Cargo ship ALTA requested assistance on Oct 1 in position 24 13N 043 48W, in the middle of the Atlantic, some 1500 nm west of African coast, 1100 nm east of Caribbean. The ship is disabled since Sep 19, drifting or slowly moving on north direction. She’s en route from Greece to Haiti, ETA Sep 27....
https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/10/03/cargo-ship-distressed-in-the-middle-of-the-atlantic/
Reach Shipping Lines’ inaugural sailing was made by Tenreach, formerly Rayen, embarking the Chinese port of Qingdao last week
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1124465/ReachShippingtakesonIRISLnewbuilds
Competitiveness remains top of the agenda for EU trio. Europe must balance priorities of the environment and competitiveness if it…
Intercargo chairman believes the implications, problems and applicability of the cap should have been jointly addressed with fuel suppliers before…
Container ship SAM RATULANGI, which on Aug 27 drifted ashore some 7 nm off Thongwa, Gulf of Mataban, Myanmar, while being under tow to a shipbreaking yard, sank, said Myanmar Maritime Authorities on Oct 3. The ship remains above waterline, as can be seen on photo, she is resting on bottom. Maritime Authorities ordered wreck removal from shipowner.
The ship was Indonesia-flagged, owned by PT DJAKARTA LLOYD (PERSERO), Jakarta. She was sold to PT Mandara Putra Bajatama and then re-sold to SMIT...
https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/10/03/ghost-ship-sank-myanmar/
To kick start the use of liquefied natural gas as a marine fuel, MPA has co-funded the construction of eight…
With ship owners, ship managers and operators still coming to terms with the new low sulphur IMO cap there is an urgent need for them to focus on a ship implementation plan before the regulations come into force on January 1 2020 according to Olivier Baiwir, CEO of Aderco.
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) will discuss proposals from Norway at their 73rd session in October covering implementation plans for ships to be developed according to an agreed IMO guidance and...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/03/the-time-to-start-planning-is-now/
Bulker owners’ association bemoans regulators’ ‘lack of understanding’ of tramp trades
The world’s first large-scale ocean cleanup system is now headed to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch after successfully completing sea trials off the coast California. The Ocean Cleanup Project announced Wednesday that its System 001, which departed San Francisco on Sept. 8, is now back in towing...
Commentary: Promise and peril in Ethiopia
By Ben Robinson in London
Ethiopia stands out among a handful of African countries that have recently rid themselves of incumbent leaders in pursuit of better governance and accountability. So far, the country has gone further and faster than others in revising its fortunes.
Easing the country’s foreign exchange shortage and tackling its large debt burden will be vital to ensuring reform efforts are kept on track and not disrupted by social unrest or...