Tanker Market: China Accounted for...

Strong crude oil import growth from China during 2023, offered additional support to the tanker market. In its latest...

Tanker Market: China Accounted for 23.6% of Global Crude Trade in 2023
posted on: Mar 21, 2024

After sailing around the world,...

Cole Brauer’s adventure put her in the history books and in the heart of the most isolated and dangerous...

After sailing around the world, Cole Brauer says she’s more grounded than ever
posted on: Mar 21, 2024

Clean Arctic Alliance urges IMO...

As a meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO, MEPC 81) gets underway, the Clean Arctic Alliance...

Clean Arctic Alliance urges IMO action on arctic emission control and carbon intensity
posted on: Mar 21, 2024

The United States Of America...

Representatives of the government of USA and the US Embassy in Panama, held, recently, a work meeting with representatives...

The United States Of America And Panama Keep On Adding Efforts For International Compliance Cooperation
posted on: Mar 21, 2024
GMS: Bangladesh and Pakistan thrive amid challenges in Turkey and India

GMS: Bangladesh and Pakistan thrive amid challenges in Turkey and India...

posted on: Mar 20, 2024

According to GMS’s latest weekly ship-recycling report, the ongoing & seemingly endless dearth in the supply of viable candidates has been mercifully keeping the Bangladeshi & Pakistani ship recycling markets steady on the one hand. On the other hand, the Turkish and Indian markets continue to endure their respective shares of a notably trying time, given that the Turkish Lira continues to plummet even amidst a mercifully quieter week (on account of Ramadan), while India continues to endure its share of nerve-racking volatility in local steel plate prices as well as the Indian Rupee, likely on the back of Alang Buyers anxiously anticipating the results of the upcoming General Elections next month, with voting expected to last 7 weeks & the results being announced on June 4 th. With any luck, further economic measures to stimulate this lackluster economy will hopefully be implemented by the Modi government, which is...

Houthi Militants Fire Missiles at Greek LPG Carrier

Houthi Militants Fire Missiles at Greek LPG Carrier...

posted on: Mar 20, 2024

On Tuesday, Yemen’s Houthi militant faction claimed that it launched an attack on an LPG carrier in the Red Sea, the latest in a monthslong string of strikes on merchant shipping. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said in a statement that the group attacked the “American” vessel Mado with “a number of suitable naval missiles.” He did not claim that the attack hit its target.  The attack was announced Tuesday, but may have occurred earlier in the week. AIS data shows that Mado has already exited the Gulf of Aden and is on its way to its destination.  The Mado is a 55,000 dwt liquid petroleum gas carrier, and is operated by a well-known Greek specialist in LPG shipping. It is flagged with an open registry headquartered in the U.S. state of Virginia, but has no other obvious ties to the United States. Houthi forces have previously targeted vessels with commercial or cargo connections to Greece, Lebanon,...

Lack of Port Infrastructure Challenge Onboard Carbon Capture

Lack of Port Infrastructure Challenge Onboard Carbon Capture...

posted on: Mar 20, 2024

HB32X8 Chornomorsk, formerly Ilyichevs, sea port. Image shot 02/2016. Exact date unknown. A new study looking at port readiness and the challenges of handling CO2 captured from ships at sea finds that few ports are ready to handle liquified CO2 coming from ships and preparations are lacking in key areas such as infrastructure and safety training. The report concludes that low port readiness is a major hurdle bottlenecking the adoption of onboard carbon capture and storage as a practical decarbonization solution. Capturing carbon from ships underway has been viewed as a possible technology, especially in the near term to extend the life of in-service vessels while making progress on the global goals to reduce carbon emissions. Multiple companies are moving forward with developing the onboard technology with promising results. However, the report commissioned by Singapore’s Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonization in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register and ARUP, finds a critical need...

13% of world seaborne trade under attack from Houthis and Somali pirates

13% of world seaborne trade under attack from Houthis and Somali pirates...

posted on: Mar 20, 2024

“Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea, coupled with a rise in piracy off the coast of Somalia, are disrupting global trade. In 2023 an estimated 13% of global seaborne trade transited through these areas. However, the attacks have reduced the number of ships transiting the area by 50%,” says Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analyst at BIMCO. Since November 2023, the threat to shipping has increased as the Houthis started attacking ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Simultaneously, piracy activity off the East coast of Somalia has risen and since December, two bulk carriers and several fishing ships have been hijacked. This marks the first successful hijackings by Somali pirates in six years. As a result, there has been a significant reduction in ships in the region since January 2024. In the first three weeks of March, the number of ships transiting through the Suez...

