As the Nautical Institute reports, on a passenger ship that was docked, five deck crew were window cleaning, a job they knew well and had done many times.

Kongsberg Maritime and Deltamarin have developed a new design for a feeder containership, known as Cobalt Blue that they believe presents a critical migration path for shipowners to manage the coming transition in fuels while also providing other innovations to increase the efficiency of operations.

Japanese shipping heavyweight Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced that it will build a dual-fuelled bulk carrier at Oshima Shipbuilding that will be intended for charter with Kansai Electric Power Co.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analyst, Filipe Gouveia, examines the sluggish development in spot Capesize rates despite the fact that demand for Capesizes outgrew supply in the first five months of the year.

On 7th June, the National Search and Rescue Center of the National Guard from the United Arab Emirates is reporting that it assisted an MSC containership, which was registered in Panama that was experiencing a fire while in their territorial waters.

A recent IMCA Safety Flash focuses on an incident in which, an LST (Life Support Technician) suffered a finger injury whilst operating the medical airlock (“Med-lock”) on a dive chamber.

According to DNV, verification of a ship’s attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) takes place at the first annual, intermediate or renewal survey, which is on or after 1 January 2023. However, some shipowners face challenges to install the required equipment on board within the required deadlines.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that it has appointed its first female captain, Naomi Matsushita of the 6,706-car pure car carrier Beluga Ace (built 2018).

Avance Gas has entered into a newbuilding contract with CIMC for the construction of two mid- sized LPG/ammonia carriers with dual fuel engines that can run on LPG as fuel in addition to compliant fuel oil.

On 6th June, Korean Register (KR) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a methanol-fueled MR tanker, jointly developed by KR, South Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding and equipment manufacturer S&SYS.