Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Tidewater Becomes Leading OSV Operator After Closing Swire Pacific Deal
Offshore

Tidewater Becomes Leading OSV Operator After Closing Swire Pacific Deal

Houston-based Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) has completed its acquisition of Swire Pacific Offshore, becoming the world’s leading offshore support vessel

April 26, 2022
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Inmarsat combats rising maritime cybercrime with Fleet Secure Unified Threat Management
Press Releases

Inmarsat combats rising maritime cybercrime with Fleet Secure Unified Threat Management

Inmarsat Maritime positioned as single-vendor solution provider for ship cyber security Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications,

April 26, 2022
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Optimarin delivers on price and quality in competitive BWTS market
Press Releases

Optimarin delivers on price and quality in competitive BWTS market

Structured and proactive product development has enabled Optimarin to offer more competitive pricing for its market-leading ballast water treatment system

April 26, 2022
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Inmarsat expands presence in expedition cruise segment with Fleet Xpress orders for three more Galápagos vessels
Press Releases

Inmarsat expands presence in expedition cruise segment with Fleet Xpress orders for three more Galápagos vessels

Vessels to benefit from high data speeds, reliable coverage, access to digital crew welfare applications when sailing the remote archipelago Inmarsat, the

April 26, 2022
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Chevron Marine Lubricants Successfully Completes Testing of New Marine Cylinder Oil meeting MAN ES’ Category II requirements
Press Releases

Chevron Marine Lubricants Successfully Completes Testing of New Marine Cylinder Oil meeting MAN ES’ Category II requirements

Chevron Marine Lubricants’ new Taro Ultra Advanced 40 has passed the Main NOL (No Objection Letter) Service and Confirmation field tests by MAN Energy

April 26, 2022
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Eneti Lands New Offshore Contracts in the UK
Shipping

Eneti Lands New Offshore Contracts in the UK

Offshore wind turbine installation specialist Eneti (NYSE: NETI) has announced new contracts for two of Seajacks’ NG2500X-class jack-up vessels in the UK

April 26, 2022
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P&O Ferry Runs Into ‘Mechanical Issue’ Off Northern Ireland
Shipping

P&O Ferry Runs Into ‘Mechanical Issue’ Off Northern Ireland

LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – A passenger ferry operated by P&O, the troubled company struggling to maintain its service, suffered a

April 26, 2022
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Canadian Flag Aboard HMCS Navy Ship
Navy

Does Canada Need A New Naval Strategy?

Paul T. Mitchell, (Canadian Forces College) Amid Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine, nations have started re-evaluating their security policies. Sweden and

April 26, 2022
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NATO NAVY minehunter
Navy

NATO Minehunters Arrive In Finland

by Essi Lehto (Reuters) Three NATO warships arrived in the southwestern Finnish port of Turku on Monday to train with Finland’s navy as Helsinki

April 26, 2022
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Novorossiysk Russian Oil tankers
Ports

Russian Black Sea Oil Exports Double, Are Sanctions Still Working?

The volume of crude leaving the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk more than doubled but where is it going? By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Asia is still snapping up

April 26, 2022
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Global Supply Chain Crisis Round Two Could Be ‘Bigger Than Last Year’
Ports

Global Supply Chain Crisis Round Two Could Be ‘Bigger Than Last Year’

By Brendan Murray, Ann Koh and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) China’s stringent rules to curb Covid-19 are about to unleash another wave of summer chaos on supply

April 26, 2022
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Monday, April 25, 2022
Floating Mines Hit Danube Ship Traffic
Shipping

Floating Mines Hit Danube Ship Traffic

KYIV, April 25 (Reuters) – Ukrainian border guards last week closed several shipping lanes at the mouth of the Danube river due to drifting mines in

April 25, 2022
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A digitally enhanced image of ships
Press Releases

Simple Steps to Take in a Complex Cyber Threat Environment Like Maritime

By Jason P. Atwell, Principal Advisor of Global Intelligence, Mandiant, Inc. As the war in Ukraine drags on, the maritime industry will continue to feel

April 25, 2022
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Hapag-Lloyd Container-ship BOSTON EXPRESS
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Fined in U.S. for Erroneous D&D Charges 

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has been ordered to pay $822,220 in civil penalties for 14 violations – $58,730 for

April 25, 2022
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Allseas' revolutionary heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit shows off its new jacket lift system
Offshore

Giant ‘Pioneering Spirit’ Shows Off New Jacket-Lifting System

The world’s largest catamaran, Pioneering Spirit, has used its new jacket lift system for the first time with the removal of the 8,100 metric ton Ninian

April 25, 2022
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Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
Shipping

Cargill Plans to Deploy Green Ships by 2030

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Commodities trading giant Cargill Inc. expects some of its freight vessels to be powered by clean marine fuel before the

April 25, 2022
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tankers at anchor
Shipping

China’s Bunker Sales Show How Congestion Is Reshaping Demand for Ship Fuel

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Port congestion in China is prompting more vessels to refuel at the country’s ports as the worsening Covid-19 outbreak

April 25, 2022
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A police vessel sails near members of Greenpeace blocking a tanker "Ust Luga" from delivering Russian oil to Norway as part of a protest against the Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Shipping

Norway Arrests Activists Blocking Tanker with Russian Oil

OSLO, April 25 (Reuters) – Norwegian police said they had arrested 20 Greenpeace and Extinction Rebellion campaigners who on Monday blocked a

April 25, 2022
Total Views: 2609

container terminal is seen in the port of Rotterdam
Ports

Rotterdam Remains Open To Russia As Port Throughput Falls Just 1.5 Percent

By Toby Sterling (Reuters) Europe’s biggest port Rotterdam said that goods throughput fell by 1.5% in the first quarter as trade was hit by the impact of

April 25, 2022
Total Views: 3092

ANZAC Merchant NAvy Troop-ship
Blog

Anzac Day, Lest We Forget World War’s Longest Lifeline

“The Merchant Navy has no real way of displaying its capabilities. There is no compulsory wearing of uniforms, no street parades led by fine military

April 25, 2022
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