Scorpio Bulkers agrees to sales of five more ships
Emanuele A. Lauro led Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SALT) is continuing to sell off bulkers as it eyes a future in offshore wind farm installation. Yesterday it reported that it had entered
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Australia: No more COVID-19 extensions of seafarers’ onboard service
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says that from February 28, 2021 the interim COVID arrangements that have permitted seafarers to serve longer than 11 months on-board ships will end. Under the
MEPC 75 is expected to fix ballast water commissioning testing, but operational risks remain
Shipowners rightly expect that any IMO or USCG certified Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) will make legal compliance straightforward, but that is currently not the case, (writes Adam Jolliffe, Senior Sales Manager
VIDEO: First night drone delivery to a ship
Singapore-headquartered start-up F-drone reports that it has successfully completed the first commercial night drone delivery to a ship. The delivery was made on November 1 when a drone delivered a 3D printed
Pandemic pushes up costs of crew changes
Ship operators are being warned to expect higher crewing costs next year as pandemic measures and challenges in carrying out crew changes push prices higher. Henrik Jensen, managing director of Hamburg, Germany,
Golden Ray: Cutting operations resume with extra bite
The Unified Command (the Coast Guard, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and Gallagher Marine Systems) working on the salvage of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray reports that the process of cutting
Corona scare gives cruise line share prices a slight ding
Stocks of cruise lines took a minor hit today, in apparent reaction to reports that a passenger on board SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream 1 had tested positive for COVID-19. The boutique cruise
Stena-Proman JV to build third methanol-ready vessel
Proman Stena Bulk Ltd—a joint venture between Stena Bulk and Wollerau, Switzerland, based Proman Shipping—has finalized an agreement to build an additional methanol-fueled vessel To be named Stena Prosperous, it will initially
Are box ships getting too big to berth safely at some terminals?
An investigation report [M19P0020] just released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada raises important questions about the extent to which the increasing size of containerships poses a threat to safe berthing.
Synergy completes FSU conversion and delivery
Singapore-headquartered ship manager Synergy Group has successfully managed the conversion of a 1992-built, 126,000-cubic-meter LNG carrier into a Floating Storage Unit (FSU). The conversion was performed at Sembcorp Marine’s Admiralty Yard in