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Several beacons around the island are unlit, according to marine navigation warnings. A spokesman for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport said other mechanisms are in place to ensure marine safety. The spokesman said: “Despite our best efforts, equ...

Four government vessels listed on a marine brokers website are not for sale, the Government said. It was reported last week that two tugboats and two ferries were advertised online for a combined price of $1.9 million. A tourism and transport ministr...

Ship owners and operators are feeling the effects of disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak. From oil tankers and bulk carriers, to container ships and cruise ships, there are virus-related issues impacting day-to-day operations in some parts ...

Royal Navy ship HMS Medway docked in Hamilton yesterday as part of her deployment to the Caribbean region. Medway, a River-class offshore patrol ship, is the new Atlantic Patrol Task (North) ship and replaced RFA Mounts Bay in the role. The ship, cap...

Four government vessels listed for sale with a combined price of $1.9 million are not up for grabs, the Government said today. Two tugboats and two ferries were advertised on the SeaBoats marine brokers website. The site explained that sister tugs Po...

There is continuing upward momentum in spot trading rates in the tanker market, according to Bermudian-based Nordic American Tankers. In addition, new rules by the International Maritime Organisation that come into force in January, and oil exports f...

A low-flying light aircraft is to survey the island this month, it was announced yesterday. The survey will be carried out by Britain’s Hydrographic Office as part of its Overseas Territories seabed mapping programme. The aircraft will fly twice dail...

There has been a shift from pessimism to a feeling of optimism that Bermuda can advance and secure opportunities as a result of new economic substance regulations. Additionally, because the requirements driven by the OECD and European Union affect al...

Three Bermuda-based legal experts will speak on a panel discussion about economic substance rules at the Tradewinds International Shipping Forum at the Fairmont Southampton hotel today. Appleby Bermuda partner Jerome Wilson, Brian Holdipp, a senior a...

Operations of a Bermudian-based liquefied natural gas tanker company have been disrupted by US sanctions. Teekay LNG Partners said its joint venture shipping natural gas from Northern Russia to China was “blocked” because of ties to Chinese shipping ...

The threat of powerful Hurricane Dorian has prompted the evacuation of Amelia Island in Florida, the starting point for the regular voyages by cargo ship Somers Isles to Bermuda. However, ship’s agents Meyer Agency said yesterday that the vessel’s sc...

A boat designer has won a $4,000 scholarship from an international tanker shipping firm to help fund his studies in Britain. Hereward Dill, who is enrolled in the yacht and powercraft design course at Solent University, Southampton, was awarded the 2...