The factory trawler American Triumph, which experienced a major COVID-19 outbreak in June, has the disease on board once more. This time, 85 members of her 119-member crew (70 percent) have caught the novel coronavirus, according to health officials in Dutch Harbor. As with the case of the Echizen Maru, the new outbreak aboard American […]
The Northwest Seaport Alliance, the joint operator for the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, is reporting continuing declines in volume. While volume was also down for the first half of 2020, the rates of decline however moderated in June versus the prior month. Port officials noted in reporting the most recent results that they anticipated the […]
After discussions with shipowners and labor unions, Denmark’s government is implementing a new solution for seafarers to go ashore and return home to their families. Around the world, an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 mariners are stranded on ships and unable to return home to their families due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to government restrictions […]
Carbon dioxide emissions from the global containerized shipping industry declined in 2019 and continued to make steady progress according to a new report from Clean Cargo, a forum dedicated to reducing the environmental impact of the shipping industry. The annual report, which includes data from approximately 3,500 vessels, indicates that container shipping continues to improve […]
The EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), a program supporting the development of Europe’s transportation infrastructure, awarded a $12.7 million grant for a (Bio)LNG initiative designed to support the shipping industry’s energy transition and overcome the barriers to scaling up (Bio)LNG as a marine fuel. The Bio2Bunker project being undertaken by Titan LNG will expand the […]
[Brief] The Port of Rotterdam and Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have agreed to a new collaboration for the development and coordination of smart vessel and port technologies. Under the three-year collaboration, they will work together to explore the opportunities to use digitization and digital technology for the integration of ship and […]
C.H. Robinson and Microsoft have announced they are joining forces to digitally transform supply chains of the future by combining the power of C.H. Robinson’s Navisphere, Microsoft Azure and Azure IoT to meet the changing demands of evolving global supply chains. Through this alliance, the companies aim to enable real-time visibility for C.H. Robinson customers. […]
As passenger numbers fall in the wake of COVID-19, a new white paper by world-leading airport consultancy, NACO, makes the case for airport real estate and non-passenger related revenues as key to resilience – and a vision of the future. The paper reports that, with almost 90% of airports revenues being passenger-related, there is a clear need for airports to diversify their revenue streams in order to reduce […]
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has delivered the first of three Bigaçay class ASD tugs that will be operated by Svitzer in the Port of Sohar, Oman. Destined for operation at the Sohar Industrial port, the tugs will be employed escorting and berthing large container ships and ValeMax bulk carriers. The Bigaçay class ASD tug is a […]
Significant coral bleaching at one of Western Australia’s healthiest coral reefs was found during a survey carried out in April and May. The survey took a combined effort of several organisations, together with tour operators more used to taking tourists, but with time spare during the coronavirus lockdown. WA’s arid and remote setting means many reefs […]
Over the weekend, divers with the Italian coast guard worked to free a sperm whale from a fishing net off the Aeolian Islands – the second whale entanglement in the region this month. The whale was reported by good samaritans on Saturday, and local coast guard units and biologists responded to the scene. They monitored […]
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that two sailors who were involved in supporting the USS Bonhomme Richard firefighting operation have tested positive for COVID-19. Both individuals were from the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego, and both developed symptoms before testing, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The Navy has identified and quarantined 27 others who […]
