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Construction Milestone for First Hydrogen-Powered Inland Cargo Ship
Construction of the first inland cargo ship that will operate entirely on hydrogen marked a key milestone in the demonstration project that expects to place the ship in service later this year. The WEVA Project is supported by a broad coalition of companies and the government of The Netherlands to…
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Australia Responds to Bulker Reporting Water in its Engine Room
Australia authorities responded to a call for assistance from a Japanese-owned bulker anchored near a coal port in Queensland. The Frontier Unity (181,415 dwt) was reporting water in the engine room measuring up to 22 feet, but in no immediate danger of sinking. The vessel which is owned by Japan’s Nissen Kaium…
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Retrofit Concepts for Newcastlemax Bulker to Achieve CII Compliance
A new design project is addressing the challenge of taking an in-service Newcastlemax bulker and making it compliant with the IMO’s new emissions initiatives. With the EEXI and CII coming into force this year, the project looks at a vessel that they believe would receive a “D” ranking and be…
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Response Vessel Damaged the Hull of Burning Freighter off Sweden
Hull cracking could have resulted in water ingress if contact had continued, according to accident investigators During the response to a serious fire aboard the lumber carrier Almirante Storni in 2021, a Swedish Coast Guard vessel intentionally pressed its stern into the bulker’s hull, bending in plating and nearly causing flooding, according…
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Fincantieri Enters U.S. Wind Sector with Contract to Build Crest’s SOV
Fincantieri, through its U.S. subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group, is entering U.S. offshore wind as part of the corporation’s effort to become “a prime mover in the offshore wind sector.” The shipbuilding group reached an agreement for a construction contract with Crest Wind, a joint venture between Crowley and Esvagt, to…
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Indian Government Plans Strict Age Restrictions on Cargo Vessels
India’s government is preparing to impose a remarkable set of vessel age restrictions on all ships handling Indian cargo, according to The Economic Times. The restrictions would prevent Indian owners from buying and registering any ship over 20 years of age and would require deregistration after 25 years. Passenger vessels would…
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Companies Fined $2M in MARPOL Case While Engineer was Found Not Guilty
The owner and operator of a bulker registered in the Marshall Islands were sentenced and fined after pleading guilty in a March 2021 MARPOL case at the Port of New Orleans. The Department of Justice said the case was part of its ongoing enforcement of environmental regulations. While the companies…
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Hong Kong Receives First International Cruise Ship in Three Years
Hong Kong marked the first arrival of an international cruise into the city in three years signaling what many people hope is a key turning point for the industry and Asia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. While China continues to battle surges of variants of the virus, officials are still…
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Salvage Operations is Underway in Gibraltar to Remove OS 35 Wreck
Salvage operations are underway off Gibraltar to remove the wreck of the bulker OS 35 after some weather-related delays. The port approved the salvage plan late in 2022 setting a target to complete the removal process of the 35,000 dwt bulker which was intentionally grounded and later sunk after fitting another vessel…
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Hapag-Lloyd’s First LNG-Fueled ULCV Floated in South Korea
Hapag LNG containership floatedHapag’s new LNG-fueled ultra-large containership floated for the first time in South Korea (Hapag) Two years after the order was placed, the first of Hapag-Lloyd’s new ultra-large container vessels was recently floated. The ship is the first of a new class of vessels for the carrier which…
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