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Russia Wins Arctic Battle Over US & Allies

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Russia Scores ‘Big Victory’ Over US & Its Allies In The Arctic; US Vows To Stand “Toe To Toe, Ship To Ship” With Moscow, states an Eurasian Times news source.

Russia struggles to establish its ascendance over Ukraine

More than 20 warships, 35 aircraft, and eight onshore units of 13 NATO allied and partner nations are to participate on May 8 in “Formidable Shield,” an exercise inside the Arctic Circle to train air and missile defense against any future Russian missile...

https://mfame.guru/russia-wins-arctic-battle-over-us-allies/

Monjasa supplies first VLSFO in Lome, Togo

Monjasa, the Danish bunker company has carried out its first ship-to-ship (STS) supply of the very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) in Lome, Togo. The operation was carried out on Monday, October 21, 2019 by the company’s tanker African Runner and involved the supply of a total of 200mts VLSFO, helping in the the IMO 2020 transition by making new low-sulphur marine fuel available throughout the West African region.

Moreover, Monjasa has recently opened its first office in Luanda, Angola, in an effort...

https://safety4sea.com/monjasa-supplies-first-vlsfo-in-lome-togo/

Nauticor conducts first STS LNG bunkering at Brunsbüttel

Hamburg-based Nauticor, conducted its first ever ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at the Elbehafen Brunsbüttel, part of Brunsbüttel Ports, the first at a German port. The vessel bunkered LNG to DEME’s TSHD Scheldt River delivering a total of 300 cubic meters of the chilled fuel.

Specifically, the dredger Scheldt River received the low emission fuel from the bunker supply vessel (BSV) Kairos, as Brunsbüttel Ports, DEME and Nauticor reported in a joint statement.

Scheldt River belongs and is...

https://safety4sea.com/nauticor-conducts-first-sts-lng-bunkering-at-brunsbuttel/

First SIMOPS LNG bunkering takes place in port of Helsinki

Nauticor-operated LNG bunker supply vessel Kairos conducted its first SIMOPS (simultaneous operations) LNG bunkering operation with the world’s first container ship retrofitted with an LNG engine, Wes Amelie, at the Vuosaari Harbour container terminal in the Port of Helsinki, Finland.

The SIMOPS LNG ship-to-ship operation was the first ever to be conducted by Wes Amelie and Kairos; Yet, both vessels have already conducted their first LNG ship-to-ship operation at anchorage in front of Visby,...

https://safety4sea.com/first-simops-lng-bunkering-takes-place-in-port-of-helsinki/

Monjasa completes first STS supply of new VLSFO

Danish bunker company, Monjasa, announced that it completed its first ship-to-ship supply for the new very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) in light of the approaching IMO 2020 regulations. The operation was completed in Southampton, UK and included supply of VLSFO and MGO.

Specifically, Vinga Safir, operated by Monjasa, conducted ship-to-shore operations with the roro cargo vessel Hurst Point, in Southampton, on August 29 and supplied VLSFO and MGO 0.1%.

In light of this event, Stenberg Mølholt,...

https://safety4sea.com/monjasa-completes-first-sts-supply-of-new-vlsfo/

World’s largest crane vessel conducts record LNG bunkering

Titan LNG, Dutch LNG supplier, conducted the largest LNG bunkering in the world with Heerema Marine Contractors’ new semi-submersible crane vessel. The vessel was supplied with over 3,000 tonnes of LNG.

This is the largest quantity of LNG that has ever been bunkered and proves that this upcoming fuel is available anywhere now, as Titan LNG reported.

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According to the company, the ship loaded in Singapore at the SLNG terminal where Titan LNG sourced the fuel...

https://safety4sea.com/worlds-largest-crane-vessel-conducts-record-lng-bunkering/

Tallink Grupp conducts its first cold ironing at Stockholm port

Tallink Grupp announced that it began using its shore power in order to provide electricity to two of its vessels, Silja Serenade and Silja Symhony, while they’re alongside in port, to decrease the environmental impact of the vessels and also mitigate air pollution in the Nordic capital cities the company’s vessels visit.

Specifically, the two vessels are sister ships, operating on the Helsinki-Stockholm route, have been piloting use of the shore power connection facility since February this...

https://safety4sea.com/tallink-grupp-conducts-its-first-cold-ironing-at-stockholm-port/

Notes on safe seafarer ship-to-ship transfer

Britannia P&I’s Loss Prevention team published an informational paper on the best way to transfer personnel from one ship to another. There’s a variety of ways to do so, but the most important thing is safety.

Generally, the operations are all different as they hide different dangers, concerning the ‘product’ being transferred.

Britannia notes that the most important points to be careful of are:

  • Approval

Prior to the transfer, one should check with the flag state, classification society and port...

https://safety4sea.com/notes-on-safe-seafarer-ship-to-ship-transfer/

Petronas completes second STS LNG transfer

Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS), through its subsidiary PETRONAS LNG Ltd (PLL), announced another successful completion of LNG break bulk ship-to-ship transfer, that was recently conducted in Brunei Bay.

Specifically, the break bulk operations consisted of the fully loaded Seri Bijaksana vessel carrying LNG cargo from Gladstone LNG, Australia, transferring smaller parcels onto two other vessels for onward deliveries to different LNG terminals in Shanghai, China.

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https://safety4sea.com/petronas-completes-second-sts-lng-transfer/

Royal Navy vessel identifies evasion of North Korea sanctions

The North Korean-flagged tanker Saebyol, which was transmitting as a fishing boat, was spotted alongside a vessel of unknown nationality on the high seas, conducting a prohibited ship-to-ship transfer as the Royal Navy reported.

The two vessels were spotted on March 2, by a Royal Navy frigate which was operating in the East China Sea in cooperation with Japan, enforcing the UN sanctions against North Korea.

The evidence of the illegal operation was gathered and then sent to the United Nations.

Japa...

https://safety4sea.com/royal-navy-vessel-identifies-evasion-of-north-korea-sanctions/

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