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Norwegian Partners Contract for First Ammonia-Fueled Timber Carrier   A partnership of companies from Norway has ordered a pioneering short-sea cargo ship that will advance the industry’s ability to provide zero-emissions operations. The cargo ship, which will be 7,800 dwt, is designed to transport timber from Norway to Europe and will be the first to…

Master of Factory Trawler Arrested in Cork, Ireland   The captain of the German factory trawler Helen Mary has been arrested at the Port of Cork, Ireland after a law enforcement interdiction at sea.  On Sunday, a European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) patrol vessel spotted Helen Mary in the Irish EEZ, engaged in possible violations…

MSC’s First American Mega Cruise Ship Completes Sea Trials MSC Cruises is continuing its expansion into the American market preparing for the arrival of its first “World Class” cruise ship, MSC World America, which will enter service in April 2025. Currently finishing construction at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in France, the new ship recently completed its…

Salvage Teams Board Stranded MSC Vessel as Bad Weather Hampers Progress The Canadian Coast Guard is reporting that severe winter weather including ice, high seas, and winds, is hampering the efforts of salvage teams to complete an assessment of the conditions of the MSC Baltic III which went aground on the western shore of Newfoundland…

ICS Raises Alarm About Low-Quality, Sanctions-Busting Flag States   The ICS has issued a warning about the rising number of commercially-managed, previously-unknown flag administrations that are taking off in popularity in the sanctions-evasion market. These budget flags are among the lowest-performing options available in terms of fleet quality, but they offer the light regulatory touch and…

Photos: First U.S.-Built WTIV Completes First Trials   The first wind turbine installation vessel, Charybdis for Dominion Energy, is nearly complete reports shipbuilder Seatrium. The company’s AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas released the first photos of the vessel as it undergoes trials. “Charybdis is 96 percent completed and complies with U.S. Jones Act regulations, allowing…

CMA CGM and MSC Beat a Path to India Following in Maersk’s Footsteps India’s efforts to become a world class shipbuilder are taking additional steps forward with media reports that executives from both MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA CGM Group are holding talks with the industry. It follows the news yesterday, February 17, that…

Video: U.S. Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues Man From Wave-Washed Rockface   In a dramatic rescue captured on video, a U.S. Coast Guard aircrew retrieved a man from a wave-washed rock pinnacle off the coast of Manati, Puerto Rico earlier this week.  On Monday, the 911 call center in Manati received a report that a person…

Video: Port of Charleston Sets New Record for Largest TEU Containership SC Ports and the Port of Charleston, South Carolina set a new record on Tuesday, February 18, receiving their largest capacity containership to date. The new OOCL Iris (16,868 TEU) while a smaller vessel by dimensions, surpassed the capacity record set four years ago…

Grimaldi Conro Drifting in the English Channel After Fire is Extinguished Rescue teams from France, the Netherlands, and the UK cooperated to respond to a distress call this morning, February 18, from a Grimaldi vessel southbound in the English Channel. The vessel is still reporting that it is drifting while a tug and other resources are…

Fire Breaks Out on Tug on the Delaware River     On Tuesday morning, a fire broke out aboard a tug on the Delaware River, prompting a rapid response from the Coast Guard and from good Samaritans.  At about 0930 hours, Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a Channel 16 distress call from the crew…

EU Forces Investigating Second Suspected Piracy Attack off Somalia The EUNAVFOR operation to maintain security off the Horn of Africa issued an alert for another suspected piracy incident, the second this month, involving a dhow off Somalia. EUNAVFOR Atalanta reports it was informed of the suspect incident that took place on February 17, and it…