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NTSB: DRAGGED ANCHOR CAUSED SAN PEDRO BAY OIL SPILL

13 DEC 2023  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called for new VTS safety measures after the anchor-drag incident that caused an oil spill off the coast of California in October 2021. The spill released around 588 barrels of crude oil into San Pedro Bay and caused about $160 …

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CLEAN SHIPPING FUELS NEED SOLAR-INDUSTRY STYLE SUPPORT, WHY

12 DEC 2023  Shipping receives nowhere near the media coverage given to aviation, yet the sector also accounts for around three percent of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. Its footprint must be tackled rapidly if international climate targets are to be met. Solutions to decarbonize shipping exist, most notably in the form of …

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SITTING DOWN IS SO BAD FOR YOU, EVEN SLEEPING IS BETTER

11 DEC 2023 We’ve got some unfortunate news for you. Are you sitting down? Perhaps you shouldn’t be ! A new cross-sectional meta-study by an international team of researchers has ranked the movements and positioning we commonly engage in each and every day in order of benefit to your heart. …

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WAR RISK INSURANCE RATES EDGE UP AMID RED SEA SHIP ATTACKS

10 DEC 2023 War risk insurance premiums edged up for Red Sea voyages after three vessels were attacked in the area on Sunday and fears grow over worsening perils for commercial shipping, maritime and insurance sources said on Monday. The incidents are the latest in a series of attacks in Middle …

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SUEZ CANAL NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC RESUMES AFTER ONE CONTAINERSHIP HITS BRIDGE

08 DEC 2023  The Suez Canal Authority is reporting that it was able to recover after an Ocean Network Express (ONE) containership hit a bridge disrupting today’s northbound convoy. At least six vessels had been caught despite the accident happening in a section of two-way traffic and the authority’s efforts …

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FINLAND DEMANDS INVESTIGATORS ON VESSEL THAT BROKE GAS PIPELINE

10 DEC 2023 Finland will demand its investigators be allowed on board the NewNew Polar Bear, a Hong Kong-flagged vessel whose anchor ripped up a subsea gas pipeline near Finnish waters in October, President Sauli Niinisto said. It remains unclear whether the ship dragged its anchor for hundreds of kilometers “intentionally or …

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BUREAU VERITAS LAUNCHES CLASSIFICATION RULES FOR HYDROGEN-FUELLED SHIPS

09 DEC 2023 Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched its first classification Rules for hydrogen-fuelled ships (NR678) to support the safe development of hydrogen propulsion in the maritime sector. The newly introduced rules outline the technical requirements for the secure bunkering, storage, preparation, distribution, and utilization of hydrogen as a fuel …

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OIL INTERESTS IMPEDE PROGRESS ON PLASTIC TREATY

08 DEC 2023 In mid-November, hundreds of protestors marched through the streets of Nairobi, led by a ceremonial band. “Let polluters pay the price!” they chanted, while holding bright yellow placards reading “Plastic crisis = climate crisis” and “End multigenerational toxic exposure”. The citizens were appealing to delegates from 163 …

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ABANDONED TANKER GROUNDS IN VIETNAM DRIFTING 1,000 MILES FROM PHILIPPINES

06 DEC 2023  Like the legendary “Flying Dutchman,” a product tanker thought lost in the Philippines two weeks ago washed ashore today, December 1, hundreds of miles away in Vietnam. The Provincial Boarder Guard Command was puzzled by an uncrewed vessel grounding on its coastline. The authorities were investigating reports of …

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NTSB: FAILURE TO FOLLOW MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES CAUSED $1.2M IN FIRE DAMAGE

05 DEC 2023  A failure to follow recommended maintenance procedures, or possibly a perceived shortcut in the process, is believed to have caused a fire that resulted in $1.2 million in damage and disabled a 46,700 dwt product tanker while she was maneuvering within the confines of a shipping channel. …

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