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Sri Lanka seeks $40 million...

Sri Lanka seeks $40 million in damages over ship fire by EditorJune 14, 2021 X-Press Pearl.Photo: SLAF/XinhuaShare on WhatsApp Colombo,...

posted on: Jun 14, 2021

Chinese Admiral Zheng He and...

Chinese Admiral Zheng He and the Tamils of Sri Lanka by Editor June 13, 2021 By Dr.Nirmala Chandrahasan/The Island Colombo,...

posted on: Jun 13, 2021

Low pressure over the Bay:...

The Daily Star June 12, 2021 Low pressure over the Bay: Maritime ports asked to hoist signal no. 3...

posted on: Jun 12, 2021

The Ocean Is Now in...

Image: Coral reef fish swim in French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean. Ocean Image Bank/Jayne Jenkins. The Ocean Is...

posted on: Jun 10, 2021

A notice from BMAAA (Bangladesh Marine Academy Alumni Association) regarding merger of ABMAA and JMAAA...

posted on: Jun 7, 2021

A notice from BMAAA (Bangladesh Marine Academy Alumni Association) regarding merger of ABMAA and...

তুরস্কের সাথে জাহাজ নির্মাণ সম্পর্কে আলোচনা বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী প্রধানের।...

posted on: Jun 5, 2021

Defence Research Forum- DefRes 4 June 2021 তুরস্কের সাথে জাহাজ নির্মাণ সম্পর্কে আলোচনা বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী প্রধানের।তুরস্কের নৌবাহিনী প্রধান এডমিরাল আদনান ওজবেল (Admiral Adnan Ozbal) এর আমন্ত্রণে রাষ্ট্রীয় সফর শেষে তুরস্ক থেকে আজ শুক্রবার দেশে ফিরেছেন নৌবাহিনী প্রধান এডমিরাল এম শাহীন ইকবাল। এসময় হযরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমান বন্দরে সহকারী নৌবাহিনী প্রধান (অপারেশান্স) এবং নৌ প্রশাসনিক কর্তৃপক্ষ ঢাকা তাঁকে আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে নৌপ্রধানকে স্বাগত জানান।তুরস্ক সফরকালে নৌপ্রধান দেশটির প্রথম রাষ্ট্রপতি ও আধুনিক তুরস্কের জনক মোস্তফা কামাল আতাতুর্কের সমাধিতে শ্রদ্ধা নিবেদন করেন। পরে তিনি দেশটির নৌবাহিনী প্রধান এডমিরাল আদনান ওজবেল (Admiral Adnan Ozbal) এর সাথে সৌজন্য সাক্ষাত করেন। নৌপ্রধান দেশটির নৌবাহিনী সদর দপ্তরে এসে পৌঁছালে একটি সুসজ্জিত দল তাঁকে গার্ড অব অনার প্রদান করে। তিনি গার্ড পরিদর্শন ও সালাম গ্রহণ করেন। সাক্ষাতকালে নৌপ্রধানগণ বন্ধুপ্রতীম দুই দেশের মধ্যকার প্রশিক্ষণ, জাহাজ নির্মাণ, সাইবার নিরাপত্তায় পারস্পারিক সহযোগিতা বৃদ্ধিসহ বিভিন্ন দ্বিপাক্ষিক স্বার্থ সংশ্লিষ্ট বিষয়ে আলোচনা করেন। এছাড়া নৌপ্রধান দেশটির সশস্ত্র বাহিনীর প্রধান জেনারেল স্টাফ জেনারেল ইয়াছের গুলার (General...

Iran’s Largest Navy Ship Sinks After Fire in Gulf of Oman...

posted on: Jun 5, 2021

Smoke rises from Iran navy’s largest ship in Jask port in the Gulf, Iran, June 2, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Iran’s Largest Navy Ship Sinks After Fire in Gulf of Oman DUBAI, June 2 (Reuters) – Iran’s largest navy ship the Kharg sank on Wednesday after catching fire in the Gulf of Oman, but the crew were safely rescued, Iranian media reported. No further explanation was given for the latest incident in a region of sensitive waterways, where there have been accusations of attacks on ships owned by arch-enemies Iran and Israel. State TV said the fire on Iran’s highest-tonnage naval vessel started around 2:25 a.m.on Wednesday (21:55 GMT) near the Iranian port of Jask, where it was on a training mission. The Gulf of Oman connects to the Strait of Hormuz where about a fifth of the world’s oil passes. Rescue operations for the Kharg went...

