Salvors Remove Sections of Bridge from Dali Preparing for Bigger Lifts

Australia Issues First Feasibility Licenses for Offshore Wind Farms

Published May 3, 2024 3:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seeking to catch up with other parts of the developed world, Australia has issued the first of potentially a dozen feasibility licenses that could generate as much as 25 GW of electricity if all are completed. The awarding of the licenses came a year after Australia closed what it reports was a heavily oversubscribed first solicitation which included many of the best-known companies developing offshore wind assets. Australia adopted a regulatory framework for offshore wind energy at the end...

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Cape of Good Hope Diversions Threaten CII Grades - and Show Value of Data

Published May 3, 2024 3:06 PM by Dominic McKnight Hardy

The shipping industry has been enveloped by a sustained period of intense geopolitical volatility. Previous challenges - like the emergence of the Russian ‘dark fleet’ and the reduction in traffic through the Panama Canal - have now been superseded by the mass re-routing of vessels via the Cape of Good Hope, in order to avoid the Red Sea. Among the myriad of consequences that transiting around the Cape of Good Hope will have on the shipping industry – one...

Iran Says Crew of MSC Aries is Freed if Captain Goes with Crew

Published May 3, 2024 3:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Following through on its earlier promise this week, Iran’s Foreign Ministry is reporting the 24 crewmembers aboard the seized containership MSC Aries are free to leave. However, they added that they could depart if the captain “cooperated,” with other reports saying they were requiring the captain to also leave and abandon his ship. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian told his counterpart in Estonia that the crew had been freed during a call that took place on Thursday,...

Houthis Escalate Threats Against Shipping Launching “Fourth Stage”

Published May 3, 2024 2:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The leader of the Houthi movement called for a further escalation of the attacks on shipping citing the potential attack on the city of Rafah and as Western pressure grows on Hamas to accept the terms of a proposed ceasefire. The statements came during their weekly demonstrations in Sanaa staged on Fridays and after a week of increased assaults targeting commercial vessels and U.S. warships. “The Yemeni armed forces announce the beginning of the implementation of the fourth stage...

Shipping

Steamer that “Went Missing” 115 Years Ago is Located in Lake Superior

The mystery of a wooden steamship that went missing 115 years ago on Lake Superior with 14 sailors onboard has finally been solved. After painstaking research, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society (GLSHS) confirmed they had located the final resting place of the Adella Shores that was lost with all hands on May 1, 1909. The 735-ton wooden steamer was built in Gibraltar, Michigan in 1894. Measuring 195 feet in length, she was owned by the Shore Lumber Company...

Tugs & Salvage

Salvors Remove Sections of Bridge from Dali Preparing for Bigger Lifts

In its latest update, the Unified Command highlights that the salvors are preparing for the removal of the piece of the bridge lying on top of the Dali as the recovery efforts proceed in Baltimore. Pictures released by the various teams on site show the cutting operation underway and the lifting of smaller sections off the Dali as efforts also continue to clear the waterway. A piece of span 17 was lifted from atop the bow of the Dali...

Government

30 U.S. Sailors and Marines Injured in Landing Craft Training Exercise

The U.S. Navy and the Marines are confirming an incident on Wednesday, May 1, in which 30 sailors are Marines were injured. It happened while the units were training approximately 100 miles off the Atlantic Coast near Jacksonville, Florida, and Georgia. Five of the sailors were more severely injured and medically airlifted to a hospital in Savannah, Georgia for treatment. Few details were provided on the nature of the incident with the spokesperson only confirming that two landing craft...

Corporate News

Stella Maris Warns Seafarers of Risks Running the Red & Black Sea Gauntlet

[By: Stella Maris] Leading maritime charity Stella Maris is warning of the growing dangers facing crew members running the gauntlet of the world’s most perilous shipping route. The seafarers are working on vessels travelling to Ukraine via the Red then the Black Sea, navigating Houthi and Russian military threats as they sail through two major conflict zones. Stella Maris is one of the few seafarer charities with chaplains based in Ukraine, carrying out ship visits from the southern port...

Cruise Ships

After Nearly Two-Year Delay, Virgin Voyages Will Launch Fourth Cruise Ship

Virgin Voyages which was launched to disrupt the cruise industry with a new approach to the business is finally set to introduce its fourth cruise ship completing one of the most challenging startups. The cruise line which was announced with great promise and fanfare ran into headwinds as its introduction coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Virgin Voyages this week announced the September 2025 introduction of its fourth cruise ship, Brilliant Lady (110,000 gross tons), which is...

