Hong Kong Archives - Baird Maritime

February 1, 2023

Blast kills one on Chinese cargo ship off Hong Kong

Written by Baird Maritime on February 1, 2023. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Firefighting, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

One person was killed after a cargo vessel suffered an onboard explosion in Hong Kong’s waters on Monday, January 30. The Chinese-registered Guo Xin 1 was underway ..

December 27, 2022

COLUMN | The wind and the walruses [Tug Times]

Written by Alan Loynd on December 27, 2022. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Salvage Operations, Search and Rescue, Ship World Features, Work Boat World Features.

Where I live, ‘tis the season for tug people to be jolly. The northeast monsoon is firmly established and ships are once again coming to grief and asking for help. Why ..

November 11, 2022

Passenger Vessel News Roundup | November 11 – US and Chinese ferries plus cruise ship deliveries by Italian and German yards

Written by Baird Maritime on November 11, 2022. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Cruise, Ferries.

Entering service in the coming days are newbuild cruise ships for US and UK operators and a large harbour ferry to serve New York’s Staten Island. A Chinese partnership ..

January 26, 2023

Two dead, eight others missing after cargo ship sinks in East China Sea

Written by Baird Maritime on January 26, 2023. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

Two sailors are confirmed dead while eight of their companions have gone missing after their cargo vessel sank in bad weather in the East China Sea on Wednesday, January ..

November 25, 2022

VESSEL REVIEW | The Jackson – Dinner cruise vessel built for Australia’s Sydney Harbour

Written by Baird Maritime on November 25, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Maritime Tourism, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

Australian tour operator the Kelsian Group (formerly the SeaLink Travel Group) recently introduced a new luxury charter vessel that will sail on dinner cruises. Conceived ..

October 18, 2022

One confirmed dead as South Korean tanker sinks in Taiwan Strait

Written by Baird Maritime on October 18, 2022. Posted in Search and Rescue, Tanker World.

One seafarer is confirmed to have died as the commercial tanker he was serving on sank in rough seas off Taiwan on Saturday, October 15. The South Korean-flagged product ..

January 16, 2023

COLUMN | Floating LNG projects in Israel, Malaysia and Congo get green light; Shell faces more Prelude woes; Australia seeks tighter offshore regulation to protect rock art and “sea country”; Canada’s First Nations take LNG equity [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 16, 2023. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Last week, we looked at Europe’s rush to build floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) to import liquified natural gas (LNG) into Europe (here). Of course, Eu ..

November 25, 2022

Hong Kong court rejects calls for coroner’s inquest into ferry tragedy

Written by Baird Maritime on November 25, 2022. Posted in Ferries.

A judge of the High Court of Hong Kong has rejected calls for a coroner’s inquest into a highly-publicised maritime incident in 2012 wherein two passenger ferries c ..

September 20, 2022

Hong Kong court to decide on inquest into 2012 fatal ferry sinking

Written by Baird Maritime on September 20, 2022. Posted in Ferries.

A judge of the High Court of Hong Kong is set to issue a ruling on whether the local coroner should commence an inquest into the sinking of a passenger vessel in an incid ..