Thursday, September 30, 2021
Incat Crowther 32 Offers a Step-Change in CTV Capability in China
Press Releases

Incat Crowther 32 Offers a Step-Change in CTV Capability in China

Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce that China’s first purpose-built catamaran CTV is under construction at AFAI Southern Shipyard.

September 30, 2021
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Baltic Dry Index Logs Over 50% Quarterly Gain on Capesize Surge
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Logs Over 50% Quarterly Gain on Capesize Surge

By Ashitha Shivaprasad Sept 30 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index eased on Thursday, but still gained about 53% for the

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 1004

Drone Sails Into Hurricane Sam and Lives to Tell The Tale… Here’s Video to Prove It
Marine Weather

Drone Sails Into Hurricane Sam and Lives to Tell The Tale… Here’s Video to Prove It

Saildrone Inc. and NOAA have released what they claim is the world’s first video footage captured by an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside a major

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 11751

seafarer on deck with a mask
Shipping

It’s Time to Stop Taking Shipping and Seafarers for Granted

Today, and every September 30th, is World Maritime Day, a United Nation’s day of observance to recognize the maritime industry’s contribution to the

September 30, 2021
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US Navy Is Both Decommissioning And Building More Of This Failed Ship
Navy

US Navy Is Both Decommissioning And Building More Of This Failed Ship

by John Konrad (gCaptain) You maybe confused by this headline but so are we. USS Freedom (LCS 1), the lead ship of the Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship,

September 30, 2021
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Vineyard Wind and Crowley to Turn Historic New England Harbor Into Offshore Wind Port
Offshore

Vineyard Wind and Crowley to Turn Historic New England Harbor Into Offshore Wind Port

The developer of the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind farm has announced plans today to transform a historic New England port into a

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 4480

brussels express lng ship converstion
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd CEO Says Shipping Still in the Thick of Supply Chain Disruptions

FRANKFURT, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Global container shipping problems related to post-COVID 19 logistics problems have intensified in the third

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 1114

Piraeus Port
Ports

China’s COSCO To Raise Piraeus Port Stake

by Angeliki Koutantou (Reuters) Greek lawmakers on Thursday approved an amended deal with Chinese shipping group COSCO that will allow it to raise its stake

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 1205

Judge Gavel
Ports

Singapore Convicts Nine In Bunker Fuel Theft Case

by Roslan Khasawneh (Reuters) Nine people have been sentenced in Singapore to up to three years in jail for cheating buyers out of $337,000 worth of shipping

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 1019

World Maritime Day – a key opportunity to embrace crew-supporting digital technologies
Press Releases

World Maritime Day – a key opportunity to embrace crew-supporting digital technologies

Press Release – New autonomous and digital technologies can transform seafarers’ work patterns by improving decision making, enhancing safety and

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 325

Fleet Xpress offers Navigazione Montanari the route to its digital destination
Press Releases

Fleet Xpress offers Navigazione Montanari the route to its digital destination

Press Release – Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, is enabling an acceleration in the digitalisation plans of

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 215

cargo ships underway
Environment

LOA, DWT, Now CII: Shipping’s New Carbon Rating and What It Means for The Global Fleet

Shipping commentators and observers have suggested that a vessel’s carbon emissions profile will be right up there with LOA, DWT and other descriptors of

September 30, 2021
Total Views: 1560

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
seafarers
Shipping

Trade Groups Urge UN to End Humanitarian Crisis for Supply Chain Workers

A group of some of the world’s top trade organizations representing transport workers from across maritime, aviation and trucking are calling on the

September 29, 2021
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offshore wind farm
Offshore

BOEM to Conduct Environmental Review of Two Offshore Wind Projects Off New Jersey

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is set to conduct an environmental review of two proposed offshore wind

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 983

Great Lakes Shipyard Awarded $1.9 Million in Government Contracts
Press Releases

Great Lakes Shipyard Awarded $1.9 Million in Government Contracts

Great Lakes Shipyard, a division of The Great Lakes Towing Company, Cleveland, OH, USA, announced that it has recently been awarded government contracts

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 1166

stingray
Commercial Fishing

Commercial Fisherman Medevaced After Stingray Sting Off Long Island

A crew member from a Rhode Island-based fishing vessel had to be medevaced over the weekend after being struck by a stingray off Long Island, New York, the

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 3109

containerships anchored off port of los angeles
Shipping

Central Bankers Chime In on Supply Chain: Problems Getting Worse, Not Better

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Supply constraints thwarting global economic growth could still get worse, keeping

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 1817

bulk carrier underway
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Cracks 5,000 Points for First Time Since 2007-2008 Super Cycle

The Baltic Dry Index set its all-time record of over 11,000 points during the 2007-2008 commodities super cycle. Could we be headed for super cycle 2.0? Sept

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 1404

crane loading container
Ports

Canadian Pension Fund to Acquire Ports America, North America’s Largest Marine Terminal Operator

Canadian pension fund CPP Investments will acquire 100% ownership of Ports America from Oaktree Capital Management at a reported valuation of more than $4

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 2672

World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Developer SSE Moves Into Japan
Environment

World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Developer SSE Moves Into Japan

By Rachel Morison (Bloomberg) SSE Plc formed a joint venture in Japan to gain a foothold in one of the most promising markets for offshore wind.  The

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 1063