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Preview: IMO Assembly, 33rd session,...
Preview: IMO Assembly, 33rd session, 27 November – 6 December 2023 in International Shipping News 25/11/2023 The IMO Assembly will meet...
World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Free...
A satellite imagery of the world’s largest iceberg, named A23a, seen in Antarctica, November 15, 2023. Courtesy of European...
The Hong Kong Convention enters...
The Hong Kong Convention enters into force on 26 June 2025 by Jacqueline Tan August 2, 2023 SAFETY4SEA Credit: Shutterstock/Image...
Why is Myanmar’snew deep-sea portsuch...
Why is Myanmar’s new deep-sea port such hot property? SHAUN CAMERON An alternative route to the Strait of Malacca...
NTSB to Determine Cause of Southern California Oil Spill After Anchor Strikes on Pipeline...
posted on: Nov 24, 2023
The container ship MSC Danit is seen the day after U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators boarded the container ship, off the Port of Long Beach, California, U.S. October 17, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson Mike Schuler November 22, 2023 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a virtual public board meeting next month to determine the probable cause of a crude oil release that occurred after anchor strikes on an underwater pipeline in San Pedro Bay near Huntington Beach, California. On October 1, 2021, crude oil began leaking from a crack that had developed in an underwater pipeline. The pipeline was shut down after oil was spotted on the surface of the water. According to the NTSB, approximately 588 barrels of oil leaked from the pipeline. Investigations later revealed that the pipeline had been dragged by a ship’s anchor likely during a storm on January...
17 crew members rescued after cargo ship submersion off southern Philippines...
posted on: Nov 24, 2023
17 crew members rescued after cargo ship submersion off southern Philippines by The Editorial Team SAFETY4SEA November 23, 2023 in Accidents Credit: Youtube Screenshot Following their cargo ship’s overnight submersion in water in the southern Philippines, the 17 Vietnamese crew members were successfully rescued, according to the Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine National Police Maritime Group. In particular, the Viet Hai Star (4,000 dwt) had departed Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on 15th November and was carrying 80,000 bags (approximately 4,000 tons) of rice. The ship, which is registered in Vietnam, is 287 feet long and has 17 crew members. It was constructed in 2008. It was travelling to the Mindanao city of Cagayan de Oro. Around 9:00 p.m. on November 21, the ship sent out a distress call from around 800 yards off the shore of Balabac, which is located on the southwest coast of the Philippines. The crew...
NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 111 ships were dismantled from July to September 2023...
posted on: Nov 24, 2023
NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 111 ships were dismantled from July to September 2023 by The Editorial Team SAFETY4SEA November 22, 2023 Credit: Shutterstock In this quarterly publication, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform informs about the shipbreaking practices in South Asia, providing an overview of accidents that took place on the beaches of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, relevant press media as well as research. Developments in Bangladesh Yard owners in Bangladesh are dismantling ships without clearance from the Department of Environment (DoE) as per the 2011 Hazardous Wastes and Shipbreaking Waste Management Rules. According to The Daily Star, the DoE fined two yards Tk 1 lakh ( a round 850 EUR) and required another five yards to obtain the necessary permissions. The Bangladesh Ship Breakers and Recyclers Association (BSBRA) is pressuring the government to re- categorise the shipbreaking industry from “Red” to “Orange” category. The “Red” category, as published in the Environment Protection...
Sails And Satellite Navigation Could Cut Shipping Industry’s Emissions By Up To A Third...
posted on: Nov 24, 2023
Sails And Satellite Navigation Could Cut Shipping Industry’s Emissions By Up To A Third in International Shipping News,Shipping: Emission Possible 23/11/2023 In the vast expanse of the world’s oceans, a transformation is underway. The international shipping sector, made up of thousands of massive cargo ships laden with many of the goods we buy, emits carbon dioxide (CO₂) roughly equivalent to the entire country of Germany. Our research emphasises the need for immediate action. Reducing shipping emissions by 34% by 2030 is necessary to stay on course with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal. But with low-carbon fuel pipelines unlikely to be available at the necessary scale until at least the 2030s, how can the industry meet its short-term target? Enter a new solution with ancient origins: sails. Not the billowing canvases of centuries past but high-tech systems capable of harnessing renewable wind energy to supplement the propulsion from a ship’s engine. A...
