Environmental disaster
At 1 a.m. on July 25, 2020, in Tokyo, Junichiro Ikeda, then CEO of shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), was most likely already in bed. At the same time in London, Bernard Looney, CEO of British Petroleum (BP), was probably enjoying a…
What we need to do to help Ukraine win
(Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images.)Supporting Ukraine's defense against Russia's unjust invasion is a silver lining of bipartisanship in an otherwise polarized country. But Americans' enthusiasm for more aid programs like the $40…
MPC Container Ships ASA (OTCMKTS:MPZZF) sees a significant increase in short-term interest
Container ship MPC ASA (OTCMKTS: MPZZF – Get a rating) saw strong growth in short-term interest during the month of April. As of April 30, there were short interests totaling 71,600 shares, a growth of 40.9% from!-->…
Man’s body found in Cherry Creek Reservoir a week after boating accident – CBS Denver
CHERRY CREEK STATE PARK, Colorado (CBS4) - Search and rescue personnel pulled the body of a 29-year-old man from the Cherry Creek Reservoir on Saturday, a week after the man slipped from an inner tube pulled by a boat and failed resurfaced.…
🌱 North Fork Daily: Going To Bat For Dylan + Pridwin reopens + Vigil
Hello, North Fork! It was a great outpouring of love for Dylan Newman at Peconic as two high school varsity teams fought, literally, for the 18-year-old high school student from Southold, who was battling cancer.During the darkest hours,…
Coast Guard rescues migrants off Puerto Rico after 11 people die in capsizing
US Coast Guard rescue teams scour the waters off Puerto Rico after a boat apparently carrying migrants capsized, killing 11 passengers.The capsized boat was spotted Thursday noon near a desert island. Authorities say they were able to…
We were able to tow over 10,000 pounds in an electrified GMC Sierra during Magna’s ‘Tech…
During a media day for Magna International's "Tech Week," we were able to visit the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, Michigan, to test out some of the contract manufacturer's electrified technologies. This included a BEV-converted GMC…
Brighton and Hove News » HMS Shoreham comes to Port of Shoreham for farewell visit
HMS Shoreham sails to Shoreham Harbor for a farewell visit before the Royal Navy minehunter is decommissioned.
The ship's future is unclear, but sister ships are expected to enter service in the Baltic region or be handed over to Ukraine.…
Port of Baltimore welcomes e-commerce-focused shipping line ZIM – CBS Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Local and state officials gathered at the Port of Baltimore on Wednesday to welcome ZIM Shipping Line, an e-commerce-focused ocean carrier, to the port.The Israel-based company will begin service from China and Southeast…
Afghanistan: nearly 20 million people suffer from hunger
Bangladesh is a key US ally in South Asia. On issues such as regional and global security, the fight against terrorism and climate change, the two countries benefit from substantial collaboration. Bangladesh has played an…
Ship stranded in Milne Bay
To refloat the ship, the owner, Feng Sea Shipping, hired the tug with barge from the log pond to unload the log cargo from the deck using the ship's cranes. On 4 May, the NMSA had carried out an inspection in accordance with the Port…
A CLYDE-based navy ship leaves the river for the last time
HMS Shoreham has left Clyde Naval Base - her home for the past two decades - for the last time, embarking on a short 'farewell tour' of the UK.
The minehunter was escorted out of Gareloch and into the Clyde…
Advent Technologies Enters into Technology Assessment Agreement with the World’s Second…
BOSTON, May 09, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: DNA) (“Advent” or the “Company”), an innovation-driven leader in fuel cell technology and hydrogen, is pleased to announce the signing of a technology…
Saudi Arabia launches 12 tenders for port development
Saudi Arabia intends to launch 12 port development investment deals in 2022 as part of plans to privatize its maritime industry, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) will invite the private sector to…
Import containers pile up at port Ctg
Import cargo containers piled up at the Port of Chattogram as importers failed to secure their shipments due to the Eid holiday when factories were closed and vehicle traffic was low.
Consequently, both the port authorities and the users…
Alabama Marine veteran volunteers in Ukraine
CULLMAN, Ala. - For about a month now, U.S. Navy veteran Sean Schofield has been sending dispatches to Cullman from a place few would volunteer to go. Since the end of March,!-->…
Shipping Intelligence – Markets – Business Recorder
KARACHI: Report by Karachi Shipping Intelligence incorporating changes up to 7am Friday (06 May 2022).
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Irish Port Eyes Offshore Wind Opportunities. Faucets
Shannon Foynes Port Company has chosen Bechtel to update its Vision 2041 master plan to accommodate offshore and onshore investment in and near its port in Ireland. Bechtel will help the company determine how to ensure…
US intelligence on Moskva’s location helped Ukraine attack valuable Russian warship, sources…
The United States had provided Ukraine with information on the location of the valuable Russian warship Moskva before it sank, sources said. Intelligence shared by the United States on the location of the Russian warship in the Black Sea…
Marine insurance industry prepares for more risk
By Ira Breskin (gCaptain) –
The marine insurance industry is preparing for an expected increase in multi-dimensional risk across all product lines.
