Marking the Day of the Seafarer, the International Transport Workers’ Federation speaking on behalf of seafarers’ unions globally is urging the international community to reflect on the invaluable contribution of seafarers to the global economy. In the face of the latest escalation from the Houthis...
A container fire in the Port of Antwerp prompted evacuations and a suspension of operations in sections of the container terminals overnight as emergency services worked to neutralize the danger. Operations we stopped for 12 hours with vessels evacuated as a precaution. The Waasland fire brigade...
[By: Zinus AS] Zinus is proud to announce its recent contract win with ABB for the delivery of the CRU500 cable management system (CMS) for end-client Portsmouth International Port, this marking our first international contract for the CRU500. The contract entails the delivery of one CMS Cruise unit...
[By: Wärtsilä] Technology group Wärtsilä today announced it will supply its EnergoFlow and EnergoProFin propulsion solutions to four medium range (“MR”) tankers in the International Seaways (NYSE: INSW) fleet. The devices will be used to upgrade the ships’ existing Wärtsilä controllable pitch propeller system resulting in an...
The leadership of the Houthis confirmed in a televised speech that its forces had hastened the sinking of the bulker Tutor earlier in the week while making a similar threat to the abandoned bulker Verbena still afloat and drifting in the Gulf of Aden. This...
The Ukrainian armed forces have struggled to keep back the Russian Army on the battlefront, but they have nearly banished the Russian Navy from their shores, thanks to a steady barrage of high-tech surface drone and missile attacks. To some observers, the Black Sea drone wars...
After a controversial report from the BBC about the Hellenic Coast Guard's interactions with maritime migrants, the Greek government has expressed its continued support for its coast guard administration, emphasizing that a news report is not equivalent to an investigation. Two days after BBC reported on allegations...
[By Laborde Products] Laborde Products has successfully outfitted the newly constructed M/V Jeff O. Norgress, operated by Chem Carriers, with two Mitsubishi S6R2 engines. Each engine produces 803 horsepower at 1400 RPM, providing superior power and reliability for the vessel. "Installing the Mitsubishi S6R2 engines in our...
On Monday, the China Coast Guard reported a minor collision between one of its patrol vessels and a Philippine replenishment vessel near Second Thomas Shoal, where the Philippine military maintains a small garrison. China routinely obstructs Philippine resupply missions to this outpost through the use...
The Houthi issued an unverified claim on Saturday, June 15, that one of the two bulkers attacked last week has now sunk in the Gulf of Aden and a second is in danger of sinking in the Red Sea. Western officials have acknowledged that both...
