Maritime security company Ambrey reported piracy attack at Conakry Anchorage, Guinea, which occurred early in the morning Sep 14. Three pirates armed with firearms boarded German general cargo ship MARTINA, anchored some 16 nm south of Conakry, from a boat, crew managed to muster in citadel, so no crew were injured or kidnapped. Pirates looted the ship and, understood, fled, unhampered. Shortly after attack, MARTINA heaved anchor and left anchorage, moving further of to sea. As of 1515 UTC Sep 15, the ship was either drifting, or anchored, 65 nm west of Conakry.

Source: https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2022/39533/german-freighter-attacked-looted/

 

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A fresh sequence of strikes have ben announced for the UK port of Felixstowe, the UK’s largest for container traffic

Fresh strikes have been announced from September 27th to October 5th after 82% of surveyed members of the Unite union, which represents 1,900 blue-collar workers at the port, rejected a 7% pay offer.

The union has asked for a pay rise to match the UK’s inflation rate, which is predicted to hit 13% later this year.

Felixstowe handles near to 50% of the UK’s containers and the recent eight-day strike in late August, caused significant disruption.

“We are very disappointed that Unite has announced this further strike action at this time. The collective bargaining process has been exhausted and there is no prospect of agreement being reached with the union,” the Port of Felixstowe said.

The planned Felixstowe strike will coincide with a two-week walkout by Liverpool port workers which is set to start on September 19th.

Source: https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/date-set-for-new-strike-at-felixstowe/

 

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Evangelos Marinakis has shown his hand in the much hyped nascent liquefied carbon dioxide (CO₂) trades.

Marinakis’s Capital Gas Ship Management Corp has come onboard a project in South Korea to develop and commercialise 30,000 cu m liquified CO₂ carriers.

Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded design approval to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of the world’s first 30,000 cu m CO₂ carrier. The new carrier will incorporate a new type of steel in its tanks making scantling lighter whilst keeping the tanks’ structural integrity intact. This innovation allows an upscale in the size of the CO₂ carrier, improving storage and transportation, something shipbuilders were not able to do with more conventional materials.

Capital Gas has come onboard the project, advising on operational and commercial matters.

Miltos Zisis, managing director, Capital Gas, said: “We see the move to the transportation of CO₂, as a natural extension of our existing commercial and technical management expertise, which underlines our commitment to playing a significant role in the carbon value chain and the advance of decarbonisation of the shipping industry and beyond”.

HMD has now developed three different CO₂ carriers – a 12,000 cu m CO₂ carrier with high pressure cargo tanks, 22,000 cu m CO₂ carrier with low pressure cargo tanks and this latest 30,000 cu m design which comes with low pressure cargo tanks.

Many other owners are getting into this up and coming trade. Furthest down the track is Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), which last year invested in Norway-based Larvik Shipping, a pioneer in this unique trade.

Currently, the maximum capacity for transporting liquefied CO₂ is approximately 3,600 cu m, or roughly 1,770 tonnes in dedicated CO₂ tankers predominantly with specialist operators such as Larvik leading the way.

Earlier this year MOL and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding showcased a concept design for an ammonia/liquefied CO₂ carrier with a carrying capacity of 50,000 cu m. It has since received an approval in principle from ClassNK for its large CO₂ carrier design, capable of transporting 1m tons of CO₂ every year.

Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers (KNCC) has an approval in principle (AiP) for its recently developed high pressure liquid CO₂ tank system, potentially unleashing a far larger carrying capacity for the growing gas trades. KNCC is a new joint venture company established by the Knutsen Group and Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) to provide CO2 transportation and storage solutions.

Hyundai Mipo’s sister firm Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has come up with a 40,000 cu m liquefied CO₂ carrier design and is also working with compatriot owner Hyundai Glovis on a 74,000 cu m version.

South Korea’s other shipbuilding majors – Samsung Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering – have both debuted their own designs.

