The year was 1972. TOR Line had ordered two remarkable passenger ferries. At the time Salen’s owned two thirds of Tor Line and its newbuilding department was set to manage the project. The two ships were designed to sail between Gothenburg, Sweden, and Felixstowe, England on a very tight schedule. One departure every day from […]
The nation of Bangladesh has a population of some 170 million people with over 3,800 kilometers of year round navigable waterways and almost 6,000 kilometers of rainy monsoon season navigable waterways. While the capital of Dhaka is Asia’s fastest growing city with some 18 million population and streets clogged with slow moving traffic, the nation […]
Two crewmembers have been kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Equatorial Guinea in the Gulf of Guinea, according to security company Dryad Global. The incident occurred two nautical miles from Malabo on May 9. The pirates reportedly used ladders to board the Rio Mitong from a speedboat. A Russian and a Ukrainian are believed […]
The Flag States of Panama and Liberia join together to strongly support IMO Circular Letter No.4204/Add.14 for the “Recommended Framework of Protocols Ensuring Safe Ship Crew Changes and Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic”. Liberia and Panama support the careful facilitation of the world’s seafarers conducting safe crew changes. Both Panama and Libera call upon […]
Friday marks the 75th anniversary of the Allied forces’ victory in Europe, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic, veterans and leaders around the world set aside time to mark the historic occasion and pay respect to the soldiers, sailors and airmen who defeated Nazi Germany. At the World War II Memorial in Washington, eight veterans joined […]
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew rescued three people and a dog from a capsized fishing vessel off Apalachicola, Florida on Thursday. All on board were safely hoisted from the water and delivered to shore, and no injuries were reported. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at 1100 hours Thursday that the […]
The successful ocean recovery and cleanup project of debris from the 2018 incident involving the container ship YM Efficiency has been completed, according to the Australia Marine Safety Authority (AMSA). The incident, which occurred in gale force winds and very rough seas, highlighted the importance of safe and effective container stowage planning. Just after midnight on […]
Work began in Croatia on the first new cruise ship ordered since the shipbuilding and passenger shipping industries were impacted by the global pandemic. Being built at the 3.Maj facilities in Rijeka, the luxury yacht-style cruise ship is being constructed by MKM Yachts, a subsidiary of Scenic Group, an operator of ocean and river cruises and […]
Stena Bulk has completed a successful sea trial voyage using sustainable marine bio fuel oil (BFO) derived from forest residues and waste oil products. The fuel proved to be a technically compliant alternative to the fossil fuel typically used for oceangoing tankers. During a 10-day trial voyage, the 50,000 dwt MR tanker Stena Immortal ran on […]
Baleària Group is working with Bureau Veritas to become the first shipping company to achieve certification that its ships and terminals are implementing safety and cleaning procedures to protect against Covid-19. The operator of passenger and cargo ro-ro ferries between the Spanish mainland and the Balearic Islands expects to be certified in early June, and […]
U.S. Pacific Fleet recently deployed the littoral combat ship USS Montgomery to the worksite of the drillship West Capella in the South China Sea. West Capella is drilling a well for Malaysian oil and gas major Petronas in waters contested by Vietnam and Beijing, and her activity in the area has attracted attention – including […]
ALMACO, a forerunner in providing full turnkey solutions to the maritime industry, is extending its health and sanitation portfolio by partnering with Danish ACT.Global to distribute their sanitization solution Premium Purity™ to the maritime industry. Premium Purity™ is a solution that purifies the air and renders surfaces self-disinfecting in a chemical-free, sustainable, and healthy way. […]
