[By Torsten Thiele, Marie-Christine Imbert and Timothy Bouley] Covid-19 is forcing the world to rethink our economies, supply chains and science. Widespread inconsideration of biology and ecology in planning have in part led to the challenging circumstances we are now in. We must think about how we emerge in a new and more sustainable post-crisis […]
On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard cited the operator of a 25-foot sailboat near Stockton for violating COLREGS’ narrow channel rule. According to the USCG, the sailboat crossed in front of the bow of a 550-foot tanker on April 18 while the tanker was transiting a designated narrow channel near Stockton. A photo taken from […]
Sea Machines Robotics announced Thursday that Amsterdam-based survey company Deep BV will retrofit one of its vessels with a Sea Machines SM300 autonomous control system. The Sea Machines system enables remote command of the vessel, including navigation, positioning and the control of on-board auxiliaries and sensors. The vessel will be commanded by personnel in Deep’s Amsterdam office. For […]
On Tuesday night, a U.S. Coast Guard aircrew hoisted two people to safety after their vessel ran aground at the Barnegat Inlet Jetty in Barnegat, New Jersey. A passenger aboard the 53-foot fishing vessel Bay of Isle contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light. The caller reported that they had run aground and had […]
The cruise ferry Princess Anastasia has arrived at a new shipyard facility outside Murmansk in order to provide extra housing for local coronavirus response efforts, according to Reuters. About 2,000 workers out of 11,000 at Novatek’s Belokamenka yard site have tested positive for COVID-19, and the number has been growing rapidly. The Anastasia – a […]
For the first time since 2013, a ro-ro vessel is scheduled to call at Port of Newcastle with a commercial cargo. The 200-meter Triton Ace, capable of carrying up to 6500 cars, will stop in Newcastle on May 8. The shipment – the first of two ro-ro calls in two months – comes as the […]
Two new container gantry cranes have arrived at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) in Hamburg. With a total of five new container gantry cranes – the first three were delivered at the beginning of November 2019 – HHLA provides an additional mega-ship berth for the Port of Hamburg at Burchardkai – berth 6 in […]
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore, has announced funding for 12 start-ups. The initiative is part of the Port Innovation Ecosystem Reimagined @ BLOCK71 (PIER71)’s Smart Port Challenge (SPC) 2019, and the 12 start-ups have each been awarded S$50,000 in grant […]
Ports around the world are facing a unique challenge: where to put all the cruise ships that have suspended operations due to the global pandemic. With over 280 cruise ships idled worldwide, the lines are searching for dock space to accommodate their ships. Several ports stepped forward to work with the cruise lines when they canceled cruises. […]
The Port of Oakland has announced that Japanese carrier ONE is launching a new Asia-U.S. service which will provide the first-ever direct link between Oakland and the Middle East. The first ship in the service, the ONE Aquila, should arrive at Oakland International Container Terminal on May 7. The new route, called the Far East – Pacific 2, […]
Container volume increased in The Port of Los Angeles during the month of April, but volume is down significantly year-over-year as the port and shipping lines operating from Los Angeles continue to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In a news briefing, Port Executive Director Gene Seroka announced that the Port of Los Angeles […]
NSW Ports has built a new 2.4 hectare empty container park at Port Botany in Australia, and an expansion of rail services to the port is in the final stages of planning. The new empty container park is leased by Tyne Container Services and will operate 24/7, providing a full service facility when it opens […]
