Western Baltija Shipbuilding of Lithuania has laid the keel of a new hybrid hydrogen-electric workboat ordered by the country’s Klaipėda State Seaport Authority (KSSA). The vessel will be used primarily for the transport of collected waste from ships. According to current regulations, all ships...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has confirmed that the northern part of the Pasir Panjang Container Terminal (PPT) has been cleared of oil slicks that resulted from a vessel strike that occurred on June 14. PPT was the location of the oil spillage following the June 14, 2024...
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has confirmed that he has begun discussions with his some of his counterparts in neighbouring countries regarding the possibility of restricting the movement of Russia’s “shadow tanker fleet” in the Baltic Sea. This activity has also reportedly drawn criticism from the Russian Embassy in Copenhagen. Mr Rasmussen told Reuters […]
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and other local partners have deployed assets in response to an oil spill at the Port of Singapore’s Pasir Panjang Terminal on Friday, June 14. The MPA said oil had spilled from one of the cargo tanks of the locally-registered bunkering vessel...
The captain of a commercial oil tanker has pleaded guilty to a two-count information charging him with violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and for obstructing proceedings, the US Department of Justice confirmed via a press statement on Tuesday, June 11. Abdurrahman Korkmaz, a...
The Norwegian Coast Guard’s third and last Jan Mayen-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) was formally named in a ceremony at Vard’s Langsten facilities on Wednesday, June 12. The future NoCGV Hopen and its two earlier sisters, including class lead ship NoCGV Jan Mayen, will replace the coast guard’s...
The Finnish government, through the Ministry of Transport and Communications, is urging the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to spread its network of stand-by oil spill response vessels more evenly across European waters with due regard to the risks of the marine operating environments....
The US Navy christened its newest Navajo-class towing, salvage, and rescue ship (T-ATS) in a ceremony in Houma, Louisiana, on Saturday, June 8. The future USNS Cherokee Nation is the second Navajo-class vessel. Construction is being undertaken by Bollinger Shipyards, which is also building another...
Boluda Towage has acquired Les Abeilles International, a provider of emergency response services primarily off the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of France. The acquired company will now operate at Boluda Towage France. Its six French-flagged vessels will be added to the 40 vessels that Boluda...
The city of Hiroshima in Japan recently placed a new firefighting boat into service. The all-aluminium boat, which is also named Hiroshima, was designed and built by Kiso Shipbuilding. Its duties will include firefighting and search and rescue (SAR), primarily in Hiroshima Bay just off its namesake...