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VIDEO: Methanex and MOL complete bio-methanol fueled net-zero transatlantic voyage
Vancouver, B.C., based Methanex Corporation and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) report that the dual-fuel vessel Cajun Sun has successfully completed the first-ever net-zero voyage fueled by bio-methanol. The Cajun Sun, operated by Methanex’s subsidiary Waterfront Shipping and chartered from MOL, departed from Geismar, La., on January 17 and arrived in Antwerp, Belgium on…
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Two Taiwanese Distant-Water Fishing Crews Go Missing in One Week
Taiwan’s fishing community has lost two distant-water crews in a week, one off Mauritius and the other off Palau. On February 18, the Pingtung-based tuna longliner Sheng Feng 128 ceased transmitting AIS and VMS at a position about 400 nm to the northwest of Palau’s Malakal Island. Taiwan called for…
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Methane Leaking from Container Forces Crew Evacuation
Russian officials reported that they were able to stop a dangerous methane leak from a containership docked in the northern port of Korsakov. They said the incident which had caused the evacuation of the ship and a safety perimeter around the port highlighted the importance of proper handling and shipment…
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BC Ferries receives funding to avoid fare hikes
The British Columbia government is pumping CAD 500 million (about US$369 million) of new funding into BC Ferries. The aim is to lower fare increases for users of its coastal ferry service. “Every day, people use BC Ferries to get to work, and visit family and friends, as well as…
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ONE donates services and $100,000 to quake relief
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has donated $100,000 to charity and is providing container services to support the victims of the recent earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. The company said it donated SGD40,000 through the Singapore Red Cross and $60,000 through the Turkish Red Crescent Society. ONE is also providing dry containers…
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Towboat pilot did not report $2 million bridge strike
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a December 23, 2021, incident in which a barge tow struck a highway bridge. Though the bridge incurred $2 million in damage, the towboat pilot never reported the strike to authorities. The accident occurred in the early morning hours. The…
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Werft Shipbuilding books order for versatile catamaran workboat
A green and versatile catamaran workboat is set to be at work on Netherlands inland waterways by the end of the year and it’s being hailed as a “local masterpiece” by the maritime community in the town of Urk. To be named Leon-H, the vessel is a Werft Hybrid Cat 2411e. It…
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World’s largest short-sea RO/RO fitted with rotor sails
Luxembourg-headquartered logistics specialist CLdN reports that its RO/RO vessel the M/V Delphine has now been successfully fitted with a rotor sails wind propulsion system will return to service from Zeebrugge, Belgium, as from February 27. Plans to fit the 2018-built vessel with two 35 meters tall by 5 meters diameter Norsepower tilting…
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TTB 2023 attendees to tour USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
TTB 2023 attendees will have the chance to visit USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park on March 8 to wrap up the conference in Mobile, Ala. Attendees who register for the tour will board the USS Alabama battleship and explore 12 decks. The tour will include a look down inside the oldest submarine…
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Venice, Known for Flooding, Experiences Historic Low Tides
Venice has long had difficulties with high tide flooding, linked to local subsidence and slowly rising seas, but this past weekend it has the opposite problem: dry canals. A rare anticyclone wind system over the Mediterranean, combined with tides and currents, left the Venice Lagoon about 26 inches below average.…
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