FMC designates Anji Shipping a controlled carrier
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has classified car carrier operator Anji Shipping. as a controlled carrier of the People’s Republic of China and has added it to the commission’s controlled carrier list. Controlled carriers are ocean common carriers operating in the US-foreign trades that are, or whose operating assets are, directly or indirectly owned or controlled […]
Nine crew saved from capsized tanker off Oman
Omani authorities say nine members of a 16-strong Indian and Sri Lankan crew have been rescued, after going missing when their tanker capsized off the coast of Oman on Monday. One other has been found dead. The Indian Navy announced that eight Indians and one Sri Lankan from the Prestige Falcon had been found by […]
Đỉnh điểm của đợt tăng giá cước vận tải biển
Các dấu hiệu hạ nhiệt đầu tiên trong cơn tăng giá bùng nổ của cước vận tải biển năm 2024 đang xuất hiện. Tuy nhiên, nhiều ý kiến vẫn cho rằng, giá cước vẫn ở mức cao và tháng Bảy này có thể là đỉnh điểm của đợt tăng giá trong năm nay. Hãng vận […]
South Korea sanctions Hong Kong firm for illegal transfer of North Korean coal
South Korea has sanctioned a Hong Kong shipping firm, HK Yilin Shipping, and a North Korean vessel over allegations of the illegal transfer of North Korean coal. Yilin Shipping’s 6,700 dwt general cargo vessel De Yi took on coal from a North Korean vessel, Tok Song, in March off North Korea’s coast in a ship-to-ship […]
Is the scorpion dance between technology and maritime about to reach its climax?
Ben Pinnington, founder of PR firm Polaris Media, on venture capital and maritime tech. With investment of $3bn in maritime tech firms being reported at the recent Maritime Technology Demo Day at Posidonia, some think this is serious progress. But a panel discussion at the event organized by TMV, The Captain’s Table, lomarlabs and a […]
Australia awards five more offshore wind licenses
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has announced via social media that twelve offshore wind projects have been given feasibility licenses offshore Victoria in the Gippsland Offshore Wind Zone. The first batch of six licences was awarded in May this year, with a combined capacity of approximately 12 GW. Minister Bowen announced […]
Brazilian offshore wind energy potential exceeds 1.2TW, study says
Brazil’s offshore wind energy potential exceeds 1,200GW, with 480GW from fixed foundations, and 748GW from floating foundations, a new study claims. The “Scenarios for Offshore Wind Development in Brazil” study, conducted by DNV for the World Bank Group, is one of a series of offshore wind roadmap studies funded and led by the Energy Sector […]
Fugro scores work on Community Offshore Wind lease off New York
Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, has selected Dutch surveyor Fugro to perform a geotechnical investigation of their lease area in the New York Bight. With 3GW of offshore wind energy potential, the developed lease area could power more than 1m homes in the region. The geotechnical work follows […]
TGS given extension of West African OBN seismic deal
Norwegian offshore seismic acquisition specialist and data provider TGS has won an extension for its deepwater ocean bottom node (OBN) data acquisition campaign in West Africa. This additional program was for what the company described as a ‘major customer’ and will extend the ongoing acquisition cooperation well into the fourth quarter of 2024. No financial […]
SC Ports reports lower box volumes in June
South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) finished fiscal year 2024 with a 7% uptick in container volumes moving through the Port of Charleston in June. SC Ports handled 218,115 TEUs and 121,267 pier containers last month, marking the second highest June on record. SC Ports noted that loaded imports were up 10% and loaded exports were up […]