India ship regulator to take government advice on sanctioned Russian oil vessel...
posted on: Nov 22, 2023
India ship regulator to take government advice on sanctioned Russian oil vessel in International Shipping News 20/11/2023 India’s shipping ministry will follow foreign ministry advice when deciding whether to allow a ship carrying Russian oil that has been placed under U.S. sanctions to berth at an Indian port, the country’s shipping regulator said. The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three maritime companies and three vessels owned by them for shipping Russian oil sold above a price cap imposed by the Group of Seven nations, as Washington seeks to close loopholes in the mechanism designed to punish Moscow for its war in Ukraine. “The port entry rule does not specifically debar a vessel from berthing at any port,” Shyam Jagannathan, director general of the Directorate General of Shipping told reporters at an industry event. One of the vessels, the Liberia-flagged NS Century, is currently on its way to discharge Sokol...
Two Freighters Lost in Black Sea Storm, 12 Missing...
posted on: Nov 22, 2023
Two Freighters Lost in Black Sea Storm, 12 Missing The river-sea class freighter Pallada breaks up alongside the waterfront at Eregli, Nov. 19 (Directorate General of Maritime Affairs) The Maritime Executive 22 November 2023 Two coastal freighters were lost in a severe storm at the port of Eregli, Turkey on Sunday, according to Turkish officials, and one of the ship’s crewmembers are missing. According to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, the cargo ship Kafkametler was caught in severe winds and seas just outside of the port of Eregli, where it had attempted to take shelter from a storm. Kafkametler drifted onto a breakwater and sank alongside, and all 12 crewmembers are missing. At the storm’s peak, winds reached 75 knots, with accompanying extreme wave heights. Foul weather continued throughout Sunday. “In such adverse weather conditions, unfortunately, we could not carry out search and rescue activities for our twelve citizens, the twelve Turkish crew...
US invests more than $550m in Sri Lanka’s Colombo port expansion...
posted on: Nov 21, 2023
US invests more than $550m in Sri Lanka’s Colombo port expansion The US Government’s development finance agency said the investment showcased the country’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s economic recovery. Noah Bovenizer November 10, 2023 Ship Technonolgy US representatives, including ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Cheng and DFC CEO Scott Nathan, visited the port to launch the new terminal. Credit: Thilina Kaluthotage/Bloomberg via Getty Images. The US Government’s International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has committed more than $550m to the development of a deepwater shipping container terminal at the Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The agency said the investment showcased the US’ commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s growth and would “provide critical infrastructure for the South Asian region”. DFC CEO Scott Nathan said: “Sri Lanka is one of the world’s key transit hubs, with half of all container ships transiting through its waters. “DFC’s commitment of $553m in...
আমদানি রপ্তানিতে কঠোর তদারকি...
posted on: Nov 21, 2023
আমদানি রপ্তানিতে কঠোর তদারকি যুগান্তর প্রতিবেদন ১৩ নভেম্বর ২০২৩ দেশ থেকে মুদ্রা পাচার বন্ধে আমদানি-রপ্তানি বাণিজ্য বড় অঙ্কের এলসি ধরে কঠোরভাবে তদারকি করা হচ্ছে। বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক অনলাইন ও অফলাইন বা সফটওয়্যারের মাধ্যমে ও সরেজমিন এ তদারকি করছে। প্রয়োজনে বিশেষ পরিদর্শক দলও পাঠানো হচ্ছে ব্যাংকগুলোতে। একই সঙ্গে বাণিজ্যিক ব্যাংকগুলোকেও নির্দেশ দেওয়া হয়েছে এ খাতে শাখা পর্যায়ে তদারকি বাড়ানোর জন্য। কোনো অনিয়ম পেলে তা তাৎক্ষণিকভাবে কেন্দ্রীয় ব্যাংককে জানাতে বলা হয়েছে। এছাড়া জাতীয় রাজস্ব বোর্ডের (এনবিআর) শুল্ক গোয়েন্দা ও তদন্ত অধিদপ্তর থেকেও তদারকি হচ্ছে। এতে আমদানি-রপ্তানির আড়ালে বেশ কিছু টাকা পাচারের ঘটনা ইতোমধ্যেই উদঘাটিত হয়েছে। সূত্র জানায়, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক থেকে আগে এককভাবে আমদানি তদারকি করা হতো। এখন রপ্তানিতেও তদারকি করা হচ্ছে। যেসব বিষয় খতিয়ে দেখা হচ্ছে, সেগুলোর মধ্যে রয়েছে-কী পরিমাণ পণ্য আমদানির এলসি খোলা হচ্ছে, এর বিপরীতে কী পরিমাণে দেনা শোধ করা হচ্ছে এবং যথাযথভাবে পণ্য দেশে আসছে কি না। যেসব এলসির নিষ্পত্তি হচ্ছে না সেগুলো শনাক্ত করে ব্যাংকগুলোকে দ্রুত আমদানিকারকের সঙ্গে...