X-Press Pearl Slowly Settles to the Bottom

posted on: Jun 4, 2021

X-Press Pearl Slowly Settles to the Bottom X-Press Pearl is slowly settling to the bottom (Sri Lanka Ports Authority) The burnout-out containership X-Press Pearl is continuing to slowly settle to the bottom off Sri Lanka with the salvage and firefighting teams continuing to monitor the situation while the investigation into the disaster continues. The owners of their vessel also apologized for the disaster while defending the actions of the ship and its crew. A day after the stern of the X-Press Pearl came to rest on the seabed, the bow section of the vessel remains above water but also continues to slowly settle. Divers from the Sri Lanka Navy working with the salvage team from SMIT attempted to inspect the ship but they were forced to call off their efforts due to poor visibility underwater. The salvage team as well as vessels from both the Sri Lanka Navy and...

Sri Lanka Faces An Environmental Disaster As A Ship Full Of Chemicals Starts Sinking...

posted on: Jun 3, 2021

Sri Lanka Faces An Environmental Disaster As A Ship Full Of Chemicals Starts Sinking June 2, 202 LAUREL WAMSLEYTwitter Smoke billows from the Singapore-registered container ship X-Press Pearl on Wednesday. The ship carries more than 80 containers of dangerous goods, including 25 tons of nitric acid.Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images A cargo ship carrying chemicals and plastic pellets has been burning off the coast of Sri Lanka for nearly two weeks. Now, efforts to tow the ship to deeper waters have failed – and the boat’s sinking looks increasingly likely. The ship, the X-Press Pearl, was carrying 1,486 containers. Eighty-one of those were dangerous goods containers, including 25 tons of nitric acid. At least one container has leaked nitric acid. Infrared footage over the weekend showed that the fire has mostly died out. X-Press Feeders, the cargo ship company, said Wednesday that it “regret[s] to report that despite salvors successfully boarding the vessel...

INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO)

posted on: Jun 3, 2021

by F R Chowdhury 3 August 2021 It has been quite some time that I have not written anything for the community members. Today I write about a subject very important to us. We are very closely connected with it. We all know about it. It is the International Maritime Organization, commonly known as IMO. The purpose of this article is to provide full comprehensive information about it. Many of you may think IMO is an organ of the United Nations. But it is not. As you read this article, you will know about it. It was some time in 1948 that the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) passed a resolution to establish a specialized agency under the UN-umbrella to look after legal and technical aspects of international shipping and maritime affairs. The purpose was to adopt common international practice and procedures so that shipping could operate...

Sri Lanka faces ecological disaster from burning ship...

posted on: Jun 1, 2021

Sri Lanka faces ecological disaster from burning ship Fishermen face losing their jobs as chemical waste kills marine life and damages the ocean system UCA News reporter, Colombo June 01, 2021 Sri Lankan navy personnel remove debris washed ashore from container ship X-Press Pearl, which has been burning in the sea off Colombo, on May 31. (Photo: AFP) Antony Ruwan Silva, a Sunday school teacher from Negombo, says large quantities of chemical waste from the damaged container ship X-press Pearl wash ashore on the beach every day. Fish and marine animals such as sea turtles can be seen dying and their bodies have been dumped on the beach. “It has already been stated that the raw materials used for the production of plastics will affect the ocean system,” said Silva. “Invisible microplastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters can be ingested by fish and in turn get into humans.” Sri...

