Friday, August 27, 2021
Ship Fires

Pemex Uses Nitrogen In Hopes To Resume Oil Output After Major Fire

By Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) Petroleos Mexicanos is resorting to nitrogen injections into offshore oil wells to quickly restore output following a major

August 27, 2021
Total Views: 1485

Press Releases

ClassNK releases Data Quality Guidelines -Outlining Quality Control for Shipboard Data-

Press Release – Leading Classification Society ClassNK released its “Data Quality Guidelines”.For facilitating processes of collecting and utilizing

August 27, 2021
Total Views: 266

Shipping News

Cambodia Wants Tanker Strovolos Returned

By Florence Tan (Reuters) The Cambodian government is seeking the return of an oil tanker and its crew who have been detained in Indonesia, alleging that

August 27, 2021
Total Views: 2863

Thursday, August 26, 2021
Shipping

NTSB: Insufficient Communication, Inaccurate AIS Caused Fatal Collision Between Towing Vessels on Lower Mississippi

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has identified two pilots’ insufficient radio communication and inaccurate AIS info related to tow size as

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 6768

Ports

A Week at Least for World’s Third-Busiest Port to Return to Normal

By Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Operations at China’s Meishan terminal in the world’s third-busiest container port will take at least a week to

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 1027

Marine Weather

Offshore Workers Flee as Developing Hurricane Takes Aim at Gulf Coast

Update: Air Force hurricane hunters find Tropical Depression Nine has strengthened into Tropical Storm Ida. HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – U.S. energy

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 2767

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Accidents

Hurtigruten Coastal Ship Loses Power Off Norway

A rescue operation was launched Tuesday night after a Hurtigruten coastal passenger ship lost power and was drifting off a notoriously dangerous area off the

August 26, 2021
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Marine Weather

Potentially Major Hurricane Forecast for Gulf of Mexico

Update: Air Force hurricane hunters find Tropical Depression Nine has strengthened into Tropical Storm Ida. An area of low pressure currently sitting in the

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 1737

Press Releases

Karstensens Shipyard again selects Wärtsilä propulsion solutions for newbuild fishing vessels

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä’s strong relationship with the Danish ship builder Karstensens Shipyard is once again emphasised with

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 969

Press Releases

ABB to fit Tallink Megastar ferry with shore connection for emission-free port stays

Press Release – ABB’s comprehensive shore connection solution will allow Tallink shuttle vessel Megastar to plug into the local grid for quiet and

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 427

Press Releases

Bureau Veritas delivers world’s first Approval in Principle for offshore floating solar technology to SolarDuck

Press Release – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 973

Press Releases

Incat Crowther 42m Patrol Boat for Thailand

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce that construction is well underway on a 42m Patrol Vessel for operation in Thailand. The vessel is

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 637

Press Releases

Shell and Baker Hughes to Deliver Smart Oil Condition Monitoring and Equipment Health Service

Press Release – Shell announces the launch of VitalyX, powered by Shell Remote Sense and Bently Nevada, a Baker Hughes business, as an intelligent,

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 188

Press Releases

Incat Crowther 35s Become the First Large Hybrid CTVs in Service

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the delivery of a pair of Incat Crowther 35 CTVs. Recently delivered by AFAI Southern Shipyard, MHO

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 121

Cruise Ships

Carnival’s Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Delays Return to Sailing to Spring

Aug 25 (Reuters) – The Diamond Princess cruise ship, which became one of the earliest hotbeds for coronavirus infections when the pandemic broke out last

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 1361

Shipping

Union: Over 300 HMM Seafarers Resign as Pay Negotiations Continue

By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) – More than half HMM’s 600-strong seafarer workforce have quit following management refusal to meet

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 2885

Commercial Fishing

Norwegian Billionaire Pushes Salmon Production Into New Offshore Waters

By Stephen Treloar (Bloomberg) — Billionaire Kjell Inge Rokke’s Aker ASA and SalMar ASA will create an offshore fish farming company to open new

August 26, 2021
Total Views: 2765

News

World’s Supply Chain Problem Keeps Getting Worse

By Cindy Wang (Bloomberg) A supply chain crunch that was meant to be temporary now looks like it will last well into next year as the surging delta variant

August 26, 2021
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Marine Weather

National Hurricane Center Watching Strengthening Low Pressure System Expected to Enter Gulf of Mexico

The National Weather Services’s National Hurricane Center says it is closely watching a broad area of low pressure that is forecasted to track into the

August 25, 2021
Total Views: 3516

Shipping

World Tankers Management Strongly Denies Wrongdoing After Indonesia Seizes Tanker

The operator of the Bahamas-flagged products tanker MT Strovolos is denying ‘inaccurate’ reports that the vessel was illegally transporting

August 25, 2021
Total Views: 5061