1. OSM Thome introduces pioneering AI Tool for SMS success “Ask OSM Thome”OSM Thome announced the launch of “Ask OSM Thome,” a generative AI tool based on OpenAI’s ChatGPT model, integrated via Microsoft, to revolutionise how our teams access information about our Safety Management Systems (SMS) for our managed vessels. This tool, designed to provide a chatbot experience through MS Teams on both desktop and mobile platforms, aims to streamline and enhance our operational efficiency and safety compliance.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/osm-thome-introduces-pioneering-ai-tool-for-sms-success-ask-osm-thome/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/osm-thome-introduces-pioneering-ai-tool-for-sms-success-ask-osm-thome/
2. Atlantic Supramax scrap market sees weak momentum in week 33 on thin activity. The Supramax segment in the Continent and Baltic Sea regions endured a trading week that remained firm, mainly caused by limited new activity that led to low levels for the week of Aug. 12-16.
“The markets remained generally subdued, with limited new activity and a cautious outlook across regions,” a shipbroker said.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/atlantic-supramax-scrap-market-sees-weak-momentum-in-week-33-on-thin-activity/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/atlantic-supramax-scrap-market-sees-weak-momentum-in-week-33-on-thin-activity/
3. Maritime Charities Group wants seafarer views on future welfare. The Maritime Charities Group (MCG) is delighted to announce the launch of a major new survey as part of ongoing research on the demographic profile of the UK’s Merchant Navy and fishing fleet.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/maritime-charities-group-wants-seafarer-views-on-future-welfare/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/maritime-charities-group-wants-seafarer-views-on-future-welfare/
4. LR1 Hafnia Nile nears completion of Cepsa’s naphtha cargo transfer after July collision. LR1 tanker Hafnia Nile, which hit the VLCC Ceres I just over a month ago, is gradually transferring Cepsa’s remaining naphtha cargo to another tanker and will take a few more days to finish, several sources directly involved in the process said Aug. 21.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/lr1-hafnia-nile-nears-completion-of-cepsas-naphtha-cargo-transfer-after-july-collision/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/lr1-hafnia-nile-nears-completion-of-cepsas-naphtha-cargo-transfer-after-july-collision/
5. Greenhouse gas regulations: What are IMO’s next steps? The comprehensive strategy to achieve climate neutrality in shipping, focusing on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), aims to reduce GHG emissions from international shipping and phase them out as soon as possible.
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/greenhouse-gas-regulations-what-are-imos-next-steps/
https://cyprusshippingnews.com/2024/08/26/greenhouse-gas-regulations-what-are-imos-next-steps/
6. EU Warns: Red Sea Oil Tanker Blaze Threatens Environmental Catastrophe. A ship carrying crude oil that caught fire after being attacked in the Red Sea could lead to a severe ecological disaster, the European Union’s naval force in the region said Saturday.The Sounion tanker was hit earlier this week by a series of missiles while sailing through the waterway and suffered a fresh attack Friday, EUNAVFOR Aspides said in a post on X. The vessel now poses “a significant environmental threat” due to the large volume of oil on board, it said. The UK Navy reported Friday that three fires had been seen on board.
https://gcaptain.com/eu-warns-red-sea-oil-tanker-blaze-threatens-environmental-catastrophe/
https://gcaptain.com/eu-warns-red-sea-oil-tanker-blaze-threatens-environmental-catastrophe/
7. Manslaughter Probe Launched After Tragic Sinking of Bayesian Yacht. The victims of the Bayesian’s sinking were likely either asleep or tried to escape to no avail as Mike Lynch’s yacht went down in minutes during bad weather, prosecutors in Sicily said as they announced a probe for manslaughter and negligent shipwreck.
https://gcaptain.com/manslaughter-probe-launched-after-tragic-sinking-of-bayesian-yacht/
https://gcaptain.com/manslaughter-probe-launched-after-tragic-sinking-of-bayesian-yacht/
8. Stricken suezmax off Yemen now an ‘imminent’ environmental hazard. Naval operations working for the European Union have given an update this morning (pictured above) from the Red Sea on the state of the blaze onboard the laden Sounion, a suezmax attacked multiple times last Wednesday by the Houthis, which risks becoming the worst tanker spill of the 21st century.
https://splash247.com/stricken-suezmax-off-yemen-now-an-imminent-environmental-hazard/
https://splash247.com/stricken-suezmax-off-yemen-now-an-imminent-environmental-hazard/
9. US cracks down on Russia’s LNG dark fleet. The US has imposed sanctions on seven LNG carriers linked to shipments of Russian super-chilled fuel. The move is part of the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) latest package targeting nearly 400 entities and individuals for aiding Russia’s war against Ukraine.
https://splash247.com/us-cracks-down-on-russias-lng-dark-fleet/
https://splash247.com/us-cracks-down-on-russias-lng-dark-fleet/
10. Ports around the world start screening crews for mpox. At ports across the world seafarers are being screened for mpox in the wake of a new more virulent strain of the virus being detected in Africa.Ports in Singapore, India, Bangladesh, China and Uruguay are among those to have put in place seafarer health checks for any ships that have travelled recently from Africa.
https://splash247.com/ports-around-the-world-start-screening-crews-for-mpox/
https://splash247.com/ports-around-the-world-start-screening-crews-for-mpox/