Loss prevention strategies for wind powered and unmanned vessels, plus new cargoes such as electrical vehicles, had moved rapidly out of the laboratory and into the real world, according to IUMI’s Loss Prevention Committee chairperson Pascal Dubois. Speaking at the International Union of Marine...
Residual oil was found spilling from the wreck of bulk carrier OS 35 (IMO 9172399) on September 21st, leading Gibraltar authorities to close the port again for an unspecified period. This included stopping all bunkering operations. The OS 35 remained submerged on the seabed about half a mile from...
The Marit and Therese were christened in Norway last week and were due to begin operation this week for Norway’s largest grocery distributor. They are first electric, autonomously operated “sea drones” and are part of a two-year trial period for the vessels to earn full certification for uncrewed...
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued safety recommendations to the managers and parent company of cargo ship BBC Rhonetal (IMO 9614701) following an investigation into a fire in the hold of the vessel at Port Hedland, Western Australia. The ATSB concluded that the managers of...
Shipping lines and container owners in North America have been struggling to get empty boxes back to China. The US is also facing major trucking issues that are making cargo movements within the country difficult, according to Maritime Logistics Professional of Palm Beach, Florida. The monthly...
Passenger/vehicle RoRo Nanashima (IMO 9832365) ran onto the breakwater of Nakajima Port, Nakajima island, Inner Japan Sea, at around noon Tokyo time on September 21st, with 45 passengers on board. The vessel was leaving the port at the time, bound for Matsuyama. It was refloated some two hours...
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India is considering to allow the overseas shipment of some rice cargoes stuck at ports, a government official told Reuters on Wednesday September 21st, on condition of anonymity. On September 8th India imposed restrictions on rice exports in an attempt to keep domestic prices down. Higher global...
The International Union Of Marine Insurance (IUMI) met this week in Chicago, its first in-person event since Toronto in 2019. While the focus was understandably on the happiness amongst all that face-to-face meetings were back, it was also clear that the pandemic has resulted in some changes to...
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The only two realistic scenarios for Russia in the current Russia-Ukraine conflict are a stalemate or a significant defeat, possibly within 10 weeks, according to Dr Dominick Donald, Senior Advisor Herminius UK-London. In his analysis of the current geopolitical situation in the region at this...
Tankship Larko (IMO 9225330) broke from its moorings at the Guaraguao Oil Terminal, Puerto, during the morning of September 17th while loading gasoline. Shortly after the mooring lines broke a cargo hose also broke, and soon after that a fire broke out. The tanker was taken to the port’s outer...
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