02 SEPT 2023 Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday (24th August, 2023), prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour. The start of the discharge of around 540 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water over several …
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01 SEPT 2023 Singaporean shipping company Zeaborn Ship Management has pleaded guilty to maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oily bilge water and garbage on board the vessel Star Maia. Zeaborn has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty. The Chief Engineer, Constancio Estuye, and Captain, Alexander …
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31 AUG 2023 As President Joe Biden announces major reforms to how the military prosecutes sexual assault, the U.S. Navy is still shrouding those court proceedings in secrecy and fighting a ProPublica lawsuit to make such cases public. Last month, Biden issued an executive order that finalized a mandate from Congress to …
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30 AUG 2023 The U.S. Navy is set to receive one of its smallest ships but one that will play a critical role as it seeks to address the perennial challenge of accommodations for its personnel while vessels are in port for repairs and maintenance. The difficult living and working …
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29 AUG 2023 Canopée, which is being called the first hybrid industrial vessel equipped with collapsible wing sails, is ready to begin commercial service for the European Space Agency’s Ariane program. The 5,500 dwt Ro-Ro was fitted with its unique sails last month and has completed sea trials as it …
Read More »28 AUG 2023 Restrictions on the draft of vessels and the number of daily transits at the Panama Canal appear to be the “new normal” for the operation. In interviews with Reuters and Agence France-Presse, Panama Canal Authority executives said they expect to maintain their current rules for at least …
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27 AUG 2023 A small Japanese interisland cargo ship capsized after colliding with a Greek-managed containership while transiting the busy Kii Channel in southeastern Japan. The Japanese Coast Guard is reporting that three crewmembers were rescued and transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while a search is ongoing for …
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26 AUG 2023 U.S. defense strategists warn that China may use the distraction of the war in Ukraine to launch military action against Taiwan. They believe Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to gain control over the breakaway province – which has been beyond Beijing’s control since the founding of the People’s …
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25 AUG 2023 The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its final report on a fatal engine room fire aboard the LPG carrier Moritz Schulte in August 2020. The investigation was delayed by the pandemic, and the final publication followed three years to the month after the accident. …
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24 AUG 2023 Container spot rates on the transatlantic came under renewed pressure this week, obliging ocean carriers to cut supply on the route by blanking more sailings. Moreover, in an attempt to reverse the trend and a new wave of rate erosion on the tradelane, carriers have announced FAK …
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