Access cargoes, ship positions, ships and parts for sale, news, events and jobs
A replica Viking ship has berthed in Montenegro's Adriatic port of Bar on a years-long trip through European waters inspired by the Norse seafarers who set out from Scandinavia to explore, trade and conquer a millennium ago.The ship, Saga Farmann…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/viking-ship-navigating-seafarers-ancient-515468
https://www.marinelink.com/news/viking-ship-navigating-seafarers-ancient-515468Freeland, Wash. shipbuilder Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) announced it has appointed Lacey Greene as Vice President, New Construction Sales, effective from mid-July 2024.A second-generation shipbuilder, following in the footsteps of her father who worked at NBBB for many years…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/greene-returns-nichols-bros-vp-role-515469
https://www.marinelink.com/news/greene-returns-nichols-bros-vp-role-515469Offshore 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 …
https://splash247.com/transocean-picks-up-extensions-for-drillship-duo/
https://splash247.com/transocean-picks-up-extensions-for-drillship-duo/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 …
https://splash247.com/bridging-the-growing-maritime-skills-gap-in-the-uk/
https://splash247.com/bridging-the-growing-maritime-skills-gap-in-the-uk/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 …
https://splash247.com/japans-nyk-finds-novel-way-to-gain-carbon-credits-and-feed-the-nation/
https://splash247.com/japans-nyk-finds-novel-way-to-gain-carbon-credits-and-feed-the-nation/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 …
https://splash247.com/norwegian-car-carriers-adds-to-newbuild-series-at-cimc-raffles/
https://splash247.com/norwegian-car-carriers-adds-to-newbuild-series-at-cimc-raffles/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 …
https://splash247.com/palau-flagged-ship-detained-in-israel-over-dire-conditions-onboard/
https://splash247.com/palau-flagged-ship-detained-in-israel-over-dire-conditions-onboard/A 22-year-old tanker carrying industrial fuel oil capsized and 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 of industrial fuel oil, has led to a large oil spill, according to a statement by the Philippine Coast …
https://splash247.com/manila-braces-for-oil-spill-as-tanker-sinks/
https://splash247.com/manila-braces-for-oil-spill-as-tanker-sinks/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 …
https://splash247.com/two-swiss-lawyers-take-aim-at-flags-of-convenience-in-new-book/
https://splash247.com/two-swiss-lawyers-take-aim-at-flags-of-convenience-in-new-book/Across China, shipyards are expanding and churning out ships on a scale not seen since 2008. The shipyard sector has entered a new golden age after more than a decade’s slump following the global financial crisis. In terms of newbuilding capacity, the latest estimate from broker Arrow puts shipbuilding capacity across the big three builder …
https://splash247.com/capacity-across-big-three-shipbuilding-nations-leaps-20-in-a-year/
https://splash247.com/capacity-across-big-three-shipbuilding-nations-leaps-20-in-a-year/