22 JUN 2022 Lloyd’s Register has given its stamp of approval (in principle) for a newcastlemax bulk carrier fitted Anemoi Rotor Sails that will help “significantly improve” the efficiency and reduce environmental impact of the design. Rotor Sails are a modernized versions of the Flettner Rotor, comprised of tall cylinders …
Read More »21 JUN 2022 In its annual report for 2021, CHIRP Maritime included a single known case of a master who deceived port officials and denied the presence of COVID symptoms aboard his ship. “While this is the first such report to be received by CHIRP Maritime, it is unlikely to be …
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20 JUN 2022 Claims related to the infamous grounding of the boxship Ever Given last year could amount to a staggering $2 billion, according to French insurer Scor SE, and the massive cost will largely be borne by the reinsurance sector. The Ever Given went aground in the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, …
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19 JUN 2022 Planting more crops isn’t the only way to feed a growing population. Cutting air pollution could go a long way towards increasing crop production while saving precious land and money, according to new research. If the world cuts the emissions of just one type of air pollutant …
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18 JUN 2022 Harland & Wolff’s historic Belfast shipyard, perhaps best known for building the Titanic, has won its first new order since the company’s insolvency in 2019. The order calls for the fabrication of 11 barges for UK-based waste management and recycling company Cory for operation on the River …
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17 JUN 2022 Six years after it came into force, we explore the role of the Port States Measures Agreement in the effort against illegal fishing. One of the biggest challenges facing the global ocean is illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Operating outside the constraints of laws, quotas and licences, IUU …
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16 JUN 2022 Three crewmembers of the boxship Simba jumped over the side in the entrance channel at the port of Jacksonville, Florida on Wednesday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The Simba departed Jaxport’s Blount Island container terminal at about 1230 hours GMT and headed outbound on the St. Johns River. As …
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15 JUN 2022 June 6, 2022 marks the 78th anniversary of the launch of Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day. The beach landings at Normandy, France are perhaps the most enduring symbol of Allied courage in the face of Nazi aggression, and are especially symbolic this year: many of the …
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14 JUN 2022 On Sunday, a ship carrying nearly 16,000 sheep capsized and sank at its berth at a port in Sudan. All crewmembers escaped safely, but almost all of the cargo was lost. The vessel Al Badri 1 began sinking at the pier at Suakin, Sudan in the early hours of …
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13 JUN 2022 The International Maritime Organization has concluded its latest meeting of its key Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), known as MEPC78. The IMO’s MEPC is made of all 175 member states and is responsible for setting regulations and measures to prevent and control pollution from ships. Perhaps one of …
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