‘Maersk Emerald’ Briefly Grounds in Suez Canal, Triggering Flashbacks of Ever Given...

posted on: May 30, 2021

File photo shows the MV Maersk Emerald, a 366-meter containership with a capacity of 13,000 TEU. Photo: MarineTraffic.com/Pinko Palinko ‘Maersk Emerald’ Briefly Grounds in Suez Canal, Triggering Flashbacks of Ever Given Mike Schuler May 28, 2021 A 366-meter-long containership grounded in the Suez Canal on Friday, but was refloated and ship traffic was able to continue through the waterway. The ship is identified as the 366-meter-long Maersk Emerald, registered in Singapore. Leth Agencies, which offers transit services in the Suez Canal, reported on Twitter that the ship grounded at kilometer 98, on the northern end of the canal, after experiencing engine trouble. It was transiting as part of a southbound convoy and was number five in line. The vessel was refloated within a matter of hours and ship traffic was able to resume as normal. The Suez Canal Authority has since confirmed the incident, reporting that four tugs were used to refloat the...

Fire Nearly Burned Out on X-Press Pearl; Towing Operation Possible...

posted on: May 30, 2021

Photo: Sri Lanka Ports Authority Fire Nearly Burned Out on X-Press Pearl; Towing Operation Possible Mike Schuler 20 May 2021 A fire that has burned on board the MV X-Press Pearl for over a week off Colombo, Sri Lanka has nearly burned itself out. Firefighting operations have further reduced the area affected by flames to small spot fires in the aft of the ship, according to an update Sunday from the ship’s operator, X-Press Feeders. Firefighting tugs will continue spraying and misting the vessel with support from the Sri Lankan Navy and Indian coastguard, who remain on scene. Salvors are also exploring the possibility of boarding the ship and making a tow connection so it can be moved, the company said. “As of 1100 Hours on May 30, 2021, Sri Lankan time, the salvors have confirmed that the vessel’s hull remains structurally intact, and there has been no loss of oil into the...

[Photos] Container Fire on Vessel off Sri Lanka...

posted on: May 28, 2021

[Photos] Container Fire on Vessel off Sri Lanka Tugboat from the Ports Authority assisting with the fire fight (Sri Lanka Navy) Sri Lankan authorities responded on May 20 to a distress call for container fire aboard a feeder containership reported to be carrying dangerous chemicals. The vessel was anchored outside the port of Colombo awaiting terminal space on a trip from the Middle East. The 37,000 dwt vessel X-Press Pearl arrived off Colombo on May 19 and anchored approximately 9.5 nautical miles northwest of the harbor. She is loaded with 1,486 containers including 25 tons of Nitric Acid, a corrosive chemical used in the production of fertilizers, explosives, and for oxidizing metals. The cargo is also reported to include cosmetics and other potentially dangerous chemicals. The Sri Lanka Navy dispatched sent two vessels and a fast boat to the scene of the fire. They were joined by a tug...

Mapping competence requirements for futureshore control center operators by Rana Saha...

posted on: May 28, 2021

https://www.rolls-royce.com/ 28 May 2021 Mapping competence requirements for future shore control center operators by Rana Saha ABSTRACT With increasing interest and investment, the shipping industry is witnessing solid development in autonomous operations of vessels and trans-port networks in various configurations including the Shore Control Center (SCC) concept where command, control, and/or monitoring of ships will take place from the shore. However, detailed competence requirements for the SCC Operator (SCCO) are yet to be established. This study aims to map the competence requirements for SCCOs. Semi- structured interviews were conducted with expert informants (n = 10) from four different backgrounds, including academia, regulatory, technology developers and other stakeholders, who were selected through a purposive sampling technique. Results revealed three key competences to develop: (i) System understanding, (ii) Communicational and technical knowledge, and (iii) Maritime competence. Knowledge of regulations, Navigational competence, and Basic engineering knowledge—will also be required. The discussion also...

Odisha-Bengal coasts brace for Cyclone Yaas

posted on: May 24, 2021

Odisha-Bengal coasts brace for Cyclone Yaas Weather·Last nightOdisha-Bengal coasts brace for Cyclone YaasThe India Meteorological Department said that a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into Cyclone Yaas, which will likely cross Odisha-West Bengal coasts on May 26 after turning into a “very severe cyclonic storm”. Windspeeds of about 150-160 kmph with gusts of up to 180 kmph are expected during landfall in Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Balasore and Bhadrak areas.Photo via...

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