Tuesday, March 23, 2021
maersk tanker
Shipping

Maersk Can’t Get Enough Women to Chase Top Management Positions

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The chairman of A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, Jim Hagemann Snabe, says it’s proving difficult to get enough women to

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 8179

Grounded ‘Mega Ship’ Blocking Suez Canal in Both Directions
Accidents

Grounded ‘Mega Ship’ Blocking Suez Canal in Both Directions

Latest: Ever Given Grounding in Suez An ultra-large containership is aground and blocking ship traffic in the Suez Canal. AIS data shows the MV Ever Given is

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 218367

Philippines Protests ‘Threatening Presence’ of Chinese Vessels in Disputed South China Sea Waters
Defense

Philippines Protests ‘Threatening Presence’ of Chinese Vessels in Disputed South China Sea Waters

MANILA, March 22 (Reuters) – The Philippines complained to China on Monday about what it described as the “swarming and threatening presence”

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 2634

evergeen glory
Shipbuilding

Evergreen to Order Twenty 15,000 TEU Containerships

Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen Marine Corporation (EMC) has announced plans to build twenty containerships of 15,000 TEU capacity each. The order was

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 10361

Rotor Sails installation final
Shipping

DSME Developing Rotor Sail System for Large Tankers and LNG Carriers

Class society DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for a new rotor sail

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 3817

Spain Orders Slaughter of More Than 1,600 Cattle on Second Livestock Ship
Shipping

Spain Orders Slaughter of More Than 1,600 Cattle on Second Livestock Ship

MADRID, March 22 (Reuters) – Spain on Monday ordered the slaughter of 1,610 cattle which have been stuck aboard the Elbeik livestock ship since December,

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 9291

Port of Montreal
Ports

Worker Strike Looms at Port of Montreal

By Marcy Nicholson and Sandrine Rastello (Bloomberg) — The biggest port in Eastern Canada may be seeing disrupted shipments if dockworkers and their

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 2358

French Navy Seizes 6 Tons of Cocaine from Ship in Gulf of Guinea
Defense

French Navy Seizes 6 Tons of Cocaine from Ship in Gulf of Guinea

The French Navy has sized more than six metric tons of cocaine from a cargo ship in the Gulf of Guinea. The merchant ship was underway from South American

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 4158

rolls-royce-bergen-engine
Defense

Norway Blocks Bergen Engines Sale to Russians

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, March 23 (Reuters) – Norway will block Rolls-Royce from selling a Norwegian maritime engine maker to a Russian company on national

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 3461

First Pair of WINDFLEX-27 Catamarans Hits the Water P3
Press Releases

First Pair of WINDFLEX-27 Catamarans Hits the Water P3

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the sale of the first two WINDFLEX-27 Crew Transfer Vessels built by  Penguin Shipyard, a unit of

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 971

Van Oord plans for long-term efficiency with ABB Turbocharging service agreement
Press Releases

Van Oord plans for long-term efficiency with ABB Turbocharging service agreement

Press Release – Dutch dredging company Van Oord has signed a three-year agreement with ABB Turbocharging to provide fleetwide maintenance and

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 219

Wärtsilä signs Optimised Maintenance agreements to support Japanese LNG carriers with digital solutions
Press Releases

Wärtsilä signs Optimised Maintenance agreements to support Japanese LNG carriers with digital solutions

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has signed two long-term Optimised Maintenance agreements with Japan based NYK LNG Ship Management. The

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 193

Congestion Hits Brazil’s Largest Port
Ports

Congestion Hits Brazil’s Largest Port

By Ana Mano and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) – Soy and sugar traders are fighting for room in Latin America’s largest port, rushing to secure loading

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 4180

Monday, March 22, 2021
Baie St. Paul cargo ship
Shipping

St. Lawrence Seaway Opens for 2021 Shipping Season

The St. Lawrence Seaway opened for its 63d navigation season on Monday. The Canada Steamship Lines bulk carrier MV Baie St. Paul became the first ship of the

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 4131

qatar lng ship
Shipbuilding

Qatar Launches Shipowner Tender for Massive Future LNG Carrier Fleet

Qatar Petroleum has invited ship owners to participate in a tender for the long-term time charter of up to 100 LNG carriers that the company will require for

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 5377

ship emissions
Shipping

U.K. May Include Shipping in New Emissions Trading Platform

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government is considering whether to include the shipping industry in its new carbon market as it seeks

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 1031

ship navigation bridge
Shipping

Fight Between Commodities Giants and Shippers Leaves Seafarers Stuck at Sea

By Jack Wittels, K Oanh Ha and Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) — A standoff between commodities giants and shipping companies is prolonging the labor crisis at

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 3723

seafarer
Shipping

Unvaccinated Seafarers Put Shipping in ‘Legal Minefield’, Says ICS

The International Chamber of Shipping is raising the alarm on seafarer vaccinations… or lack there of. The shipping trade group has warned that lack of

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 6514

zim containership
Shipping

‘Revitalized’ ZIM Posts Biggest Yearly Profit

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Israeli ocean carrier Zim has posted its first annual profit for three years – and the biggest in its 75-year

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 1408

dry bulk vessel
Shipping

Big Ships Snag Unusual Cargoes as Dry Bulk Market Tightens

By Krystal Chia and Ann Ko (Bloomberg) — Shipments of timber and grain are being loaded onto a class of ship normally reserved for other cargo as

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 8469