Asia-Pacific

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Trans-Shipment Hub for Coal Cargo

A coal imports trans-shipment hub centred on a floating platform is being established in Vietnamese waters by three partners. Read More
Court Stops Demolition Over Radioactive Claim

The breaking up of the former floating oil production and storage tanker (FPSO) North Sea Producer was halted by the Bangladesh High Court after the discovery of radioactive substances aboard the vessel. Read More
Two Crewmen Died Of 'Foul Play At The Hands Of Others'

The inquest into the deaths of two crew members of the bulk carrier Sage Sagittarius, 73,427dwt, when the ship was in Australian waters in 2012, has determined that they met with foul play at the hands of other, unidentified people on board. Read More
Seven Die in Destroyer Collision

Seven sailors died when the US, Navy destroyer Fitzgerald was in a collision with the Philippine-flag container ship ACX Crystal, 29,060gt, in the early hours of June 17 some 56 miles south-west of Yokosuka, Japan. Read More
Alert Over Gas Cylinder Safety Checks

A gas cylinder that had just passed a mandatory detailed safety inspection exploded while being refilled and killed a member of the crew of the cruise ship Emerald Princess, 113,563gt, of Princess Cruises, at Port Chalmers on Feb 9 this year. Read More
Plotting Boost on E-Charts

The Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), the Monohakobi Technology Institute and Japan Radio (JRC) have developed a support tool that lets users write directly onto electronic charts with a stylus pen. Read More
"More Time Needed" at Inquest Into Two Deaths

The coroner holding the inquest into how two crew members of the bulk carrier Sage Sagittarius, 105.708dwt died when the ship was in Australian waters in 2012 has asked for more time to consider her verdicts. Read More
Honoured for Rescue

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recognised the master and crew of the Japan-managed car carrier Comet Ace, 36,615gt, for rescuing a man in the Vitiaz Strait on Apr 8. Read More

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Maritime Log

Replacement Cranes Giving Humber a Lift +

Two new Gottwald 820 cranes were delivered in June to the Humber International Terminal of Associated British Ports (ABP) at… Read More
Unified Ship Design Rolls Off the Drawing Board +

The UK-based engineering company Rolls-Royce has radically overhauled its vessel design philosophy in a bid to optimise construction and operations… Read More
World's Largest in Felixstowe +

The world’s largest container ship, the OOCL Hong Kong, of 210,890gt and 21,413teu, made her maiden call at Felixstowe on… Read More
Southampton's Record in a Weekend +

Southampton welcomed 15 cruise ships in three days making it the busiest cruise weekend on record. Read More
Cleaning up Plastic from the Oceans +

The marine geophysical company Petroleum Geo-Services (PG-S), of Oslo, has developed a concept for the largescale collection of plastic in… Read More

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North America

"USS Ford" Commissioned +

Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump, landed aboard Ford on 22 July for the commissioning ceremony of the latest… Read More
Battleship Texas "Sinks" +

Having survived two world wars and now a museum ship, New York-class battleship USS Texas (BB-35), began to sink at… Read More
Third Ice Class Ocean Tug for Foss +

On 6 June Foss Maritime christened their third Arctic-class ocean tug, Nicole Foss, at the Foss Waterway Seaport in Tacoma,… Read More
"You may fire when ready, Gridley" +

On 1 May 1898, when US Admiral George Dewey gave this order to the Captain of his 344-foot Flagship, USS… Read More
‘Perfect Storm’ Star’s New Role +

Decommissioned 74 year-old, US Coast Guard cutter, Tamaroa, famous for her role in the book The Perfect Storm and the… Read More

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Asia-Pacific

Trans-Shipment Hub for Coal Cargo +

A coal imports trans-shipment hub centred on a floating platform is being established in Vietnamese waters by three partners. Read More
Court Stops Demolition Over Radioactive Claim +

The breaking up of the former floating oil production and storage tanker (FPSO) North Sea Producer was halted by the… Read More
Two Crewmen Died Of 'Foul Play At The Hands Of Others' +

The inquest into the deaths of two crew members of the bulk carrier Sage Sagittarius, 73,427dwt, when the ship was… Read More
Seven Die in Destroyer Collision +

