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NTSB: Lack of spotter led to $2 million crane toppling off barge
A crane toppled off a construction barge near Norfolk, Va., last year because no spotter was present to notice the crane being driven too far aft, and the cable system securing the crane to the barge failed, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday in its most recent marine accident investigation report.…
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Philippine Coast Guard Expands Patrols in Disputed Waters
After a spate of recent incidents in the region, the Philippine Coast Guard reported that it is increasing patrols in the hotly contested region which it calls the West Philippine Sea and the Kalayaan Island Group and which China claims as part of the South China Sea and the Spratly…
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Algoma Central and CSL order four methanol-ready ocean self-unloaders
The latest shipowners joining the growing number ready to explore methanol fueling are Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation and CSL Group. Today they announced a newbuild order for their CSL International Pool. Placed with Jiangsu Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding (YAMIC) in China it covers the construction of four new methanol-ready Kamsarmax-based ocean belt self-unloading vessels.…
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Ingram Marine christens the M/V Steve Alley
Nashville, Tenn, based Ingram Marine Group held a special christening ceremony February 15, for the latest addition to its fleet, the M/V Steve Alley. The towboat is named after Ingram’s former vice president of external sales, dry cargo, Steve Alley, who retired at the end of 2021. Alley was with Ingram for more…
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Carnival’s Costa Group in MOU on methanol fueling for cruise ships
Methanol continues to make new inroads into the marine fuel market. Yesterday, it was the bulk carrier segment where methanol fueling was in the news. Today, it’s cruising. Costa Group, part of Carnival Corporation and a leading European cruise operator with its two brands Costa Cruises and AIDA Cruises, has signed…
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ICS tries again on “Fund and Reward” GHG reduction proposal
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, has submitted a revised proposal to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that reaffirms the industry’s commitment to meet 2050 net zero carbon goals and sets out the full details of how this can be achieved…
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Siemens Gamesa concludes charter agreement for NYK crew transfer vessel
Japan’s NYK Group has concluded a time charter contract to provide Siemens Gamesa with a crew transfer vessel (CTV) for the offshore wind power generation facility at Ishikari Bay New Port, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation in December The NYK CTV will be owned by NYK and managed…
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Video: Floating Naval Mine Explodes on a Beach in Georgia
After a storm over the Black Sea, Ukraine’s military has warned coastal communities near Odesa of the risk of drifting naval mines. The warning comes shortly after the detonation of a contact mine on a public beach in Batumi, Georgia’s second-largest city. Floating Soviet-era YaM-type mines have been a persistent…
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Video: Spain Blocks Maersk Tanker Over STS Transfer Involving Ex-Russian Ship
Sanctions enforcement on a remote interaction with a once-Russian vessel sends a stern message The Elephant (orange trackline) meets up with the ex-Russian tanker Nobel (red) off Ceuta, then joins Maersk Magellan (green) (Courtesy Pole Star) In a sign of increasing regulatory interest in Russian ship-to-ship petroleum transfers, Spanish authorities…
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Blue Sky Maritime’s David Cummins to keynote TTB 2023
David Cummins, president and CEO of the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition—a non-profit, strategic alliance formed to accelerate the transition of waterborne transportation in Canada and the United States toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions—will keynote this year’s Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) conference on March 7 in Mobile, Ala. Blue Sky…
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