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05/23/2023

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03/17/2023

Shell takes FID on U.S. GoM Dover field





https://www.marinelog.com/news/shell-takes-fid-on-u-s-gom-dover-field/

03/13/2023

The crew of USCGC Spencer (WMEC 905) returned to their home port in Portsmouth, Friday, following an 88-day deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet and Combined Task Force 65, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.

“I am very proud of what this crew accomplished on Spencer while working with our partners in Africa,” said Cmdr. Corey Kerns, Spencer's commanding officer. “Together we demonstrated the U.S.’s commitment to maritime security in West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. We helped our partners in the region build the capability to enforce a rules-based order critical to their own food and economic security. I know this deployment will be something we all remember for a long time, and it was an honor to be a part of it.”




https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3325923/uscgc-spencer-returns-to-portsmouth-after-an-88-day-african-patrol/

03/08/2023

The third decade of the 21st century has opened with an array of potential maritime threats laid out against the United States and its allies, including near-peer-level competition with China and Russia and regional hotspots in almost every navigable waterway of the world.

U.S. maritime forces must effectively and efficiently utilize the tools at hand and place the best assets in areas that they are best suited for. This confluence of events provides the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) a unique opportunity to define a specific role within the defense mission set and to fill a critical niche that is currently devoid of leadership. The USCG is the best asset to take point as the U.S. maritime leader for coastal force security cooperation.

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https://www.eurasiareview.com/08032023-security-cooperation-for-coastal-forces-needs-us-coast-guard-leadership-analysis/

Credits: By Daniel E. Ward*
Photo: Guardsmen assigned to Tactical Law Enforcement Team 109, Cape Cod Maritime Safety Security Team, and Sailors assigned to USS Sioux City, participate in noncompliant vessel pursuit tactics exercise in rigid-hull inflatable boat, Atlantic Ocean, April 1, 2021 (U.S. Navy/Marianne Guemo)

03/03/2023

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company acknowledges that it intends to enter into a settlement agreement with Amplify Energy Corp. and its affiliated entities along with the Marine Exchange and the owners, operators and charterers of one other vessel in connection with the 2021 Orange County pipeline oil spill. MSC's agreement to enter in a settlement with Amplify and the other parties is made without an admission of liability but is intended to move yet another step past the regrettable incident.

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https://www.ajot.com/news/msc-maintains-that-pipeline-operator-amplify-is-responsible-for-2021-orange-county-oil-spill

03/02/2023

The US maritime sector has suffered a steep decline since its peak in the immediate post-WWII era with the number of American flagged and constructed vessels plummeting.

The advent of marinized nuclear power offers an opportunity for the reversal of this decline and a new era for American shipping. The US can use its experience in both the nuclear energy and marine sectors to drive forward the decarbonisation of shipping and gain a first-mover advantage for its national economy. Advanced nuclear vessels will need to be both built and flagged in nuclear energy states i.e., those with existing nuclear energy regulators and with a well-developed nuclear ecosystem. This provides the opportunity for massive growth in market share for the US shipbuilding and operating industries as well as providing new opportunities for the next generation of US seafarers.
The US now has the ideal opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of marinized nuclear power in its own internal maritime market. The number of vessels trading within US waters has been continuously decreasing with goods being transported by road or rail increasing while the total volume on ships plateaued. A new fleet of advanced nuclear vessels could reduce shipping costs and create a new high-tech industry while fully decarbonising US shipping.

02/28/2023

Since 2016, a total of 184 humpback whales have washed ashore. A peak of 34 whale deaths was recorded in 2017. Last year, there were 19 whale deaths. But so far this year, there have been 10 deaths recorded. Five East Coast states – Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina - account for 81% of all whale deaths. Four are sites of offshore wind work.

In January, NOAA and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said there was no evidence to support speculation that noise resulting from wind development-related site characterization surveys could potentially cause mortality of whales. And, they said, there were no specific links between recent large whale mortalities and current ongoing surveys. Recently, the Marine Mammal Commission became the third federal agency to reject the linkage between offshore wind development and whale deaths.

NOAA's website notes that “partial or full necropsy examinations were conducted on approximately half of the whales. Of the whales examined, about 40% had evidence of human interaction, either ship strike or entanglement.”

