Law Enforcement – NOAA identifies 7 Nations for Illegal Fishing Activities – September 2023

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has identified seven nations and entities for their illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in its 2023 report congress. Two of those nations were also cited for issues relating to forced labor, and two were identified for issues related to shark catch. The biennial report, titled 2023 Report to Congress […]

Broken Up – Salvage Tug SALVAGE TITAN – December 2022

One of the famous Dutch built ocean going salvage tug SALVAGE TITAN was broken up at Kaohsiung, Taiwan last December 2022. She was built by Verolme Shipyard – Heusen; Netherlands with yard number 934 for Smit International Rotterdam as SMIT NEW YORK. Below image is while she was berthed at the old Medserv Base at […]

Heavy Lift – 2018 built GPO AMETHYST

One of the four sister ships of equal design in semisubmersible vessels in the world is the 2018 built 225 metres GPO AMETHYST. She was built by CSBC Corporation in Taiwan as yard number 1058 in 2018 with 225.008 metres long, beam of 48.02 metres and draft of 10.67 metres. She’s homeported at Majuro with […]

Yachting – MLT Flag and owned Motor Yacht ZARINA

One of the Taiwanese built vessels in the world is the 32.52 metres motor yacht ZARINA homeported at Valletta (MLT Flag). She was designed and built by President Yachts, Taiwan at their Tainan City shipyard with delivery to her owner in 2008 The company’s workers followed the precise specifications of the Maltese owner who, according […]

Offshore – Fred Olsen won contract to install Wind Turbines in Taiwan – 23.03.2020

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel BRAVE TERN has won a contract to transport and install the MHI Vestas Offshore V174-9.5MW wind turbines on the Changfang and Xidao (CFXD) offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Fred. Olsen Windcarrier was awarded the contract by CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering.The CFXD project is divided into two phases across 2022 and 2023. […]

Naval News – Chinese Warship Collision With Taiwanese Ship – 31.07.2019

A Chinese warship collided with a Taiwanese ship on Wednesday 31st July evening, damaging the bulk carrier, Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration said. PLAN FUZHOU 137 approaching Valletta, Malta on 19th December 2000. The collision occurred around 20 nautical southeast of Taiwan-controlled Kinmen island off China’s southeast coast, according to a statement from the coast guard. […]

Torm Tanker arrested over dispute with Shipping Trust

Singapore based shipping trust FSL Trust has had the Torm owned 2002 built MR2 tanker TORM AMAZON arrested in Taiwan. The arrest follows a dispute between the two parties over the condition of two vessels, the 2006 built LR2 product tankers TORM MARGRETHE and TORM MARIE, redelivered to FSL by Torm during the summer of […]