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Go SUBSCRIBE NOW Tuesday, January 25, 2022 Media Kit * news * features * Podcasts * magazine * newsletter * blogs * directory * Jobs * advertise * subscribe * news * features * Podcasts * magazine * newsletter * blogs * directory * Jobs * advertise * subscribe TOP STORIES LNG TAKES OFF WITH ORDERING BOOM AND NEW BUNKERING INFRASTRUCTURE Published by The Maritime Executive NEW OPTIONS TO STOP LA'S INTERMODAL RAIL THEFT PROBLEM Published by Harry Valentine UNMANNED PATROL BOATS TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD Published by The Maritime Executive SHANGHAI TO LAUNCH LNG BUNKERING HUB WITH AVENIR VESSEL Published by The Maritime Executive INDIA FINES JAPANESE CAR CARRIER COMPANIES FOR ILLEGAL CARTEL TRENDING STORIES * CRYSTAL SYMPHONY ORDERED ARRESTED FOR UNPAID FUEL BILLS * DISTRESSED CARGO SHIP REPORTS BEING “HARASSED” BY UNKNOWN VESSEL * HIGH CONTAINER RATES ARE BRINGING CLASSIC REEFER SHIPS BACK INTO STYLE * “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE” COMICS BUY ICONIC STATEN ISLAND FERRY EDITORIALS * NEW OPTIONS TO STOP LA'S INTERMODAL RAIL THEFT PROBLEM * INDONESIA SEEKS LOCAL PARTNERS TO OFFSET BEIJING IN SOUTH CHINA SEA * WHAT CAUSES A TSUNAMI? THE PHYSICS BEHIND DESTRUCTIVE OCEAN WAVES MORE TOP STORIES MASTER OF APL ENGLAND CHARGED WITH OPERATING AN UNSEAWORTHY VESSEL Published Jan 24, 2022 7:02 PM by The Maritime Executive Twenty months after the containership APL England lost containers overboard in a storm, a court in Brisbane, Australia has entered formal charges against the captain clearing the way for a trial to proceed. The prosecutor failed to make the case for one set of charges against the captain for pollution but the court agreed the captain should face charges of operating the ship in an unseaworthy condition. The charges were filed against the captain while the Australian Transportation Safety Bureau... Continue Reading... SHIPOWNERS AND EUROPEAN PORTS CRITICIZE AMENDMENTS TO EU ETS Published Jan 24, 2022 5:38 PM by The Maritime Executive Organizations representing both European shipowners and ports are voicing their disapproval with sections of the new proposals for the European Union’s pending legislation to launch the Emissions Trading System (ETS) that was outlined as part of the Fit for 55 climate and energy reforms. First released in July 2021, the proposal has been controversial, with the World Shipping Council now saying the latest amendments would corrupt the ETS while the European Sea Ports Organization says the effectiveness of the policy... Continue Reading... GENTING EXECUTIVES RESIGN AS CRUISE LINES SUSPEND OPERATIONS Published Jan 24, 2022 3:58 PM by The Maritime Executive Genting Hong Kong confirmed that its billionaire founded and CEO along with the President of the company resigned after the naming of the provisional liquidators of the financially troubled cruise ship and casino resort owner. The resignations were reported after the company’s cruise lines also confirmed that they would all be suspending operations. Previously, management had said it hoped to at least maintain the operations of Dream Cruises in Asia. Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay resigned as Chairman, Chief Executive... Continue Reading... SANMAR, KONGSBERG AND RAL RETHINK THE TWIN-THRUSTER HARBOR TUG Published Jan 24, 2022 3:45 PM by The Maritime Executive Sanmar Shipyards is getting ready to build a large series of next-gen harbor tugs with twin azimuth thrusters arranged fore and aft. The 60-tonne bollard pull tugs were designed by Robert Allan Ltd., and the propulsion arrangement has a conceptual resemblance to the firm's other high maneuverability fore-and-aft designs, the triple-thruster RotorTug and the twin Voith-drive RAVE. RAL designed the unique new series for longtime client Svitzer, the global towage giant owned by Maersk. The new TRAnsverse 2600 series... Continue Reading... STORIES BY CATEGORY Shipping LNG TAKES OFF WITH ORDERING BOOM AND NEW BUNKERING INFRASTRUCTURE 2021 was a banner year for the expansion of LNG as a marine fuel, according to industry association SEA-LNG. In its annual report, the group pointed to record-setting newbuild orders for dual-fuel LNG vessels and an expanding network of bunkering facilities as further evidence that this fuel option is a popular and growing choice for vessel operators. Citing data from Clarksons, SEA-LNG reports that LNG bunkering services will be available in 170 ports by the end of this year.... Continue Reading... * Master of APL England Charged with Operating an Unseaworthy Vessel * India Fines Japanese Car Carrier Companies for Illegal Cartel * Singapore Strait Remains a Hotspot for Maritime Armed Robbery * Japanese Vessel in Australia to Load World’s First Hydrogen Shipment Tugs & Salvage NEW OPTIONS TO STOP LA'S INTERMODAL RAIL THEFT PROBLEM During mid-January, news reports from Los Angeles exposed the ongoing problem of theft from shipping containers carried aboard slow-moving trains. Thieves climb aboard slow-moving trains and cut open locks of container doors before throwing out boxes of items. There may be a few strategies that while initially costly, could reduce future theft from containers while being carried at low speed aboard railway cars. Introduction Brazen thieves have been boarding slow moving container trains in a district of Los Angeles... Continue Reading... * Sanmar, Kongsberg and RAL Rethink the Twin-Thruster Harbor Tug * French Adventurer Disappears During Transatlantic Rowboat Crossing * Bulker Strikes Stern of Canadian Icebreaker on St. Lawrence River * As Charter Market Soars, Boxship Scrapping Hits Six-Year Low Government UNMANNED PATROL BOATS TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD Unmanned small craft are filling an increasing number of roles in defense, like force protection, harbor patrol, ISR and minesweeping - the tedious and dangerous jobs that are harder to carry out with human sailors. This week, Turkey and the UK both announced new steps forward in fielding capable unmanned patrol craft for defending harbors and high-value assets. In Turkey, ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defense completed testing of an integrated .50-caliber remote-controlled weapon system on their ULAQ unmanned vessel. The first... Continue Reading... * U.S. Navy Interdicts Known Smuggling Vessel With 40T of Fertilizer * Indonesia Seeks Local Partners to Offset Beijing in South China Sea * German Navy's Top Officer Resigns After Pro-Russia Comments * Ghana Withdraws Mandatory Vaccination Order for Foreign Seafarers Piracy EU RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO ANTI-PIRACY PATROLS IN GULF OF GUINEA The European Union (EU) intends to carry on with the deployment of its member states' warships in the Gulf of Guinea to stem the recurring menace of piracy. After a review of the Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) pilot program in which member states have been deploying warships to the region over the last two years, the EUfeels it needs to maintain its presence, considering the ongling threat of piracy and other illegal activities in the Gulf of Guinea. The bloc is... Continue Reading... * EU Concerned by the Looming Expiry of Anti-Piracy Mandate off Somalia * IMB: Global Piracy Reached a 28-Year Low in 2021 * Bimco: W. African Nations Should Prosecute Captured Pirates * Danish Navy Sets Three Suspected Pirates Free Cruise Ships CRYSTAL SYMPHONY DIVERTS TO THE BAHAMAS, AVOIDING ARREST WARRANT With judicial seizure awaiting upon her return to Miami, Crystal Symphony has diverted to The Bahamas instead, taking 300 paying passenger with her. After parent company Genting Hong Kong applied for bankruptcy last week, an unpaid bunker supplier has secured a federal court order for Symphony's arrest. Instead of returning to her home port and a certain arrest, Symphony disembarked her passengers in Bimini. Crystal Cruises arranged for ferry transportation to take them all back to Port Everglades, Florida for... Continue Reading... * Kenya's New Cruise Terminal Sits Idle Due to Omicron Disruption * Crystal Symphony Ordered Arrested for Unpaid Fuel Bills * China Completes Trials for Largest Electric River Cruise Ship * Crystal Cruises Suspends Operations Due to Genting HK Insolvency Ports SHANGHAI TO LAUNCH LNG BUNKERING HUB WITH AVENIR VESSEL Efforts are underway to develop Shanghai into an LNG bunkering hub to service the large containerships already calling at the port as well as to further enhance Shanghai as a regional hub in Asia. UK-based Avenir LNG announced a long-term cooperation agreement with Shanghai SIPG Energy Service Co. (SSES) for the marketing of LNG bunkering services. As part of the agreement, SSES will acquire Avenir’s recently completed 20,000 cmb LNG bunkering vessel, Avenir Allegiance, which is reported to be the... Continue Reading... * Yantian Limits Export Boxes as Chinese Ports Struggle with Congestion * Patrick Terminals Moves to End its Labor Contract With Longshoremen * Port of Vancouver Delays Old-Truck Ban Due to Supply Chain Issues * Port of Boston Welcomes its Largest Boxship Ever JOIN THE CONVERSATION. FEATURED STORIES * EMPOWERING CHARTERING AND OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE * IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR SIMULATION TRAINING * PERFECTING DESIGNS AND LAYOUTS FOR PROVISION STORES BLOGS * STANDARDIZATION IS KEY TO BOOSTING ECONOMIES OF SCALE * WHEN A SWEDISH PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE ENGINE ROOM FIRES WAS LAUNCHED * SEAFARERS MUST ADAPT TO THE RAPID EVOLUTION