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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The car carrier Felicity Ace, which caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Germany to the US, has now sunk, ship owner and operator MOL has confirmed in a statement.

3rd March 2022

Luxury cars sink onboard fire-struck Felicity Ace

3rd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An offshore emergency support vessel operator has been awarded contracts totalling more than £100 million to support new and existing clients in the UK Continental Shelf.

3rd March 2022

North Star wins support vessel contract

3rd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

International maritime medical specialist VIKAND has teamed up with the Global Maritime Forum to set up ecosystems in shipping companies to improve seafarer wellbeing.

3rd March 2022

New partnership stresses need for seafarer wellbeing

3rd March 2022

SAFETY

SAFETY

Swiss marine engine technology developer WinGD has added a fifth crew training centre to its branches in Greece, Switzerland, Korea and China.

3rd March 2022

WinGD expands crew training to Singapore

3rd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A new Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) will provide ship operators with a digital tool for reporting and monitoring carbon rankings

2nd March 2022

Smart carbon indicator gives CO2 rankings

2nd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Interest in autonomous and remotely controlled ships is burgeoning with one safety expert at its vanguard

2nd March 2022

Survitec aims for autonomous safety benchmark

2nd March 2022

VESSELS

VESSELS

Champagne christened Finnish shipping firm Viking Line’s Viking Glory on February 28, a day before the passenger ship was launched between Turku and Stockholm.

1st March 2022

Viking Line launches ‘climate-smart flagship’

1st March 2022

SAFETY

SAFETY

UN agencies have renewed calls to give seafarers support in the event of pandemics such as Covid-19.

1st March 2022

Agencies renew calls to protect seafarers in pandemic

1st March 2022

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards will provide bow-to-stern services to Caterpillar while extending the scope of services for Damen customers under a new global value agreement.

1st March 2022

Damen signs global value agreement with Caterpillar

1st March 2022

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) has taken over the management of a response base on the west coast of Shetland.

1st March 2022

OSRL takes over Shetland response base

1st March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

An Irish charterer has commissioned a high performance offshore service vessel for commercial use

1st March 2022

High performance OSV launched by Irish charterer

1st March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Russia suspended commercial shipping in the Sea of Azov on February 24, while yesterday news agency Reuters said Ukraine would keep its own ports closed until the end of the Russian invasion.

1st March 2022

Russia and Ukraine close ports as war escalates

1st March 2022

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Subsea 7 and its technology partner FLASC have been given a grant by the UK government to develop an offshore energy storage system that will sit on the seabed to store wind-generated…

28th February 2022

Subsea 7 wins grant to install ‘PowerBundle’

28th February 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A fleet operator has formed a technology partnership to achieve a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030

28th February 2022

Partnership set up in effort to decarbonise fleet

28th February 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

One European freight line operator is using carbon capture to reduce emissions and gain competitive edge

28th February 2022

BG Freight Line installs carbon capture

28th February 2022

TRAINING

TRAINING

The final phase of a £750,000 (€900,000) training centre has been completed by Maersk Training in Aberdeen, Scotland.

28th February 2022

Maersk Training completes £750,000 refurbishment

28th February 2022

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

SAAM Towage has reported progress for its environmental and quality ambitions with renewal of ISO certification and achievement of carbon neutrality with its Colombia operation.

28th February 2022

Ambitious standards goals for SAAM

28th February 2022

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Seasonal bad weather in Europe has seen two Boskalis tugs provide emergency assistance to a drifting bulk carrier and a grounded container ship, all within one week.

28th February 2022

Boskalis tugs kept busy in the North Sea

28th February 2022

OTHER NEWS

OTHER NEWS

Shipping company Unifeeder has signed up to Svitzer’s EcoTow service whereby the latter’s London tug fleet will be powered by carbon neutral marine biofuel.

28th February 2022

Shipowner signs up for EcoTow

28th February 2022

VESSELS

VESSELS

Svitzer has announced an extension to its towage contract with the Suez Canal Authority including two additional tugs bringing the Danish tug owners fleet operating in the canal to six.

28th February 2022

More tugs announced for Svitzer’s Suez fleet

28th February 2022