Source: https://splash247.com/evangelos-marinakis-eyes-the-co2-trades/

 

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Around 1,500 military and civilian personnel from NATO and partner countries are gathering in Portugal this month for two maritime exercises aimed at testing the interoperability of new maritime unmanned systems. Both exercises are being held in areas around the Troia Peninsula.

Photo: Portuguese Navy

Exercise REPMUS 22, held from 12 to 22 September, brings together a wide range of contributions from NATO and partner countries, NATO Centres of Excellence, the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), as well from industry and academia. During this period, around 1,500 personnel are testing the coordination of unmanned systems above the water, on the water and under the sea. Approximately 120 unmanned assets are being integrated into a single network for a range of experimentation scenarios. REPMUS 22 is led by Portugal and supports the NATO Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative (MUSI). The NATO Maritime Unmanned Systems Initiative (MUSI) was launched in October 2018 to promote interoperability in the development of Maritime Unmanned Systems and since then it has been playing a growing role in the REPMUS exercise series.

Dr. Giorgio Cioni, Director for Armament and Aerospace Capabilities in NATO’s Defence Investment Division, welcomed the exercise, saying: “This is the first time that so many NATO nations have the opportunity to test the effectiveness of so many systems, concepts, techniques and procedures related to Maritime Unmanned Systems, ensuring they can work seamlessly together.”

Exercise DYNAMIC MESSENGER 22 will take place from 23 – 30 September 2022 with an emphasis on integrating maritime unmanned systems into maritime operations. It will be the first-ever exercise with a focus on unmanned underwater systems held under NATO command and on integrating unmanned systems into NATO naval task groups.  The exercise will test Alliance readiness to use unmanned systems to counter security challenges ranging from conventional submarine threats, to sea mines and asymmetric threats. Both NATO’s Standing Naval Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Maritime Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) will be part of DYNAMIC MESSENGER 22.

DYNAMIC MESSENGER 22 will be conducted under joint leadership of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation in the United States and NATO’s Allied Maritime Command MARCOM in Northwood, UK.

Source: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_207293.htm

 

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In the fourth in a series of interviews ahead of the Saudi Maritime Congress NMA director, Turki Al Shehri, spoke to Seatrade Maritime News about developments at the academy.

“This is a critical time for the Saudi maritime sector as we look towards its recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, and also build on the opportunities with emerging new technologies and pioneering ways of delivering maritime training and education as we strive to deliver the ambitions of Saudi Vision 2030 and beyond,” Al Sheri said.

The King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries and Services (KSIC) alone is expected to contribute $17bn to Saudi Arabia’s GDP, deliver import substitution of $12bn, and provide 80,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2030. The Kingdom’s National Transport and Logistics Strategy, unveiled last year, calls for throughput at its container ports to quadruple from under 10m teu in 2020 to 40m teu at the end of the decade.

“The maritime sector will remain a critical enabler of the world economy and is largely experiencing significant growth in service requirements and operating margins. Recent events in Ukraine are, however, impacting long-term forecasting. We have remained focused in improving our capabilities, installing our simulation complex and updating our curriculum.”

The NMA was set up in 2016 in a partnership between national oil company Saudi Aramco and the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), a Saudi training institute in existence since 1980, with branches in all major Saudi cities.

The Kingdom’s requirements for maritime expertise span the ports, container, bulk, tanker and logistics markets. The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) is a top-five global VLCC operator. Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification plans call for the dramatic expansion of its west coast ports and inland logistics, to in order to capitalise on the Kingdom’s centrality to global trade flows.

Based at Ras Al-Khair on the eastern coast, 80 kilometers north of the country’s industrial hub in Jubail Industrial City, where NMA is based, KSIC is expected to be one of the largest shipyards in the world. “This proximity presents us with an advantage towards closer cooperation,” Al Shehri said.

