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Baird Maritime “Best of 2019” Awards
Welcome to the Baird Maritime “Best of 2019” awards. When it came to deciding the winners for 2019, we again turned to the blueprint originally devised seven years ago. With only minor tweaks and improvements, the judging criteria have largely remained unchanged. For the best marine equipment suppliers, market ..
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COLUMN | New year predictions – the future of the salvage industry [Tug Times]
Stephen Fry wrote that, “if a columnist has a single solemn duty, it is to make predictions for the New Year.” Well, I am sorry Mr. Fry, but I am well aware of the pitfalls and have no intention of trying to reverse my abysmal record of failing to predict absolutely everything. This year, I have decided to adopt the ..
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COLUMN | Something fishy at James Fisher? [Offshore Accounts]
James Fisher and Sons is one of the few great British successes in the maritime industry, with a market capitalisation of over one billion pounds (US$1.3 billion) at the time of writing, bigger than any offshore support vessel owner in the world. The company has a long and storied history, being founded by James Fisher, who ..
EDITORIAL | Naval architecture, a fast developing art and science
Naval architecture is arguably one of the world’s oldest professions. There is ample evidence of it existing for more than five millennia! And, like many other professions, even, perhaps, the oldest, it has always combined the best of science and art. As the maritime world transformed from sails and galley slaves through ..
Welcome to Naval Architecture Week!
It’s everything naval architecture this week and next at BairdMaritime.com as we visit all four corners of the globe to bring you the latest news, vessel reviews, features and opinion pieces covering all aspects of maritime design. Design • Testing • Analysis • Software • Engineering Remember to come back ..
First low-sulphur BAF reference price published by Drewry
As part of a series of initiatives aimed at bringing greater transparency to fuel costs resulting from the new IMO 2020 low-sulphur regulation, Drewry has announced the publication of its first low-sulphur reference bunker index tracker. According to Drewry, both shippers and forwarders have expressed confusion and concern ..
Baird Maritime “Best of 2019” Awards
Welcome to the Baird Maritime “Best of 2019” awards. When it came to deciding the winners for 2019, we again turned to the blueprint originally devised seven ..
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January 20, 2020
Unified command suspends search for two missing fishermen following vessel collision in Galveston, Texas
The unified command established in the aftermath of the January 14 collision between the Odfjell-owned chemical tanker Bow Fortune and the fishing boat Pappy’s ..
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January 14, 2020
DSME launches new gas carrier for Flex LNG
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched Flex Resolute, a new gas carrier ordered by Flex LNG. The vessel is scheduled to be delivered to its new ..
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January 3, 2020
Eight tanker crew kidnapped by pirates off Cameroon
A total of eight crewmembers of a chemical/oil tanker were abducted by a group of armed men off the Port of Limboh in Cameroon on Tuesday, December 31. The attack on the ..
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January 20, 2020
Unified command suspends search for two missing fishermen following vessel collision in Galveston, Texas
The unified command established in the aftermath of the January 14 collision between the Odfjell-owned chemical tanker Bow Fortune and the fishing boat Pappy’s ..
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January 14, 2020
DSME launches new gas carrier for Flex LNG
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has launched Flex Resolute, a new gas carrier ordered by Flex LNG. The vessel is scheduled to be delivered to its new ..
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January 3, 2020
Eight tanker crew kidnapped by pirates off Cameroon
A total of eight crewmembers of a chemical/oil tanker were abducted by a group of armed men off the Port of Limboh in Cameroon on Tuesday, December 31. The attack on the ..
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January 20, 2020
Pilot boat sinks after being struck by containership in Gioia Tauro, Italy
A moored pilot boat sank after sustaining heavy damage after it was struck by a cargo vessel at the Port of Gioia Tauro at the southern tip of mainland Italy on Saturday, ..
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January 8, 2020
COLUMN | New year predictions – the future of the salvage industry [Tug Times]
Stephen Fry wrote that, “if a columnist has a single solemn duty, it is to make predictions for the New Year.” Well, I am sorry Mr. Fry, but I am well aware of the ..
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NAVAL ARCHITECTURE WEEKDecember 9, 2019
DNV GL, Huangpu Wenchong to develop 5,000TEU LNG dual-fuel containership
DNV GL has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding (HPWS) on a new dual-fuel containership. The vessel will have capacity for ..
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January 17, 2020
FJ Lines welcomes 61,000DWT bulker to fleet
Japanese shipowner FJ Lines took delivery of a new 61,000DWT bulk carrier from Kawasaki Heavy Industries on Thursday, January 16. The vessel, which has been christened FJ ..
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January 13, 2020
Diana Shipping commences time charter with Phaethon
Diana Shipping, through a separate wholly owned subsidiary, has commenced a new time charter with Phaethon International Company of Switzerland. The vessel that will ..
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January 8, 2020
Matson takes delivery of largest US-built Con-Ro
Matson has taken delivery of Lurline, the largest Con-Ro ship ever built in the United States. The newbuild is the first of two Kanaloa-class vessels being constructed ..
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January 17, 2020
VESSEL REVIEW | Gang Qin No 501 – New ASD tug for Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from Malaysian Borneo
Kaohsiung Marine Service Corporation, a privately-owned marine services company that has been supporting the operations of state-run Taiwan International Ports ..
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NAVAL ARCHITECTURE WEEKDecember 10, 2019
VESSEL REVIEW | Ob – The world’s most advanced icebreaker sets sail in Russia
The 12-megawatt diesel-electric port icebreaker Ob has been delivered to FSUE Atomflot at Russia’s Vyborg Shipyard. The vessel is stationed at the Sabetta LNG terminal ..
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TUG & SALVAGE WEEKNovember 19, 2019
FEATURE | RC towing – Autonomising tugs at Robert Allan Ltd.
With autonomous vessels, particularly tugs, being a common topic of debate and discussion recently, we decided to approach tug design leader Robert Allan Ltd (RAL), which ..
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January 17, 2020
VESSEL REVIEW | Gang Qin No 501 – New ASD tug for Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from Malaysian Borneo
Kaohsiung Marine Service Corporation, a privately-owned marine services company that has been supporting the operations of state-run Taiwan International Ports ..
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October 1, 2019
VESSEL REVIEW | Kapena Bob Purdy – Hawaiian inter-island barge-towing tug
The oceangoing tug Kāpena Bob Purdy, built for Young Brothers of Honolulu, Hawaii, a subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, is now in service. ‘Kāpena” means Captain ..
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November 30, 2018
VESSEL REVIEW | PSA Thor and PSA Hulk – PSA Marine’s two new superhero tugs
PSA Marine Singapore has taken delivery of ASD tugs PSA Thor and PSA Hulk of Robert Allan Ltd. design, built at PaxOcean Engineering Zhuhai Co.
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From the wider maritime world
New fast ferry delivered to Guangdong Jianghua Shipping
Jianglong Shipbuilding delivered a new high-speed catamaran ferry to local operator Guangdong Jianghua Shipping on Friday, January 17. Named Hui Jia Hua Xing, the ..
Unified command suspends search for two missing fishermen following vessel collision in Galveston, Texas
The unified command established in the aftermath of the January 14 collision between the Odfjell-owned chemical tanker Bow Fortune and the fishing boat Pappy’s ..
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