Wilhelm Wilhelmsen dies at age 82
The fourth-generation owner of Norway’s Wilhelmsen group, Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, passed away on February 22 at the age of 82. Although from a very young age, he held many positions in the company
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KVH supports seafarer wellbeing with free VoIP calls to ISWAN hotline
Seafarers on any vessel with KVH VSAT service can now place free VoIP calls to the ISWAN SeafarerHelp hotline while at sea. The confidential 24-hour hotline is an initiative by ISWAN (the
Pilots seek action on unsafe “trapdoor” arrangements
The American Pilots’ Association has written state pilotage authorities calling them to take action on the use of dangerous “trapdoor” pilot-access arrangements. The letter follows the December 30, 2019 incident in which
Excelerate Energy to manage its FSRU fleet through new subsidiary
The Woodlands, Texas, headquartered Excelerate Energy L.P. is to manage its fleet of FSRUs through a new wholly-owned subsidiary, rather than using a third-party ship manager. The company reports that the Republic
Coronavirus: ONE puts $1,000 a box surcharge on Shanghai and Xingang reefer shipments
Ocean Network Express (ONE) issued a notice to customers on February 14 noting that “due to the slow inbound container pick-up activity caused by the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus and the extension
Virgin Voyages takes delivery of its first ship
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has taken delivery of its first cruise ship from Fincantieri’s Genoa Sestri Ponente shipyard in Italy. The ship, the Scarlet Lady, is the first in a series
Coronavirus slashes China crude import demand
To gauge the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the tanker market, VesselsValue has used satellite tracking technology to compared China’s real time demand for seaborne crude oil from the Middle East
Carnival: coronavirus will have “material impact” on earnings
Carnival Corporation & plc said today that it “is closely monitoring the evolving situation with respect to coronavirus” and that its “medical experts are coordinating closely with the U.S. Centers for Disease
NTSB reports on how heavy lift ship slammed barge into newbuild destroyer
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief on the March 29, 2019 incident in which the heavy lift vessel MV Hawk slammed into an electrical test barge at
Schulte to pay $1.75 million in Hawaii pollution case
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (Singapore) Pte Ltd. yesterday pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of bilge waste from the tank vessel