Ports

Belgium and Namibia to Develop Africa’s First Hydrogen Ship, Infrastructure

Partners from Belgium and the African nation of Namibia mapped out a plan to develop the continent’s hydrogen infrastructure for the production and export of the energy source as well as launching Africa’s first hydrogen-fueled vessel. It is part of an ambitious plan to make Namibia a frontrunner in the global green hydrogen economy and supply the alternative energy source both to passing ships and industrial users in Belgium, Germany, and other industrial clusters in Europe. The plan was...

Shipping

Steamer that “Went Missing” 115 Years Ago is Located in Lake Superior

Tugs & Salvage

Salvors Remove Sections of Bridge from Dali Preparing for Bigger Lifts

Government

30 U.S. Sailors and Marines Injured in Landing Craft Training Exercise

Corporate News

Stella Maris Warns Seafarers of Risks Running the Red & Black Sea Gauntlet

Cruise Ships

After Nearly Two-Year Delay, Virgin Voyages Will Launch Fourth Cruise Ship

Ports

Belgium and Namibia to Develop Africa’s First Hydrogen Ship, Infrastructure

Offshore

Australia Issues First Feasibility Licenses for Offshore Wind Farms

Shipbuilding

Trafigura Joins Pioneers Ordering Ammonia-Fueled Vessels from HD Hyundai

Global commodities trader Trafigura group is joining the growing list of pioneers committing to ammonia-fueled vessels. The company has ordered four dual-fueled product tankers for LPG or ammonia transport as part of the group’s growing efforts to decarbonization. With the vessels scheduled for delivery in 2027, Trafigura will be at the forefront of ammonia-fueled propulsion. The company provided only a few basic details reporting that it ordered four medium gas carriers capable of using ammonia for propulsion when they...

Environment

Energy Insetting is the Key to Unlock the Potential of Future Fuels

The maritime industry is facing an ever-tightening regulatory environment in its efforts to achieve its ambitious net-zero target by the middle of this century. For meaningful progress to be achieved, the industry needs two things: practical solutions, together with a detailed understanding of the actual impact of various long and short-term measures on the industry’s future decarbonization pathway. This extends beyond purely technical considerations, encompassing the entire value chain, and accounting...

Business

Maersk Raises 2024 Outlook While Cautioning of Long-Term Challenges

Maersk reported what management called “a positive start” to the year in its first quarter results that was in line with expectations which prompted the company to raise its overall outlook for 2024 despite continued challenges. In a perverse sense, the Houthis’ attacks and disruptions in the Red Sea helped the company but failed to excite the investment community. The result was the stock declined more than four percent with many analysts saying the guidance was disappointing. The price...

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Salvors Remove Sections of Bridge from Dali Preparing for Bigger Lifts

Australia Issues First Feasibility Licenses for Offshore Wind Farms

Cape of Good Hope Diversions Threaten CII Grades - and Show Value of Data

Iran Says Crew of MSC Aries is Freed if Captain Goes with Crew

Houthis Escalate Threats Against Shipping Launching “Fourth Stage”

Steamer that “Went Missing” 115 Years Ago is Located in Lake Superior

Salvors Remove Sections of Bridge from Dali Preparing for Bigger Lifts

30 U.S. Sailors and Marines Injured in Landing Craft Training Exercise

Stella Maris Warns Seafarers of Risks Running the Red & Black Sea Gauntlet

After Nearly Two-Year Delay, Virgin Voyages Will Launch Fourth Cruise Ship

Belgium and Namibia to Develop Africa’s First Hydrogen Ship, Infrastructure

Replica Ship Models – Nautical Art or Marketing Tool? Perhaps Both.

Visibility from the Bridge to Improve Cargo Management

Polymeric Solutions Contributing to Maritime Decarbonization

Steamer that “Went Missing” 115 Years Ago is Located in Lake Superior

Salvors Remove Sections of Bridge from Dali Preparing for Bigger Lifts

30 U.S. Sailors and Marines Injured in Landing Craft Training Exercise

Stella Maris Warns Seafarers of Risks Running the Red & Black Sea Gauntlet

After Nearly Two-Year Delay, Virgin Voyages Will Launch Fourth Cruise Ship

Belgium and Namibia to Develop Africa’s First Hydrogen Ship, Infrastructure

Australia Issues First Feasibility Licenses for Offshore Wind Farms

Trafigura Joins Pioneers Ordering Ammonia-Fueled Vessels from HD Hyundai

Energy Insetting is the Key to Unlock the Potential of Future Fuels

Maersk Raises 2024 Outlook While Cautioning of Long-Term Challenges

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