It was a remark by an insurer, commenting on the probable of level of claims after the Baltimore bridge strike incident, that took my attention the other day.
O say can you see by the dawn’s early light A ship that blacked out, and a bridge no longer in sight (With apologies to Francis Scott Key) I have no desire to trivialise the recent events in Baltimore, because people died and that is a terrible tragedy for their families.
One does not wish to provoke any sort of angry response from readers, but is it not time that the definition of piracy was updated?
The Electric Thames project, a collaboration between UK Power Networks, LCP Delta, and Marine Zero, is assessing the viability of using electric vessels to feed stored electricity back into London’s energy network.
Offshore is one of the industries with the biggest risk profiles in the world. When bad things happen in offshore, people die, often there are explosions and sinkings, fires and oil spills, and the environment can be badly polluted, killing seabirds, fish, dolphins and coral, and inflicting billions of dollars of losses on ..
People of my age were brought up to believe that the design of a ship was a sort of necessary compromise between the overall dimensions, speed and consumption, cargo capacity, seakeeping abilities, and, as a secondary afterthought (seafarers believed), habitability.
Baird Maritime once more highlights the ever important fishing and aquaculture sector by reviewing newbuild vessels entering service around the world.
Personnel of the European Union’s Operation Atalanta naval task force have arrested six people in connection with a failed attempt to hijack a commercial vessel in the waters off Somalia late last week. Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit has launched the second vessel in a series ordered by Swedish tanker operator Thun Tankers. People of my age were brought up to believe that the design of a ship was a sort of necessary compromise between the overall dimensions, speed and consumption, cargo capacity, seakeeping abilities, and, as a secondary afterthought (seafarers believed), habitability.
Six arrested following failed ship hijacking off Somalia
Dutch builder launches second ship in series ordered by Thun Tankers
COLUMN | Anything goes in 2024 ship design [Grey Power]
Personnel of the European Union’s Operation Atalanta naval task force have arrested six people in connection with a failed attempt to hijack a commercial vessel in the waters off Somalia late last week. Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit has launched the second vessel in a series ordered by Swedish tanker operator Thun Tankers. People of my age were brought up to believe that the design of a ship was a sort of necessary compromise between the overall dimensions, speed and consumption, cargo capacity, seakeeping abilities, and, as a secondary afterthought (seafarers believed), habitability.
Six arrested following failed ship hijacking off Somalia
Dutch builder launches second ship in series ordered by Thun Tankers
COLUMN | Anything goes in 2024 ship design [Grey Power]
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has proposed a US$40 million state investment to allow container service to continue at Port of Portland’s Terminal 6.
Finnish shipping company Langh Ship has confirmed that its newest 7,800DWT vessel has been completed and is already en route to Europe.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have resumed their attacks against shipping in the Gulf of Aden following a lull of more than two weeks, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed.
Japanese shipping company NS United Kaiun Kaisha has executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with compatriot shipbuilders Nippon Shipyard, Imabari Shipbuilding, and Japan Marine United for the construction of new Capesize bulk carriers.
US engineering firm McCarthy Building Companies has completed construction of a new Ro-Ro terminal at the Port of Beaumont on the Texas Gulf Coast.
WORK BOAT WORLD: Dennis Tetzlaff will take over as the new Chief Operating Officer Fleet of Stena Line in addition to becoming part of the group’s management team.
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has proposed a US$40 million state investment to allow container service to continue at Port of Portland’s Terminal 6.
Houston-based construction company Orion Group Holdings has been awarded a contract for infrastructure upgrade works at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
DP World has completed the acquisition of Savan Logistics, operator of the Savannakhet dry port in the Savannakhet Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Laos.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, via its Mitsubishi Shipbuilding division, has handed over a new LNG bunkering vessel to joint venture company KEYS Bunkering West Japan Corporation.
Zhoushan Putuo Changhong Shipyard in China has completed conversion works on a locally-owned chemical tanker to enable it to operate as a bunkering vessel that will serve ships running on methanol.
Japan Marine United (JMU) has handed over a new freight-only Ro-Ro vessel to compatriot shipping company Asuka Kisen for operation under charter with JFE Logistics Corporation.
Habbeke Shipyard in the Netherlands has been selected for the construction of two high-speed search and rescue (SAR) boats in a series.
Naval architecture firm NAV Engineering, a 100 per cent subsidiary of transport company Newport Shipping UK, has unveiled a new design of crewboat that will support customers in the offshore energy industry.
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