Despite repeated calls for accountability concerning a number of accidents reported on board South Korean vessels sent for breaking in South Asia, the country’s shipowners continue offloading their end-of-life assets to cash buyers and circumventing international environmental safety stipulations. A
A 42-meter-long geophysical survey vessel owned by Fugro that ran aground in Italy on Saturday, March 22, had been safely brought to port, the Dutch company reported. The Fugro Mercator ran aground on the north coast of Elba, Italy, when it went looking for shelter due to deteriorating weather condi
Belgian NGO Shipbreaking Platform has called on the European Commission to take measures that will end the “dumping” of toxic ships and boost capacity for sustainable ship recycling.
Italian cabling company Prysmian Group and Dutch integrated subsea solutions service provider N-Sea Group have signed a seven-year framework agreement for rapid response maintenance and repair of submarine cables. The collaboration targets enhanced energy security, bolstering the resilience of subma
Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has joined forces with Singapore-based shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) to work together on projects concerning maritime technology, sustainability and safety management systems. As informed, under the memorandum of understan
A 42-meter-long geophysical survey vessel owned by Dutch Fugro ran aground in Italy two days ago while performing survey work. Fugro announced that its geophysical survey vessel Fugro Mercator had run aground on March 22 on the north coast of Elba, Italy, when it went looking for shelter due to dete
Denmark-headquartered power cable manufacturer and installation company NKT has launched an integrated monitoring platform to safeguard offshore and onshore cables and support their continuous operation by identifying and mitigating potential threats, including fishing accidents and deliberate damag
Universal Shipping Alliance, owner of a Liberian-flagged ship banned from Australian waters, has been fined AUD 63,000 (around $40,200) for failing to comply with a safety directive from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). As explained, in October 2023, the shipping player’s KMAX Leader
Following a years-long hiatus, a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the coast of Mozambique is shaking the rust off its development by getting back on track with a loan of nearly $5 billion secured from the newly appointed board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States
As a recent allision between a U.S.-flagged oil/product tanker and a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea keeps reverberating across the maritime industry, many conspiracy theories are making the rounds.
A collision between a U.S.-flagged oil/product tanker and a Portuguese container ship in the North Sea, north of England, put both vessels on fire, which has since been brought under control.
The southwestern Baltic Sea contains 3,000 kilograms of toxic chemicals leaking from unexploded ordnance (UXO), according to a GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel study. Without intervention, contamination will increase as metal casings corrode, continuously releasing toxic compounds for
Estonian transmission system operator (TSO) Elering and its Finnish counterpart Fingrid have withdrawn the request to seize the ship that broke the EstLink 2 power connection in December 2024 for compensation for damages, and plan to sue the shipowner for compensation for repair costs. To remind, Fi
The EU Ship Recycling Regulation (SRR), in place since 2018, has largely met its objectives, but its further progress hinges on responsible practices of shipowners, a ‘considerable’ number of whom have “actively undermined” the guideline’s success, a new evaluation by the European Commission argues.
