As we’ve noted before, not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under a temporary extension of their current master contract until Jan. 16, 2025. The sticking point continues to be what the union calls “automation” and the employers call “port modernization.” At the center of the impasse, says ILA executive VP Dennis A. Daggett, is the employers’ push to...
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VIDEO: Two tankers on fire after collision
Singapore and Malaysian authorities were responding this morning after two tankers were on fire following a collision that, the South China Morning Post said, spotlights the perils of dark fleet ships operating in some of the world’s busiest waterways.
The two tankers involved were the Hafnia-operated, Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile and the Sao Tome and Principe flagged Ceres I.
Based on our readings of the AIS data, the oil laden Panamax-sized tanker HAFNIA NILE (9766217) had knocked into the...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/video-two-tankers-on-fire-after-collision/
La congestión en los principales puertos mundiales interrumpe el transporte marítimo global
El desvío de barcos alrededor del Cabo de Buena Esperanza ha creado importantes interrupciones en el transporte marítimo global, según fuentes.
Esta entrada La congestión en los principales puertos mundiales interrumpe el transporte marítimo global Aparece primero en FullAvanteNews.
Fortescue Green Pioneer completes breakthrough ammonia dual fueled trials
Australian mining giant Fortescue is continuing its multi-faceted foray into green energy. With support from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), government agencies, research institutes, and industry partners, it has successfully completed propulsion and maneuverability trials of its Singapore-registered Fortescue Green Pioneer in the Port of Singapore. The trials were conducted using 6.4 cubic meters (4.4 tonnes) of liquid ammonia, in combination with diesel and hydrogenated...
Singapore’s first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker delivered
Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding has delivered the 4,000 dwt M/T Maple, Singapore’s first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker, to Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group,
Classed by Bureau Veritas (BV), the IMO Type 2 chemical and oil tanker is equipped with twin-screw propulsion, flow boom and a mass flow metering system, and is compliant with the current Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) licensing requirements for oil product bunker...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/singapores-first-dedicated-methanol-bunkering-tanker-delivered/
Pacific green corridor ports agree partnership strategy
Green corridors first got a lot of attention at the COP26 summit in 2021 when the U.S. signed on to the Clydebank Declaration for Green Shipping Corridors (DGSC). Since then, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the San Pedro Bay ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have been working on plans for a Pacific green corridor for quite a while.
Today, at COP28 in Dubai, the three port authorities unveiled a partnership strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/pacific-green-corridor-ports-agree-partnership-strategy/
MPA Singapore Urges Electric Harbour Craft Adoption
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched an Expression of Interest (EOI) inviting financial institutions and intermediaries, as well as marine insurance providers and brokers, to submit proposals to accelerate the adoption of electric harbour craft in Singapore, reports Port Technology International.
In a statement issued on its website, the MPA said that the EOI participants should assess and propose the demand planning parameters which would provide ‘sufficien...
https://mfame.guru/mpa-singapore-urges-electric-harbour-craft-adoption/
Singapore Retains World’s Top Maritime Centre for 10th Year in A Row
Singapore retained its lead as the world’s top maritime centre in the Xinhua- Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index. This is the 10th consecutive year that Singapore has achieved this, reports MPA.
The latest Xinhua-Baltic ISCD index published this year by the Baltic Exchange and China’s Xinhua News Agency, ranked Singapore as the leading maritime centre among 43 global maritime hubs. The index provides an independent ranking of the performance of maritime...
https://mfame.guru/singapore-retains-worlds-top-maritime-centre-for-10th-year-in-a-row/
MPA Investigates Two Singapore VLSFO Contamination Cases
Nithin Chandran writes for Engine on how MPA investigates two alleged VLSFO contamination incidents in Singapore.
Marine fuel testing firm VPSThe port authority has reached out to marine fuel testing firm VPS with a request for it to share information and fuel sample reports of two vessels, which it claims to have faced engine problems after bunkering contaminated VLSFO in Singapore, the MPA tells ENGINE.
The MPA has not seen any fuel sample reports showing high Dicyclopentadiene...
https://mfame.guru/mpa-investigates-two-singapore-vlsfo-contamination-cases/
Singapore-registered Tanker Found Safe
A Singapore-registered oil tanker that was boarded by “unidentified persons” off Ivory Coast earlier in the week has been located with all crew safe, reads an MPA release.
“All crew, including the Singaporean crew, were safe and in good health. The ship has since safely arrived at Abidjan port,” the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in a statement.
Crew found safeTwenty crew members of various nationalities had been on the Success 9 when it was...