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Colombian Authorities Seize Over a Ton of Cocaine Found on Ship Bound for Europe – gCaptain
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Colombian authorities have seized more than one ton of cocaine that was discovered inside a container on a ship bound for Europe, the Colombian Navy reported Friday.

The drugs were found following a joint-agency raid of the Singapore-flagged ship Cap San Tainaro in the waters off Barranquilla, Colombia shortly after the vessel departed Cartegena, Colombia bound for Antwerp, Belgium.

A total of fifteen people have been arrested in connection with the incident, the Navy said.

During the raid, authorities found 1,144 packages containing 1 kilogram of cocaine apiece, worth an estimated street value of about $66 million.

The drugs are believed to have been smuggled by Clan del Golfo, an organized crime group known for its drug trafficking activities to Europe.

The seizure is the latest involving a ship sailing from Colombia to Europe. In April, a record nine tonnes of cocaine were seized from a Singapore-flagged ship after it arrived from Colombia to the port of Algeciras in Spain.

Major Fire on Ultra-Large Containership Maersk Honam in Arabian Sea, Situation ’Critical’ – gCaptain
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An ultra-large containership belonging to container shipping giant Maersk has suffered what is being described as a ‘serious fire’ in one of its cargo holds in the Arabian Sea.

According to an emailed statement from Maersk Line, the MV Maersk Honam reported a serious fire in a cargo hold on Tuesday 6 March 2018 at 15:20 GMT while enroute from Singapore towards Suez, Egypt. 

Four crew members are missing.
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The ship is reported to be carrying 7,860 containers.
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The Maersk Honam was built in 2017 and has a nominal capacity of 15,262 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit). It sails under the Singapore flag.

The nationalities of the 27 crew members are: India (13), the Phillipines (9), Romania (1), South Africa (1), Thailand (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Trump Administration Proposes Largest Oil and Gas Lease Sale in U.S. History – gCaptain
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The U.S. Department of Interior has proposed the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States, which will offer up over 79.9 million acres in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, to oil and gas exploration and development.

The proposed region-wide lease sale covers an area about equivalent to the size of New Mexico and includes all available unleased areas on the Gulf’s Outer Continental Shelf. The sale is scheduled for March 2018.

Proposed Notice of Sale 250 Package
▻https://www.boem.gov/Proposed-Notice-of-Sale-250-Package

détail des zones (avec diverses contraintes ou exclues de l’appel d’offres) (pdf plutôt lourd 5,3 Mo…)
▻https://www.boem.gov/Sale-250-PNOS-Stipulations

This Mesmerizing Interactive Map Displays Ship Movements Across the Globe – gCaptain
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Researchers at UCL Energy Institute together with London-based data visualization and digital journalism studio Kiln have released this amazing interactive map that plots 250 million data points to show the movements of the world’s commercial shipping fleet during the year 2012.

À VOIR !
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IBM, Maersk Reveal #Blockchain Solution for Global Supply Chain – gCaptain
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Technology giant IBM and Maersk, owner of the leading transport and logistics company Maersk Line, have announced a potentially groundbreaking collaboration to use “blockchain” technology to digitize transactions among the world’s vast and interconnected network of shippers, freight forwarders, ocean carriers, ports and customs authorities participating in the supply chain. 

If widely adopted, the technology could transform the global, cross-border supply chain and save the industry billions of dollars, according to IBM and Maersk. 

Ninety percent of goods in global trade are carried by the ocean shipping industry each year. As part of the collaboration, IBM and Maersk intend to work with a network of shippers, freight forwarders, ocean carriers, ports and customs authorities to build the new global trade digitization solution, which is expected to go into production later this year.

Blockchain technology, perhaps best known as the system behind the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, has the potential to vastly reduce the cost and complexity of trading to establish transparency among parties. The solution is designed to help reduce fraud and errors, reduce the time products spend in the transit and shipping process, improve inventory management and ultimately reduce waste and cost.

Maersk Containership Grounds in Southern Italy – gCaptain
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A 366-meter-long Maersk Line containership ran aground early Tuesday while transiting the Strait of Messina in Southern Italy.

The Italian Coast Guard confirmed the Denmark-flagged MV Gustav Maersk ran aground overnight near the town of Torre Cavallo.