This is the consensus of many panelists speaking on Tuesday at the Americas Marine…
Austal is bagging $230.5 million to design and build
Austal USA has been awarded a $230.5 million contract for the detailed design and construction of EPF 16, the Navy's newest expeditionary fast transport vessel (EPF).Austal USA has so far delivered 12 EPFs. Three additional…
Shipyards take the fight to fire
Nothing grabs everyone's attention - especially in the marine industry - faster than the word FIRE. Wherever the boats are, on board or ashore, you will find tools to fight fires. And when fighting a fire on or from the water, the most…
History of Schafer Brothers Logging Company Camps
AIn its heyday, the Schafer Brothers Logging Company ran one of the largest logging, milling, and shipping operations in the Pacific Northwest. The company operated a network of dozens of logging camps, a rail network of over 100 miles of…
Man pleads guilty to murdering crew member on ship bound for Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A crew member who stabbed his supervisor to death on a container ship bound for Los Angeles pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge that could carry a life sentence, prosecutors said .
Michael Dequito Monegro,…
First Ukrainian civilians escape Mariupol steelworks, hundreds remain
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — People fleeing besieged Mariupol described weeks of shelling and deprivation as they arrived in Ukrainian-held territory on Monday, where officials and relief workers were eagerly awaiting…
The names of the main electric cars
What's in a name?
Vehicle names have always been an important part of the mobility mystique. Fodder for the songs: "Little Red Corvette" by Prince, "Roadrunner" by The Modern Lovers and "Red Barchetta" by Rush, to name a few. You…
The idiots stuck BMW on the beach because they didn’t want to transport a kayak
A local had to come up to the rescue after a pair of tourists overturned their car on a beach because they couldn't be bothered carrying their kayak from the parking lot - and got stuck all night. Mark Moseley was driving past Swanpool!-->…
Suez Canal records highest monthly revenue ever in April
Egypt's Suez Canal recorded its highest monthly revenue to date in April, raking in $629 million in vessel transit fees, the waterway's managing authority said on Sunday, as traffic rebounded following the impact of the…
Be aware of the sale of deadly octopuses
MARKET SURPRISE:
Two people in Taiwan have been hospitalized since 2020, and another had a close call, as the COA warned…
Is the United States in a proxy war with Russia? Sergei Lavrov and Lloyd Austin seem to think so.
With heavy weapons like frontline tanks, multiple rocket launchers, 155mm howitzers, attack helicopters and updated anti-aircraft systems invading Ukraine and starting to reach the battlefield , the only thing missing…
The autonomous ship Mayflower begins its second attempt to cross the Atlantic
Mayflower on its attempt to cross the Atlantic in…
Cory Wong Welcomes Billy Strings, Victor Wooten, Chromeo, More Info on New Album, “Power…
Prolific funk guitarist and bandleader Cory Wang released their latest album, Power plant. The fifteen-track collection features collaborations with a long, eclectic list of high-profile guests, including Billy strings, Chromeo,…
3 Things to Know Before Buying the 2022 Toyota Tundra Capstone
Trucks are no longer just getting people from point A to point B. Specifically, the 2022 Toyota Tundra Capstone isn't just any truck. Toyota has put a lot of effort into the thoughtful design of the Capstone trim, and these are…
Port of Gothenburg ready for STS methanol bunkering operations | Rigzone
Gothenburg Port Authority has published general methanol operating regulations for ship-to-ship bunkering with the ambition to become the leading renewable methanol bunkering hub in Northern Europe.
By 2030,…
DVIDS – News – Navy Public Health Supports Naval Base Guantanamo Bay
Entomologists and preventive medicine technicians from the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) traveled to Naval Base Guantanamo Bay (NSGB) to provide!-->!-->…
China reports entry into service of first autonomous container ship
Zhi Fei has entered commercial services after…
Live Updates: Nissan shares fall on reports Renault plans to sell stake
An aerial photo of Irpin, northwest of kyiv. The city was damaged by shelling © AFP via Getty Images
The conflict in Ukraine is a certainty for current events this week, but activity will…
Post-pandemic ASEAN: Rebuilding ASEAN’s collapsed food system
The pandemic has led to two very different stories about the food industry. On the one hand, we have seen stories of distressed farmers dumping surplus produce they could not sell, with some Malaysian farmers having to waste 70% of their…
US Navy P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol planes reportedly helped Ukrainians strike Russian Navy Black…
The US Navy reportedly used one of its P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft to provide accurate targeting data to Ukrainian forces to sink the Russian Navy's Black Sea flagship RTS Moskva (121).
