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Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) confirmed that it has begun negotiations with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company seeking compensation for environmental damage related to the MSC Elsa 3 incident.
The Italian Navy took delivery of its tenth FREMM multi-purpose frigate in a ceremony at Fincantieri’s La Spezia shipyard on Wednesday 30 July.
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International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk update DNV has sent out a news update on amendments to the International Code
for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk, which have been adopted by IMO Resolution MSC.552(108).
The Grain Code amendments enter into force 1 January 2026 and will be applicable to newbuildings with keel laid on or after this date. For existing ships, the amended Grain Code can also be applied to improve loading flexibility and demonstrate compliance with the new requirements. It is expected that there will be an increased attention on this loading pattern by inspectors in the larger grain exporting ports from 2026.
The need to implement such an update for existing ships will largely depend on the individual ship’s cargo capacity, the maximum draught, and the specific gravity of the type of grain typically carried. If a ship, when operating at its normal/ fixed grain trade, can consistently load all holds fully – with untrimmed ends – without exceeding the maximum loadline draught, or only rarely encounters a fully loaded condition where one hold is partial filled within the hatch, such an update may not be necessary.
DNV says it is also worth noting that trimming can still be performed for a partial filled hold – where the grain level is below the hatch coaming – if such a service is available in the port.
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Carbon Ridge has achieved a shipping first after deploying a centrifugal onboard carbon capture system (OCCS) onboard an LR2 product tanker owned by Scorpio Tankers Inc.
NTSB highlights effective placement of smoke and fire detectors
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has highlighted the role of effective placement of smoke and fire detectors following its investigation of a fire aboard a fishing vessel last year near Tatoosh Island, Washington.
According to the NTSB report on the incident, the fishing vessel Tarka II did not have a smoke or fire detector in the engine room, where a fire broke out on Sept. 2, 2024. The Tarka II’s engine room had a CCTV camera that would have been displayed in the wheelhouse, but it was not in use at the time of the fire. The captain’s first indication of a fire was seeing smoke coming from the vessel’s exhaust stacks. He likely would have been alerted to the fire sooner with an engine room smoke or fire detector or had the CCTV been operational.
The smoke detectors outside the engine room and in the galley did not activate until the captain opened the engine room door. The captain shut down the generator and main engine and noticed a small, smouldering fire near the hydraulic tank and hydraulic pump in the engine room.
A cross-sector consortium has been funded by the UK Government through the UK Shipping Office for Reducing Emissions to develop training programmes for the safe use of low and zero-emission fuels.
Italy-based Novamarine – a manufacturer of rigid-hulled inflatable boats – has acquired the Italian boatbuilder Tornado Yachts.
Installation of smoke and fire detectors in spaces that are typically uncrewed when underway, such as the engine room, allows for the earliest detection and notification of a fire, maximizing the time for operators to respond to the fire or take actions to abandon the vessel, the marine investigation report said.
According to NTSB, vessel operators can improve fire safety by installing detectors in all areas susceptible to fire (such as the engine room and galley, and spaces that contain machinery, hot exhaust tubing, and fuel sources). The detectors should be capable of notifying crewmembers throughout the vessel of fire or smoke and be routinely checked to ensure they are in good working order.
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Sri Lanka’s highest court ordered a Singaporean shipping firm to pay US$1 billion in damages for the island’s worst marine pollution caused by its sunken vessel, the MV X-Press Pearl.
The Philippine Court of Appeals has ordered the owners of a local shipping company to pay damages amounting to approximately US$2.36 million to the families of the victims of a maritime disaster that left more than 800 dead nearly 20 years prior.
Compass Survey, a hydrographic survey company operating out of Port Harcourt in Nigeria, has taken delivery of a new unmanned surface vehicle (USV) from Hong Kong-based maritime robotics specialist OceanAlpha.
IBEX, the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference, has appointed Kate Donadio as its new director of marketing and communications.
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