Cargo ship, crew released 32 days after hijacking off Somalia

EUNAVFOR ships escort the Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier Abdullah after it was released by pirates at the end of a 32-day hijacking incident off the coast of Somalia, April 14, 2024.

European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Somalia, the European Union maritime counter-piracy task force deployed in the waters of the Indian Ocean off Somalia, has confirmed the release of a commercial cargo vessel and its crew 32 days after it was seized. The Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier Abdullah...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/cargo-ship-crew-released-32-days-after-hijacking-off-somalia/

EDITORIAL | Ferry fatalities nearly double in 2023

Perhaps made complacent by a comparatively low death toll in 2022, the global ferry industry has disgraced itself with a near doubling of fatalities in 2023. Tragically, 2024 is already looking worse – much worse. In January 2024, alone, 237 people have been the victims of ten ferry accidents. The...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/editorial-ferry-fatalities-nearly-double-in-2023/

One missing after ferry capsizes in central Bangladesh

One person has gone missing after a ferry laden with nine vehicles and a still undetermined number of passengers capsized in the Padma River in central Bangladesh on Wednesday, January 17. The ferry Rajanigandha-7 was approaching the Paturia ferry terminal in Manikganj district when the incident...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ro-pax/one-missing-after-ferry-capsizes-in-central-bangladesh/

COLUMN | The First Three Days of Christmas 2023: ferry fiasco continues at Ferguson; CBM doubles down at Damen; MOL takes two; three Azerbaijani reporters jailed [Offshore Accounts]

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a partridge in a pear tree, according to the ancient English carol, but here at Baird Maritime, that’s the cue for a dozen topical features on the offshore industry. Lovers of yuletide traditions – and even those of you who are checking your phone […]

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Air Transport Services Group to lease 1st freighters in Bangladesh

Bismillah Airlines, a small, all-cargo airline in Bangladesh, has agreed to lease two narrowbody Airbus freighters from Air Transport Services Group, which has made it a strategic priority to diversify business by leasing cargo aircraft to customers outside the United States, FreightWaves has learned. 

ATSG (NASDAQ: ATSG) has leased an Airbus A321 converted freighter into Bangladesh, Chief Executive Rich Corrado said early last month during the TD Cowen Global Transportation Conference. Company...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/air-transport-services-group-to-lease-1st-freighters-in-bangladesh

Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships

Credit : Damen shipyards
Green Ship Recycling

This video discusses the objective of supporting safe and environmentally responsible ship recycling practices in Bangladesh. The specific aim is to assist the Bangladeshi government in meeting the requirements for ratifying the Hong Kong International Convention.

This convention pertains to the maritime industry’s practice of retiring old ships and recycling them in an eco-friendly manner. The organization, referred to as “Centric,” is dedicated to...

https://mfame.guru/safe-and-environmentally-sound-recycling-of-ships/

TMS Tanker Conference to assess operational challenges

The eighth annual The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference will take place on Wednesday 8th November 2023 at The Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai. This year the primary focus of the three conference sessions will be on environmental protection and sustainability, but the event will also highlight some of the key underlying trends affecting the operation of tankers, in the crude oil, product, chemical and gas sectors.

One of the most interesting parts of the Conference will be Session 2 in the afternoon,...

https://www.themaritimestandard.com/tms-tanker-conference-to-assess-operational-challenges/

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