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MOL Chemical To Purchase Fairfield Chemical Carriers

Credits: REUTERS/Yoruk Isik

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that its wholly owned group company MOL Chemical Tankers Pte. Ltd. (MOLCT; CEO: Akira Sasa; Headquarters: Singapore) has reached an agreement in principle with Fairfield-Maxwell Ltd. (CEO: Anthony J. Dowd; Headquarters: New York) by which MOLCT would acquire the business of Fairfield Chemical Carriers (FCC).

MOL and MOLCT

The acquisition has been approved by the boards of directors...

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Carnival Corporation Sells ‘Oceana’ for An Undisclosed Amount

  • Carnival Corporation subsidiary P&O Cruises has sold the Oceana cruise ship.
  • The cruise ship was built in 2000 and can accommodate 2,016 passengers onboard.
  • The cruise ship operator did not disclose the buyer of the ship.
  • The company decided to sell the ship due to the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic.

According to an article published in Ship-Technology, Carnival Corporation subsidiary P&O Cruises has sold the Oceana cruise ship, which is one of the oldest ships in the fleet.

Cruise ship sold...

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FCC issues advisory on non-compliant AIS equipment

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Automatic identification system (AIS) is a navigation-communication tool designed to mitigate collisions and enhance situational awareness by exchanging real-time vessel navigation information autonomously and continuously.

However, according to U.S. Coast Guard officials, AIS equipment that is non-compliant with adopted international standards can confuse, degrade or even disrupt other users’ systems.

“In the last year, the Coast Guard has received various reports from perplexed AIS users who...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/fcc-issues-advisory-on-non-compliant-ais-equipment/

Coast Guard urges proper EPIRB registration

An emergency position indicating radio beacon is held in front of a 25-foot Response Boat-Small moored in front of Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md., Dec. 9, 2010. When activated, a properly registered EPIRB sends an electronic signal that will notify the Coast Guard of a distress situation. Coast Guard photo/PO3 Robert Brazzell.

After responding to more than 700 false alarms during 2018, the Coast Guard is urging mariners to make sure their emergency position indicating beacon (EPIRB) is properly registered.

EPIRBs transmit a distress signal to satellites, which is then relayed to ground stations and on to Coast Guard rescue centers and other emergency agencies. The devices can be triggered manually or automatically – as when they float free as a vessel sinks – but they can also activate by accident.

When a signal is...

https://www.workboat.com/news/government/coast-guard-urges-proper-epirb-registration/