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Persistent Bullies Should Be Removed...

Photo: By CITL / Shutterstock Persistent Bullies Should Be Removed from Ships gCaptain September 6, 2021 A zero-tolerance approach...

posted on: Sep 6, 2021

Container Market: Rising Long-Term Rates...

Container Market: Rising Long-Term Rates And Port Congestion Compound Cargo Owner Woes | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide After another...

posted on: Sep 1, 2021

Australia Arrests Maersk Captain After...

Australia Arrests Maersk Captain After Submarine Cable is Damaged by Dragging Anchor File photo shows the MV Maersk Surabaya....

posted on: Aug 31, 2021

Report: Wakashio’s Master Attempted to...

Report: Wakashio’s Master Attempted to Escape From Prison Image courtesy Government of Mauritius The master of the wrecked bulker...

posted on: Aug 31, 2021

21 Dead in Ferry Collision in Bangladesh

posted on: Aug 31, 2021

21 Dead in Ferry Collision in Bangladesh Bangladeshi river ferries (file image) A ferry capsizing has killed at least 21 people near the town of Bijoynagar, Bangladesh, according to multiple reports. The ferry was under way with 50-60 people on board when it collided with a sand carrier. The force of the collision caused the ferry to capsize and sink, putting the passengers into the water. The ferry was near enough to shore that some survivors were able to swim to the nearest bank. Seven people were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment, according to AFP, and the death toll stood at 21 as of Saturday. The numbers are expected to rise as the search continues, and divers are combing the wreck for remains. With relatively few bridges across major rivers and an abundance of navigable channels, Bangladesh is unusually dependent on riverine transport. Ferry accidents are...

Fish Farming is Feeding the World, But at What Cost?...

posted on: Aug 31, 2021

Part I: Fish Farming is Feeding the World, But at What Cost? Copyright Fabio Nascimento / The Outlaw Ocean Project [This article appeared first in The New Yorker and is reproduced here courtesy of The Outlaw Ocean Project.] Gunjur, a town of some fifteen thousand people, sits on the Atlantic coastline of southern Gambia, the smallest country on the African continent. During the day, its white-sand beaches are full of activity. Fishermen steer long, vibrantly painted wooden canoes, known as pirogues, toward the shore, where they transfer their still-fluttering catch to women waiting at the water’s edge. The fish are hauled off to nearby open-air markets in rusty metal wheelbarrows or in baskets balanced on heads. Small boys play soccer as tourists watch from lounge chairs. At nightfall, work ends and the beach is dotted with bonfires. There is drumming and kora lessons; men with oiled chests grapple in...

Bangladeshi vessel leaves German port after remaining detained for 4 days...

posted on: Aug 28, 2021

Bangladeshi vessel leaves German port after remaining detained for 4 days Star Business Report Sat Aug 28, 2021 A vessel owned by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) got port clearance for departure today after remaining under detention for four days at Port of Bremen in Germany on allegation of having 27 deficiencies. The Port State Control Office at the German port detained the oil tanker vessel Banglar Agradoot on August 23, according to sources at Mercantile Marine Department (MMD) as well as BSC. However, BSC Managing Director Commodore Suman Mahmud Sabbir said the Port State Control Office gave some observations while most of those were not serious issues at all. Many of the alleged deficiencies were nothing but human errors like the lack of entry of some information, he added.There were no allegation on safety or equipment damage, he said. Two international classification societies, including Bureau Veritas, took efforts to...

IN THE KNOW Podcast 32: The Biggest Risks for Shipping in 2021...

posted on: Aug 23, 2021

IN THE KNOW Podcast 32: The Biggest Risks for Shipping in 2021 The Maritime Executive The container ship XPress Pearl on fire off Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 26 (Sri Lankan Air Force) In this episode of the In the Know podcast, Capt. Andrew Kinsey, senior marine risk consultant for insurer Allianz, joined The Maritime Executive for a conversation about the biggest hazards facing shipping today. Allianz recently issued its annual report on leading risk factors, and it highlighted dangerous trends that bear watching. The insurer cautions that as ships get bigger, the size and cost of shipping’s biggest accidents will rise, as illustrated by the double-ended grounding involving the 20,000 TEU boxship Ever Given in March. The ocean freight industry’s persistent challenges with cargo misdeclaration, improper packing and container fires also deserve close scrutiny and enforcement, Capt. Kinsey says. And a new underlying factor – crew fatigue from excessive length of...

Ever Given, the ship that blocked Suez Canal in March, crosses the canal again...

posted on: Aug 23, 2021

Ever Given, the ship that blocked Suez Canal in March, crosses the canal again August 23, 2021 ISMAILIA, Egypt – The giant container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez canal for six days in March, crossed the waterway on Friday for the first time since it left Egypt after the incident. The ship, en route from the United Kingdom to China, crossed the canal among a convoy of 26 vessels sailing from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement. Another 36 ships crossed the waterway from the south.Related: Ever Given Container Ship Resumes Trip to Rotterdam After 112 Days in Egypt’s Waters A group of SCA senior pilots and two tugboats escorted the Ever Given throughout its journey through the canal, the authority said in a statement. The vessel, one of the world’s largest container ships, became jammed across...