Navigating tomorrow’s seas: The transformative era of maritime training

Navigating tomorrow’s seas: The transformative era of maritime training...

posted on: Mar 20, 2024

In the rapidly changing world of maritime operations, we find ourselves in the midst of transformative change, driven by the convergence of technology with personalised learning, notes Valentinos Steliou, Innovation Director, Mintra This shift marks a departure from the traditional view of seafarer training as a mere legal requirement, into a strategic advantage for the maritime sector. As we explore the trends reshaping this evolution, it becomes evident that a holistic approach, combining new technology and innovative training methods, is paving the way for unprecedented efficiency, safety and satisfaction among seafarers. During the pandemic, digital training met the industry’s short-term needs, but post-pandemic success requires a more forward-thinking approach. The emerging interconnected training ecosystem needs to leverage more technologies like immersive online learning, cloud-based remote simulation and virtual/augmented reality. Collaboration is key, presenting an opportune moment for industry stakeholders to create a maritime learning ecosystem to provide seafarers with...

সোমালিয়া উপকূলে জলদস্যুতা যেভাবে লাভজনক ব্যবসা

সোমালিয়া উপকূলে জলদস্যুতা যেভাবে লাভজনক ব্যবসা...

posted on: Mar 19, 2024

কাজী মো. আবু সাইদ ২০১১ সালে সোমালি জলদস্যুরা সোমালিয়ার উপকূলে ২১২টির মতো হামলা চালিয়েছিল। ২০১৫-১৬ পর্যন্ত হামলার পরিমাণ ঊর্ধ্বমুখী ছিল। কিন্তু আন্তর্জাতিক ও আঞ্চলিক তৎপরতা বৃদ্ধিতে সাম্প্রতিক বছরগুলোয় হামলা কমেছিল। ২০২২ সালের আগস্টে দি ইন্টারন্যাশনাল চেম্বার অব শিপিংসহ ছয়টি আন্তর্জাতিক শিপিং সংস্থার একটি গ্রুপ ঘোষণা করেছে যে সোমালিয়ার উপকূলের জলদস্যুতা আর বিশ্বব্যাপী শিপিংয়ের জন্য হুমকি নয়। ঘোষণাটি সব স্টেকহোল্ডার, অপারেটর ও সংস্থার জন্য খুশির সংবাদ হিসেবে আসে, যারা ১৫ বছরেরও বেশি সময় ধরে এর নির্মূলের জন্য লড়াই করেছিল। তারা আরো উল্লেখ করেছে যে ২০২৩ সালের শুরু থেকে ভারত মহাসাগরকে একটি উচ্চ ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ অঞ্চল হিসেবে বিবেচনা করা হবে না। কারণ ২০১৮ সাল থেকে সোমালিয়ার জলদস্যুদের মাধ্যমে কোনো বাণিজ্যিক জাহাজে আক্রমণ হয়নি। ছয় বছরের মধ্যে তুলনা করলে সোমালি জলদস্যুদের আক্রমণ অন্য যেকোনো সময়ের তুলনায় গত তিন মাসে বেশি বেড়েছে, লোহিত সাগরের হুথি হামলার কারণে এরই মধ্যে চাপের মধ্যে আছে নৌবাণিজ্য।  জাতিসংঘের নিরাপত্তা পরিষদ ২০১০ সালের ডিসেম্বর ও ২০২২ সালের মার্চের মধ্যে...

India auctions 13 commercial coal mines to cut imports

India auctions 13 commercial coal mines to cut imports...

posted on: Mar 19, 2024

India has successfully auctioned 13 commercial coal mines, under its eighth and ninth rounds, in an attempt to ramp up domestic output and reduce import dependency, according to a statement from the federal coal ministry. Of a total of 13 mines auctioned, eight are thermal coal mines and five coking coal, located in Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.While Madhya Pradesh has four thermal coal mines and one coking coal mine that were auctioned with accumulated reserves of 1.30 billion mt, the other states have one thermal coal mine each. The remaining five are coking coal mines, with Jharkhand having the highest number of mines being auctioned and accumulated reserves of 756.71 million mt. “Since the launch of commercial coal mines in 2020, a total of 104 coal mines have been successfully auctioned, having a production capacity of 226 million mt/year,” the statement said. Once operational, the...

কক্সবাজারের কুতুবদিয়া চ্যানেলে জলদস্যুদের কবলে জাহাজ

কক্সবাজারের কুতুবদিয়া চ্যানেলে জলদস্যুদের কবলে জাহাজ...

