Two Swiss lawyers take aim at flags of convenience in new book
Two Swiss lawyers have published a 247-page book looking at the risks associated with flags of convenience. Flags of Convenience, Below the surface of the global shipping industry, penned by Mark Pieth and Kathrin Betz, is available to read for free by clicking here. Research for the book took the authors to accident sites in […]
Manila braces for oil spill as tanker sinks
A tanker carrying industrial fuel oil has capsized and eventually sank 3.6 nautical miles off Lamao Point in the Philippines due to rough seas on Thursday. The incident which involved the Philippine-flagged TerraNova tanker, carrying 1,494 tonnes (around 1.4 million litres) of industrial fuel oil, has led to a large oil spill, according to a […]
Palau-flagged ship detained in Israel over dire conditions onboard
No employment contracts, food storage freezers all at above 0°c, the stench of rotten meat, a bug infestation, broken sanitation facilities – these are some of the inhuman conditions seafarers faced aboard the Serafina, a 31-year-old general cargo vessel detained in Haifa, Israel after an inspection by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). Haifa’s Port […]
Norwegian Car Carriers adds to newbuild series at CIMC Raffles
Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) has boosted its shipbuilding programme at CIMC Raffles yard in China with a third dual-fuel newbuild. The Oslo-based outfit, owned by a company advised by US banking giant JP Morgan, has signed up for a new 7,000 ceu ship capable of running on LNG and with an ammonia-ready option. “NOCC is […]
Japan’s NYK finds novel way to gain carbon credits and feed the nation
Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has found a novel way to earn carbon credits while also feeding locals with a much-loved delicacy. NYK is investing in Ireland’s Verdant Bloom, the parent company of Urchinomics Group, which aims to restore kelp forests to sequester CO2. These underwater forests are attracting attention as a blue […]
SIGTTO seeks new chief executive
The Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO) is looking for a new CEO after its current top executive stood down as he battles cancer. Ian Revell had been working for the industry body since September 2022, however, he was diagnosed with cancer at the start of the year and has now decided […]
Bridging the growing maritime skills gap in the UK
Leo Hambro from Tidal Transit has some advice for the new government in London. The UK’s maritime industry stands at a crossroads: it’s poised for significant growth driven in part by the burgeoning offshore wind sector, yet an overshadowing mariner skills shortage threatens to stall progress and put a ceiling on the sector’s rate of […]
Shelf Subsea takes Jumeirah Offshore DSV on long-term charter
Australia’s Shelf Subsea has entered into a long-term charter with Singapore-based Jumeirah Offshore for the diving support vessel (DSV) Oriental Dragon. The charter is for five years effective towards the end of this year following the vessel’s current obligations. The vessel is an ST-246 Skipsteknisk designed, 124m DP3, saturation diving construction support vessel, specially designed […]
Transocean picks up extensions for drillship duo
Offshore drilling giant Transocean has secured more work for two of its drillships in the US Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. The New York-listed contractor revealed in its latest fleet status report that the Deepwater Atlas drillship was awarded two firm contracts by Beacon Offshore. The ultra-deepwater drillship started working for Beacon in the US […]
Golden Energy Offshore clinches new PSV fixture
Oslo-listed OSV pure play Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has won a new contract for its large platform supply vessel Energy Swan, securing coverage for the rest of the year. The 2005-built unit has been fixed out of the North Sea to a “first-class international operator” for 100 days from September. The vessel has been […]