On Wednesday, the crew of the Matson boxship Mahimahi rescued three sailors from the disabled 50-foot trimaran Third Try at a position 825 miles northeast of Oahu. At 0800 hours on Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard’s 14th District rescue coordination center received a report from a friend of the trimaran’s master, who expressed concern because […]
The shipping industry is facing a truly unprecedented challenge with COVID-19; a challenge that nobody could have possibly anticipated. The circumstances we’ve seen so far in 2020 are shaping a ‘new normal’ not just for our sector, but for the entire global economy. Shipping is used to tackling adversity, having moulded an operational mindset in […]
A new trial program being launched at the Port of Rotterdam and involved some of the world’s leading shipping companies is the latest example of the ports and the container shipping industry working together to realize the potential to use digital technology to improve the safety and efficiency of the shipping process. Using a blockchain application, […]
At the conclusion of the International Maritime Summit hosted by U.K. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Maritime Minister Kelly Tolhurst, the 13 nations in attendance issued a joint statement acknowledging the challenges faced by seafarers and committed to pursuing efforts to better facilitate the crew changes. They outlined new international measures that could open up […]
Indonesian authorities have detained two Chinese fishing vessels after the discovery of a dead Indonesian fisherman on board. Following a tip-off to Indonesian police, the Lu Huang Yuan Yu 117 and Lu Huang Yuan Yu 118 were boarded in Indonesian territorial seas and taken to a naval base on Batam Island for a search. Police […]
Trondheim, Norway, July 10, 2020 – KONGSBERG is celebrating 10 successful years since the AISSat-1 AIS-receiving satellite, complete with its KONGSBERG AIS payload, was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on July 12, 2010. The game-changing AISSat-1, the first operational AIS receiver in space, is financed by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and […]
The town council for Bar Harbor, Maine has decided to ban further cruise ship calls through the end of 2020 due to the continued risk of COVID-19, extending a local moratorium that expired July 1. Large cruise operators have already shut down North American cruising through mid-September, so the order will have no effect on […]
Saudi Arabia marked an important milestone at its King Abdul Aziz Port in Dammam as it works to expand its operations. Saudi Global Ports reported that it handled a record of 12,691 TEUs while servicing the Cosco Shipping Aquarius in the port on June 24. This set a new record for the highest number of containers on […]
The small Caribbean island of Barbados has become a vital port for the cruise industry during the coronavirus crisis. Typically a port of call for passengers to enjoy the beaches and natural scenery, the island at the southeast end of the Caribbean has played an important role in the efforts to return crew members home. […]
This summer, the Port of London will become the first home of an Uber-branded commuter boat service. Uber’s ubiquitous car transportation system is currently banned in the city: in November, regulator Transport for London (TfL) ruled that the firm was not “fit and proper” to hold a private hire operator license, citing driver account control breaches. […]
North Sea Port, the cross-border port area that spans the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and Belgium, reported as expected sharp declines in cargo transshipment as the impact of the coronavirus grew during the second quarter. Historically Europe’s eight largest port operation, it normally is a center for transshipment into Europe. According to data […]
As travel restrictions are beginning to be lowered and ports begin to reopen, three of Germany’s cruise lines announced dates to resume ocean cruising. While the operations will function under restrictions, the cruise lines believe it is the beginning of the phased return of larger ships to service nearly five months after they were idled […]