“We currently train a number of members of the KSIC’s future workforce with skills in shipbuilding- related trades. Our pool of trainees come from a number of shipping companies and marine employers such as Saudi Aramco, Bahri and Rawabi Holding, among others,” he said.

NMA’s first cohort of ratings, comprised of 47 students, successfully completed Phase 1—Marine English Language—of their training program in July 2021. “The learners have been studying contextualised maritime English since November 2020 and are now ready to progress to technical training through the associate diploma in maritime studies, and are due to graduate in November 2021,” it said.

Today, women represent only 2% of world’s 1.2 million seafarers, while 94% of female seafarers are working in the cruise industry. “NMA will fully support the IMO’s gender ‘Women in Maritime’ programme, whilst keeping in mind the Kingdom’s traditions and customs. NMA will offer preferential placements for shortlisted female applicants. We will also facilitate maritime training for women that may wish to work in the maritime industry but may not be inclined to work at sea,” Al Shehri said.

“Looking to Vision 2030, consideration of diversity as a whole, not just how it relates to women, will be one of the challenges facing the sector. NMA will promote a maritime culture that encompasses diversity in its broadest sense and will reap wide-ranging benefits and rewards for Saudi society. I am very optimistic about the future of the maritime industry.”

Source: https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/crewing/saudi-nma-critical-component-kingdoms-maritime-development

 

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Despite transporting little more than 10% of seaborne reefer cargo today, the ageing specialised fleet fulfils a vital role in the shipment of perishables, according to Philip Gray, Drewry’s reefer sector analyst.

Conventional reefers earned record rates during last year’s peak season, corresponding to winter in the northern hemisphere. Between January and March this year, large, specialised reefers were earning up to 180 cents per cubic foot, with smaller ships not far behind, typically around 160 cents. This is more than double some of the highest rates seen for many years.

Yet according to a webinar – Reefer Shipping Market Outlook – staged this week by Drewry Shipping Consultants, 40% of these specialised vessels are already more than 30 years old. And there are virtually no conventional reefers on order.

Much of the market in seaborne perishable goods has switched from conventional reefers to container ships.  Only about 10% of reefer cargo is now shipped in specialised vessels and the share continues to fall. By 2026, container ships will have advanced their share to more than 90%, Gray predicted.

The three most important cargoes are meat, bananas, and fish, but many other types of refrigerated produce also move by sea. However, delays to container vessels with perishables on board have resulted in significant waste, supply shortages, rising prices, and shorter shelf lives. Last year, the disruption also led to lower banana shipments and reduced pork imports to China, Gray said.

However, despite the small share shipped on conventional reefers, these specialised vessels are very important and, he warned, the sector would be in trouble without them. But as the ships get older, reefers will continue to lose out to container ships.

One transaction three months ago could signal the direction of travel. Antwerp-based Seatrade Reefer Chartering announced an order for four 1,800 teu container ships equipped with high reefer capacity of about 1,200 teu.

The vessels are under construction at Huanghai Shipyard and are scheduled for delivery from October 2023. They are to be deployed in the company’s Fast, Direct & Dedicated (FDD) services taking in a range of smaller ports in key regions.

“Transit times and associated indirect costs are increasing on services operated by larger container lines,” the company said at the time, “and there remains a clear demand for FDD services operated by specialist reefers, specialised container vessels, and hybrid vessels.”

Meanwhile, Drewry expects the sector to clock a 3% compound annual growth rate between now and 2026, although this figure could be reduced a little in the firm’s next analytical period, Gray said. Asia is the largest destination for cargoes and is likely to account for almost 40% of all produce by 2025, up from about 37% today. Asia’s share dwarfs other regions, with the US, for example, accounting for 12% of reefer trade, and Europe 9%.

Source: https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/dry-cargo/specialised-reefer-vessels-set-another-spectacular-season

 

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The President of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, HE Eng. Khalid Al-Salem that the Port is one of the most critical enablers supporting industrial growth at The Port of Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries (JCPDI Port).

