The Naval Architect
@navalarchitect.bsky.social
A Professional Engineer (PE) with decades of experience in ship design, construction, repair and conversion, having worked in the international maritime industry in Europe, USA, N Asia and New Zealand.
Interesting breaking news, one for Sal
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First time in maritime history that Lloyds class surveyors have gone on strike! Could have serious impact on shipping in north Europe because of so many ships that are certified by Lloyds class.
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First time in maritime history that Lloyds class surveyors have gone on strike! Could have serious impact on shipping in north Europe because of so many ships that are certified by Lloyds class.
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Nautilus kondigt acties aan bij Lloyd’s Register na verlopen ultimatum over loonsverhoging
Lees meer: www.transport-online.nl/108188/nauti...
#loonsverhoging #LloydsRegister #acties
Lees meer: www.transport-online.nl/108188/nauti...
#loonsverhoging #LloydsRegister #acties
Nautilus kondigt acties aan bij Lloyd’s Register na verlopen ultimatum over loonsverhoging
ROTTERDAM - De maritieme vakbond Nautilus International kondigt werkonderbrekingen en stakingen aan bij de Nederlandse tak van Lloyd’s Register, nu het bedrijf een ultimatum voor een rechtvaardige loo...
www.transport-online.nl
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Interesting breaking news, one for Sal
@mercoglianos.bsky.social
First time in maritime history that Lloyds class surveyors have gone on strike! Could have serious impact on shipping in north Europe because of so many ships that are certified by Lloyds class.
bsky.app/profile/tran...
@mercoglianos.bsky.social
First time in maritime history that Lloyds class surveyors have gone on strike! Could have serious impact on shipping in north Europe because of so many ships that are certified by Lloyds class.
bsky.app/profile/tran...
I have a very particular set of skills, Charlie Brown!
(I don’t know why, but #CharlieBrown is currently trending, so I thought I’d join in for once!)
(I don’t know why, but #CharlieBrown is currently trending, so I thought I’d join in for once!)
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I have a very particular set of skills, Charlie Brown!
(I don’t know why, but #CharlieBrown is currently trending, so I thought I’d join in for once!)
(I don’t know why, but #CharlieBrown is currently trending, so I thought I’d join in for once!)
Report broadcast this morning on BBC’s ‘Today’ programme from Estonia - “On the front line of Europe's standoff with Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet”
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Report broadcast this morning on BBC’s ‘Today’ programme from Estonia - “On the front line of Europe's standoff with Russia's sanction-busting shadow fleet”
Today is apparently World Jellyfish Day! Who knew? Increasingly the scourge of ships’ sea water cooling systems in our warming oceans, the genus has its special day today, 3rd November.
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Today is apparently World Jellyfish Day! Who knew? Increasingly the scourge of ships’ sea water cooling systems in our warming oceans, the genus has its special day today, 3rd November.
For every £1 donated to British Red Cross, the UK Government will add another £1
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donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/hurri...
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November 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
For every £1 donated to British Red Cross, the UK Government will add another £1
donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/hurri...
donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/hurri...
To everyone reading this in the UK, we’re all desperate to support our brothers & sisters in Jamaica in their time of need. Where are the usual appeals from the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)? C’mon, time is of the essence! The basics - shelter, drinking water, helicopter support, generators…
October 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
To everyone reading this in the UK, we’re all desperate to support our brothers & sisters in Jamaica in their time of need. Where are the usual appeals from the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)? C’mon, time is of the essence! The basics - shelter, drinking water, helicopter support, generators…
The stateless and classless LPG carrier FALCON (IMO 9014432) has been abandoned in the Gulf of Aden with two crew members missing after, apparently, an accident which resulted in an explosion and fire. There are some useful images in this link. #shadowfleet www.eeas.europa.eu/eunavfor-asp...
MV FALCON THIRD UPDATE (October 19th, 2025)
Gulf of Aden, October 19, 2025. Fire onboard LPG Tanker MV FALCON – SAR Operations Underway. THIRD UPDATE
www.eeas.europa.eu
October 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The stateless and classless LPG carrier FALCON (IMO 9014432) has been abandoned in the Gulf of Aden with two crew members missing after, apparently, an accident which resulted in an explosion and fire. There are some useful images in this link. #shadowfleet www.eeas.europa.eu/eunavfor-asp...
Thoughtful article about the decision of the International Maritime Organisation #IMO to delay by 12 months a decision regarding the introduction of its proposed net zero framework #nzf for shipping. supplychaindigital.com/news/imo-net...
Has the IMO’s Vote Put Trade’s Low-Carbon Future on Hold?
