Everybody wants to talk — or laugh — about Suez Canal crisis

Everybody has an opinion — and social media allows for those opinions to be shared globally and instantly. In the case of the Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal, there has been a flood of conjecture, lampoons and memes. (Yeah, we’ve seen the one with Austin Powers many times. Please don’t share it with us again.)

Apparently, the folks at the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) are seeing them as well. The SCA, of course, has its hands full trying to get the massive Ever Given, with a carrying capacity of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/everybody-wants-to-talk-or-laugh-about-suez-canal-crisis

Against the odds: Ever Given – a Black Swan event?

The Ever Given ripple effect could be unprecedented, unless the 20,388 teu containership is freed in days rather than weeks after grounding against the bank of the Suez Canal.
“Ever Innovative, Ever Efficient, Ever Reliable” may be a slogan that, for the time being, please, Taiwan’s Evergreen – which operates the mighty vessel, owned by Japan’s Shoei Kisan Kaisha – can park too elsewhere (please do not click to expand below, …

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Questions being asked after box ship runs aground blocking Suez Canal

The 20,388 teu containership Ever Given has been freed after grounding against the seawall of the Suez Canal, and traffic on the waterway is expected to resume once the vessel is towed to an anchorage for inspection.
An update at noon local time from GAC port news said that, according to information from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), “the grounded vessel has been partially re-floated and is now alongside the canal bank”.
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BSM Launches New Liquid Cargo Simulator Facility To Support Growing Global LNG Operations

BSM Launches New Liquid Cargo Simulator Facility

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), has launched a new Liquid Cargo training facility at its Maritime Training Centre in Cyprus. This, combined with a structured career progression model, will ensure BSM’s LNG crews are highly trained and competent to support its growing global LNG shipping operations. The new immersive environment is part of a wider boost to LNG training across the whole company, reflecting increasing industry demand and more LNG vessels entering the market.

The new Liquid...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/bsm-launches-new-liquid-cargo-simulator-facility-to-support-growing-global-lng-operations/

Bernhard Schulte Fined $1.75 Mln for Illegal Bilge Discharge

  • Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement pleaded guilty to one count of maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of bilge waste from the tank vessel Topaz Express.
  • Chief Engineer and vessel Second Engineer pled guilty to their involvement in the offense.
  • Under the terms of the plea agreement, Bernhard will pay a total fine of $1,750,000 and serve a 4-year term of probation.

Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement Singapore, a vessel operating company, pleaded guilty in federal court...

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US Fines Tanker Vessel Operator $1.75 Million & Convicts For Unlawful Discharge Of Bilge Waste

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Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Singapore) PTE LTD. (Bernhard), a vessel operating company, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of bilge waste from the tank vessel Topaz Express, a felony violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships.

U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson of the District of Hawaii accepted the guilty plea. Chief Engineer Skenda Reddy and vessel Second Engineer Padmanaban Samirajan previously...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/us-fines-tanker-vessel-operator-1-75-million-convicts-for-unlawful-discharge-of-bilge-waste/

BSM Releases “Livefleet” Mobile App To Offer Customers Greater Transparency

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Building on the success of its existing LiveFleet web portal, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), announces the launch of its LiveFleet mobile app, available on iOS and Android.

Developed in partnership with software experts at MariApps Marine Solutions, also member of the Schulte Group, LiveFleet is a vital component of BSM’s PAL 4 ship management enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

With the release of the new LiveFleet app, ship owners will benefit from access to near real-time...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/bsm-releases-livefleet-mobile-app-to-offer-customers-greater-transparency/

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