Since Dec. 1, there have been 18 reports of dead whales washing ashore along the Atlantic Coast, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Network.  With each dead whale washing ashore, the blood

02/28/2023

C-Job Naval Architects and VIKTOR have worked together on the ACD Resistance Module, a tool that will benefit shipowners during the ship design process.

“In the early phases of design, engineers must make decisions that can have an irreversible influence on later design stages," said Roy de Winter, R&D Engineer, C-Job Naval Architects. "Therefore, it is beneficial to make these decisions in a data driven way. An optimization process is difficult and labor-intensive work, but is essential for a reliable and efficient result. Together with the VIKTOR platform, we were able to create a tool, the ACD resistance module, that automates this process and reduces building and operational costs.”





https://www.marinelink.com/news/cjob-says-new-ship-design-tool-cuts-lead-503246

Image courtesy C-Job

C-Job Naval Architects and VIKTOR have worked together on the ACD Resistance Module, a tool that will benefit shipowners during the…

02/27/2023

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) –

The February 2023 Hellenic American / Norwegian American conference (“HACC / NACC”) included a session on an important topic that has retreated from the news headlines, but is still of vital importance to shipping industry participants.

Indeed, moderator John Stratakis framed the Supply Chain panel with questions of how logistics is connected to Geopolitics (the overarching theme of the one day in person gathering). The remarks of panel member Peter Tirschwell (involved in maritime journalism and heads up the very important TPM event, the leading gathering for liner shipping and logistics participants) stood out on this panel. In response to a question from Stratakis, Tirschwell described the events of the last few years as “One big shock- unlike any that had been experienced previously….and, now, as quickly as it materialized- it vanished.”

He went on to opine that “Everything about the supply chain is largely back to normal,” but then asked the question about whether participants should think about building resilience into the system, saying that was a big discussion item, presumably to be a big topic at the end February TPM confab to be held at Long Beach, California. Later on, he said that ports still remain highly vulnerable to another surge... Read Full Article Below

https://gcaptain.com/hacc-nacc-conference-geopolitics-meets-supply-chains/

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – The February 2023 Hellenic American / Norwegian American conference (“HACC / NACC”, referring to the two Chambers of Commerce who organized the event) included a session on an important topic that has retreated from the news headlines, but is still of vital importa...

02/26/2023

With global demand for liquified natural gas expected to continue to grow significantly in the near term, efforts are underway to expand U.S. export capabilities. The U.S. is currently rivaling Qatar as the largest exporter and several new projects are moving toward permitting to further grow U.S. capabilities

Cheniere Partners, which owns Sabine Pass LNG, the largest export terminal in the continental United States, located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, told investors during its conference call today that despite the current weakening pricing they believe there is a significant shortfall in supply.




https://maritime-executive.com/article/projects-seek-to-further-grow-u-s-lng-export-capacity


PUBLISHED FEB 23, 2023 2:57 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE

With global demand for liquified natural gas expected to continue to grow significantly in the near term, efforts are underway to expand U.S. export c...

02/25/2023

For the marine and shipping industries, Fire and Explosions lead the rankings of threats keeping management up at night with 29% of responses, up from the third spot last year. While fire risks are often well understood and typically well risk managed, they remain a significant cause of business interruption and supply chain disruption. Commercial insurance claims analysis by Allianz shows that fire is the largest single cause of corporate insurance losses, accounting for 21% of the value of 500,000+ insurance industry claims over the past five years (equivalent to $19.5B).









https://www.marinelink.com/news/top-threats-marine-industry-503129

(Picture Credit: Copyright Artem/AdobeStock)

Allianz just released its 12th Risk Barometer, an annual corporate risk survey incorporating the views of 2,712 risk management experts…

02/24/2023

“While the global events of the past few years have placed our growth plans on pause, the positive industry outlook along with strong bookings for the coming season, provides Celestyal with the opportunity to recommence the process of renewing our fleet with new vessels,” said Chris Theophilides, CEO of Celestyal announcing the acquisition.







https://maritime-executive.com/article/more-cruise-ships-prepare-for-post-pandemic-return-to-service

Greece's Celeystal Cruises reports it acquired one of the cruise ships acquired by SeaJets during the pandemic (Celeystal)

As the cruise industry prepares for what most believe will be its first year back at levels similar to 2019 before the pandemic, two ships sold off by...