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Seven Crewmembers from Seized MSC Aries Depart Iran

Published May 10, 2024 12:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

  After weeks of being held in Iran and promises that the crew of the seized containership MSC Aries would be released, the governments of Portugal, India, and Pakistan confirmed that the first seven crewmembers had left the ship. Iran last week had said all the crew would be free to leave if the captain joined them and now it is being reported the crew will be released when their contractual obligations are completed. Portugal as the flag state of...

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Cruise Ship Crewmember Arrested for Stabbing Elderly Passenger

Published May 9, 2024 11:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Federal prosecutors have charged a South African seafarer with assault for allegedly running amok and stabbing three people with a pair of scissors.  According to the criminal complaint, the crewmember - Ntando Sogoni, 35 - joined the Norwegian Encore at the port of Seattle on Sunday. He had just been hired and it was his first trip. The same evening, his crewmates saw him trying to deploy a lifeboat. They called security guards, who took Sogoni to the ship's...

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Chinese Fighter Launches Flares in Front of Australian Navy Helicopter

Published May 9, 2024 10:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

  This week, the government of Australia took the Chinese military to task for another "unprofessional" encounter involving a People's Liberation Army fighter aircraft. The intercept was potentially more hazardous than the close-approach tactics seen in dozens of previous encounters: a Chinese jet flew just in front of a Royal Australian Navy helicopter and dispensed flares, forcing the helicopter pilot to maneuver quickly to avoid being hit.  On May 4, the frigate HMAS Hobart was in international waters of...

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Port Canaveral Accelerates Plan to Add Terminal to Meet Cruise Boom

Published May 9, 2024 8:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Port Canaveral, Florida outlined its plans for the addition of another multi-line cruise terminal to meet the booming demand of the cruise industry. Port CEO Capt. John Murray said they would accelerate the terminal expansion plans by using an existing cargo berth which would provide cost savings while increasing operational flexibility and expediting construction. Located in Central Florida and near major tourist attractions including the theme parks, Port Canaveral is one of the fastest-growing ports and admits at times...

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Why U.S. Offshore Wind Power is Struggling

  [By Christopher Niezrecki] America’s first large-scale offshore wind farms began sending power to the Northeast in early 2024, but a wave of wind farm project cancellations and rising costs have left many people with doubts about the industry’s future in the U.S. Several big hitters, including Ørsted, Equinor, BP and Avangrid, have canceled contracts or sought to renegotiate them in recent months. Pulling out meant the companies faced cancellation penalties ranging from US$16 million to several hundred million dollars...

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HD Hyundai Displays Prototype USV Combining AI and Autonomous Navigation

  South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai unveiled its first prototype for its entry into the emerging uncrewed surface vessel (USV) market. It comes as the shipbuilder looks to develop new high-value markets leveraging its autonomous navigation technologies and is also targeting expanded roles in naval shipbuilding. Called Tenebris the company showed the prototype at a tradeshow in Washington D.C. along with its new partner Palantir, a U.S.-based leader in applications of AI technology. HD Hyundai and Palantir announced a joint...

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Report: Scrubber Wash Damages Baltic as Shipowners Realize Profits with HFO

  A new report is adding to the long-running debate over the impact of exhaust scrubbers and the potential for more restrictive legislation. A new study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, alleges extensive financial costs from the release of scrubber wash which contains toxins while they calculate that many of the ships that installed the technology have achieved payback on the investment and now benefit from the use of less expensive heavy fuel oil (HFO). “If the scrubbers had...

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Head of ICS Shipping Lobby Guy Platten to Step Down in 2025

  The International Chamber of Shipping, the trade association that represents 80 percent of the world’s merchant fleet, confirmed that its secretary general Guy Platten will leave his position after seven years in mid-2025. Platten took over the leadership at a critical time in the industry and emerged as a strong advocate for seafarers and a leader shaping the debate on decarbonization. “Working as ISC secretary general has been the highlight of my career and I am proud of what...

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