The much-anticipated removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying […]
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VLCC Nautica arrives in Yemen to transfer oil from ‘time bomb’ FSO Safer
A very large crude carrier the Nautica, bought in March by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) […]
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Tanker Arrives in Yemen to Start Risky Oil Pumping Operation
By Mohammed Hatem Jul 16, 2023 (Bloomberg) –A United Nations oil tanker arrived in Yemen on Sunday to begin the risky operation of pumping over a million barrels of crude oil…
https://gcaptain.com/tanker-arrives-in-yemen-to-start-risky-oil-pumping-operation/
FSO Safer Oil Transfer Operation to Start Next Week
The transfer of crude oil from the dilapidated tanker FSO Safer stranded off the coast of Yemen is expected to start early next week, a senior United Nations humanitarian official told the…
https://gcaptain.com/fso-safer-oil-transfer-operation-to-start-next-week/
With salvage ops underway, Dutch govt urged to step in for ‘safe and environmentally sound’ FSO recycling
Salvage operations to transfer the oil from a rapidly decaying FSO, moored off Yemen, to a safe vessel are expected to start soon.
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SMIT Seeks Higher Salvage Award for Freeing Ever Given from Suez Canal
By Jonathan Browning (Bloomberg) — The Dutch salvage firm that helped prevent a global freight bottleneck when it dislodged a massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal is fighting the vessel’s owners in a London court, claiming they were denied a proper payout. Teams from SMIT Salvage BV were rushed to the Suez Canal to help refloat the Ever Given and free the critical waterway in the spring of 2021. The firm, known for flying employees from one shipping crisis to the next, argued this...
https://gcaptain.com/smit-seeks-higher-salvage-award-for-freeing-ever-given-from-suez-canal/
Two Large Salvage Tugs Set to Join Felicity Ace Firefighting Effort
Two large salvage tugs are expected to arrive at the Felicity Ace car carrier which remains adrift after a fire in the Atlantic Ocean. An update from the ship’s manager,…
https://gcaptain.com/two-large-salvage-tugs-set-to-join-felicity-ace-firefighting-effort/
Sri Lankan authorities order X-Press ship to leave its waters
Environmental concerns following the cargo fire on board the Singaporean vessel X-Press Pearl last week has seen Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Agency (MEPA) banish the vessel from its waters.
Flames were seen coming from cargo containers on the vessel last week, in the area of the vessel where chemical are stowed, and with the ship carrying around 25 tonnes of nitric acid, and the failure to completely extinguish the fire, MEPA has reportedly written to X-Press Feeders to demand the...
https://container-news.com/sri-lankan-authorities-order-x-press-ship-to-leave-its-waters/
COLUMN | Living on a diet of garbage [Tug Times]
I long ago stopped believing almost anything I read in the press, and the recent blockage of the Suez Canal has spawned another round of questionable reporting. One BBC ..
Rescue Underway for Abandoned Yacht Transport Ship Adrift Off Norway
OSLO, April 6 (Reuters) – Emergency response teams scrambled on Tuesday to prevent a Dutch cargo ship adrift in the North Sea from sinking and causing an oil spill off…