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...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Haijun 0561 – China Maritime Safety Administration places 64-metre patrol vessel into service
China’s Huanghai Shipbuilding has delivered a new steel-hulled patrol vessel to the China Maritime Safety Administration (CMSA). Named Haijun 0561 (“Sea Patrol 0561”), the vessel will be operated primarily in the waters off the city of Dongying in Shandong province. Duties will also include search and rescue (SAR), environmental protection, and command and control (C&C) […]
VESSEL REVIEW | Haixun 08 – Survey and patrol ship to operate in Chinese offshore waters
The Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group of the China Shipbuilding Group recently delivered a new hydrographic survey ship that will be operated by the Chinese Maritime Safety Adm ..
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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | February 17 – Australian and Libyan rescue boats, a new fleet of 52 response craft for Russia and more
Deliveries include a rescue boat for a Libyan government operator and an inflatable utility workboat for a Dutch service provider. An Australian volunteer marine rescue o ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Hai Xun 156 – Icebreaking buoy tender enters service with China Maritime Safety Administration
A new large buoy tender vessel has begun operational sailings with the China Maritime Safety Administration (CMSA). Built locally by China State Shipbuilding Corporation ..
Chinese yard launches 123m hydrographic survey ship
The Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group of China recently launched a new hydrographic survey ship that will be operated by the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration (CMSA). Once ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Zhujiang Gongzhu – Elegant, all-electric tour boat enters service on China’s Pearl River
Chinese operator Guangzhou Chenggang Tourism Development Company has begun sailings of a new all-electric sightseeing vessel designed and built specifically for nighttime ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Haishi 01 – Emergency response command vessel for Yangtze River
The China Maritime Safety Administration (CMSA) has officially placed a new vessel in operation on the Yangtze River. Built by Hunan Xiang Shipbuilding Industry in compli ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Haixun 06 – Large oceangoing patrol and rescue vessel to serve China’s Fujian province
The Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has handed over a new large oceangoing patrol and search and rescue ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Zhujiang Wangzi – All-electric tour boat for nighttime sailings along China’s Pearl River
A new all-electric vessel has begun sailing on nighttime sightseeing excursions of the Pearl River in Ghuangzhou province in southern China. Named Zhujiang Wangzi (“Pea ..
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