A suspected stowaway was discovered aboard the bulk carrier MI Harmony on June 8 while the vessel was docked in the Port of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The 32-year-old male, believed to be from Tanzania, had reportedly fled from the ship’s crew…
A supply vessel operating as part of the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has been attacked in the Southern Red Sea, Dryad Maritime informed. The vessel, identified as VOS Theia, was attacked by a skiff with six persons on board off…
Image Courtesy: Truls Persson In anticipation of the entrance into force of IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap, methanol is gaining ever greater support as an environmentally-friendly marine fuel. According to the latest findings of the Sustainable Marine Methanol (SUMMETH) project,…
Following a lengthy process, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) member states finally agreed in April to require international shipping to decarbonize and at least halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The agreement includes strengthening design requirements for each ship…
The phasing in of the new ultra large containerships in 2018-2020 is not matched by a commensurate injection of feeder tonnage, suggesting either an ordering spree of such vessels or a feeder shortage, SeaIntel Maritime Analysis said. The larger vessels…
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has taken the first step towards Ghana’s e-navigation implementation plan. E-navigation is the harmonized collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of marine information on board and ashore by electronic means to enhance berth to berth…
LONDON – Tullow Oil expects the drillship Maersk Venturer to start development drilling later this month on the deepwater TEN and Jubilee fields offshore Ghana. The ultra-deepwater drillship is contracted for up to four years for this program, with provisions…