posted on: Mar 19, 2024

কক্সবাজারের কুতুবদিয়া চ্যানেলে একটি জাহাজে দস্যুতার ঘটনা ঘটেছে। সিমেন্টের ক্লিংকারবাহী এমভি আকিজ লজিস্টিক-২৩ জাহাজটি এ বিপদে পড়ে।PauseUnmute এ ঘটনায় মঙ্গলবার (১২ মার্চ) আকিজ শিফিং লাইন লিমিটেডের অপারেশন বিভাগের সিনিয়র অফিসার মো. আরিফুল ইসলাম বাদী হয়ে কোম্পানির পক্ষে কুতুবদিয়া থানায় মামলা দায়ের করেন। এতে অজ্ঞাত ২৫ থেকে ৩০ জনকে আসামি করা হয়েছে। সম্প্রতি সোমালিয়ার জলদস্যু কর্তৃক বাংলাদেশি জাহাজ ছিনতাই এবং নাবিকদের জিম্মি করার ঘটনার পর মামলার বিষয়টি প্রচার হয়। মামলার এজাহার সূত্রে জানা যায়, বুধবার (৬ মার্চ) চট্টগ্রাম থেকে সিমেন্টের ক্লিংকার লোড করে এমভি আকিজ লজিস্টিক-২৩ জাহাজটি কুতুবদিয়া বাতিঘরের প্রায় চার কিলোমিটার পশ্চিমে নোঙর করে। পরদিন রাত আনুমানিক দেড়টার দিকে বড় একটি ফিশিং ট্রলারে করে দেশীয় তৈরি অস্ত্র নিয়ে জাহাজে উঠে মুখোশধারী ২৫-৩০ জনের একটি সংঘবদ্ধ দল। এ সময় জাহাজের মাস্টারসহ ১২ জন কর্মচারীকে অস্ত্রের মুখে জিম্মি করে মারধর করা হয়। এরপর নাবিকদের সঙ্গে থাকা মোবাইল ফোন, নগদ টাকা, ব্যাটারি, ইঞ্জিন-রাডার-ইকোসাউন্ডের মনিটর, জিপিএস, সোলার প্যানেলসহ প্রায় ১০ লাখ টাকার মালামাল...

Houthi Forces Continue Ballistic Missile and Drone Attacks

Houthi Forces Continue Ballistic Missile and Drone Attacks...

posted on: Mar 19, 2024

Over the weekend, Yemen’s Houthi rebels continued to attack merchant ships in the Red Sea, despite a concerted effort by U.S. forces to disrupt and eliminate the group’s capabilities on the ground.  On Friday, the crew of a merchant ship reported an attack at a position about 65 nautical miles west of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The vessel’s master told UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) that his crew witnessed an explosion off the starboard beam. No damage or injuries were reported, and the ship carried on towards its next port of call. The vessel has been identified as the tanker Pacific 01, and early reports suggested that it had been hit; these initial assessments have since been withdrawn.  Early Sunday morning, UKMTO received a report of another incident at a position about 85 nautical miles to the east of the port of Aden. The master reported an explosion close to the...

Arsenio Dominguez explains what “Navigating the future: safety first!” means

Arsenio Dominguez explains what “Navigating the future: safety first!” means...

posted on: Mar 19, 2024

Arsenio Dominguez, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has released a video message on this year’s World Maritime Day theme, Navigating the future: safety first!.  IMO selected Navigating the future: safety first! as the 2024 World Maritime Theme, which will culminate in the celebration of World Maritime Day on 26 September 2024. According to the organization, this theme was chosen to promote maritime safety in an era of new technologies and alternative fuels. The theme also reflects IMO’s work to enhance maritime safety and security, in tandem with the protection of the marine environment, whilst ensuring its regulatory development process safely anticipates the fast pace of technological change and innovation. Furthermore, 2024 marks 50 years since the adoption of the 1974 SOLAS Convention, the key IMO treaty regulating maritime safety. What is the World Maritime Day? World Maritime Day is an annual event observed on the last Thursday of September to celebrate...

How African countries became casualties of Sudan war and Red Sea maritime mayhem

How African countries became casualties of Sudan war and Red Sea maritime mayhem...

posted on: Mar 19, 2024

Already plagued by complex internal problems, the economies of East Africa have perhaps been the most affected among regional states by the unfolding crisis in Sudan and the attacks on trade passing through the Red Sea. The conflict in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, which began on April 15 last year, has caused massive internal and cross-border displacement as well as disruption of critical supply chains. Meanwhile, attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi militia, launched in response to Israel’s military operation in Gaza, have interrupted trade traffic plying East Africa’s ports, as wary firms redirect their vessels. As a result, ports in Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland have seen a reduction in the number of vessels docked. The combination of these crises has hampered exports and cut revenues at a time when many regional...

The Red Sea Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict

The Red Sea Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict...

posted on: Mar 18, 2024

By Saba Sinai The Yemeni Houthi rebels’ continued attacks on shipping in the Red Sea serve as a reminder that global supply chains remain highly vulnerable to disruption. Moreover, it highlights how food insecurity can simultaneously be an effect and cause of conflict.   To address this, the international community must move quickly to combine its hard and soft power, mitigating the push and pull factors leading people to terrorism, violence, and piracy—factors that include food insecurity itself.  The UN Food and Agriculture Organization defines food security as ‘when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life’. The latest UN statistics suggest that 691 million to 783 million people are food-insecure, many of them in fragile and conflict-affected states.  This latest disruption in Red Sea maritime traffic has historical precedent....

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