Bahamas Archives - Baird Maritime

March 1, 2021

Blast reported on car carrier in Gulf of Oman

Written by Baird Maritime on March 1, 2021. Posted in Maritime Security World, PCTC World.

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and security consultancy firm Dryad Global have confirmed that an explosion occurred on board a commercial vessel sailing in the Gulf ..

January 7, 2021

COLUMN | False economy: remote-controlled autonomous ships? [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 7, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

The news that the bulk carrier Wakashio grounded off Mauritius and broke in two in August last year because the crew were navigating dangerously close to the shore in ..

June 26, 2020

Sun Enterprises takes delivery of VLCC

Written by Baird Maritime on June 26, 2020. Posted in Tanker World.

Greek shipowner Sun Enterprises recently took delivery of a new very large crude carrier (VLCC). Built by Japan Marine United (JMU), the Bahamas-flagged Aphrodite has an ..

February 23, 2021

MSC Cruises unveils first images of future flagship

Written by Baird Maritime on February 23, 2021. Posted in Cruise.

MSC Cruises recently unveiled the first images of MSC Seashore, a new 339-metre vessel slated to enter service with the company in August 2021. Designed and built by ..

July 31, 2020

Lack of training, poor compliance with procedures led to injury during lifeboat drill on cruise ship, TSB report finds

Written by Baird Maritime on July 31, 2020. Posted in Cruise.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) recently released its investigation report into an incident in which one individual suffered a serious injury on a cruise ..

June 18, 2020

Future sailings for research ship Petrel cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic

Written by Baird Maritime on June 18, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Marine Research and Training.

The American research vessel Petrel will be placed in long-term moorage and will not be deployed for the foreseeable future, the vessel’s crew confirmed via their ..

January 19, 2021

Norway’s BTG gets 82,000DWT bulker

Written by Baird Maritime on January 19, 2021. Posted in Dry Cargo World.

Norwegian shipowner Bulk Trading Group (BTG) took delivery of a new bulk carrier from Japan Marine United (JMU) on Friday, January 15. The DNV GL-classed BTG Apo has an ..

July 3, 2020

Niestern Sander to convert PSV into standby rescue vessel

Written by Baird Maritime on July 3, 2020. Posted in Offshore Maintenance, Platform Supply, Standby, Rescue & Emergency Services.

Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has been awarded a contract by Bahamas-based Dixstone Holdings for the conversion of the platform supply vessel (PSV) SK Line 728 ..

June 1, 2020

Stena Drilling wins Bahamas Petroleum exploration support contract

Written by Baird Maritime on June 1, 2020. Posted in Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration.

Stena Drilling has been awarded a new contract by Bahamas Petroleum (BPC) for work off the coast of the Bahamas. Stena Drilling will drill BPC’s first exploration ..