21 DEC 2020 Nearly five months after the grounding of the bulk carrier Wakashio off the island of Mauritius, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) which had chartered the vessel, announced its action plan designed to enhance its safety processes and culture aboard its ship and ones it charters. While saying the investigation is …
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20 DEC 2020 The environmental catastrophe caused by the grounding of the bulk carrier Wakashio off Mauritius was among the worst maritime casualties of 2020. The resulting fuel spill received wide media coverage – and for a good reason, as the bunker fuel spread into pristine coastal habitats characterized by their ecological …
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19 DEC 2020 With a range of new technologies all competing to meet the challenges to provide eco-friendly maritime solutions to achieve the goals of the IMO on emissions, shipowners are facing difficult decisions. A joint research project launched by the classification society DNV and shipbuilder HHI Group sought to …
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18 DEC 2020 A fire broke out in the hold of a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in New Zealand’s Napier port today. Operations in the port were briefly suspended while local fire crews were brought in to fight the fire. Fire and Emergency New Zealand reported that it was called to …
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17 DEC 2020 The toll on seafarers continues to rise in the Gulf of Guinea with reports that eight crew members early this morning. The threat to seafarers remains high in the region with the security services warning that additional incidents are likely in the coming days. The latest incident, …
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17 DEC 2020 In 2017, NASA space probes detected a massive, human-made ‘barrier’ surrounding Earth. And tests have confirmed that it’s actually having an effect on space weather far beyond our planet’s atmosphere. That means we’re not just changing Earth so severely, scientists are calling for a whole new geological epoch to …
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16 DEC 2020 If the coral refuge of the Red Sea can survive local pollution, scientists think these reefs might be the last ones standing on a rapidly warming planet. But that’s a big ‘if’. Right now, life in this region is moored to the fate of a 45-year-old tanker, …
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15 DEC 2020 The unprecedented container collapse aboard the boxship ONE Apus could end up costing $200 million in cargo damage, according to an estimate from a claims consultant. On November 30, on a voyage from Yantian to Long Beach, ONE Apus encountered 20-foot swells at a position about 1,600 nm northwest of Hawaii. In …
Read More »14 DEC 2020 Two smaller container ships operating feeder routes along China’s Yangtze River collided overnight near Shanghai, causing one of the vessels to capsize. At least three sailors were reported killed in the accident with the search ongoing. The Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center coordinated the rescue efforts. …
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13 DEC 2020 The highest point on Earth got a bit higher Tuesday as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after years of debate. The agreed height of 8,848.86 metres (29,031 feet) – unveiled at a news conference in Kathmandu – was 86 centimetres (2.8 feet) higher than …
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