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Tokyo MoU CIC Preliminary Results on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery

April 2, 2014 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

Defects related to propulsion and auxiliary machinery installations have traditionally been one of the top six categories of deficiencies recorded during port State control (PSC) inspections in previous years. An average of 7% of the total number of the deficiencies identified within the Tokyo MOU region are related to machinery installations. For the purpose of verifying compliance with the requirements of SOLAS Convention Chapter II-1, member Authorities of the Tokyo MOU undertook a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery from 1 September to 30 November 2013.

Container Ship Sinks after Colliding with Ferry in Indonesia

April 2, 2014 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

A container ship was sunk after colliding with a passenger vessel outside the Tanjung Perak Port, located in the city of Surabaya in Indonesia.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: accident, collision, containership, indonesia, MV Lambelu, offshore, passenger ship

Kidnapping Resurgent in Gulf of Guinea Piracy

April 2, 2014 by Officer of the Watch 1 Comment

The first ten weeks of 2014 have witnessed the resurgence of maritime kidnap-for-ransom off the coast of Nigeria’s Niger Delta. This distinct form of piracy does not receive the same international attention as does the hijacking and robbery of multi-million dollar tanker cargos, but it poses an omnipresent threat to greater number of mariners.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, gulf of guinea, HSSQE, Kerala, kidnapping, Nigeria, pirates, Togo, west africa

MOL Group Management Plan “STEER FOR 2020”

April 1, 2014 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

MOL announced on Monday the new three-year midterm management plan that will take effect in April 2014. MOL Group has been carrying out all plans in single-year plan “RISE 2013” with goals of restoring profitability and laying a strong foundation to return to a growth trajectory.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: Business Plan, Commercial, MOL, STEER FOR 2020

Car carrier Baltic Breeze Collision with Fishing Vessel in Spain

April 1, 2014 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

Earlier today the Singapore flagged car carrier Baltic Breeze collided with a Spanish fishing vessel near the Port of Vigo in Spain.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: accident, Baltic Breeze, Car Carrier, collision, fishing vessel, Mar de Marin, offshore, Spain, UECC, Vigo river

Cargo Ship Grounding at beach in Shaldon, UK

April 1, 2014 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

A 81 meter cargo ship grounded on the beach in the mouth of the River Teign a few days ago.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: accident, Cargo Ship, grounding, Munzur, offshore, Teignmouth Harbour

Retrofitting Cruise Ships to LNG

April 1, 2014 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

DNV GL has recenlty issued a new report to evaluate the possibility of retrofitting existing cruise ships to run on LNG as fuel. Considering the cost of investments and fuel prices, LNG may be a cost- beneficial solution that meets the challenge for reducing air emissions.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: cruise ship, DNV GL Group, LNG, retrofit, Technical

UN Court Halts Japan’s Antarctic Whaling

April 1, 2014 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

The UN International Court of Justice ordered Japan on 31 March to stop whale hunting, thus dismissing the argument used by Japan that the hunting was being made for scientific purposes.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: HSSQE, Japan, JAPRA II, UN, whaling

New Study Reveals Increase in West Antarctic Glacial Loss

March 31, 2014 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

Six massive glaciers in West Antarctica are moving faster than they did 40 years ago, causing more ice to discharge into the ocean and global sea level to rise, according to new research.

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Filed Under: OOW FOCUS Tagged With: Antarctic, Glacier, HSSQE, Sea Level

Semi-Submersible Drilling Unit Riser Disconnect – Investigation Report

March 31, 2014 by Officer of the Watch Leave a Comment

On July 5, 2005, an unplanned riser disconnect was initiated on the Ensco 7500 semi-submersible rig, which had been engaged in exploratory drilling activities, because of unfavorable sea and wind conditions associated with an approaching tropical depression. While the riser volume was being displaced with seawater in preparation for the disconnect operation, the rig was no longer able to maintain station adequately enough to complete the operation. As a result, the riser was disconnected from the Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP), at which time 710 barrels of synthetic-based mud was released from the riser into the GOM. At the time of the disconnect, there were no open hole hydrocarbons exposed below the casing depth.