Eric Ip, Group Managing Director of Hutchison Ports, said, “We have been in Saudi Arabia for 22 years, and it is a very important market for Hutchison Ports. Today’s ceremony marks a new chapter for us in the Kingdom and we look forward to working closely with the Royal Commission to make Hutchison Ports Jazan a success and help JCPDI reach its full potential and contribute to the Saudi Vision 2030.”

The port will use remote-controlled cranes and state of the art systems for handling containers and bulk goods to enable electronic transations. Training programmes will be run for local talent, said Hutchison Ports Jazan CEO, Charlie Darazi.

A berth depth of 16.5m will allow containerships of over 21,000 teu to call the port, and bulk ships with capacities over 100,000 tonnes.

The Port has a total berth length of 1,250m for containers, bulk and general cargo, with a design capacity of one million teu per year and around four million tonnes of cargo, in addition to a liquid terminal for oil tankers of Saudi Aramco.

Andy Tsoi, Hutchison Ports Managing Director for Middle East and Africa said that JCPDI Port represents an exciting new chapter. He added that from a strategic standpoint, JCPDI sits at the crossroads of the busy east-west trade lane and the rapidly growing north-south trade. JCPDI also has the potential to be the Kingdom’s first port of call from East Asia. Therefore, given the talented local human capital and the continuing support of development policies, the port is very well-positioned for the future of the Kingdom’s maritime industry.

Minister of Investment, HE Eng. Khalid Al-Falih said that Saudi economy was booming, with 11% growth in Q1 2022 and growth of 21.5% in its Industrial Production Index (IPI).

Source: https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ports/saudi-arabia-inaugurates-port-jazan

 

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The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a plan to accelerate development of next-generation floating offshore wind farms by slashing the cost of the technology by 70% and setting a goal for it to power 5 million U.S. homes by 2035.

The announcement was the latest in the White House’s push to bolster the nation’s fledgling offshore wind industry as part of its climate-change agenda.

Wind turbines that float on the ocean’s surface are an emerging technology necessary for projects off the coasts of California, Oregon and Maine, where the depth of the water precludes the use of standard, fixed equipment.

Floating offshore wind technology is in early stages of development in Europe, where there are a few small projects.

Thursday’s announcement of efforts to support the technology’s advancement will position the United States “to lead the world on floating offshore wind and bring offshore wind jobs to more parts of our country, including the West Coast,” the White House national climate adviser, Gina McCarthy, said on a call with reporters.

By 2035, the United States aims to have 15 gigawatts of floating offshore wind capacity along its coastlines, officials said. The goal is aligned with the administration’s other target for permitting 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030.

As a first step, the Interior Department will hold a lease auction for areas off the coast of California later this year.

In addition, the Department of Energy will commit nearly $50 million to fund research, development and demonstration projects for floating offshore wind. The Energy Department wants to bring the cost down by 70% to $45 per megawatt-hour by 2035.

The effort is included in the department’s “Energy Earthshots” initiatives, which are meant to spur innovation in emerging clean technologies like hydrogen, energy storage and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Source: https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-sets-target-floating-offshore-wind-499497

 

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The NTSB has released the results of its investigation into the collision of a moving train with the towboat Baxter Southern on the Upper Mississippi in late 2021, finding that the towboat’s crew were not aware that they had temporarily berthed the bow of a barge over a rail line.

On November 13, 2021, the towboat Baxter Southern was downbound on the Mississippi, pushing four empty barges for a destination in Louisiana. At about 2200, the wind picked up with gusts of up to 35 knots, making navigation difficult for the 700-foot-long empty barge tow. The forecast showed that the winds would continue through the night. After consulting with the pilot, the master ruled out continuing onwards to the next lock or trying to turn around and head back upriver. Instead, they decided on a plan to push the barges up against a bank to wait for better weather conditions.

