Global insurers are expected to receive multiple marine insurance claims from ships damaged or lost as the conflict in Ukraine spills over into sea lanes, insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) said in a report on Tuesday.Two seafarers…
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Detyens Awarded Oiler Overhaul Work
Detyens Shipyards Inc. has been awarded a contract for a 70-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry-docking of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Joshua Humphreys (T-AO 188).This $15,141,033…
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Interview: Richard Balzano, Dredging Contractors of America
Richard Balzano took over as CEO and executive director of the Dredging Contractors of America in December 2020. And while he says he’s “still fairly new to the [dredging] industry”, he certainly knows his way around the business, having held…
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Offshore Wind: Agreement Opens Dutch Waters to Danish Vessels
A new agreement between Denmark and the Netherlands enhances the competitive situation for Danish ships operating within the offshore sector in the Netherlands.With the agreement, the authorities of the two countries mutually accept that high…
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Looking for a Good Deal? Learn to Take Advantage of Interns
For the future of the industry, hire interns, both college and high schoolers. And pay them: none of that silly privileged unpaid intern crap that occurs in non-maritime industries.I generally wait until I receive the printed issue to read Maritime Rep...
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Ukraine Calls for Moves to Unblock Ports
Ukraine’s president called on the international community on Monday to take immediate steps to end a Russian blockade of his country’s ports to allow wheat exports and prevent a global food crisis.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made his comments…
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CTV Ordered for Vineyard Wind Project in the US
Offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind on Monday announced it has signed a contract to charter a crew transfer vessel (CTV) from Massachusetts-based marine transportation company Patriot Offshore Maritime Services.The 27-meter aluminum CTV will be built...
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US Navy Sets Up New Mideast Task Force
The U.S. Navy on Wednesday said it was establishing a new multinational task force that would target arms smuggling in the waters around Yemen, the latest American military response to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.Washing...
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Hydraulic Hose Failure Sparked Fishing Vessel Fire -NTSB
A hydraulic hose failure led to an engine room fire aboard a fishing vessel off the coast of Massachusetts, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. Marine Investigation Report 22/13 details the NTSB’s investigation into the April...
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Inmarsat Says Its ‘Fleet Xpress Enhanced’ Enables Digitalization, Decarbonization, and Crew Wellfare
Maritime satellite communications company Inmarsat now offers a service called 'Fleet Xpress Enhanced', which it says enables digitalization, decarbonization, and crew wellfare for the global shipping sector,."Fleet Xpress, enhanced by Fleet Edge…
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