Nov 14 0430 UTC UPDATE: SINGAPORE BRIDGE taken on tow by offshore tug FAIRMOUNT EXPEDITION (IMO 9358943), towage commenced on Nov 13, port of destination yet unknown.
Nov 11 1100 UTC UPDATE: Confirmed disabled, adrift, cause yet unknown. AIS missing during last 6 hours.
Nov 9 alert: Container ship SINGAPORE BRIDGE, IMO 9224348, disabled adrift in Bay of Bengal since Nov 7, under way for short time on Nov 9, then NUC again. En route from Port Klang Malaysia to Mumbai India, ETA initially Nov 5, changed to Nov 13.

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Cargo ship HANGSHENG88 sank in the afternoon Nov 12 40 nm off the coast of Huilai County, eastern coast of Guangdong province, China, South China sea (east of Hong Kong), cause of accident unknown, understood there was water ingress, probably list. 13 crew went into lifeboat and were rescued in the course of full-scale rescue operation, directed by Guangdong Maritime Safety Administration, all are safe. Ship’s AIS is off since June this year.

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Lighter ship identified as FARDIN-1, loaded with some 600 tons of coal sank in Mongla port, Bangladesh, after she collided with, according to local news sources, bulk carrier HANDY PERTH, in the evening Nov 15. Three out of six crew of lighter ship went missing. Lighter ship completed coal loading from berthed German freighter and was under way, HANDY PERTH was also under way, maneuvering to leave the port. It was said, that lighter ship simply didn’t notice moving HANDY PERTH, and moved right to HANDY PERTH bow.
HANDY PERTH left Mongla shortly after accident, sailed downstream and anchored in Bay of Bengal off Kunga river mouth. As of morning Nov 16, she was in the same area either anchored or already under way, status “For Order”, probably waiting for investigation results.

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PUBLISHED NOV 15, 2021 4:34 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE

A Norwegian project to design and build one of the world’s first ammonia-fueled, ammonia tankers is proceeding with the partners detailing a timeline that would see the vessel in service on the Norwegian coast in 2024. Greg Edge, the technology arm of shipping company Greig Maritime Group and Wartsila received government funding for the project at the end of 2020 and now are proceeding to the design stage of the future vessel.

Grieg Edge has entered a contract with naval architect company LMG Marin to design the MS Green Ammonia. After a thorough process, Grieg Edge decided to bring the Bergen, Norway-based naval architect and ship designer to the ship’s design process based on the firm’s work with innovative concepts. In addition to the ammonia carrier, LMG is also working with Norled for the hydrogen-ferry Hydra.

Their concept is to have the MS Green Ammonia distribute green ammonia from the planned factory in Berlevåg located at the northernmost reaches of Norway on the Barents Sea to various locations and end-users along the coast. When they announced the project a year ago, Greig said concrete design, size, and volume were all elements that were dependent on the market and end-users. The project, however, has already established LOIs with several heavyweight industrial partners and expects to target the owners and operators of LNG-fueled vessels as early adopters for ammonia.

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PUBLISHED NOV 15, 2021 4:32 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE

GAC’s marine fuel arm has announced a new partnership to supply a biodiesel fuel blend for shipping in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and India.

To make this green fuel available, GAC Bunker Fuels is partnering with Dubai-based Neutral Fuels, an established producer of biodiesel derived from waste cooking oil.

“Deploying our Net Zero biofuel in the maritime sector will play a key role in helping to achieve the new carbon emission reduction targets set by the International Maritime Organisation,” said Gary Hubbard, the chief commercial officer of Neutral Fuels. “Adoption of cleaner biofuels is much quicker when we work in close collaboration with leading companies such as the GAC Group. It means that the whole sector can become part of the solution to climate change, rather than remaining part of the problem.”

The fuel will be available to vessel operators as a blend with petroleum-based bunker fuel, mixed at varying percentages.

The service makes good on GAC’s recent decarbonization pledges. GAC recently joined the Getting to Zero Coalition, pledging to achieve net-zero operations, and it has signed on to the group’s call to decarbonize the shipping industry by 2050. The ships’ agency views biofuel as a potential solution, providing its customers with a near-term option to reduce their carbon footprint.

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