Seven sailors died when the US, Navy destroyer Fitzgerald was in a collision with the Philippine-flag container ship ACX Crystal,… Read More
Alert Over Gas Cylinder Safety Checks +

A gas cylinder that had just passed a mandatory detailed safety inspection exploded while being refilled and killed a member… Read More

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Naval Focus

Los Angeles Class Decommissioning +

American News The end of May saw a lot of submarine news within the US Navy with the decommissioning of… Read More
HMS Westminster Returns to Service +

British News After two years out of service undergoing a major reconstruction and refit, the Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster… Read More
USS Tripoli Launched Ahead of Schedule +

American News Ingalls Shipbuilding achieved a remarkable achievement when they launched the latest America class amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli,… Read More
New Voyages for USS Enterprise +

American News Huntington Ingalls Industries was awarded a $25.5 million contract to essentially start the advanced fabrication of the third… Read More
Naval Update - April 2017 +

American News On Tuesday 31 January, the Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Antietam ran aground off the coast of Yokosuka in… Read More

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Ferry World

Superfast Moves +

Interesting moves at Stena Line where their Cairnryan – Belfast Superfast VII and VIII vessels, which appear to be integral to… Read More
Woods Hole, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority +

The Isle of Wight has always been associated in my mind with the “Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of… Read More
CalMac's Isle of Lewis +

This fine study of the Isle of Lewis in the dramatic environs of Castlebay, Barra, is a reminder she has… Read More
Rotor Sails +

If you thought the ungainly looking rotor sail system, an invention from the early 20th Century, was gone forever, you… Read More
New Fast Ferry Deliveries +

News of Fast ferry investment; Express 3 has sailed from Tasmania on her delivery voyage to Denmark via the Panama… Read More

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Sail Review/Coastal Comment

Oil Downturn Continues +

The offshore oil downturn has been taking its toll around the North Sea amongst many rig boat operators and also… Read More
Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta +

On April 6 Dutch sailing vessels took part in the Race of the Classics from Holland across the North Sea… Read More
Pioneering Spirit For Teeside +

Teesside has lost most of its steel manufacturing and much of the shipping traffic it brought, but at the other… Read More
Troubles for Ahlmarks' Skagern +

Ahlmark is Sweden’s oldest shipping company, founded by 1847, and still going strong, if not as strong as they used… Read More
The Dawn +

The 81ft Dawn, a ‘heritage’ sailing barge with an open hold and tiller-steered, took out trips last summer for people… Read More

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From the Lookout

Captain Fryatt, The Martyr Of Bruges +

At the end of the Great War, the bodies of only three heroes were ever brought back to England and… Read More
Brahminy Kites in Port Sweetenham +

Recently, I have been back in touch with Captain John Anderson; he now lives in Canada, but we sailed together… Read More
Peel Ports Appoints New Port Director +

Never a dull moment at Peel Ports which owns and operates six of the UK's major ports – Liverpool, Heysham, Manchester… Read More
Exhibition on HQS Wellington +

News of a really interesting free exhibition on board HQS Wellington entitled "Abandon Ship! – Surviving the Wartime Atlantic". Read More
MOL Triumph +

Gary Davies of Maritime Photographic sent me this "jaw dropping" photograph of the MOL Triumph which dramatically conveys the sheer… Read More

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Cruise News/Superyacht News

Gliding up the Thames +

It's been eight years in the making but finally the first Glider was unveiled in London last month. Read More
Yacht With a Pinch of Porsche +

Taking the spirit of highperformance sports car styling to the high seas, the Dynamiq GTT 115 is designed to appeal… Read More
The “Celebrity Edge” +

You have to admire the innovative mindset that is evident within the creative corridors of a modern cruise line. Read More
The Mailship vs The Corsair +

Before the Internet, Websites, Blogs and eNewsletters presented themselves to an unsuspecting world, the arrival of the monthly passenger shipping… Read More
Cloud 9 Launched in Italy +

Nine different colours of cloudlike smoke were used as a backdrop when Cloud 9, the brand new 74 metre superyacht… Read More