InterManager Daily News 29.08.2023.

1. NYK’s safety management system for its offshore wind crew transfer vessel certified by ISO. NYK received ISO9001:2015 certification, the international standard for quality management systems, from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for NYK’s activities to promote the safe operation of its crew transfer vessel, or CTV for use in the offshore wind industry. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/08/28/nyks-safety-management-system-for-its-offshore-wind-crew-transfer-vessel-certified-by-iso/
2. Abu Dhabi Maritime launches Marina awards to recognise excellence across the MENAT region. Abu Dhabi Maritime, part of AD Ports Group, in collaboration with the Department of Municipalities and Transport , has announced that entries can now be submitted to the inaugural ‘Abu Dhabi Maritime Awards ’. This brand-new awards programme aims to recognise excellence and success across leading marina facilities in the region.https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/08/28/abu-dhabi-maritime-launches-marina-awards-to-recognise-excellence-across-the-menat-region/
3. First two full container ships for Ignazio Messina and C. The crew consists of 23 people, 17 of whom are Italian under the command of Captain Caselli from Genoa. Immediately en route to China to load the new containers bought by the Italian company. Ignazio Messina & C. full steam ahead into the full container ship market. The Genoa based shipping group took delivery today of the “Northern Promotion”, renamed “Jolly Argento”, which signs the first step of the partial replacement of the fleet of ro-ro container ships with full container units. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/08/28/first-two-full-container-ships-for-ignazio-messina-and-c/
4. MOL to study liquefied CO2 transport by vessel in JOGMEC call for advanced CCS projects. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, announced that it will be contracted to study liquefied CO2 transport by vessel in a carbon dioxide capture and storage project off the northern to western coast of Kyushu in a project implemented by ENEOS Corporation , Electric Power Development, and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation and commissioned by the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/08/28/mol-study-liquefied-co2-transport-by-vessel-in-jogmec-call-for-advanced-ccs-projects/
5. Sierra Leoneans welcome newest Mercy Ship, the Global Mercy™ into Port of Freetown. In response to an invitation from H.E. President Julius Maada Bio, Freetown has welcomed a Mercy Ships hospital ship, marking the sixth instance of the collaboration between Mercy Ships and the government of Sierra Leone. This time it is the Global Mercy™ the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship, which has docked at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay. https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2023/08/28/sierra-leoneans-welcome-newest-mercy-ship-the-global-mercy-into-port-of-freetown/
6. Second stranded ship sails from Odesa. On Sunday, a second merchant ship, carrying steel products to Africa, safely reached Romanian waters after leaving the Ukrainian port city of Odesa through a temporary Black Sea corridor. Earlier in August, Kyiv announced it had created a new maritime humanitarian corridor to allow the many ships stuck since war began 18 months to get out. The Joseph Schulte, a 9,600 teu boxship, was the first to make use of this corridor a couple of weeks ago. Now the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Primus has followed with other stranded ships making vessel voyage plans. https://splash247.com/second-stranded-ship-sails-from-odesa/
7. K Line rolls out ChatGPT at offices across Japan. Shipowner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has outlined how it is now using artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT for operations at home in Japan. Specifically K Line has decided to use AIplicity Chat powered by ChatGPT across K Line offices in Japan based on the Azure OpenAI Service which Microsoft offers on its Azure cloud. https://splash247.com/k-line-rolls-out-chatgpt-at-offices-across-japan/
8. Cruiseship breaks free from moorings in Mallorca, hits tanker. Massive storms across the Spanish island of Mallorca saw the Britannia, the flagship in the P&O Cruises fleet, break free from its moorings and drift across port, hitting the starboard side of a moored tanker called Castillo De Arteaga. Both ships suffered minor damages in the incident with some debris spotted in the harbour and tugs swiftly deployed to bring the cruiseship back to its mooring. https://splash247.com/cruiseship-breaks-free-from-moorings-in-mallorca-hits-tanker/
9. China’s ‘Aggressive Behavior’ In South China Sea Must Be Challenged – U.S. Navy Official. China’s “aggressive behavior” in the South China Sea, including the use of water canon by its coast guard against a Philippine vessel, must be challenged and checked, the commander of the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet said on Sunday. Vice Admiral Karl Thomas assured the Philippines of U.S. backing in the face of “shared challenges” in the region, saying: “My forces are out here for a reason.” https://gcaptain.com/chinas-aggressive-behavior-in-south-china-sea-must-be-challenged-u-s-navy-official/
10. There’s more coal being shipped by sea than ever before. Clean, green renewables are on the rise. Coal, the dirtiest fuel, is dying. Or so the energy transition line goes. The reality, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), is that global coal production, consumption, and seaborne volumes are all at all-time highs in 2023. Coal isn’t dying yet globally, just in the West. It’s still alive and kicking in Asia — and still growing globally as a result. That’s bad news for greenhouse gas emissions, but good news for owners of the dry bulk ships that transport coal, particularly as America exports more of its own mining output via long-haul voyages to Asia. https://www.shippingtribune.com/news/shipping/There%E2%80%99s+more+coal+being+shipped+by+sea+than+ever+before