Wilhelmsen and Synergy Group have carried out the first crew change under the Singapore Crew Change Working Group (SGCCWG) protocol, a set of guidelines formulated to address the challenges of transferring seafarers in the COVID-19 era. In a carefully planned evolution, 19 new crewmembers flew from Sri Lanka to Singapore, where they relieved the 19-member […]
Thousands of ships near Russia report they are moored at airports. A pilot boat in southern Chile reports it is circling downtown Madrid. Signals from a cargo ship off Somalia indicate it is circling an area near Point Reyes in northern California. These are just some of the reasons a recently completed European Space Agency […]
Hermitage Offshore Services became the latest company in the offshore sector to issue a dire financial outlook. The company said it has engaged financial advisors to provide consultation and has commenced discussions with its lenders. The owner of 23 vessels consisting of 10 platform supply vessels, two anchor handling tug supply vessels, and 11 […]
On May 29, a spill from a diesel tank at the remote Siberian industrial city of Norilsk released about 20,000 tons of petroleum, including an estimated 15,000 tons that drained into a nearby river system. The spill occurred at a heating and power station on the outskirts of the city, and operator Nornickel said that […]
The effort to develop a connected automated waterborne transport took an important step forward as Cargotec’s Kalmar and MacGregor, leaders in cargo and load handling solutions for ports, terminals, distribution centers, and heavy industry, joined the EU-supported initiative as the technology providers. “Increasing the level of automation in cargo handling onboard vessels and in ports is […]
American Seafoods Company has announced additional cases of COVID-19 aboard two more of its catcher-processor trawlers, the American Triumph and the Northern Jaeger. Testing revealed 25 positive cases between the two vessels. The ships ordinarily carry about 130 crewmembers each. The American Triumph and Northern Jaeger are currently in port at Bellingham to offload their […]
Coalitions of ship owners, operators, unions, and transport worker associations are again urgently calling on government and regulatory bodies to take action to ease the challenges of crew transfers and reparations during the current public health crisis. According to these organizations, the combination of ports not allowing disembarkations, government offices closed in different parts of […]
Swedish utility conglomerate Vattenfall has taken a final investment decision on the Hollandse Kust Zuid 1-4 offshore wind farm, which will be the largest in the world. The 1.5 gigawatt farm will generate fully a third of the installed offshore wind capacity in the Netherlands when completed – enough power for two million households. The […]
Commercial salvors have been contracted to manage the marine firefighting effort aboard the car carrier Hoegh Xiamen, which continues to burn at a ro/ro terminal in Jacksonville, Florida. At a press conference Friday, USCG Sector Jacksonville commander Capt. Mark Vlaun said that the fire is contained to deck levels six and above. Temperatures at lower deck […]
The Alaska Marine Highway System, which operates 10 ferries providing inter-state transportation links within Alaska, announced several system-wide changes designed to enhance its COVID-19 mitigation protocols that will also have a significant impact of service. Despite cutbacks to its budget and on-going political infighting over funding the ferries, which has led to equipment problems, the […]
On Thursday, the crew of the U.S.-flagged bulker President Eisenhower resuced a 67-year-old man from a disabled and drifting sailboat at a position about 500 nautical miles soutwest of Dutch Harbor. At about 0900 hours Thursday, Coast Guard District 17 received an EPIRB distress alert from the sailing vessel Miss Lilly. The man aboard reported […]
Global commercial aviation charter company Albion Aviation Group is reporting that it is seeing a considerable uptake in its professional cargo broker training courses from the current global pandemic crisis and surge in charter demand. “We have completed a number webinar courses for a whole of host of companies, looking to manage their own cargo […]