The US Navy reportedly used one of its P-8…
Resolve Marine Group – Angler News
Solve marine workers assembling a floating boom on the water in Alaska. Resolve has invested heavily in state-of-the-art equipment and technology over the past year. Photo courtesy of Resolve Marine.
Jhe word…
Some civilians leave as Russians tighten noose on Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Only four buses carrying civilians managed to escape from Mariupol after several failed attempts, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday, as thousands more remained trapped by relentless Russian attacks on the…
La Défense discreetly acquires Pacific Support Vessel
Defense has spent $93 million to acquire a second-hand 5,204-tonne offshore supply vessel currently moored in the Canary Islands instead of the "large-hulled" warship which, according to the Minister of Defense of the time, Christopher…
Noose tightens on Russian economy as import options dwindle
There is no global trade embargo on Russia. No penalties prohibiting shipments of most consumer goods or manufacturing components. But you don't need to target the cargo itself to throw a wrench into a supply chain.
Russia's…
Kotug consolidates the offshore sector by acquiring Seaways International
Seaways International operates a fleet of offshore…
In Jaffna waters, India sinks China’s tender, but an old net problem arises
It is here, on this island off the Jaffna peninsula in the Northern Province, that India supplanted China to sign a pact with the Sri Lankan government for a joint renewable energy project.
Its 5,000 residents, all fishermen, are unaware of…
Container ship Ever Forward should finally be refloated by the Coast Guard a month after it was…
Righting the Ever Forward: A giant container ship (whose sister stuck the Suez) is FINALLY refloated a month after reaching the Chesapeake Bay - forcing salvage crews to remove 323 containers to make it lighterThe Ever Forward…
Air Force offers help to families impacted by anti-LGBTQ laws
Placeholder while loading article actionsIn a usual move, the US Air Force recently advised its service members that it will support their families with medical and legal assistance if they are affected by dozens of new state laws…
Ukraine aims to break Russia’s siege of Mariupol as Kyiv is hit by blasts
Ukraine said on Friday it was trying to break the siege of Russian forces in Mariupol, with fighting raging around the steel plant and the port of Illich, as the capital kyiv was rocked by some of the…
Russian missile cruiser Moskva, flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, sank
Moscow: Russian missile cruiser Moskva, flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, sank while being towed into port in stormy sea conditions, the Defense Ministry said. According to the Russian army, the hull of the warship had been damaged by an…
Ship travel and freight traffic in Helsinki picks up despite Ukraine crisis
(Courtesy of Port of Helsinki)
Boat trips in Helsinki have started to recover from the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The war in Ukraine has not yet significantly slowed traffic through Helsinki, and!-->!-->…
BC Ferries vessel towed to Nanaimo after breakdown at sea
A traveler who was stranded aboard a BC Ferries vessel traveling between Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo, B.C. captured video footage of two tugs guiding the vessel into Departure Bay.
The ferry, the Queen of Oak Bay, was about 10…
Fiji investigate arrival of Russian oligarch’s ship, question captain
Dagestan-born tycoon Suleiman Kerimov watches a soccer match between Anzhi and CSKA in Makhachkala December 2, 2012. REUTERS
SYDNEY — Fiji police investigated the arrival of a luxury vessel owned by a Russian oligarch on Thursday,…
Government uses Brexit freedoms to protect our seas
Harmful fishing activities will be banned in four new marine protected areas (MPAs), the government announced today. The move was made possible by new post-Brexit freedoms that allow the government to protect rare habitats and wildlife in…
Port of Los Angeles Completes Everport Terminal Upgrades
The modernization of the terminal is designed to improve Everport's container handling efficiency and capacity, and also allow it to accommodate the anticipated fleet mix of larger vessels that are expected to call at the terminal over…
Analysis: West plans to increase military aid to Ukraine as Russia plots next big assault
Zelensky's latest appeal, which has Western leaders wondering how far they are willing to test President Vladimir Putin's red lines, came as he warned there were 'tens of thousands of dead' in the southern port city of Mariupol which has…
Where and how was the Titanic built?
Before RMS Titanic had even left Southampton in April 1912, the ominous signs of tragedy were there. Thousands of people had gathered at the port to greet friends and family and catch a glimpse of the record-breaking ship, then the largest…
Commodity stocks | Market insight: Market not betting on domestic recovery, hedging with value…
“For FMCG companies, the short-term trigger may be a moderation in commodity prices and the next trigger level may occur if volume growth resumes. For now, in the medium term, we are negative on the FMCG space,” says Mihir VoraCIO and…
Cruise ships return to British Columbia, with tourist dollars and environmental concerns in tow
Simone Kearney-Rodriguez is eager to put some cash in the ledger this weekend when the first crowd of cruise ship passengers enter the port of Victoria, British Columbia, on Saturday after the last two were canceled cruise seasons due to…
The great moment of relaxation or celebration?
