Signal Ocean. This support included financial, data, technology and recruitment, OilX, an oil commodity analytics firm previously launched by Signal…
Concordia Sells Product Tanker Stena Paris
Concordia Maritime said it has entered into an agreement to sell the 2005-built product tanker Stena Paris to a Greek buyer.The 65,000 dwt vessel is scheduled to…
Performance Shipping Adds Secondhand Aframax Tanker
Greek tanker owner Performance Shipping announced it has taken delivery of the a 2009-built 105,071 dwt Aframax tanker that it agreed to purchase in June 2022.The vessel…
DNV Recognizes First Verified SEEMP III Vessel
Classification society DNV presented Arcadia Shipmanagement Co Ltd. with a certificate recognizing their vessel Aegean Myth as the first vessel globally to have a SEEMP III manual. The Ship Operational Carbon Intensity Plan or SEEMP Part III, is part of IMO’s strategy to reduce shipping’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and a verified SEEMP Part III must be kept on board from 1 January 2023.The SEEMP Part III…
Avenir LNG Names Baltar CFO
liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier Avenir LNG announced it has appointed Abigail Baltar as its new chief financial officer.Baltar first joined Avenir assuming the role of head of finance in 2020. She brings with her over 20 years of financial, investment and corporate finance experience, the last 11 of which have been within the shipping and oil and gas industry.Avenir LNG chief executive officer, Peter Mackey, said, "I am delighted to appoint Abigail as our CFO.