EMSA: Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents 2023...
posted on: Nov 21, 2023
EMSA: Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents 2023 2,510 marine casualties and incidents were reported in 2022 by The Editorial Team SAFETY4SEA October 30, 2023 Credit: EMSA EMSA has published its Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents 2023, which presents statistics on marine casualties and incidents that cover the period from 1st of January 2014 to 31st of December 2022, reported by the EU Member States. According to European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), 2022 has been a positive year considering the reduction or stabilisation of most of the accident indicators, such as the number of occurrences, ships lost, fatalities or injuries. In 2022, there were 2,510 marine casualties and incidents reported, a decrease of 182 from 2021 and 84 from 2020. Credit: EMSA Incidents in numbers The total number of marine casualties and incidents reported in the period from 2014 to 2022 was 23,814 with an annual average of 2,646....
Shipping companies must be prepared for the tightening EU regulations...
posted on: Nov 21, 2023
Shipping companies must be prepared for the tightening EU regulations in International Shipping News,Shipping: Emission Possible 15/11/2023 Shipping companies must prepare for stricter EU regulations as the European Union tightens emissions rules for the maritime sector. New regulations and customer demands will drive the need for low-emission maritime fuels like renewable biogas and synthetic methane. Gasum stands ready to assist its customers in compliance and emissions reduction. The European maritime industry faces significant changes impacting all companies operating in European waters. Under the EU’s Fit for 55 regulatory package, companies must reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used by vessels. In practice, this means companies need to buy low or zero emission fuels. The forthcoming FuelEU Maritime regulation will mandate a 2% reduction from 2020 levels in fleet greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, escalating to 80% by 2050. Additionally, the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) will affect the maritime...
Positive Momentum in the Shipbreaking Industry Ahead of Regional Holidays...
posted on: Nov 21, 2023
Positive Momentum in the Shipbreaking Industry Ahead of Regional Holidays in Hellenic Shipping News 15/11/2023 The shipbreaking industry was a rather positive one over this past week, amid the Bahri week in Dubai and the forthcoming Diwali holidays during the next seven days. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Clarkson Platou Hellas commented that the past week was a rather good one for shipbreaking. Source: Clarkson Platou Hellas “What we can say is that whilst the domestic markets in all three Indian sub-Continent regions have seen some stability return, we certainly have not seen the usual ‘pre-Diwali’ boost in prices from India. There are reports of a few more ships trickling into the marketplace, however the majority are being withdrawn or temporising when Owners see that the price levels are not reaching their expectations. We understand that clients of MSC continue to drip feed some of their aging container units into...
To Project Power Globally, China Has Become the Superpower of Seafood...
posted on: Nov 20, 2023
To Project Power Globally, China Has Become the Superpower of Seafood Maritime Executive 18 November 2023 A Chinese squid jigger at night (Credit: Einar Ollua and Esteban Medina San Martin, March 22, 2022) In the early morning hours of March 8, 2021, a small inflatable boat powered by an outboard motor covertly made its way into the port of Montevideo to unload a dying deckhand, and then sped away. The deckhand, a slight 20-year-old Indonesian named Daniel Aritonang, had been at sea for the previous year and a half, working on a Chinese squid-fishing ship called the Zhen Fa 7. Now he was dumped dockside, barely conscious, with two black eyes, bruises along the sides of his torso, and rope marks around his neck. His feet and hands were bloated, the size of melons. Paramedics put Aritonang in an ambulance and rushed him to a nearby hospital. Jesica Reyes, a local...
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Candidates for Secretary-General of IMO Candidates for Secretary-General of IMO in International Shipping News 04/04/2023 Seven IMO Member States have each nominated a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The term of the current incumbent, Mr. Kitack Lim of the Republic of Korea, expires on 31 December 2023. The nominations received […]
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