22 AUG 2024 CMA CGM’s brand new containership has lost up to 99 boxes overboard in a storm off South Africa (Hudong-Zhonghua) For the second time in approximately a month, one of CMA CGM’s large containerships, the newly inaugurated CMA CMG Belem (13,000 TEU) has lost boxes overboard in storms …
Read More »DALI COMPLETES OFFLOADING CONTAINERS AS SALVAGE OPERATION CONTINUES
21 AUG 2024 Nearly five months after the fatal allision of the containership Dali with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, offloading of the vessel has been completed in Norfolk, Virginia. TV station WTKR in Norfolk caught pictures of the vessel in recent days with its decks cleared of containers. The …
Read More »HIGH-TECH SAILING SHIP STARTS MAIDEN VOYAGE WITH 1,000 TONNES OF CARGO
20 AUG 2024 Anemos, a one-of-a-kind sail cargo ship operated by French carrier TOWT, has departed on her maiden transatlantic voyage from Le Havre to New York with 1,000 tonnes of cargo. As of this weekend, the vessel was making good time with favorable winds, the line said. Compared to …
Read More »STUDY FINDS HUMANS AGE FASTER AT 2 SHARP PEAKS – HERE’S WHEN TO EXPECT THEM
20 AUG 2024 The progress of a human being through life might be thought of as a mostly gradual succession of changes from the ovum to the grave. But if you wake up one morning, look in the mirror, and wonder when you suddenly grew so much older, you may …
Read More »COLOR OF YOUR TONGUE REVEALS A LOT ABOUT YOUR STATE OF HEALTH
19 AUG 2024 One of my grandmother’s favourite things to cook was cold pressed ox tongue, though it’s a tradition that I don’t really feel the need to continue. Have you ever seen one? Not only is it colossal, but requires a lot of faff in scrubbing, cooking and pressing, …
Read More »NOVATEK SET TO DOCK SECOND LNG UNIT AT SANCTIONED ARCTIC PLANT
18 AUG 2024 Russian gas producer Novatek PJSC seems to be pushing ahead with an expansion project at its Arctic LNG 2 plant despite Western energy sanctions. A small fleet of tug vessels towing a second production train has approached the site of the plant on Saturday, according to ship-tracking …
Read More »UKRAINE GRAIN TRADER SAYS TOO RISKY TO RELY ON BLACK SEA PORTS
17 AUG 2024 Ukraine’s crucial Black Sea grain ports are again shipping out hefty amounts, but one major trader plans to keep exporting large volumes via much more expensive river routes. Despite river cargoes barely turning a profit for Nibulon SA, its chief executive officer says it’s important to have a …
Read More »NAVAL ARCHITECTURE: THE DECARBONIZATION CHALLENGE
16 AUG 2024 The design is the easy part. What to design is the challenge. While much of the discussion about the future of shipping is centered on big concepts like increasing efficiency, alternate fuel sources and decarbonization, naval architects say there is no one solution to the emerging challenges. …
Read More »MAERSK JOINS WITH LR AND CORE TO STUDY NUCLEAR-POWERED CONTAINER SHIPPING
15 AUG 2024 Maersk is joining in with a collaboration between Lloyd’s Register and CORE Power that could provide the long-term pathway for nuclear-powered commercial shipping. Using a feeder containership operating in a European port, the collaboration will determine the safety and regulatory considerations and necessary framework for nuclear-powered commercial …
Read More »RUSSIA’S BIGGER SHADOW FLEET HELPS BEAT OIL SANCTIONS
14 AUG 2024 Russia’s efforts to bolster its so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers in the first half of this year helped to offset the impact of Western sanctions, according to the KSE Institute. Some 74 new vessels started carrying Russian crude in the period, having not done so last …
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