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| | Lagos Launches Waterways Data Monitoring System Commuters using Lagos State’s water transport services are in for a fresh safety experience, with the activation of modern monitoring gadgets and infrastructure to enhance security across the state’s waterways transportation network. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Lagos State Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile. | | |
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| | German Cruiseship Yard Werften Will Start Building Submarines The manufacturer is converting the MV Werften shipyard it purchased in June in Wismar on Germany’s Baltic coast to submarine production. Speaking at the launch Tuesday in Kiel of two submarines for Singapore’s navy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hailed the move as part of an inflection point in Germany’s approach to its military. | | |
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| | Italy Takes in NGO Ship with 33 Migrants Aboard A charity-run rescue boat carrying 33 migrants was allowed to disembark on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa overnight into Friday, while two more NGO vessels with more than 500 migrants aboard remain at sea. The Louise Michel rescue ship was allowed to dock because it was more exposed to strong winds, RAI public broadcaster reported. Italy’s interior ministry had no immediate comment. | | |
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| | Tanker Fired on During New Gulf of Guinea Incident A new incident was reported earlier today in the Gulf of Guinea involving a laden oil tanker serving as a fresh reminder that while the number of incidents has declined dramatically, the threat of piracy remains in the region. Details on the incident are incomplete but it appears the vessel was able to take evasive actions with the joint British and French monitoring operation reporting the crew aboard the tanker were safe and that the vessel was continuing on its journey out of the region. | | |
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| | USNS Comfort Involved in 19-Person Man Overboard Incident Off Haiti The U.S. Navy is reporting that two sailors sustained minor injuries during a man overboard incident involving the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) off the coast of Haiti this week. In total, nineteen personnel fell overboard during the transfer from a small boat to the Comfort, the Navy said. | | |
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| | Disabled AIS Contributes to Fishing Boat Collision off Norway On the morning of October 4, the coastal freighter Edmy departed the port of Larvik, bound for Copenhagen. The harbor pilot got off at the pilot station off Porsgrunn, and the ship continued outbound in fine, clear weather. The navigator was alone on watch, and after checking the radar and looking out the window, he turned to the computer located aft in the wheelhouse to take care of some paperwork. | | |
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| | Sea-Intelligence Forecasts Atlantic Spot Rates Are About to Collapse U.S. East Coast ports reported strong volumes and continued gains through much of the fall in part due to the shifting of cargoes from West Coast ports. The Port of New York and New Jersey became the busiest port (by volume) in the U.S. while others such as Savannah experienced congestion and growing backlogs. Carriers ranging from CMA CGM to Zim all reported increasing capacity in part with larger vessels. | | |
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| | Study: Oil Slicks Cover an Ocean Area Twice the Size of Turkey Chinese and US researchers published a paper in Science earlier this year that for the first time sketches out a global map of oil pollution at sea. It found that anthropogenic contributions accounted for around 94% of the cumulative area of ocean oil slicks between 2014 and 2019. The researchers identified 21 oil slick “belts” that match up closely with busy shipping lanes. | | |
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| | Video: How Biofouling Management Cuts GHG Emissions A new IMO video that highlights the importance of maintaining smooth and clean ships’ hulls free from biofouling has been launched (13 December) at IMO Headquarters. The video explains how reducing and managing biofouling is key to improve fuel efficiency in ships and reduce GHG emissions. Biofouling is the accumulation of aquatic organisms on wetted or immersed surfaces such as ships and other offshore structures. | | |
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| | Port Security Training in Lebanon A Regional Training Course for Port Facility Security Auditors is taking place in Lebanon 12-16 December. Participants from the Designated Authority (DA) will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to have effective oversight of procedures in line with key IMO maritime security measures, including the relevant provisions of SOLAS Chapter XI-2 and the ISPS Code. These include assistance on how to conduct port facility security audits and the effective preparation of reporting and follow-up actions those generate. | | |
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| | Pacific Ocean’s Plastics Cleanup Hindered By Trade Barriers Bloomberg) –The cleanup of the world’s oceans is being hindered by visa requirements, tariffs on equipment, and restricted access to local ports and waste management facilities, according to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. | | |
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| | AI is Changing How Scientists Study the Oceans We’ve used AI’s exceptional pattern recognition to trawl through satellite images and map the tonnes of plastic pollution threatening our seas – in real time. Already, this technique has found more than 4,000 unreported informal dumps next to rivers. | | |
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| | Russian Fishing Vessel Goes Aground, Leaving Cargo of Crab for Locals On Thursday afternoon, the fishing vessel Ostrovnoy-5 was at anchor off the coast of Paramushir, a remote island at the northeastern end of the Kuril chain. In foul weather, the vessel began to drag anchor. The captain attempted to reposition in order to avoid going aground, but the effort was not successful, and the ship grounded on her starboard side. | | |
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| | Smart Sanctions: The West Finally Gets Clever About Russia Robert Huish (The Conversation)–The European Union and the United States are now targeting maritime protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance clubs to limit Russian shipping capacity and cap the price of its oil, meaning we’re finally beginning to see some smart sanctions for a stupid war. | | |
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| | World's First Commercial Shipment of Blue Hydrogen Delivered to Korea The 25,000 tonnes of ammonia were produced by Saudi Aramco subsidiary Sabic from hydrogen derived from fossil gas, with the majority of the CO2 derived from the steam methane reforming (SMR) process captured and utilized at Aramco's oil refinery in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. A second 25,000-tonne shipment is due to be delivered by the end of this year as part of the same contract by Sabic, which is 70 percent owned by Aramco. | | |
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| | IMO Fails to Adopt More Ambitious 2050 Target The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) failed to adopt a concrete shipping decarbonisation target following the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 79) meeting that ended last Friday. The MEPC 79 met on 12-16 December, with negotiations set to continue in a technical working group in spring 2023 (ISWG-GHG-14) and to conclude at MEPC 80 in July 2023. | | |
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| | Thai Navy Corvette Loses Power and Sinks in Gulf of Thailand The HTMS Sukhothai, a Ratanakosin-class missile corvette, was on patrol in heavy weather about 20 miles off Bang Saphan in the Gulf of Thailand. High waves caused water ingress, and the flooding disabled the ship's electrical power systems. The Sukhothai lost propulsion, and further flooding caused her to list heavily to starboard. | | |
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| | IMO’s Work to Cut GHG Emissions From Ships IMO adopted the first set of international mandatory measures to improve ships' energy efficiency on 15 July 2011. In the past decade, IMO has taken further action, including further regulatory measures and the adoption of the Initial IMO GHG strategy. To support their implementation, IMO has been executing a comprehensive capacity building and technical assistance programme, including a range of global projects. | | |
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