Industry best practices for addressing the challenges posed by an aging global Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) fleet have been published by ABS in a safety milestone for the sector. Enhancing Safety on FPSOs, Practical Considerations for Operations and Maintenance is the product of an ABS-led working group consisting of Chevron, Shell Trading (U.S.) Company, Petrobras, MODEC and SBM as well as The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA), the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)...
Seafarers’ working lives, wellbeing, and the upholding of a fair and reasonable recuperating environment ashore pivots on this much needed but simple development to use existing maritime levy funds for good. The solution and legal pathway have already been proven and it can be achieved with a simple committed focus with the setting aside of political point scoring, and a deliberate avoidance of vested self-interest.
A core interest of both coastal states and the multi-trillion $ shipping...
Marina, the Maritime Industry Authority, has advised seafarers and overseas shipping firms to look out for the drifting mines in the Black Sea resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war. The deputy administrator for operations, Nannette Dinopol, alerted overseas shipping lines as well as other maritime entities, including seafarers of the new threat. Dinopol issued Marina Advisory 2022-28 after a navigational alert (Navtex) from Turkey for vessels against the drifted mines present in the Black Sea...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/shipping-lines-warned-about-mines-drifting-in-black-sea/
From the historic harbour in St. John’s, Newfoundland, OceanGate Expeditions announces Inmarsat as the 2022 Titanic Survey Expedition satellite service provider. Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress high-speed satellite service will enable OceanGate Expeditions’ at-sea crew to instantly connect with scientific and operational resources anywhere in the world and to share important findings immediately while enhancing safety for the entire operation.
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Following the tragic...
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s President, recently called on Albania to ban Russia’s vessels from the country’s ports and also have restrictions on tourists from Russia. The statement was made by Zelensky in his speech at the Parliament of Albania, Ukrinform reports The Ukraine President emphasized the importance of placing an embargo on Russia’s oil and blocking schemes Russia uses to ignore sanctions and deceive the free world.
Besides, Russia’s banks must be totally disconnected from the...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/ukraine-urges-albania-to-ban-russian-ships-from-ports/
After a series of suicides committed by crew members on a US naval vessel, the officials declared that they are shifting sailors of the aircraft carrier, USS George Washington, and had given them permission to live off the ship. CNN has reported that the US Navy has moved over 200 sailors, and is examining the deaths of seven, including four by suicide in 2021.
Per the Washington Post, three members of the crew are, so far, believed to have passed away by committing suicide this year, in April —...
The world’s newest wonder, Royal Caribbean International’s Wonder of the Seas, arrived in Barcelona, Spain, to kick off a summer full of memorable holidays in Europe. The fifth in the cruise line’s revolutionary Oasis Class line-up sets course for the Mediterranean on 7-night cruises from Barcelona and Rome beginning Sunday, 8th May. With a combination of brand-new thrills and signature favourites on board, Wonder is the getaway where holidaymakers of all ages can make memories as they sail to...
Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, NY, United States: The mission to #SaveTheSullivans has officially transitioned from an Emergency Response Phase to a Maintenance and Decontamination Phase as the recovery efforts progress. As of today, divers have plugged a total of 51 holes in the hull and crew members have removed approximately 95% of the water from the ship.
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We will continue to monitor water levels and pump out the...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/submerged-wwii-destroyer-the-sullivans-finally-revived/
On Monday, Ukraine declared that it sank two Naval vessels of Russia in the Black Sea through drone strikes, while explosions rang out in Russia’s border area of Belgorod once again, and heavy fighting was ongoing in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine has published a video of what is referred to as Bayraktar TB-2 armed drones attacking two patrol boats of Raptor class at about 4.51 a.m. close to Snake Island on Monday. Both these boats seemed to have been hit. However, it was not clear whether they...
Russia’s vessels are not permitted to dock anywhere in Europe owing to the sanctions regime, but Sunny Liger, Russia’s oil tanker, sails under the flag of the Marshall Islands and is, therefore, exempt.
Employees working at the Port of Amsterdam have been refusing to unload an oil tanker from Russia that was earlier refused docking at a port in Sweden, and has now been anchored in the sea lock in IJmuiden, NOS broadcaster reported.
Amsterdam dock employees say they would refuse to unload the boat...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/dutch-port-workers-deny-russian-oil-tanker-from-docking/