The International Maritime Organization has paused the Net-Zero Framework for a year after a tight vote, sending mixed signals across shipping and trade
supplychaindigital.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thoughtful article about the decision of the International Maritime Organisation #IMO to delay by 12 months a decision regarding the introduction of its proposed net zero framework #nzf for shipping. supplychaindigital.com/news/imo-net...
Reposted by The Naval Architect
#IMO delays global #shipping #climate vote after #Trump opposition stalls progress. Singapore leads call for postponement as nations clash over carbon levy and decarbonization targets. Industry left adrift amid uncertainty.
IMO Postpones Global Shipping Climate Vote Amid Sharp Divisions
#IMO delays global #shipping #climate vote after #Trump opposition stalls progress. Singapore leads call for postponement as nations clash over carbon levy and decarbonization targets. Industry left adrift amid uncertainty.
breakbulk.news
October 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
US NTSB publishes report and recommendations following its accident investigation into the loss of the TITAN submersible. www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
DCA23FM036.aspx
www.ntsb.gov
October 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
US NTSB publishes report and recommendations following its accident investigation into the loss of the TITAN submersible. www.ntsb.gov/investigatio...
Reposted by The Naval Architect
Brazilian Navy Niteroi-class training frigate NE Brasil (U27) coming into London, England - October 13, 2025. SRC: INST- onemanstravles
October 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Brazilian Navy Niteroi-class training frigate NE Brasil (U27) coming into London, England - October 13, 2025. SRC: INST- onemanstravles
Great news for UK naval shipbuilding following the decision of the Royal Norwegian Navy to order Type 26 frigates from the BAe Systems shipyards at Scotstoun and Govan on the River Clyde. Well done to everyone involved - a huge boost to the UK marine industry.
www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-t...
www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-t...
Royal Navy Type 26 frigate secures record export success with Norway - Navy Lookout
Norway has formally announced it will purchase at least 5 Type 26 frigates to be built in the UK. Here we look at the implications of this news. Today’s announcement confirms what has been obvious for...
www.navylookout.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Great news for UK naval shipbuilding following the decision of the Royal Norwegian Navy to order Type 26 frigates from the BAe Systems shipyards at Scotstoun and Govan on the River Clyde. Well done to everyone involved - a huge boost to the UK marine industry.
www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-t...
www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-t...
Cargo explosion on Greek bulk carrier W-SAPPHIRE (IMO 9605645, 43,951 gt, Liberia-flag, Lloyd’s Register-class) departing Baltimore fully loaded with coal. The link includes the Mayday call from the pilots. Blew the hatch covers off #2 hold. No injuries, thankfully www.marinelink.com/news/baltimo...
Baltimore: Bulk Carrier Afloat After Explosion
The US Coast Guard and local partners are responding to an explosion aboard the 751-foot Liberia-flagged bulk carrier W-Sapphire…
www.marinelink.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Cargo explosion on Greek bulk carrier W-SAPPHIRE (IMO 9605645, 43,951 gt, Liberia-flag, Lloyd’s Register-class) departing Baltimore fully loaded with coal. The link includes the Mayday call from the pilots. Blew the hatch covers off #2 hold. No injuries, thankfully www.marinelink.com/news/baltimo...
Accident at Tanger Med port as brand new megamax container ship ROTTERDAM EXPRESS (IMO 9943891, 229,376gt, German flag, DNV class) scrapes along the breakwater, apparently due to strong cross-winds, causing hull structural damage. www.ceutaactualidad.com/articulo/pue...
Primer accidente grave en Tanger Med: el “Rotterdam Express” choca en la bocana
Lo que debía ser una entrada rutinaria a Tanger Med 1 acabó en un incidente histórico: una fuerte ráfaga de viento empujó al portacontenedores “Rotterdam Express” (Hapag-Lloyd) contra la bocana del pu...
www.ceutaactualidad.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Accident at Tanger Med port as brand new megamax container ship ROTTERDAM EXPRESS (IMO 9943891, 229,376gt, German flag, DNV class) scrapes along the breakwater, apparently due to strong cross-winds, causing hull structural damage. www.ceutaactualidad.com/articulo/pue...
Search and rescue effort abandoned in spite of 11 crew members still missing following loss of Greek bulk carrier ETERNITY C in the Red Sea splash247.com/search-ends-...
Search ends for missing Eternity C crew as Red Sea sinks deeper into crisis - Splash247
The search for the remaining crew members of the Eternity C, a bulk carrier sunk by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, has been formally called off, with at least four mariners presumed dead and 11 still u...
splash247.com
July 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Search and rescue effort abandoned in spite of 11 crew members still missing following loss of Greek bulk carrier ETERNITY C in the Red Sea splash247.com/search-ends-...
