Fire on Philippine Ferry Kills 29; 225 Rescued

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The maritime industry's original and most viewed e-news service March 30, 2023 Maritime Today The maritime industry's original and most viewed e-news service Fire on Philippine Ferry Kills 29; 225 Rescued Philippine rescuers searched the smoldering ruins of a burnt-out ferry on Thursday for any survivors or more victims of a fire that swept through the inter-island vessel killing 29 people, including a 6-month-old baby, authorities said.Investigators have yet to identify the cause of the fire that started at about 11 p.m. NORDEN Buys Bigger Ships to Capitalize on Reopening of China's Economy Shipping group NORDEN has acquired larger capesize dry bulk ships, aiming to benefit from China's economy reopening and expectations of a pick up in commodities trade, the Danish company's CEO said. Austal USA Launches EPF14 and LCS 36 Austal USA launched two Navy ships this past week, USNS Cody (EPF 14) and the future USS Kingsville (LCS 36).With both ships in the water Japan’s Dry Bulk Imports Fall 4%, says BIMCO “Having narrowly avoided a recession in the fourth quarter of 2022, the Japanese economy appears to be recovering. However, Japan’s demand for steel remains weak and as a result Headwinds Hamper the Poseidon Principles The Poseidon Principles provide a platform for financing shipping’s sustainable future, but the technical guidance underpinning the initiative remains under scrutiny. Syrian Reopens All Ports Except Two Syria's ports authority reopened all ports except Baniyas and al-Bassit ports on Thursday, after shutting them down a day earlier due to bad weather, state media reported. Object Near Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Poses No Safety Risk - Denmark An object found close to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea appeared to be a maritime buoy and does not pose a safety risk, the Danish Energy Agency said on Wednesday. March 2023 e-magazine edition The March 2023 edition of MR digs deep into dredging with exclusive insights on the leadership transition at The Dutra Group, plus a look inside GLDD’s new hopper dredge Galveston Island. Read the Magazine This issue sponsored by: DNV Celebrates 125 Years Working in the U.S. Inside the Galveston Island Hopper Dredge Design GLDD Preps for its New Hopper Dredge Galveston Island JF Subtech Charters Olympic Taurus Offshore Vessel. Deploys It for UXO Survey Gig James Fisher Subtech has chartered the multipurpose offshore vessel Olympic Taurus from Olympic Subsea with plans to use it in the UK offshore energy industry. VARD Electro, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch Ink Deal Vard Electro signed a multi-million-euro agreement with Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch to supply full DC distribution systems along with its protection devices. MacGregor to Supply RoRo Equipment for Sallaum Lines' LNG PCTC Vessel Duo Marine equipment firm MacGregor, part of Cargotec, said Thursday it had won a large order for RoRo equipment packages for two dual-fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels. Big Oil Splits Over Production vs Carbon Storage in Gulf of Mexico Auction Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday bid for offshore blocks to store carbon dioxide underground during a government oil and gas lease sale in the U.S. Maryland Gears Up for Massive Offshore Wind Power Increase Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Wednesday announced goals to more than quadruple the state's offshore wind capacity to 8.5 gigawatts - enough to power nearly three million homes - as part of an BV Introduces Cyber Health Check Tool Bureau Veritas (BV) has launched a new Cyber Health Analysis Report Tool (CHART) to help shipowners understand their ships’ digital architecture (OT/IT) Tidal Energy to be Trialed for Singapore’s Raffles Lighthouse The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is collaborating with Bluenergy Solutions and NYK on a project to repower the Raffles Lighthouse off the island of Pulau Satumu, Singapore. 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