Using a non-ECDIS electronic chart system, they selected a site with a magenta dashed line around it where there were no trees or visible obstructions. They were aware that there was a rail line in the area but did not believe that it was a substantial risk. Because of the rough weather, no lookout was posted on the bow as they approached the bank.

At 2336, the barge tow’s bow rake was pressed up against the bank, and the master left the bridge. Three crewmembers were sent forward to verify that the bow was not overhanging the track.

Before the deckhands reached the head of the tow, they saw the lights of an approaching train coming around the bend some 2,000 feet to the north.

At about 2342, the conductor and the engineer saw the barge tow and the towboat, but were not concerned; it was common to see barges pressed up against the bank in this area. Following protocol, they accelerated down a straight section of the track, heading towards the barge.

One minute later, when the locomotive was about 300 feet from impact, the engineer realized that the barge’s bow was overhanging the rail bed, and he pulled the emergency brake. The pilot, who was still on the bridge of the towboat, saw what was happening and put the throttles in reverse to back off the bank – but too late to have an effect.

Nine seconds later, the left side of the lead locomotive struck the barge’s bow and derailed. The second locomotive followed, along with ten hopper cars, including six which went into the river. The engineer and conductor sustained only minor injuries and escaped from the locomotive on their own; none of the crewmembers aboard the Baxter Southern were injured.

After the collision, the master of the Baxter Southern backed off the bank, contacted the Coast Guard and moved upriver to another berthing location. The lead barge had sustained minor denting and scraping with no impact to its structural integrity.

The master and pilot – who each had about 30 years of experience in the towing industry – told investigators that they had not seen the chart symbol with an exclamation point on their ECS chart overlaying the bank area. The symbol would have warned them of a “Barge/Rail Collision Risk” at the site if they had clicked on it. The pilot said he had previously used the same area to temporarily berth barges “probably half a dozen times,” and past AIS data appeared to show that other operators had also used this location.

NTSB concluded that the cause of the casualty was “the tow’s pilot and captain not correctly identifying a caution area on the electronic chart,” and it advised marineers and owners to ensure proficiency in the use of electronic chart systems.

Source: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/ntsb-train-barge-collision-caused-by-failure-to-read-charted-warnings

 

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Hyundai Mipo has won design approval for the development of what it believes to be the first 30,000 cubic meter liquefied carbon dioxide carrier. The design incorporates a new type of steel into the vessel’s Type C tanks, making the scantling lighter and enabling the construction of a much larger ship.

The design is the first product of a joint development project for a new steel type launched in late 2021, and Hyundai Mipo SVP Chan-il Kim says that it could underpin a class of more economical and efficient LCO2 carriers. Long-distance CO2 transport by sea could be an important part of the future carbon economy if carbon capture and storage ventures prove successful – particularly for delivering CO2 to offshore subsea storage wells.

“This is a very important project for the entire maritime industry, as this type of vessel will be an important part toward the successful implementation of upcoming maritime environmental and emissions regulations,” said Alfonso Castillero, the COO of the Liberian Registry, in a statement last year.

LR and the Liberian Registry have worked with Hyundai Mipo on the design approval, and ship manager Capital Gas joined in the venture to advise on commercial and operational aspects. Korean steel giant Posco will supply the specialized steel alloy for the venture.

“We see the move to the transportation of CO2 as a natural extension of our existing commercial and technical management expertise,” said Miltos Zisis, managing director of Capital Gas.

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has developed three other liquefied CO2 carrier designs, including 12,000 and 22,000 cubic meter sizes.

On Wednesday, ABS and the Marshall Islands Registry unveiled a separate approval in principle for a 74,000 cubic meter “ultra large liquefied carbon dioxide carrier” for Hyundai Mipo’s sister company, Hyundai Heavy Industries. The design is based on nine cylindrical tanks and would operate on LNG fuel.

Source: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/hyundai-wins-two-aips-for-larger-more-efficient-liquid-co2-carriers

 

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