OF PIRACY PODCASTS * 2021 IN REVIEW: THE TOP PODCASTS OF THE YEAR * IN THE KNOW PODCAST 36: MARTIN A. KITS VAN HEYNINGEN, CEO OF KVH * IN THE KNOW 35: DR. JONATHAN D. T. WARD ON CHINA’S NEW WORLD ORDER STORIES BY CATEGORY Shipping LNG TAKES OFF WITH ORDERING BOOM AND NEW BUNKERING INFRASTRUCTURE 2021 was a banner year for the expansion of LNG as a marine fuel, according to industry association SEA-LNG. In its annual report, the group pointed to record-setting newbuild orders for dual-fuel LNG vessels and an expanding network of bunkering facilities as further evidence that this fuel option is a popular and growing choice for vessel operators. Citing data from Clarksons, SEA-LNG reports that LNG bunkering services will be available in 170 ports by the end of this year.... Continue Reading... * Master of APL England Charged with Operating an Unseaworthy Vessel * India Fines Japanese Car Carrier Companies for Illegal Cartel * Singapore Strait Remains a Hotspot for Maritime Armed Robbery * Japanese Vessel in Australia to Load World’s First Hydrogen Shipment Tugs & Salvage NEW OPTIONS TO STOP LA'S INTERMODAL RAIL THEFT PROBLEM During mid-January, news reports from Los Angeles exposed the ongoing problem of theft from shipping containers carried aboard slow-moving trains. Thieves climb aboard slow-moving trains and cut open locks of container doors before throwing out boxes of items. There may be a few strategies that while initially costly, could reduce future theft from containers while being carried at low speed aboard railway cars. Introduction Brazen thieves have been boarding slow moving container trains in a district of Los Angeles... Continue Reading... * Sanmar, Kongsberg and RAL Rethink the Twin-Thruster Harbor Tug * French Adventurer Disappears During Transatlantic Rowboat Crossing * Bulker Strikes Stern of Canadian Icebreaker on St. Lawrence River * As Charter Market Soars, Boxship Scrapping Hits Six-Year Low Government UNMANNED PATROL BOATS TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD Unmanned small craft are filling an increasing number of roles in defense, like force protection, harbor patrol, ISR and minesweeping - the tedious and dangerous jobs that are harder to carry out with human sailors. This week, Turkey and the UK both announced new steps forward in fielding capable unmanned patrol craft for defending harbors and high-value assets. In Turkey, ARES Shipyard and Meteksan Defense completed testing of an integrated .50-caliber remote-controlled weapon system on their ULAQ unmanned vessel. The first... Continue Reading... * U.S. Navy Interdicts Known Smuggling Vessel With 40T of Fertilizer * Indonesia Seeks Local Partners to Offset Beijing in South China Sea * German Navy's Top Officer Resigns After Pro-Russia Comments * Ghana Withdraws Mandatory Vaccination Order for Foreign Seafarers Piracy EU RENEWS ITS COMMITMENT TO ANTI-PIRACY PATROLS IN GULF OF GUINEA The European Union (EU) intends to carry on with the deployment of its member states' warships in the Gulf of Guinea to stem the recurring menace of piracy. After a review of the Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) pilot program in which member states have been deploying warships to the region over the last two years, the EUfeels it needs to maintain its presence, considering the ongling threat of piracy and other illegal activities in the Gulf of Guinea. The bloc is... Continue Reading... * EU Concerned by the Looming Expiry of Anti-Piracy Mandate off Somalia * IMB: Global Piracy Reached a 28-Year Low in 2021 * Bimco: W. African Nations Should Prosecute Captured Pirates * Danish Navy Sets Three Suspected Pirates Free Cruise Ships CRYSTAL SYMPHONY DIVERTS TO THE BAHAMAS, AVOIDING ARREST WARRANT With judicial seizure awaiting upon her return to Miami, Crystal Symphony has diverted to The Bahamas instead, taking 300 paying passenger with her. After parent company Genting Hong Kong applied for bankruptcy last week, an unpaid bunker supplier has secured a federal court order for Symphony's arrest. Instead of returning to her home port and a certain arrest, Symphony disembarked her passengers in Bimini. Crystal Cruises arranged for ferry transportation to take them all back to Port Everglades, Florida for... Continue Reading... * Kenya's New Cruise Terminal Sits Idle Due to Omicron Disruption * Crystal Symphony Ordered Arrested for Unpaid Fuel Bills * China Completes Trials for Largest Electric River Cruise Ship * Crystal Cruises Suspends Operations Due to Genting HK Insolvency Ports SHANGHAI TO LAUNCH LNG BUNKERING HUB WITH AVENIR VESSEL Efforts are underway to develop Shanghai into an LNG bunkering hub to service the large containerships already calling at the port as well as to further enhance Shanghai as a regional hub in Asia. UK-based Avenir LNG announced a