Terrified tourists were seen to be catapulted into the air as a humpback whale strikes their boat off the Mexico coast. Five tourists have gotten hurt in an unusual collision with three in the hospital. One was reportedly injured seriously. On 22 April, the boat is known to have hit a whale off the coast of La Paz in Baja California.
The shocking video shows a boat getting hurled into the air as passengers are seen to be getting catapulted into the sea. Local reports have suggested that an...
Sweden’s Gothenburg Port Authority is getting ready to fuel methanol-powered ships. The port has received acceptance from the Swedish Transport Agency for the general methanol operating regulations for ship-to-ship bunkering and is also making arrangements to set up a value chain with the ambition...
https://splash247.com/port-of-gothenburg-unveils-methanol-bunkering-hub-scheme/
On Friday April 22, the multi-purpose dry cargo vessel Nordic Crystal was launched on site at the yard in Leer, Germany. The naming ceremony was performed by Godmother Helena Bäckström in a festive setting with guests from near and far celebrating the first launching in two years, after the corona...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/m-v-nordic-crystal-successfully-launched/
Carnival Corporation’s long-time President and CEO Arnold Donald will step down his role at the company in August, handing the reins to current Chief Operations Officer Josh Weinstein. Donald will…
https://gcaptain.com/carnival-corporation-ceo-arnold-donald-passing-the-reins/
U.S. crew transfer vessel (CTV) operator WINDEA CTV LLC, in which Hornblower is a partner, reports that it has started construction of its first three vessels. Two of the three 30-meter, hybrid-ready Incat Crowther designed CTVs are being constructed at St. Johns Ship Building, Palataka, Fla., and the third at Gulf Craft, Franklin, La.
The CTVs are scheduled to be delivered in 2023 and will immediately go into service for GE Renewables. They will first operate out of New Bedford, Mass., during...
LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – A passenger ferry operated by P&O, the troubled company struggling to maintain its service, suffered a “temporary mechanical issue” on a crossing to Northern Ireland that required a response from lifeboats…
https://gcaptain.com/po-ferry-runs-into-mechanical-issue-off-northern-ireland/
After being accepted for processing in January this year, a 158 meter chemical tanker, the MT Wolverine has become the first EU-flagged ship to be recycled in the U.S. in accordance with the EU Ship Recycling Regulation.
The project follows a $30 million investment in new equipment and processes at the Brownsville, Texas, yard of International Shipbreaking Ltd (ISL), part of international recycling specialist EMR Group. The investment enabled the yard to meet the rigorous requirements of the EU...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/environment/brownsville-yard-recycles-first-eu-flag-ship/
BLUE Insight's Adrian Tolson tells Ship & Bunker self-regulation will be needed in the years ahead as the marine fuel supply chain faces more scrutiny.
Offshore wind turbine installation specialist Eneti (NYSE: NETI) has announced new contracts for two of Seajacks’ NG2500X-class jack-up vessels in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contracts were…
https://gcaptain.com/eneti-lands-new-offshore-contracts-in-the-uk/