Myanmar Archives - Baird Maritime

February 8, 2023

EDITORIAL | Dramatic reduction in ferry fatalities in 2022

Written by Neil Baird on February 8, 2023. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Passenger Vessels, Ferries, Maritime Tourism, Ro-Pax World, Search and Rescue, Work Boat World Features.

Following a very poor year for known ferry fatalities in 2021, the year 2022 saw a big improvement with the known death toll almost halved from 1,378 to 699. However, we ..

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 24, 2022

COLUMN | TotalEnergies and Chevron quit Myanmar (kind of) [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 24, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

In our end of year review (here) we covered Myanmar’s misery following the military coup of February 2021. Since General Min Aung Hlaing seized power as Chairman of the ..

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 ..

August 30, 2022

COLUMN | Myanmar building up its naval power [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on August 30, 2022. Posted in Naval, Work Boat World Features.

The past 20 years have seen the dramatic expansion of many Asian maritime forces, with submarines, aircraft carriers, and missile-armed escorts now featuring in many regi ..

January 21, 2022

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – January 21, 2022

Written by Baird Maritime on January 21, 2022. Posted in Anchor Handling, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Crew Transfer, Dive Support, Offshore Accommodation, Offshore Construction, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply.

Offshore vessel operators welcome the new year with new work on behalf of clients, mainly in the installation and IMR segments. The charters are for activities in Western ..

December 20, 2022

COLUMN | China looking to submarine operations to achieve dominance in Indian Ocean [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on December 20, 2022. Posted in Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Submersibles (Naval), Work Boat World Features.

The Indian Ocean features numerous trade routes, is ringed by naval bases, and is the stage for many maritime operations and exercises involving assets from a range of na ..

February 28, 2022

COLUMN | Oil and gas prices spike amid war in Ukraine [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on February 28, 2022. Posted in Offshore Construction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Results season is upon us, but the horrible events in Ukraine overshadow everything. Even as the tragedy unfolding there causes human misery and destruction on a scale no ..

December 30, 2021

Myanmar Navy commissions second submarine

Written by Baird Maritime on December 30, 2021. Posted in Submersibles (Naval).

The Myanmar Navy commissioned a submarine into service during a ceremony on Friday, December 24. UMS Min Ye Kyaw Htin is a Type 035 or Ming-class diesel-electric submarin ..