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FEATURE | Filipino shipbuilder embarks on wave-powered trimaran ferry project
A new technology demonstrator vessel that promises low-emission sailings with the help of ocean waves is currently being built at a shipyard in the Philippine province of Aklan. Under a PHP76 million (US$1.59 million) project funded by the country’s government through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), ..
BOOK REVIEW | Supercargo Operations – An Introduction
Mike Wall is unstoppable. A former marine engineer, he has practiced as a marine surveyor and marine educationalist for more than 40 years, most recently from his “retirement” home in Thailand. He has written nearly a dozen books and dozens of training modules and articles on marine superintendency, ship surveying, ..
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COLUMN | More mistakes? Velesto, Shearwater, PXGEO and Polarcus, P&O Maritime Logistics, Bourbon Oceanteam and Boskalis, and James Fisher Subtech [Offshore Accounts]
Last week we looked at mistakes – mistakes from lenders in Singapore to Swiber and KrisEnergy (here), and a terrible error of judgement that led to the capsizing and sinking of the liftboat Seacor Power with the the loss of thirteen lives in the Gulf of Mexico last month (here). Further developments in Seacor Power ..
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COLUMN | Are we having fun yet? [Tug Times]
An excellent video popped up on social media recently, showing a tug using indirect towing to assist a ship along a channel. The tug’s master was carefully controlling the heel angle, but for a time it was fairly obvious they were pushing the limits to see how much heel they could generate. They held the tug with more ..
Welcome to Passenger Vessel Week!
The passenger vessel sector, in most of its iterations, seems to be making steady progress. After a long quiet period of at least fifteen years until about 2018, things have lifted and increasing numbers of ferries, cruise ships, and tourist boats are being ordered and delivered globally. These new ships and boats are being ..
Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for March/April 2021
WORK BOAT WORLD: Crowley Maritime Corporation has promoted senior executive Dan Warner to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Warner will oversee Crowley’s treasury, tax, controllership, procurement, internal audit, and financial planning and analysis functions. He is based in Jacksonville, Florida, and reports to ..
Welcome to Passenger Vessel Week!
The passenger vessel sector, in most of its iterations, seems to be making steady progress. After a long quiet period of at least fifteen years until about 2018, things h ..
- PASSENGER VESSEL WEEKMay 7, 2021
VESSEL REVIEW | Buccoo Reef – Trinidad and Tobago’s newest large Ro-Pax boasts 45 knots top speed
The National Infrastructure Development Company (NIDCO), a government-owned infrastructure and transport services provider in Trinidad and Tobago, recently welcomed a new ..
- PASSENGER VESSEL WEEKMay 7, 2021
Zhoushan City’s newest ferry enters service
A new high-speed catamaran ferry has begun operational sailings out of the city of Zhoushan in China’s Zhejiang province, Built by Jianglong Shipbuilding for local ..
- PASSENGER VESSEL WEEKMay 6, 2021
VESSEL REVIEW | Santa Brigida – Locally-built 72-metre ferry for Philippines’ Montenegro Lines
Montenegro Shipping Lines (MSLI), a Filipino operator based in Batangas province just south of Manila, recently took delivery of a new locally-built monohull Ro-Pax ferry ..
- PASSENGER VESSEL WEEKMay 7, 2021
VESSEL REVIEW | Buccoo Reef – Trinidad and Tobago’s newest large Ro-Pax boasts 45 knots top speed
The National Infrastructure Development Company (NIDCO), a government-owned infrastructure and transport services provider in Trinidad and Tobago, recently welcomed a new ..
- PASSENGER VESSEL WEEKMay 7, 2021
Zhoushan City’s newest ferry enters service
A new high-speed catamaran ferry has begun operational sailings out of the city of Zhoushan in China’s Zhejiang province, Built by Jianglong Shipbuilding for local ..
- PASSENGER VESSEL WEEKMay 6, 2021
VESSEL REVIEW | Santa Brigida – Locally-built 72-metre ferry for Philippines’ Montenegro Lines
Montenegro Shipping Lines (MSLI), a Filipino operator based in Batangas province just south of Manila, recently took delivery of a new locally-built monohull Ro-Pax ferry ..
- May 7, 2021
Incorrect screw installation led to 2020 pier strike in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, NTSB report finds
The incorrect installation of a single set screw led to the loss of propulsion control on the Canadian-flagged bulk carrier Atlantic Huron, causing the ship to strike a p ..
- PASSENGER VESSEL WEEKMay 5, 2021
Philippine shipyard takeover talks nearly finalised, Australian ambassador confirms
Negotiations are nearly completed between South Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) and Austal Australia regarding the acquisition of HanjinR ..
- PASSENGER VESSEL WEEKMay 4, 2021
Bangladesh speedboat capsizing leaves 26 dead
Authorities in central Bangladesh have confirmed that 26 people were killed after an overloaded speedboat capsized and sank in the waters of the Madaripur district on Mon ..
- May 5, 2021
Philippine Navy patrol boat rescues adrift fishermen off Samar province
The crew of a Philippine Navy patrol vessel came to the aid of two fishermen who had gone adrift in the waters between the provinces of Samar and Leyte after their boat c ..
- FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEKApril 29, 2021
FEATURE | O’Hara Corporation’s Bering Sea factory trawler gets efficiency-enhancing upgrades
O’Hara Corporation, a fishing company based in Rockland, Maine, is presently overseeing a project aimed at modernising one of its existing factory trawlers. Origina ..
- FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEKApril 28, 2021
EU, Greenland ink fisheries partnership agreement
The European Union and Greenland have entered into a new sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (SFPA) and protocol that will cover a firm period of four years with ..
- PASSENGER VESSEL WEEKMay 6, 2021
GEAR | Molslinjen ferry gets manoeuvrability-enhancing interceptors following refit
Express 1, a high-speed catamaran ferry operated by Danish company Molslinjen, recently underwent a modification program that involved the installation of steering interc ..
- April 20, 2021
Dutch-designed CO2 tug-barge combination gets BV approval in principle
Netherlands-based Carbon Collectors has received an approval in principle (AIP) from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for a CO2 tug-barge combination and its as ..
- March 29, 2021
UK research organisation to develop wireless charging technology for electric vessels
UK-based Perpetual Research Consultancy is currently working to develop technology wherein VHF frequencies will be used for wireless charging of electric vessels. Perpetu ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Buccoo Reef – Trinidad and Tobago’s newest large Ro-Pax boasts 45 knots top speed
The National Infrastructure Development Company (NIDCO), a government-owned infrastructure and transport services provider in Trinidad and Tobago, recently welcomed a new ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Enetai – Fast and stable 255-pax catamaran for Kitsap Transit’s Seattle-to-Kingston service
Bremerton, Washington-based ferry operator Kitsap Transit recently took delivery of the first of two new 255-passenger catamaran vessels in a series from Nichols Brothers ..
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