Following the Houthi attack the 29 April MSC Orion which reportedly took place some 400 nm south of mainland Yemen, which could raise concerns about the ability of coalition forces to protect commercial vessels in a much wider theatre of operations.
Singapore-based commodity trading giant, Trafigura, has ordered four medium gas carriers (MGC) that will be powered by ammonia dual-fuel engines, at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan.
As many countries enjoy the May Day holiday spare a thought for seafarers working far away from home and running the gauntlet of geopolitical conflicts.
Bibby Marine has ordered what it claims will be the world’s first truly zero-emission, electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) at Astilleros Gondán on Spain’s northern coast.