Another privately built jetty comes to Ctg port’s aid...

posted on: Aug 21, 2021

Another privately built jetty comes to Ctg port’s aid The Daily Star Dwaipayan Barua Wed Aug 4, 2021 Another privately built jetty has come to the aid of the Chattogram port as it allowed the country’s largest seaport to use the facility to berth bulk vessels carrying heavy items. Karnaphuli Ship Builders Ltd completed the construction of the jetty for the ship repairing works of its sister concern, Karnaphuli Dry Dock, in Anwara upazila last month. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. A bulk vessel, Giulia-1, carrying 23,000 tonnes of scrap, imported by steel manufacturer BSRM Group, berthed at the jetty on July 28 and started unloading goods. This was the second jetty of the private dry dock after it built the first one in March this year. The CPA has been using it since March 30. CPA Chairman M Shahjahan said it gave...

Bay Terminal project to gather pace

posted on: Aug 21, 2021

Bay Terminal project to gather pace Daily Star Operation to start by 2024, says state minister for shipping Dwaipayan BaruaFri Aug 20, 2021 Construction work for Bay Terminal, a long-awaited mega expansion project of the Chattogram port, has gained momentum as the government has set 2024 to start operation of the terminal. The photos were taken yesterday. Photo: RAJIB RAIHAN The construction of the Bay Terminal, a long-awaited project of the Chittagong port, is gaining momentum after slowing down due to the coronavirus pandemic as the government looks to complete it by 2024. Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, state minister for shipping, said the government had set the time frame to start the operation of the terminal. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. He was speaking to reporters after visiting the project site on the Halishahar coast in the port city yesterday. Senior officials of the...

China is Building Largest Electric-Drive Cruise Ship...

posted on: Aug 20, 2021

China is Building Largest Electric-Drive Cruise Ship Construction of the hull was completed for China’s elecrtice-drive cruise ship (Three Gorges Tourism) China is building what it is calling the world’s largest all electric-drive cruise ship for use on the Yangtze River. The vessel is part of a pilot project supported by the Chines government to advance the development of electric drive vessels. Construction of the hull for the 328-foot-long Yangtze Three Gorges 1 was recently completed at the Yichang Shipbuilding Industrial Park in Yichang, China. The vessel is being built as a demonstration project to be operated jointly by the China Yangtze Power Company and the Hubei Three Gorges Tourism Company. The vessel, which will have a capacity of up to 1,300 people, is designed to promote the green development of Yangtze River shipping. According to details released by the tourism company, the vessel will be powered by a battery with...

Three Unusual Bidders Line Up to Buy Bankrupt Pipavav Shipyard...

posted on: Aug 19, 2021

Three Unusual Bidders Line Up to Buy Bankrupt Pipavav Shipyard File image courtesy Pipavav Shipyard The final bids in a bankruptcy auction for India’s largest private shipyard have been submitted, and the list of potential buyers has narrowed to three unconventional owners – a global container terminal operator, a steelmaker and the world’s biggest broker for vessel demolition sales. Pipavav Shipyard, founded in 1997, is the largest private shipbuilding firm in India and the first non-government yard in the nation to receive a naval shipbuilding order. Indian conglomerate Reliance Group took control of the yard in 2016 after a debt restructuring, but by 2019, Pipavav – renamed Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd (RNaval) – was again unable to make payments on its loans. Its bankers initiated bankruptcy proceedings to recover an estimated $1.2 billion in debt, and the Indian Navy canceled its order for a series of patrol vessels. The...

China’s First Fully Electric Tugboat Enters Service...

posted on: Aug 19, 2021

China’s First Fully Electric Tugboat Enters Service China’s first fully-electric tugboat (Lianyungang government) China reported that it has put into service its first fully electric tugboat, one of a small number of electric tugs in the world. The first electric tug was launched a year ago by a Turkish shipyard while the United States’ first electric tug is not due to enter service until mid-2023 built for Crowley Maritime. The Chinese Yungang Electric No. 1 went into service on August 16 at the northeastern Chinese port of Lianyungang in Jiangsu Province on the Yellow Sea. The tug uses a lithium iron phosphate battery pack as its power source, which the authorities report can achieve 4000 horsepower, similar to conventional tugboats. The port reports that based on the power output it will be possible to replace traditional high-power fuel tugboats. The electric tug was built by the Lianyungang Port Holding Group’s Barge Branch. It...

Case study: Crew injury after fall of heavy object...

posted on: Aug 19, 2021

Case study: Crew injury after fall of heavy object Lifting operation had not been formally risk assessed and a lifting plan had not been produced by The Editorial Team August 18, 2021 in AccidentsThe ship in berth, showing accident site and wind turbine sections for loading / Credit: UK MAIB Two crew members on a general cargo ship were injured when a suspended load fell and struck them. The suspended load were wire rope legs and shackles used to move the ship’s hatch covers (“the lifting gear”), which fell because the hoist parted after one of the shackles became wedged at the storage location. As part of its BSafe campaign, Britannia Club shared lessons learned from the incident. The incident A 11,000 GT general cargo ship built in 2018, was to load a cargo of wind turbine tower sections. The deck crew, supervised by the chief officer (C/O), began to prepare the ship...

Shipping disruptions contained as Ningbo port nears reopening...

posted on: Aug 19, 2021

Shipping disruptions contained as Ningbo port nears reopening in Port News 19/08/2021 Chinese authorities are expected to begin a phased reopening of a container terminal at the massive Port of Ningbo by the end of the week if no further COVID infections are detected. And the overall effects on ocean shipping so far have been less than originally feared, according to logistics and freight data providers monitoring the situation. Last week’s closure of the Meishan Island Container Terminal after a worker tested positive for the virus put global supply chain managers on edge over a possible repeat of the month-long slowdown at the Yantian terminal in Shenzhen earlier this summer. That incident caused huge shipping delays and container backlogs that took weeks to reduce. There were 41 vessels at anchor waiting for a berth Tuesday morning and the average number of weekly port calls to Ningbo fell 22% from nearly 188...

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