Tuesday, March 16, 2021
MSC Joanna drug bust
Shipping

MSC Joanna Involved In Major Drug Bust in Australia

Authorities in Australia are investigating the smuggling of approximately 200 kilograms of cocaine that was offloaded from an MSC ship to a boat at sea off the

March 16, 2021
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ONE Apus Sets Sail from Japan Months After Cargo Loss
Accidents

ONE Apus Sets Sail from Japan Months After Cargo Loss

The MV ONE Apus departed Kobe, Japan on Tuesday after a major operation to remove hundreds of damaged and dislodged containers on deck following last

March 16, 2021
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golden ray wreck removal
Accidents

Third Section Removed from Golden Ray Wreck

Crews have separated the latest section of the Golden Ray as the operation to cut and remove the wreck stretches into its fifth month. The St. Simons Sound

March 16, 2021
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Shipping

Oil Demand Drag Takes Toll on Tankers

By Jonathan Saul and Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) – U.S. refiners are scaling back on hiring ships for longer periods to save on

March 16, 2021
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jones act Service Operation Vessel
Offshore

Crowley and ESVAGT Join Forces to Develop Jones Act-Compliant Offshore Wind Service Vessels

U.S.-based Crowley has partnered with Danish shipping company ESVAGT to develop Jones Act vessels to support the offshore wind industry in the United States.

March 16, 2021
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Accidents

Barge Crashes Into Home in Washington

A barge under tow crashed into a private waterfront home in Gig Harbor, Washington on Monday. No injuries were reported. Coast Sector Puget Sound was alerted

March 16, 2021
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ship emissions
Shipping

Top Japanese Lenders Join Shipping Industry Scheme to Cut Carbon

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) – Leading Japanese lenders have joined an initiative that links the provision of shipping finance to cuts in

March 16, 2021
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oil refinery
Shipping

China Seizes Ships in Sprawling $770 Million Refined Oil Smuggling Ring

BEIJING, March 16 (Reuters) – China foiled criminals seeking to smuggle nearly 1 million tonnes of refined oil worth 5 billion yuan ($770 million), with

March 16, 2021
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Cruise Ships

Arnold Donald Predicts Difficult Years Ahead For Cruise Lines

by Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Carnival Corp ($CCL) Chief Executive Arnold Donald has said that shrinking its fleet due to the pandemic will slow its

March 16, 2021
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Evitalz signs up as new Inmarsat Fleet Connect dedicated bandwidth application provider
Press Releases

Evitalz signs up as new Inmarsat Fleet Connect dedicated bandwidth application provider

Press Release – Evitalz and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have signed an agreement for Evitalz to join the

March 16, 2021
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Wärtsilä highlights potential for new technological advances to enable scrubbers to tackle maritime CO2 emissions
Press Releases

Wärtsilä highlights potential for new technological advances to enable scrubbers to tackle maritime CO2 emissions

Press Release – Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment highlights the potential for exhaust gas abatement systems to directly tackle maritime carbon dioxide (CO2)

March 16, 2021
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Shipping News

China To Crackdown On Illegal Yangtze River Sand Dredging

by David Stanway (Reuters) – China has launched a crackdown on illegal sand mining (dredging for sand used in construction) operations on the Yangtze

March 16, 2021
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Monday, March 15, 2021
New Software Helps Merchant Mariners Apply For, Maintain and Grow Their U.S. Coast Guard Credentials
Press Releases

New Software Helps Merchant Mariners Apply For, Maintain and Grow Their U.S. Coast Guard Credentials

Product Highlights:  USCG application guidance  Store maritime documents Calculate sea service for upgrade and renewal  Course certificate and

March 15, 2021
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polar research ship rrs sir david Attenborough
Accidents

Two Injured in Lifeboat Drill Accident Aboard RRS Sir David Attenborough

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into a lifeboat drill accident on board the new polar research vessel RRS Sir David

March 15, 2021
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Marine Weather

Flood Knocks U.S. Buoy Data Offline

A flood at the U.S. National Weather Service’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland has knocked out power to servers processing NOAA’s marine

March 15, 2021
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CMA CGM Sees $2 Billion Turnaround in 2020
Shipping

CMA CGM Sees $2 Billion Turnaround in 2020

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – CMA CGM has posted a net profit of $1.75bn for 2020, following a loss of $229m the year before, and said it was

March 15, 2021
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IMO Headquarters london
Environment

Support Grows for Shipping’s $5 Billion Decarbonization Proposal

Support is growing for a proposed $5 billion research fund to help decarbonize shipping. The World Shipping Council, one of the proposal’s original

March 15, 2021
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edda mistral offshore wind service vessel
Offshore

Edda Wind Expanding Offshore Wind Services Fleet and Plans IPO

Oslo-based Edda Wind is expanding its fleet of offshore wind service vessels with an order for two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV). Edda Wind

March 15, 2021
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offshore wind farm
Offshore

Japan Mulls Undersea Cable Plan to Expand Offshore Wind

By Masumi Suga and Sophie Jackman (Bloomberg) — Japan is considering laying undersea cables to link offshore wind power generation with demand centers

March 15, 2021
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Ports

Total Awarded Singapore LNG Bunkering License

The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore has awarded Total with a liquified natural gas bunkering license as the world’s largest bunkering hub seeks to

March 15, 2021
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