long-term cooperation agreement with Shanghai SIPG Energy Service Co. (SSES) for the marketing of LNG bunkering services. As part of the agreement, SSES will acquire Avenir’s recently completed 20,000 cmb LNG bunkering vessel, Avenir Allegiance, which is reported to be the... Continue Reading... * Yantian Limits Export Boxes as Chinese Ports Struggle with Congestion * Patrick Terminals Moves to End its Labor Contract With Longshoremen * Port of Vancouver Delays Old-Truck Ban Due to Supply Chain Issues * Port of Boston Welcomes its Largest Boxship Ever MORE STORIES BY CATEGORY Offshore TOTALENERGIES AND CHEVRON WALK AWAY FROM MYANMAR'S YADANA GAS FIELD Myanmar's military junta is losing Western participation in the Yadana field, the offshore development that supplies half of the country's gas (and half the fuel for power generation). The project provides a steady stream of export revenue for the state-owned Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE), and it is a key source of income for the regime. After years of pressure from human rights groups, TotalEnergies - which owns a 31 percent operating stake in Yadana - has announced that... Continue Reading... * Clarksons: Record Growth in Wind Generation and Vessel Orders in 2021 * Norside Expands its Fleet of PSV Walk-to-Work Conversions * Construction to Begin on New York’s First Offshore Wind Farm * Offshore Operator's Vaccine Mandate Hits Opposition in Scotland Shipbuilding CONTAINERSHIP ORDERS AT RECORD LEVELS WITH NEW ORDER LINKED TO MSC After a record year for containership construction orders, 2022 is starting strong with China reporting a first large order. The contract reported by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), also is the latest convergence of two trends in shipbuilding, containerships and LNG-fueled ships. DSIC reported that it has entered into a construction contract for six dual-fuel containerships with “a well-known European shipowner.” The order is being linked to Mediterranean Shipping Company, which was moving aggressively... Continue Reading... * Russia’s First LNG-Fueled Icebreaker to be Built at Helsinki Shipyard * MPC Leverages Hanjin Relaunch for Feeder Ship Order with Fast Delivery * EU Formally Rejects South Korean Shipyard Merger Over LNG Concerns * Fincantieri Begins Construction on the Largest LNG Barge in the U.S. Environment SHIPOWNERS AND EUROPEAN PORTS CRITICIZE AMENDMENTS TO EU ETS Organizations representing both European shipowners and ports are voicing their disapproval with sections of the new proposals for the European Union’s pending legislation to launch the Emissions Trading System (ETS) that was outlined as part of the Fit for 55 climate and energy reforms. First released in July 2021, the proposal has been controversial, with the World Shipping Council now saying the latest amendments would corrupt the ETS while the European Sea Ports Organization says the effectiveness of the policy... Continue Reading... * MOL Seeks to Develop Wave Energy for Japan Through Bombora Investment * What Causes a Tsunami? The Physics Behind Destructive Ocean Waves * Heavy Waves From Volcanic Eruption Caused Oil Spill in Lima, Peru * Volcanic Explosion in Tonga Prompts Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific Business GENTING EXECUTIVES RESIGN AS CRUISE LINES SUSPEND OPERATIONS Genting Hong Kong confirmed that its billionaire founded and CEO along with the President of the company resigned after the naming of the provisional liquidators of the financially troubled cruise ship and casino resort owner. The resignations were reported after the company’s cruise lines also confirmed that they would all be suspending operations. Previously, management had said it hoped to at least maintain the operations of Dream Cruises in Asia. Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay resigned as Chairman, Chief Executive... Continue Reading... * Genting Hong Kong Files Bankruptcy to Prevent "Disorderly Liquidation" * Genting Faces Potential Default as German Court Refuses Injunction * Italy’s Moby Files U.S. Bankruptcy in Ongoing Reorganization Battle * Maersk Reports 2021 Earnings Will Exceed Forecasts by $1 to $2 Billion SUBSCRIPTIONS SUBSCRIBE * Print * Digital * Newsletter * Renew Subscribe Now MARITIME INDUSTRY CONFERENCES AND EVENTS Select any month to view events: January February March April May June July August September October November December * Loading More news * About Us * Advertise * Newsletter * Contact Us * Privacy Policy * Site Map * News * Features * Podcasts * Magazine * Newsletter * Blogs * Directory * Jobs * Piracy News * Shipbuilding News * Cruise Ship News * Ports News * Salvage News * Training News * Government News * Environment News * Corporate News Subscribe © Copyright 2022 The Maritime Executive, LLC. All rights reserved.