AIS shows the track of the Maersk Gustav. Credit. MarineTraffic.com
The grounding occurred as Gustav Maersk was sailing from Rijeka, Croatia for Gioia Tauro, Italy, according to Maersk’s website.

C’est quand même étonnant : vu la hauteur de la ligne de flottaison, on a l’impression que tous ces grands porte-conteneurs transportent des boîtes vides.

WATCH: Close Call in Bosphorus Strait - Containership Nearly Hits Land During Snowstorm – gCaptain
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Check out this video sent into us showing a close call in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait.

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The video was filmed Saturday near the Tarabya Hotel, which sits on a point overlooking the busy Bosphorus Strait.

The Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits were closed to shipping on Saturday due to poor visibility as a snowstorm blew through the area.

The vessel in the video has been identified as the OOCL Novorossiysk. An AIS grab posted on Twitter shows how the ship strayed off course, but somehow was able to avoid running straight into land.

One of Biggest Icebergs Ever Recorded Expected to Break Off from Antarctica – gCaptain
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A giant iceberg the size of Delaware is expected to break away from the Antarctic peninsula, so big it’s likely to be one of the biggest iceberg calving events ever recorded, scientists said Friday.

Researchers at the Swansea University’s College of Science in Wales have been watching the the rift in the Larsen C ice shelf for several years now. The researchers said today the long-running grew suddenly in December and there’s now just 20km of ice keeping the 5,000 sq km piece of ice from floating away.

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Containerships ’Full to the Gunnels’ on Asia-North Europe Route as Rates Hit 20-Month High – gCaptain
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Containerships sailing from Asia to North Europe are running “full to the gunnels” ahead of the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday this month, causing a spike in spot rates and a rollover of lower-rated contract cargo.

UK NVOCC Westbound Shipping Services said today that, in the present climate, the lowest-rate contracts “are worthless” as a guarantee of shipment on board.

Headquartered at DP World London Gateway, Westbound claims container lines will either admit the rates are too low and refuse the booking, or accept and “accidently” leave the boxes behind until the next vessel has space – which at this rate is likely to be after CNY.

#ras_le_bastingage !

Eastern Shipbuilding Hires Admiral Papp, Former Coast Guard Commandant, as Washington Rep – gCaptain
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Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group has appointed Admiral Robert Papp, former Commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, as President of the company’s new Washington Operations division.

The appointment marks the first time in ESG’s 41-year history that it is establishing a permanent presence in the Nation’s Capital.

On se met en ordre de marche pour réaliser la «  flotte de 350 navires  » promise par Trump.

#350-Ship_Navy, actuellement 274.

Eastern is a family held shipbuilding company located in Panama City, Florida. The company has approximately 1200 employees.

Sunken Maersk Supply Vessels Located Off France – gCaptain
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A search team has located the wrecks of two Maersk Supply Service vessels which sank during a tow to a Turkish scrapyard late last month.

The vessels are believed to be leaking some pollutants into the environment. The company has been given until the end of the month to report back on a plan for the vessels. 

French officials said Wednesday that the hulls of the former Maersk Searcher and Maersk Shipper were located near the area where they sank on December 22 off the island of Sein.

Observation flights by the French Navy and customs agency have observed a consistent sheen in the vicinity of the vessels, which are located several miles away from each other.

According to France’s Maritime Prefect an investigation has showed that each hull holds an average of 100 cubic meters of oil residue, which poses a threat to the environment.

As a result of these findings Maersk Supply Service has been ordered to carry out an investigation of the two wrecks to determine the condition of the vessels. The company is required to submit a report to Maritime Prefect by February 1 detailing the results of the investigation and an any actions that may be necessary to prevent damage to the environment.

#pollution #Île_de_Sein

Iranian Cargo Ship Reportedly Destroyed by Rocket Off Yemen – gCaptain
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Seven people are believed to have been killed in an apparent rocket attack on a Iranian cargo ship in the Red Sea off Yemen, Pakistani sources are reporting.

The Ansar Burney Trust, a human and civil rights organization in Pakistan, posted pictures of the alleged attack on its Facebook page. The organization said, citing its sources, that the Iranian-flagged cargo ship MV Jouya-8 was hit by a rocket and destroyed off Yemen.