Is weak consumer demand curbing imports, finally reducing port congestion, freeing up ship capacity and driving down ocean spot rates? Is this the beginning of the “great denouement”?
Or is the decreasing congestion at West…
From tankers to tugs and barges
TJC Marine HSQE Manager Capt. Rob McCaughey reflects on his life at sea
Captain Rob McCaughey's career path has been as diverse as the ocean on which it was built.
He worked as a diver. He sailed on oil tankers as a deck cadet,…
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov runs on dirty Mazut fuel
The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov uses Mazut, an ultra-thick black tarry substance.
Mazut is known to be quite toxic, sticky and emit clouds of…
U.S. and Philippine forces successfully conclude the 37th Balikatan
U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Force Reconnaissance Group conduct a close combat exercise at Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim in Cavite during Balikatan 22.
Manila,…
War in Ukraine disrupts grain markets and threatens food security in Southeast Asia — BenarNews
As war rages across Ukraine, farmers have been busy towing captured Russian tanks, artillery and downed helicopters. In addition to their new vocation, is the planting of the spring harvest.
It's…
What European companies face with China’s zero Covid policy
Shanghai, home to the world's largest container port, began a two-part lockdown on March 28 and has yet to announce a date for lifting the restrictions.Yang Jianzheng | Visual Group China | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's Covid controls…
No easy answer to boost Stinger production, says Pentagon #2
United States Marine Corps Pfc. Scout Mohrman fires a Stinger missile during training at Led Mountain, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 14, 2019. (US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)
LOS…
Ola S1 electric scooter goes into reverse mode without warning, goes up to 102 km/h: watch
In just a few months since deliveries began, the Ola S1 electric scooter has gone from one of the country's most anticipated scooters to the most infamous. Pouring into the sea of complaints that were already flooding social media was a…
Schottel takes a majority stake in a Turkish company
Companies share overlaps in propulsion hybridization technologies
The German propulsion expert Schottel has acquired the majority of the capital of elkon, the Turkish specialist in the…
JNPA sets record by handling 5.68 million TEUs in FY22
NEW DELHI : Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) handled 5.68 million TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent) in FY 2021-22, an increase of 21.55% from 4.68 million of TEUs in 2020-21. This performance is the highest ever…
Stranded seal pup on track for return to wild waters
The baby seal that wandered the streets of Riverside on Sunday morning appears to be in good health and could be released into the wild within a week, according to officials from the New York Marine Rescue Center. On Monday, the…
Exmouth RNLI lifeboat called vessel causing danger
Exmouth RNLI volunteers were tasked with reporting an out of control vessel causing danger off Exmouth earlier today.
At 12:08 p.m. today Monday 04and April 2022, the crew of the Exmouth RNLI coastal lifeboat
D-805 George Bearman II were…
Rescuers prepare sunken tugs in Devonport
MONTHS after January alliance between cement companies Goliath and two TasPorts tugs moored at Devonport harbour, rescuers prepare York Cove and Anse Campbell to lift.
TasPorts commissioned the Australian company United Salvage…
Port of Long Beach is getting greener every year – Press Telegram
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By Lee Peterson
Long Beach Harbor
Seventeen years after adopting its famous Green Port Policy, the Port of Long Beach is more committed than ever to making Southern California a cleaner, healthier place to live, work and play.…
Will Western leaders cut and run as the costs of war in Ukraine rise? | Simon Tisdall
HHow long will Western democracies maintain current levels of support for Ukraine? The economic impact of the war, which is already manifesting itself in soaring inflation and the cost of living, could have very negative political…
Poole Lifeboat launched for yacht in trouble
Poole Lifeboat was launched by the UK Coastguard at 4.40pm (Friday April 1) at a report from a 30ft yacht with three people on board. The yacht had experienced engine failure and was near the training bank, two of the three people on…
Energy security | News, Sports, Jobs
Last Sunday we hosted a football party for our high school boys team to celebrate winning the state championship in November. Everyone signed the back of the section,…
Disney’s New Cruise Ship Completes River Transportation
Disney Wish leaving the shipyard (photos courtesy of…
The three new Canadian Coast Guard fishing vessels docked for repairs
File image courtesy of CCG
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US Navy ends development of DART sonar with Raytheon
WASHINGTON — The United States Navy will end its work with Raytheon Technologies developing sonar for littoral combat ships and frigates and will instead purchase sonar already in use by several navies around the world.Raytheon's AN/SQS-62…
Expo 2020 Dubai Closing Ceremony Live: The “World’s Largest Trade Show” Is Back
Fireworks lit up the sky as Expo 2020 came to a close with glittering events. It was a moment of triumph tinged with sadness that touched the hearts of everyone who visited the exhibit. The official closing ceremony is over. Here is how…