Thursday, April 29, 2021
Navy-anti-missile-SEARAM
Navy

Can The US Navy Protect Ships From Missile Attacks?

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) The U.S. Navy “currently does not have a well-defined strategy or funding” for testing to determine whether radar and

April 29, 2021
Total Views: 8969

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
golden ray section seven
Accidents

PHOTOS: Golden Ray Engine Section Removed

About half the Golden Ray has now been removed as tug crews today lifted Section Seven and transported it out from the Environmental Protection Barrier (EPB)

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 21269

bulk carrier
Shipping

Higher Rates Lift Baltic Dry Index to Level Not Seen Since 2010

April 28 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, gained on Wednesday

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 2076

deep-sea mining vessels
Shipping

Mining Robot Stranded on Ocean Floor in Deep-sea Mining Trial

April 28 (Reuters) – A seabed mining robot being tested on the Pacific Ocean floor at a depth of more than 4 km (13,000 ft) has become detached, the

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 4596

U.S.-Flag Containership Rescued After Fire in Santa Barbara Channel
Accidents

U.S.-Flag Containership Rescued After Fire in Santa Barbara Channel

Update: It appears the President Eisenhower is now under tow away from the coast by the tug Teresa Brusco, so I guess this wraps it unless we hear anything

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 21372

seacor eagle
Accidents

SEACOR Power Response to Transition to Salvage

The SEACOR Power response is expected to transition the salvage and wreck removal phase. U.S. Coast Guard Marine Inspectors from Marine Safety Unit Houma and

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 4239

Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea
Navy

Philippines Tells China To Back Off During Maritime Drills

by Karen Lema (Reuters) China has no business telling the Philippines what it can or cannot do within its waters, Manila’s defense ministry said on

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 4168

Teekay enhances engine optimization and emissions monitoring with ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT for fleet
Press Releases

Teekay enhances engine optimization and emissions monitoring with ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT for fleet

Press Release. – Teekay enhances engine optimization and emissions monitoring with ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT for fleet One of the world’s biggest

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 360

Maltese Falcon SuperYacht Ibiza
Shipyard

Private Equity Bails Out Perini Navi – Famed Italian Superyacht Yard That Built Maltese Falcon

by Cristina Carlevaro (Reuters) – Perini Navi majority shareholder Fenix said on Tuesday it had signed a binding agreement with private equity firm

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 6437

Containerships at Qingdao port, China
Oil Spill

Oil Clean-up Continues Off China’s Qingdao Port

by Shivani Singh (Reuters) – Clean-up work continued on Wednesday near the Chinese port city of Qingdao, a day after a yet-to-be determined quantity of

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 1937

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
tirranna
Accidents

Car Carrier Grounds in Chesapeake Bay Leaving the Port of Baltimore

A 760-foot Wallenius Wilhelmsen car carrier ran aground in Chesapeake Bay early Tuesday as it departed the Port of Baltimore, but the vessel was refloated

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 14053

Spire Maritime Announces Expansion of Data Analytics with New Platform and Features
Press Releases

Spire Maritime Announces Expansion of Data Analytics with New Platform and Features

Press Release – Spire Global, Inc. (“Spire”), a leading global provider of space-based data and analytics, announced today the launch of a new

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 258

Atlantic Huron
Shipping

Improperly Installed Screw Led to Costly Marine Accident at Soo Locks: NTSB Report

The incorrect installation of a single set screw led to the loss of propulsion control on the Canadian-flagged, 736-foot-long Atlantic Huron, causing the ship

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 23436

golden ray wreck removal
Accidents

Progress Reported in Golden Ray Wreck Removal But Likely Several More Months Before Completion

The salvage and wreck removal of the capsized Golden Ray will continue for “several more months” in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, now more than a year

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 5400

U.S. Navy Accuses Iran Revolutionary Guards of Harassing USCG Ships in Gulf
Defense

U.S. Navy Accuses Iran Revolutionary Guards of Harassing USCG Ships in Gulf

The U.S. Navy has accused Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels of harrassing U.S. Coast Guard ships in international waters in the southern Arabian (Persian)

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 4179

offshore wind turbine
Offshore

Siemens Expects Offshore Wind Boom in Baltic Sea

By Maciej Martewicz (Bloomberg) — Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA sees huge potential for offshore wind in the Baltic Sea as the world’s

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 1805

seacor power search
Accidents

Coast Guard Establishes Unified Command for SEACOR Power Response

The U.S. Coast Guard has established a Unified Command to oversee the salvage and wreck removal and pollution response to the capsized SEACOR Power lift boat

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 2092

A symphony tanker
Accidents

Suezmax Tanker Breached in Collision Off China’s Qingdao Port

By Koustav Samanta, Muyu Xu and Jessica Jaganathan BEIJING/SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying around one million barrels of bitumen mix

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 6197

Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports
Ports

Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports

The South American drought that’s helping push Wheat, Corn, and Soybean prices to multiyear highs isn’t just threatening crops, but also the

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 4918

Latsco LNG Carrier vessels to benefit from Wärtsilä Optimised Maintenance agreement
Press Releases

Latsco LNG Carrier vessels to benefit from Wärtsilä Optimised Maintenance agreement

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Optimised Maintenance agreement with Greece-based Latsco LNG Marine

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 187