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Tackling Aquatic Invasive Species Introduced Via Biofouling – GloFouling Task Force Reviews Progress

26 April 2022

A major project to tackle bioinvasions by organisms which can build up on ships’ hulls and other marine structures saw activities slow down during the COVID-19 pandemic but is on track to meet its targets. The Global Project Task Force of the IMO-executed GloFouling Partnerships project, a collaboration between the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IMO, met for its second meeting (11 to 13 April) at IMO Headquarters in London, United Kingdom.

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https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/tackling-aquatic-invasive-species-introduced-via-biofouling-glofouling-task-force-reviews-progress/

3D Ship Structure Evaluation Software Launched By KR

26 April 2022

A screen capture of SeaTrust-Frame 3D in action

Korean Register (KR) has launched ‘SeaTrust-Frame3D’, a grillage structure evaluation software for ships. SeaTrust-Frame3D enables a complicated ship structure to be simply modelled by representing it as a grillage structure. The software allows the designer to conduct and analyse structural strength and rule-based buckling strength evaluations, the results of which are displayed as 3D images, tables and graphs. It can automatically generate reports based on the analysis results and offer...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/3d-ship-structure-evaluation-software-launched-by-kr/

Watch: Submerged WW2 Destroyer ‘The Sullivans’ Being Brought Back To Life

26 April 2022

Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park: Earlier this week, our crews and staff were able to access some interior spaces on board USS The Sullivans, including the Sullivans Memorial compartment, to begin recovering artifacts.

Image Credits: Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park – Facebook

At least 40 key artifacts have been removed safely from the ship completely unharmed, including a scale model of the ship, pictures of the Sullivan brothers, artifacts from the Sullivan family...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/watch-submerged-ww2-destroyer-the-sullivans-being-brought-back-to-life/

11 Out Of 26 From Missing Japanese Boat Confirmed Dead

26 April 2022

A team of Japanese rescuers declared on Monday the death of a child following the boat accident. This had increased the death toll to 11 so far, as efforts to locate the survivors continue.

The Kazu I had been carrying 24 passengers, including two crew members and two children. On Saturday, it had suddenly sent out a distress signal as it begun taking on water off the northern Hokkaido Island in Japan.

Over 24 hours into the search, rescuers have intensified their operation and are using patrol...

https://www.marineinsight.com/marine/11-out-of-26-from-missing-japanese-boat-confirmed-dead/

NYK Group Takes Delivery Of Third Methanol-Fueled Chemical Tanker

25 April 2022

The methanol-fueled chemical tanker Grouse Sun, owned by NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., an NYK Group company based in Singapore, was delivered on April 19. The vessel was built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea.

Grouse Sun has been equipped with a dual-fuel engine that can use not only heavy fuel oil but also methanol. Furthermore, when navigating using methanol as fuel, the vessel has a new technology that suppresses the production of NOx (nitrogen oxides) by adding water to methanol to lower...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/nyk-group-takes-delivery-of-third-methanol-fueled-chemical-tanker/

3 Indian Seafarers From A Hijacked Cargo Ship Released After 112 Days

25 April 2022

On Saturday, Akhil, one of the three Keralites and a native of Avoor, was released by Yemen’s Houthi rebels after 112 long days of captivity.
Besides Akhil, Deepash who belonged to Meppayyoor located in Kozhikode and 28-year-old Sreejith Sajeevan who belonged to Kaippuzha in Kottayam were the three Keralites of seven Indian citizens who were on a UAE-flagged vessel that was hijacked by rebels.

The news of Akhil’s release doubled the joy of celebrations as Jithina’s return from Ukraine happened...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/3-indian-seafarers-from-a-hijacked-cargo-ship-released-after-112-days/

Greenpeace Activists Block Russian Oil Tanker From Offloading Oil In Norwegian Port

25 April 2022

Greenpeace activists Andreas Randoy and Halvard Raavand free use

Activists from Greenpeace Nordic in kayaks and boats are blocking the oil tanker Ust Luga, preventing it from offloading thousands of tonnes of Russian oil into the port. The peaceful action takes place in the Oslo Fjord, in the Slagentangen oil port owned by Esso, a Norwegian subsidiary of US-based ExxonMobil. The activists are calling on the Norwegian government to ban the import of Russian fossil fuels and demanding that Esso cancel its contracts to buy fossil fuel from Russia in this time...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/greenpeace-activists-block-russian-oil-tanker-from-offloading-oil-in-norwegian-port/

Aramco Receives Middle East’s First Notation Recognizing Infectious Disease Mitigation

25 April 2022

Aramco’s hydrographic survey vessel, KARAN 8, has become the first in the Middle East region and second worldwide to be awarded an ABS Infectious Disease Mitigation (IDM) notation. The ABS-classed KARAN 8 has met the requirements outlined in the ABS “Guide for Mitigation of Infectious Disease Transmission on Board Marine and Offshore Assets,” which was developed from a range of independent governmental and commercial guidance, including the United States Centers for Disease Control and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/aramco-receives-middle-easts-first-notation-recognizing-infectious-disease-mitigation/

Iran Seizes Foreign Vessel Smuggling Fuel In The Gulf, Arrests Crew Members

25 April 2022

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have reportedly seized a foreign vessel that was allegedly smuggling fuel in the waters of the Persian Gulf. They have arrested the crew members per state media reports received on Sunday. It is the third incident of the same type to be reported in the month.

The Guards captured a foreign vessel loaded with about 200,000 litres of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf. Post seizing, they directed it toward the Bushehr (port), per state broadcaster IRIB’s report obtained...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/iran-seizes-foreign-vessel-smuggling-fuel-in-the-gulf-arrests-crew-members/

Port Of Rotterdam Freight Throughput Decreased By 1.5% In Q1 2022

25 April 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, 1.5% less freight passed through the Port of Rotterdam than in the same period last year: 113.6 million tonnes compared to 115.2 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2021. Especially the throughput of mineral oil products and iron ore fell. The throughput of LNG and other liquid and dry bulk (raw materials in particular) increased. The container volume was slightly below the 2021 level.

Allard Castelein, CEO Port of Rotterdam Authority: ‘Although we started the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/port-of-rotterdam-freight-throughput-decreased-by-1-5-in-q1-2022/

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