The US seized North Korean cargo ship Wise Honest last week, accusing it of illicit coal shipments in violation of US and United Nations sanctions, the US Justice Department announced on Thursday. The Wise Honest was first detained by Indonesia in April 2018. Using an unusual US civil forfeiture...
The European Sea Ports Organisation (EPSO) has called for urgent scientific research into the impact of liquid discharges from scrubbers. The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), meeting in London this week, is discussing a proposal from the EU...
El pasado 23 de abril el astillero Ulstein presenció la llegada del casco del buque de crucero de expedición polar National Geographic Endurance, que es el primer buque polar X-Bow ®.
https://sectormaritimo.es/el-buque-national-geographic-endurance-comienza-la-fase-de-armamento
Gulftainer has announced that it welcomed M.V. MAG Pearl from MAG Container Lines (MCL) on a maiden call at its flagship gateway, Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT), marking the port operator’s third new service within the first quarter of 2019.
The M.V. MAG Pearl offers a direct service between Sharjah’s Port Khalid and the Port of Abu Al Fulus in Iraq, contributing to the strengthening of business links between the two regional trade hubs.
Peter Richards, Group CEO of Gulftainer, said, “We are...
https://container-news.com/gulftainer-welcomes-mv-mag-pearl-flagship-gateway/
Global Liner Shipping Conference is back to Hamburg on 13 – 15 May at the Atlantic Kempinski Hotel. The event will gather over 180 industry professionals to discuss everything from 2020 sulphur regulations compliance, container trade statistics, container safety, cyber-security, digitalisation and much more. The stellar speaker line-up includes: Lars Jensen from SeaIntelligence Consulting, Anthony J. Firmin, Chief Operating Officer at Hapag-Lloyd AG, Adam Banks, Chief Technology & Information...
https://container-news.com/global-liner-shipping-conference-back-hamburg/
The IncidentAt 0250 local time on June 13, 2018, the inbound bulk carrier Yochow collided with the
articulated tug and barge OSG Independence/OSG 243, which was moored at the TPC Group, Inc. facility on the Houston Ship Channel in Houston, Texas. OSG 243’s tanks were empty and awaiting a cargo of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). As a result of the collision, two of the barge’s tanks and Yochow’s bulbous bow were holed, and the facility suffered extensive structural damage, says an investigation...
http://mfame.guru/failure-to-monitor-the-helmsman-resulted-in-bulk-carrier-barge-collision/
Two of four ships subjected to sabotage off UAE were Saudi oil tankers.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/276597/uae-four-ships-subjected-to-sabotage-east-of-fujairah/
Baleària’s ferry Napoles has started operating using LNG as fuel following the conversion.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/276600/gibdock-1st-balearia-ferry-converted-to-lng/
The 74th gathering of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) gets underway this morning at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) after preparatory discussions for the meeting last week made little substantive progress. This year’s MEPC is among the...
https://splash247.com/high-profile-mepc-set-to-get-underway-in-london-this-morning/
