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AMSA: Container ship 90-day ban for serious maintenance defects
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Marshall Island-flagged container ship Big Lilly from Australian waters for 90 days, for serious safety and maintenance issues. Prior to this banning, the ship was detained in Melbourne, …
Oct 4, 2023 / Vessels
AMSA: One-year ban for bulk carrier for appalling treatment of seafarers
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MSXT Emily from Australian waters for one year, after finding apparent serious issues of wage theft and seafarer mistreatment onboard. Following a tip-off …
Aug 24, 2023 / Vessels
Australia bans unsafe ship from Australian waters
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a second Briese Heavylift GmbH & Co vessel from Australian waters, in a crackdown on unsafe and unseaworthy vessels. AMSA issued a 180-day ban on the general cargo ship BBC Pearl …
Jul 11, 2023 / Vessels
Hempel joins IMO public-private partnership to help prevent biofouling on ships’ hulls
Hempel joins the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Global Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety to work with industry to support shipping’s emissions reduction pathway and to mitigate against the spread of invasive species. …
Mar 15, 2023 / Curious
Australia bans container ship MSC Kymea II for 90 days
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued on Monday (Feb27) a refusal of access direction notice the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Kymea II from Australian ports for 90 days. AMSA issued the notice following months of sub-standard …
Mar 1, 2023 / Vessels
Major shipping carriers unite to improve safety of cargo
Safetytech Accelerator launches collaborative technology acceleration initiative with Evergreen Line, HMM, Lloyd’s Register, Maersk, the Offen Group, ONE and Seaspan as Anchor Partners aiming at reducing cargo fires and losses overboard A …
Feb 28, 2023 / Curious
Inmarsat unveils next-generation maritime safety terminal
New standalone terminal will provide ultra-resilient connectivity to Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network and meet the requirements of major maritime safety systems Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has unveiled a major …
Nov 25, 2022 / Curious
Wärtsilä takes situational awareness to a new level with launch of its S.P.E.C.S camera system
On Monday (Apr 25), Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the technology group Wärtsilä, announced the launch of its Smart Panoramic Edge Camera System (S.P.E.C.S). Designed to significantly enhance marine safety, it’s a system that provides 360 degree …
Apr 26, 2022 / Curious
ABS Awards DSME CyberSafety® Product Design Assessment
ABS has awarded ABS CyberSafety® Product Design Assessment (PDA) to the DS4 Smart Platform developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (DSME). Caption: Pictured from left: Seong Hun Kim, ABS Korea Business Development …
Oct 5, 2021 / Curious
SCHOTTEL EcoPeller for China's first ice-breaking buoy layer
SCHOTTEL has supplied main and auxiliary propulsion units for China's first ice-breaking buoy-layer. The "Haixun 156", which will perform a wide range of tasks, was recently launched by the contracted Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group, Hubei …
Jun 7, 2021 / Vessels