All seven missing are reportedly Pakistani nationals. One person is believed to have survived. 

“Ansar Burney Trust International has received information through its sources that an unfortunate ship namely “MV JOUYA-8” has been hit by a rocket in Sea of Yemen and reportedly destroyed… so far one Pakistani has managed to survive some how who has managed to swim towards some island,” Ansar Burney said in a statement posted to its Facebook page. 

The Pakistani news agency Geo News said the attack occurred Wednesday night as the ship was underway from Egypt to Dubai.

Two #Maersk Supply Vessels Sink En Route to Turkish Shipbreaker – gCaptain
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Two Maersk offshore supply vessels have sunk off the coast of France during a tow to a ship recycling yard in Turkey where they were due to be scrapped.

The Maersk Supply Service vessels, Maersk Searcher and Maersk Shipper, were unmanned when they sank Thursday approximately 60 miles off the coast of France, Maersk Supply COO Claus Bachmann said in a statement.

“We can confirm that the Maersk Supply Service vessel, Maersk Battler, lost two towed supply vessels on December 22,” Bachmann said.

“The two towed vessels were unmanned. There are 10 people on board the towing vessel Maersk Battler. All are well and accounted for. Coast guard of France has been informed of the incident,” he added.

à joindre au dossier sur la #démolition_navale #démantèlement_sur_la_plage #beach_scrapping

Maersk est dans le collimateur sur le sujet : malgré différents accidents mortels à Alang, Pakistan et Chittagong, Bangladesh et les soucis environnementaux, la société vient de confirmer son programme de démantèlement sur la plage arguant du respect des normes par les chantiers auxquels elle confie ses coques.

U.S. Navy Shows Off Unmanned Autonomous ’Swarm Boats’ – gCaptain
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The U.S. Office of Naval Research took to the lower Chesapeake Bay recently to show off their new autonomous unmanned swarming boats.

The unmanned boats, mainly of rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) and other small boats, use a network of software, radar and other sensors to get a collectively “swarm” and perform patrol missions autonomously, with only remote human supervision.

During the demo, unmanned boats were given a large area of open water to patrol. As an unknown vessel entered the area, the group of swarmboats collaboratively determined which patrol boat would quickly approach the unknown vessel, classify it as harmless or suspicious, and communicate with other swarmboats to assist in tracking and trailing the unknown vessel while others continued to patrol the area. During this time, the group of swarmboats provided status updates to the human supervisor.

Statoil Wins U.S. Offshore Wind Lease Off New York – gCaptain
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Norwegian energy giant Statoil has been declared the provisional winner of the U.S. government’s wind lease sale of 79,350 acres offshore New York.

The win will allow Statoil the opportunity to explore the potential development of an offshore wind farm to provide New York City and Long Island with a significant, long-term source of renewable electricity.

Statoil submitted a winning bid of $42,469,725 during the online offshore wind auction concluded Friday by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
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The lease comprises an area that could potentially accommodate more than 1 GW of offshore wind, with a phased development expected to start with 400-600 MW. The New York Wind Energy Area is located 14-30 miles (30-60 km) offshore, spans 79,350 acres (321 km2), and covers water depths between 65 and 131 feet (20-40 meters).

La #Chine saisit une sonde sous-marine de la marine américaine | JDM
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WASHINGTON | La Chine a saisi une sonde sous-marine appartenant à la marine américaine qui évoluait en eau internationale de la mer de Chine méridionale, a affirmé vendredi un responsable américain de la défense à l’AFP.

« Elle a été saisie » par la Chine au large des Philippines, a indiqué ce responsable sous couvert d’anonymat.

La sonde était utilisée pour mesurer la salinité et la température de l’eau, des informations cruciales en particulier pour la flotte des sous-marins américains. Elle a été saisie sous les yeux de ses pilotes.

Selon ce responsable, la sonde était opérée par des civils bien qu’elle appartienne à la Navy.

#mer_de_Chine_méridionale #Etats-Unis

Caspian Sea Platform Collapses in High Winds; 1 Dead, 9 Missing – gCaptain
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One person has died and a search and rescue is underway for 9 others missing after a part of an oil installation collapsed in strong winds in the Caspian Sea.

