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Video: Derelict Car Carrier Catches Fire in Philippines

Video: Derelict Car Carrier Catches Fire in Philippines

The Philippine Coast Guard and local fire departments in the central Philippines region of Cebu are fighting a blazing fire that is engulfing a derelict car carrier. The fire continues to burn several hours after being first reported with one of the Coast Guard’s tugs augmenting the firefighting efforts.
The vessel is the former car carrier Diamond Highway, which has become a jinxed ...

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IMO Working Towards Regulatory Framework for Autonomous Shipping

IMO Working Towards Regulatory Framework for Autonomous Shipping

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) continues its work to develop a regulatory framework for autonomous ships in response to rapidly evolving technology. The Joint MSC-LEG-FAL Working Group on Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) held its second session last week at the IMO Headquarters in London. The event was preceded by a seminar discussing legal issues concerning MASS.
The ...

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Fire on World's First Hydrogen Carrier Sparked by Electrical Issue

Fire on World's First Hydrogen Carrier Sparked by Electrical Issue

A fire that broke out during the maiden voyage of the world's first liquified hydrogen (LH2) carrier gas carrier Suiso Frontier was caused by an onboard electrical issue, an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation found   The 116-meter vessel, built as a prototype ship to assess the technical aspects of transporting LH2 by sea, had arrived at the Port of Hastings, Victoria on ...

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India to build $5bn Bay of Bengal container transshipment terminal

India to build $5bn Bay of Bengal container transshipment terminal

India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has announced that the country will build a new container transshipment terminal, the Galathea Bay Transshipment Port. In a statement, the ministry said a transshipment hub in India would “attract Indian and regional transshipment traffic from the current hubs, save significant revenue loss, reduce logistics inefficiencies for Indian trade, ...

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PMO Clarifies about Panamanian Registration of Iranian Vessels

PMO Clarifies about Panamanian Registration of Iranian Vessels

The Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) as the duly authorized maritime administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran released a statement and explained about the registration of Iranian-related vessels by the Government of Panama, widely covered by Iranian and international media.   According to the PMO News Portal, the statement is as follows: All vessels belonging to the Iranian shipping ...

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Seafarers desperately need training to handle explosive lithium-ion batteries

Seafarers desperately need training to handle explosive lithium-ion batteries

Transporting potentially explosive lithium-ion batteries on vessels is a dangerous business, as incidents in recent years have shown. An investigation by the United States Coast Guard into a freight container that caught fire on a US highway in 2021 attributed the blaze to a batch of lithium-ion batteries. The cargo ignited while enroute to the Port of Virginia, where it was to be shipped to China ...

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Iran Repairing Russian Cargo Ship Damaged on Volga River

Iran Repairing Russian Cargo Ship Damaged on Volga River

The acting head of the Iranian Marine Industrial Company (IMIC), Meysam Rayatazad has said that a Russian bulk carrier is being repaired in Iran after being damaged by chunks of ice on the Volga River. He added that the Islamic Republic intends to take on 20% of all ship repairs in the Caspian Sea. Iran Marine Industrial Company (SADRA) is affiliated with the Islamic Revolution Guards ...

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 CEO of the Ports and Maritime Organization of iran congratulated the beginning of the new year

CEO of the Ports and Maritime Organization of iran congratulated the beginning of the new year

Ali Akbar Safaei, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and CEO of the Ports and Maritime Organization. In a message, congratulated the birth of the Prophet Jesus (PBUH) and the beginning of the new year.
According to the Public relation and International Management of the Ports and Maritime Organization, this message states:
I sincerely congratulate all the monotheists of the ...

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Construction Kicks Off on Havfram’s First Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Construction Kicks Off on Havfram’s First Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Norwegian offshore services company Havfram has confirmed the start of construction on its first offshore wind turbine installation vessel at CIMC-Raffles in China.
The vessel is the first of up to four NG20000X design WTIVs on order at the shipyard. The vessels, equipped with a 3,250-ton crane and hybrid battery propulsion, will be capable of handling the world’s largest wind turbines ...

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