An offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator will expand its business with the order of a new crew transfer vessel (CTV).
Month: August 2019
International effort behind new Baltic service
A new energy-efficient Baltic ferry service for launch later this year will be a north European co-operative effort involving companies in Denmark, Germany, Poland and Latvia, reports Tom Todd.
Catamaran completes WDR fleet modernisation
A new Dutch-built fast catamaran ferry, has gone into north German service, reports Tom Todd.
Ukraine court upholds seizure of Russian vessel
A district court in Odessa, Ukraine has ruled to uphold the seizure of Russian product tanker Nika Spirit, which was detained by Ukrainian government security services in the port of Izmail on July 25th. The Ukraine Security Service (SBU) said this week that Russia’s Federal Security Service and...
Crew of dredger said to be unaware of utilities in area before pipeline breach
The probable cause of the fire on board the cutter suction dredge Jonathon King Boyd and towboat Bayou Chevron was RLB Contracting’s failure to inform the crew of the Jonathon King Boyd about utilities in the area, according to the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Ineffective...
USCG issues lifeboat warning after fatal accident
A fatal accident during what was meant to be a routine lifeboat exercise has led the US Coast Guard to issue pro-active warnings to operators while an investigation into the root causes of the incident continues. Marine Safety Information Bulletin 19-04 reported that at the time of the incident, on...
China Buying More U.S. Farm Goods Is a Dead End
With trade talks collapsing between the U.S. and China in Shanghai on Wednesday, there’s even less hope of any resumption in American farm exports, which were once portrayed as the foundation of any agreement. That’s not good enough, according to President Donald Trump: Had a trade detente...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-buying-more-u-s-farm-goods-is-a-dead-end/
Fujairah data: Refined product stocks fall 5.8% on heavy distillate decline
Refined product stocks at the Middle Eastern hub of Fujairah fell 5.8% in the week to July 29 to 18.255 million barrels, according to data released Wednesday by the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone. The biggest decline was in heavy distillates, which dropped by 13.9% to 8.436 million barrels. Increasing...
S. Korea eager to lead the way in autonomous ship market
When it comes to autonomous transportation, self-driving or autonomous cars backed by artificial intelligence, big data and lots of sensors springs to mind. But the highly touted technology is just not confined to on land or in the air — autonomous driving is also one of the hot topics in the...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/s-korea-eager-to-lead-the-way-in-autonomous-ship-market/
VIDEO: Naufragio de 500 años descubierto en el mar Báltico
Un equipo internacional de científicos ha anunciado el descubrimiento de un naufragio de un barco de 500 años que permanece intacto en las frías y oscuras profundidades del mar Báltico.
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