Maritime News

A high-water threat arises when powerful water currents enter the channel, causing high currents at critical turning points in Houston.

Although restrictions on vessel and barge movements were lifted yesterday evening, smaller boat movements are still restricted.

At the Enterprise terminal, special barriers must be deployed for bunker barges to dock and small boats are needed. But these boats are currently unable to transit through the area due to this restriction.

The closure has led to...

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The JSI Alliance recently achieved a significant milestone with the completion of its first semi-submersible cargo operation aboard the MV Zhong Ren 122, a vessel owned by Shanghai Salvage (SSC) and chartered by the JSI

The operation involved loading nine barges in Nantong, China for Company’s client Neptune Equipment B.V. This is the first batch of floating cargoes after those 2 semi-submersible vessels joined the JSI fleet. Both parties are keen...

https://mfame.guru/efficiency-afloat-mv-zhong-ren-122s-impressive-cargo-operation/

A merchant vessel passing through the Gulf of Aden off Yemen reported two explosions in “close proximity”, British maritime security agency UKMTO said Tuesday.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said the “vessel and all crew are safe,” adding that “authorities are investigating” the blasts south of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden.

UKMTO, which is run by Britain’s Royal Navy, did not provide details on the ship or the nature of the attack.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have...

https://mfame.guru/merchant-ship-off-yemen-reports-2-explosions-nearby-amid-rise-in-huthi-attacks/

• Despite predictions of container traffic loss to west coast gateways, US Gulf ports like Houston, New Orleans, and Mobile have defied expectations, witnessing continued growth in box traffic.
• Factors such as congestion on the west coast, labour contract negotiations, and issues with the Panama Canal have driven importers to seek alternative routes, boosting container throughput at Gulf ports.

US Gulf ports have experienced a surge in container traffic, bucking the anticipated decline in...

https://mfame.guru/us-gulf-ports-ride-container-momentum-amid-west-coast-challenges/

DP World has completed the acquisition of Savan Logistics, which operates the Savannakhet dry port in the Savannakhet Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Laos, the first SEZ in the country. Savan Logistics has been operating the dry port since 2016. 

Situated on the West end of the 1,450km-long East-West Economic Corridor – linking Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam — the 140,456 sqm dry port is utilized by key regional cargo owners and logistics...

https://mfame.guru/dp-world-acquires-savan-logistics-and-dry-port-in-savannakhet/

• TFG Marine accomplished its first marine fuel delivery using the “Margherita Cosulich” barge at the Port of Sohar, marking its entry into the Middle Eastern market.
• The event featured several firsts for TFG Marine’s new Middle Eastern operations, including their inaugural bunkering operation with OQ Trading and the first use of an ISO 22192-certified mass flow meter for fuel delivery at Sohar.
• TFG Marine acknowledged the collaboration and trust of SOHAR Port and Freezone, OQ Trading, OOMCO...

https://mfame.guru/first-bunker-fuel-delivery-using-margherita-cosulich-barge/

The Houthis, a Yemeni rebel organization, have claimed responsibility for striking 107 ships since November, according to the group’s leader.

The announcement comes amid rising tensions in the region, with the group citing solidarity with the Gaza Strip as the reason for their actions.

Abdul-Malik al-Houthi revealed in a televised statement on Thursday that the strikes targeted eight ships traveling along vital maritime routes such as the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, and Red Sea.

Over...

https://mfame.guru/houthi-claims-responsibility-for-striking-107-ships/

• Shipowners, ship operators, ship managers, and ship masters are advised to take note of new safety measures and survey standards recently implemented by the Zhoushan Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) in China.
• These measures aim to reduce machinery failures for ships repaired at Zhoushan shipyards.

Under the new measures, classification societies are tasked with enhancing and improving surveys related to machinery items, including main engines, auxiliary engines, steering systems, and other...

https://mfame.guru/new-safety-measures-implemented-for-ships-repaired-at-zhoushan-shipyards/