The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) mentioned that its agents had detained 18 crew members for a suspected fuel theft during the weekend.
In a patrol that happened to take place on Saturday close to the Navotas Fish Port, a PCG team reportedly caught five members who belonged to the cargo vessel named M/V Mirola to be stealing diesel from the ship.
The crews of three vessels, Palawan Pirates 2023, Palawan Pirates 2022, and Palawan Patrick, divided the fuel among...
WinGD and CMB.TECH bring combined expertise to zero-carbon fuel technology in groundbreaking collaboration for fleet of ammonia fuelled bulk carriers.
Swiss marine power company WinGD and Belgian shipping and cleantech group CMB.TECH have signed an agreement on the development of ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engines. The companies aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten x 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026.
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The rise of East Coast ports has been largely credited to the fall of West Coast ports — to shippers...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/good-times-still-rollin-for-shipping-lines-in-trans-atlantic-trade
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a large ammonia fueled 210,000 DWT bulk carrier jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MITSUI & CO., LTD (MITSUI).
Ammonia is expected to be used as a ship fuel for decarbonization since it does not emit CO2 when combusted. Meanwhile, adequate safety measures are imperative as it has been pointed out that ammonia is toxic to humans and corrosive to materials. ClassNK has been involved in projects aiming for zero-emission...
This morning, a cargo vessel was seen ablaze offshore close to the Lamma Power Station.
It has been understood that a 51-year-old mainland crew member has lost his life.
Firefighters got the reports of a fire at around 8.46 am on 30 January, deploying the fire boats to fight against the blaze.
The Government Flying Service responded to help with the rescue.
Sources mentioned that 12 crew members, including one woman and 11 men, were reportedly rescued from...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/one-dead-in-cargo-vessel-fire-off-lamma-island/
Russia has successfully managed to keep the country’s oil moving to markets of the world, defying the fears that sanctions levied last month would result in a plunge in the country’s exports, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
Gatik Ship Management is one of the most active of the upstart firms that have reportedly snapped up ageing oil tankers to replace Western-owned vessels that are no longer dealing with Russia, the Journal mentioned.
That parallel fleet is aiding Moscow in fetching...
A crew comprising Filipino sailors has reportedly been stranded on an abandoned vessel off the southwest coast of Victoria for four months. Marine insurance is also about to come to an end.
There were 36 crew members on the Liberian-flagged Yangtze Fortune vessel when it reportedly anchored on 28 September in Portland.
It was supposed to deliver cattle to China, but the journey was called off after discovering a crack in its hull.
The federal government...
On January 28, Iranian Navy ships were allowed to dock in Brazil despite being under US sanctions. This means the ships can travel to the Panama Canal without hassle.
Earlier, Panama deregistered Iranian ships to prevent them from carrying oil to the US. Iran downplayed it as a minor issue, saying they would ship oil in their vessels. Since then, the US has been monitoring Iran’s Panama transit with a hawk’s eye, especially the country’s military presence.
Last week, the Brazilian Navy confirmed...
On Sunday, January 29, Doha received a visit from the Italian cruise ship Costa Toscana for a third time in the 2022-23 Qatar cruise season. 1428 crew members and 3426 tourists were onboard the vessel, when it docked at the Doha port on Sunday.
The ship is known to be the most eco-friendly and innovative cruise ship. The Italian-flagged vessel boasts entertainment halls, restaurants, hot tubs, swimming pools and water games.
The 337 metres long cruise ship has a carrying capacity of 6500 people....
NYK is delighted to announce the order of its fifth liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG / liquefied ammonia gas carrier (VLGC) from Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI). The ship will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shipyard and is set for delivery in 2026.
This vessel is the seventh in NYK’s fleet of LPG-fueled LPG carriers and the fifth in a new type of vessel that is also capable of carrying ammonia and will be equipped with separate cargo tanks designed to carry LPG and...