Marshall Islands

VESSEL REVIEW | Fairchem Pathfinder – Second LNG-fuelled chemical tanker in series delivered to US operator

Fairchem Pathfinder

Japanese shipping company MOL Chemical Tankers, via its recently acquired US-based subsidiary Fairfield Chemical Carriers (FCC), has taken delivery of a new vessel fitted with dual-fuel engines that can also run on LNG in addition to marine diesel. Fairchem Pathfinder belongs to a series of four 26,000DWT vessels built by Fukuoka Shipbuilding to a design […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/vessel-review-fairchem-pathfinder-second-lng-fuelled-chemical-tanker-in-series-delivered-to-us-operator/

COLUMN | Failing flag states, abandoned crew and piffle from Palau [Offshore Accounts]

This week, I want to look at how the shipping industry can overcome some of its biggest challenges – not greenhouse gases and climate change, nor sexism and homophobia, but the problems of abandoned crews, excessively long tours of duty, and the low safety standards that bedevil the wider maritime...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/column-failing-flag-states-abandoned-crew-and-piffle-from-palau-offshore-accounts/

Houthi missiles damage bulker in latest attack on Red Sea shipping

The Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Laax after suffering damage caused by missiles fired from within Yemen, May 28, 2024

US Central Command (CENTCOM) and UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) have both reported an incident wherein a commercial vessel suffered damage after being struck by missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen on Tuesday, May 28. The attack occurred between 12:05 and 13:40 local time on...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/houthi-missiles-damage-bulker-in-latest-attack-on-red-sea-shipping/

Marshall Islands’ Ebeye atoll to benefit from new coastal protection scheme

Ebeye atoll in the Marshall Islands

Australian marine projects company Hall Contracting has been awarded a contract to deliver a 1.81-kilometre coastal protection system in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The company will mobilise to the RMI in early 2025 to construct a new seawall on behalf of the country’s Ministry of...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/marine-projects/marine-infrastructure/marshall-islands-ebeye-atoll-to-benefit-from-new-coastal-protection-scheme/

Fire on Marlin Luanda extinguished after 6 hour battle

French Navy photo indicates the intensity of Marlin Luanda fire before it was brought under control

After a long fight by its crew and Indian Navy firefighting specialists, the fire on the Trafigura-chartered tanker Marlin Luanda has been extinguished. As we reported previously, the fire broke out in one of the cargo holds when the vessel was struck yesterday by a missile fired from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen.

Today, Trafigura said:

“We are pleased to confirm that all crew on board the Marlin Luanda are safe and the fire in the cargo tank has been fully extinguished. The vessel is now...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/fire-on-marlin-luanda-extinguished-after-6-hour-battle/

COLUMN | Namibia and Nigeria – Plunder on the dancefloor, kicks on the drill floor? [Offshore Accounts]

Oh, to be young today! I know, I know, I know, I know, Sophie Ellis Bextor’s 2001 single “Murder on the Dancefloor” is back topping the charts after it appeared in a post cinematic rip-off of The Talented Mr. Ripley, and David Guetta is filling the dancefloors with his Grammy nominated “Baby Don’t...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-namibia-and-nigeria-plunder-on-the-dancefloor-kicks-on-the-drill-floor-offshore-accounts/

Θεόφιλος Ξενακούδης «Η ναυτιλία βιώνει μία συναρπαστική περίοδο καινοτόμων αλλαγών»

Με τoν Θεόφιλο Ξενακούδη συναντηθήκαμε πριν από έναν περίπου μήνα στη διάρκεια της μεγάλης Διεθνούς Ναυτιλιακής Εκθεσης Nor-Shipping που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο Οσλο.

Ως Chief Commercial Officer Managing Director του γραφείου του Νηολογίου των Νήσων Μάρσαλ στον Πειραιά, που είναι το πολυπληθέστερο του ομίλου μετά τα κεντρικά στις ΗΠΑ, ο  κ. Ξενακούδης είχε πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο στις επαφές με το διεθνές ναυτιλιακό cluster που είχε συγκεντρωθεί στο εκθεσιακό κέντρο Λίλστρομ.

Συμφωνήσαμε να βρεθούμε με...

https://www.newmoney.gr/roh/palmos-oikonomias/nautilia/theofilos-xenakoudis-i-naftilia-vioni-mia-sinarpastiki-periodo-kenotomon-allagon/

US Navy prevents Iranian forces from seizing two merchant ships in Gulf of Oman

US military forces have successfully prevented two attempted commercial tanker seizures by Iranian naval vessels after the Iranians had opened fire in one of two incident ..

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/tanker-world/us-navy-prevents-iranian-forces-from-seizing-two-merchant-ships-in-gulf-of-oman/

VESSEL REVIEW | Vista – Oceania Cruises’ newest ship slated for Mediterranean and Caribbean itineraries

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings’ Oceania Cruises brand has taken delivery of a new ocean-going ship from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. Vista is the first of the two-s ..

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