SAFEEN, a maritime service arm of Abu Dhabi Ports, has acquired a Post Panamax bulk carrier, the largest vessel ever to join its fleet. Built in Romania and in service since 2006, the vessel will operate under the name Hafeet and will initially undergo an extensive conversion, prior to commencing op
Royal IHC recently completed simulator training for the dredging crew of the Irrigation Department of the Government of Thailand. This training program was held following the sale of two IHC Beaver 40 vessels. According to IHC, the crew members of both dredgers were able to improve their operational
A Greece-flagged crude oil carrier was towed to safety after sustaining mechanical problems on the Bosphorus on April 12.
A worker has died onboard the Saipem FDS vessel, currently located in the port district of Waalhaven in Rotterdam. While the death was initially suspected to be linked to the coronavirus, Dutch authorities have confirmed it has occurred due to natural causes.
The US CDC has extended a ‘No Sail Order’ for all cruise ships during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will be providing two floating accommodations used in offshore and marine work to house healthy foreign workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two facilities, the Bibby Progress and the Floatel Triumph, are now parked in a restricted area in the
Biofouling is, or should be seen as, public enemy number one when it comes to impacting on marine ecosystems and handicapping vessel performance worldwide.
Klaveness Ship Management, part of Norway’s shipping company Torvald Klaveness, is expanding its pilot project with Veracity, a DNV GL brand, to collect data from more vessels and ultimately optimize their fuel consumption. The cooperation was first launched in 2019 on three ships that installed Aru
Work has begun to retrieve around 60 containers lost from YM Efficiency off the coast of Newcastle.
Despite COVID-19 challenges, AMSC has closed a $305 million refinancing covering nine vessels.
Cargo removal operations from a grounded Norwegian vessel began off the coast of Scotland .
Twelve crew members were rescued from a cargo ship MV Bellatrix after a fire that broke out in the engine room became uncontrollable. The single-decker ship issued a mayday signal on Wednesday, April 8, while underway some 180 nautical miles southeast from Catania, Italy. The crew reported that a fi
Cyprus is no longer part of the targeted flag list of the USCG in relation to the safety performance of flag administrations.
DEME Group has chartered a floatel which will serve for pre-quarantine for the company’s crews working on offshore wind and dredging vessels.