The platform is operated by Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR.

The company said it was notified of the incident at about 5 a.m. Thursday morning. According to reports, a 150-meter section of a trestle bridge connecting offshore installations collapsed in winds reaching up to 91 m.p.h. Part of an accommodation unit is believed to have also collapsed.

Ten people were missing, SOCAR said, but an update from the company said one body has been recovered from the scene.

#oil_rocks #Neft_Daşları #Нефтяные_Камни

California Governor Calls for Permanent Ban on Offshore Drilling Off State – gCaptain
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California Governor Jerry Brown is calling on President Barack Obama to use his authority to permanently ban new offshore oil and gas leasing in federal waters off the coast of California.

The call comes along with other actions Governor Brown outlined Wednesday to combat climate change and help protect the ocean off the Golden State.

The Governor has also signed an agreement with the U.S. Interior to help expand offshore renewable energy development, as well as joined global leaders to launch the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification.

In a letter sent Wednesday to President Obama, Governor Brown called on the administration to use its authority under Section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently withdraw federal waters off the coast of California from new offshore oil and gas leasing and guarantee that future oil and gas drilling in these waters is prohibited.
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Additionally, Governor Brown joined Washington State Governor Jay Inslee, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Chile in the United States Patricio Utreras, and Consul General of France in San Francisco Emmanuel Lebrun-Damiens, to launch a new partnership of jurisdictions around the world committed to protecting coastal communities and economies from the threat of rising ocean acidity. The partnership called the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification.

Proposed New Capital Rules Threaten Struggling Shipping Sector – gCaptain
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The global shipping industry will hit a credit crunch if proposed new bank capital rules are implemented in a sector already weighed down by toxic debt, bankers involved say.

The Basel Committee of banking supervisors from nearly 30 countries met in Chile last month in an effort to complete the new rules for lenders in the world’s major financial centres. It is now trying to pin down the details.

While the rules do not target shipping specifically, some of the biggest rises in requirements under the proposed regulation are likely to be in the models banks use to decide how much capital to set aside when they lend to shippers.
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German banks – which provide a quarter of the world’s $400 billion of outstanding shipping debt – are struggling to recoup their loans. Other European lenders with stable shipping portfolios fear the proposals will squeeze them too.
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Deutsche Bank, state owned rivals HSH Nordbank and NordLB are among the German banks with some of the biggest portfolios of troubled shipping loans.

Chief executive of NordLB Gunter Dunkel said the Basel proposals would “affect us, but not as much as other German banks”.

Deutsche Bank said in their quarterly results in late October they were still positive that any new rules would not send their capital requirements spiking.

HSH is currently trying to sell parts of its portfolio including 500 million euros of shipping loans. A source familiar with the HSH transaction was still confident and said the bank was committed to selling shipping loans.

Finance sources said offers received so far came were at 25 to 35 percent of the value of the loans.

“If that’s the value of such debt and you add potential Basel regulations, they are looking at a big hit somewhere,” the shipping finance source said.

Petit rappel de la taille de la menace que fait peser la crise du transport maritime sur la finance mondiale et, en particulier, allemande.

Ports America Signed to Nova Scotia Mega-Port Project – gCaptain
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U.S. terminal operator Ports America and #Sydney_Harbour Investment Partners have announced an agreement for the promotion, development and management of the proposed Novaporte deepwater mega-port in Sydney Harbour, #Nova_Scotia capable of accommodating the world’s largest ships.

Sydney Harbour Investment Partners, or SHIP, is a private company with exclusive development rights to the approximately 500 acres at the Port of Sydney. Now with the support of Ports America and a specially formed development group, they plan build a dedicated, semi-automated, deep-water marine container facility capable of handling 18,000+ TEU Ultra Large Container Vessels.
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“Novaporte is a uniquely located deep water port able to handle the largest of the next generation of ultra-large container vessels,” said Peter Ford, Chief Strategy Officer at Ports America. “Geographically, it is the first stop for vessels on the Great Circle Route from Europe and Asia via the Suez. It has abundant land, an adjacent 1,200-acre logistics park and is located in a foreign trade zone. Add to that abundant power, road and rail, as well as a skilled work force, and you have the makings of an East Coast gateway for the next generation of super ships.”