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-- -- -- -- Go Go Log In SUBSCRIBE NOW Thursday, June 10, 2021 Media Kit news features Podcasts magazine newsletter blogs directory Jobs advertise subscribe news features Podcasts magazine newsletter blogs directory Jobs advertise subscribe TOP STORIES Cosco in Talks to Acquire Stake in Hamburg Container Terminal Published by The Maritime Executive Import Boom: Port of Long Beach Breaks Another Cargo Record Published by The Maritime Executive Austal's Next Fast Transport Vessel Will Have Autonomous Capability Published by The Maritime Executive With Private Support, India Provides COVID Vaccinations for Seafarers Published by The Maritime Executive By Rethinking Radar, Rutter is Making Maritime Operations Safer Published May 18, 2021 12:35 PM by The Maritime Executive The Canadian technology company Rutter is revolutionizing radar, giving mariners new access to actionable information on thei... Read More TRENDING STORIES The Risk of Cargo Liquefaction U.S. Navy Wants to Decommission Six Littoral Combat Ships DNA Analysis Identifies Sailor From the Doomed Franklin Expedition At the Last Minute, Scotland Bans Cruise Ships Again EDITORIALS MEPC’s Climate Package Should Favor Developing Economies The Risk of Cargo Liquefaction Passenger Vessels and the Canadian Arctic: A Risky Combination? 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 MORE TOP STORIES Shipping Wartsila: Novel LNG Propulsion Arrangement Can Meet Emission Targets Published Jun 9, 2021 8:23 PM by The Maritime Executive As the shipping industry looks for available solutions to meet the pending emissions regulations, a novel propulsion arrangement using available machinery and LNG fuel may present a near-term alternative. According to the work conducted by Wartsila’s technology group and the classification society RINA the concepts could be incorporated into current new builds to achieve significant reductions in emissions providing immediate compliance with the IMO’s pending 2030 targets and future-proofing shipowners current investments in new ships. “We are really excited about... Continue Reading... Shipping Fears of Repercussions as Delays Grow in Southern Chinese Ports Published Jun 9, 2021 7:10 PM by The Maritime Executive Fears are continuing to grow over the potential repercussions to global trade and the shipping industry as China struggles to control a new wave of COVID-19 cases in clusters in the southern port region. Two weeks into the outbreak, experts are now saying the scope of the disruption exceeds that from the Suez Canal blockage in March and is likely to continue to spread contributing to further rises in already record high container shipping costs. Chinese officials announced the first containment... Continue Reading... Shipping BWTS Maker De Nora Buys Hyde Marine Published Jun 9, 2021 7:00 PM by The Maritime Executive De Nora, a leading maker of electrochlorination-based ballast water management systems (BWMS), has acquired UV-based BWMS manufacturer Hyde Marine. The deal came as part of De Nora's purchase of the UV technology division of Calgon Carbon Corporation. The acquisition covers the products, brands and assets of Hyde, along with Calgon's UV-based products for the municipal and industrial water treatment markets. The agreement was signed on June 7 and will close on July 1. It creates a one-stop shop for both... Continue Reading... Government MEPC’s Climate Package Should Favor Developing Economies Published Jun 9, 2021 5:59 PM by Brian Gicheru Kinyua If the massive efforts by developed countries to steer the shipping sector towards a zero-carbon future are not matched by developing economies, the anticipated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions will be hard to attain. The emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) in the coming years will represent the bulk of growth in global emissions as they industrialize and urbanize. These nations are projected to increase their carbon emissions by five gigatonnes in the next two decades, while those of advanced economies... Continue Reading... STORIES BY CATEGORY Shipping Import Boom: Port of Long Beach Breaks Another Cargo Record The Port of Long Beach continued its streak of cargo volume records in May by moving more than 900,000 TEU, marking - once again - the busiest month in its 110 years of operation. The port's terminals handled more than 907,000 TEU, breaking the previous record - which was just set in March - by a margin about 67,000 TEU. Compared to May 2020, trade was up an astonishing 44 percent. This jump was driven in large part by imports,... Continue Reading... With Private Support, India Provides COVID Vaccinations for Seafarers Wartsila: Novel LNG Propulsion Arrangement Can Meet Emission Targets Fears of Repercussions as Delays Grow in Southern Chinese Ports BWTS Maker De Nora Buys Hyde Marine Tugs & Salvage The Risk of Cargo Liquefaction Some bulk cargoes can cause cargo liquefaction if the moisture content exceeds a certain level. Cargo liquefaction occurs when dry bulk cargoes with high moisture content start to behave like liquids when the ship is moving. Such cargoes shift rapidly in the holds of a ship, resulting in free surface effect, making the ship unstable and potentially causing it to capsize. This arises if the shippers do not comply with the testing and certification requirements that are required under SOLAS... Continue Reading... Passenger Vessels and the Canadian Arctic: A Risky Combination? Wreck of the Seacor Power is Structurally Compromised Salvors Make Progress on Fifth Cut of Golden Ray Wreck Removal Rescue Crews Save Historic Tall Ship From Sinking Off Kiel Government MEPC’s Climate Package Should Favor Developing Economies If the massive efforts by developed countries to steer the shipping sector towards a zero-carbon future are not matched by developing economies, the anticipated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions will be hard to attain. The emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) in the coming years will represent the bulk of growth in global emissions as they industrialize and urbanize. These nations are projected to increase their carbon emissions by five gigatonnes in the next two decades, while those of advanced economies... Continue Reading... U.S. Navy Wants to Decommission Six Littoral Combat Ships Second Long-Range Test for U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Surface Vessels Video: Unmanned Aerial Refueling Extends Carriers' Reach The Coastguardsman Who Survived Two Sinkings on D-Day Piracy Survey Firm Ocean Infinity Buys Private Maritime Security Company In an unusual decision to diversify its business, autonomous-vessel operator Ocean Infinity has purchased Ambrey Security, the world's largest private maritime security contractor (PMSC). Ambrey - with 16 owned floating armories and transfer vessels, a pool of 1,000 private guards, and an arsenal of 1,350 owned firearms - provides armed security to more ships than any other PMSC. Its personnel have completed more than 17,000 armed transits over the course of the firm's tenure. In addition to physical security, it... Continue Reading... Study: In Nigeria, Illegal Fishing is Linked With Crime and Piracy Gulf of Guinea Pirates Kidnap Crew from Second Ghanaian Fishing Vessel IMO Calls for Redoubled Efforts to Combat West African Piracy New Kidnappings as Efforts Grow to Stop Gulf of Guinea Piracy Cruise Ships Texas Bans Vaccine Passports, Challenging Cruise Restart Plans With the legal case challenging the Centers for Disease Control’s restrictions on cruises sailing from U.S. ports due to go in front of a federal judge, Texas further complicated the situation by joining Florida in banning businesses from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. The action goes against the CDC, which provided looser restrictions for cruise ships that have 95 percent of passengers and crew fully vaccina...