Fascinating insight into the world of marine underwriting- any ship planning to enter waters designated war risk areas by the Joint War Committee MUST inform their insurers in advance. I would also inform flag/class. Suspension of class could result in no insurance www.lloydslist.com/LL1154186/Et...
Eternity C: when war risk insurers don’t face the music and dance
Sorry, shipowners, but underwriters do have the right to decline cover
www.lloydslist.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Fascinating insight into the world of marine underwriting- any ship planning to enter waters designated war risk areas by the Joint War Committee MUST inform their insurers in advance. I would also inform flag/class. Suspension of class could result in no insurance www.lloydslist.com/LL1154186/Et...
A truly terrifying ordeal for the crew members of Greek bulk carrier ETERNITY C (IMO 9588249, Liberia-flag, BV-class). Chief Engineer and two of his staff have died. Two more are seriously injured, one has lost a leg. Ship not under command.
My thoughts are with them www.reuters.com/world/two-cr...
My thoughts are with them www.reuters.com/world/two-cr...
Three crew dead, at least two wounded in latest Red Sea attack on Greek ship
Three seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with the EU naval mission Aspides said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day after months of calm.
www.reuters.com
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A truly terrifying ordeal for the crew members of Greek bulk carrier ETERNITY C (IMO 9588249, Liberia-flag, BV-class). Chief Engineer and two of his staff have died. Two more are seriously injured, one has lost a leg. Ship not under command.
My thoughts are with them www.reuters.com/world/two-cr...
My thoughts are with them www.reuters.com/world/two-cr...
Two Greek-controlled bulk carriers targeted in the Red Sea, one of which has apparently sunk (MAGIC SEAS, IMO 9736169, Liberia-flag, BV-classed, owned by Allseas Marine). The crew abandoned ship safely. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Red Sea cargo ships face new attacks as Houthis claim to have sunk vessel
Two crew members are missing after drone attack on Greek-operated Eternity C; Yemen’s Houthi rebels say MV Magic Seas sank after Sunday raid
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Two Greek-controlled bulk carriers targeted in the Red Sea, one of which has apparently sunk (MAGIC SEAS, IMO 9736169, Liberia-flag, BV-classed, owned by Allseas Marine). The crew abandoned ship safely. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Introducing Seabound - a start-up business with an ambition to help shipping with a practical carbon capture solution www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets?
Freighters emit more greenhouse gases than jets, but a tech startup believes a simple and effective technique can help the industry change course
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Introducing Seabound - a start-up business with an ambition to help shipping with a practical carbon capture solution www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Time to refocus nautical training on practicing fundamental navigation skills? telegra.ph/Basic-seaman...
A lack of basic seamanship skills is undoing vessels when jammed
JAMMING and spoofing incidents are on the increase, especially as geopolitical tensions heat up in the Red Sea, Strait of Hormuz and Black Sea.
The consequences for both jamming and spoofing can be di...
telegra.ph
July 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Time to refocus nautical training on practicing fundamental navigation skills? telegra.ph/Basic-seaman...
The ‘shadow’ fleet of non-compliant oil tankers is shredding the authority of IMO in plain sight, also placing doubts on the integrity of any classification society issuing “safety” certification on behalf of the flag - whether false or true! www.lloydslist.com/LL1154066/Fa...
Fake flags flow through Baltic as an uneasy stand-off continues
Baltic states wanted to stop falsely flagged ships from passing through European waters, but that plan has been overtaken by stalled politics and Russian escalation, leaving an uneasy stalemate as Nato watches the ships routinely pass by uninterrupted and undeterred
www.lloydslist.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The ‘shadow’ fleet of non-compliant oil tankers is shredding the authority of IMO in plain sight, also placing doubts on the integrity of any classification society issuing “safety” certification on behalf of the flag - whether false or true! www.lloydslist.com/LL1154066/Fa...
Vehicle carrier confirmed to have sunk. Zodiac Maritime-owned MORNING MIDAS (IMO 9289810) (b. 2006, 46,800gt, Liberia-flag, LR-class) reported to have foundered by salvage tugs deployed by Resolve Marine, pollution control now in progress splash247.com/fire-damaged...
Fire-damaged Morning Midas car carrier sinks - Splash247
The salvors, Resolve Marine, have reported that the Morning Midas car carrier sank in international waters in the North Pacific, following a fire that broke out onboard on June 3. Damage caused by the...
splash247.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Vehicle carrier confirmed to have sunk. Zodiac Maritime-owned MORNING MIDAS (IMO 9289810) (b. 2006, 46,800gt, Liberia-flag, LR-class) reported to have foundered by salvage tugs deployed by Resolve Marine, pollution control now in progress splash247.com/fire-damaged...
Interesting recent tracks of two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman which ended in a fiery collision. It would appear that the southbound ship FRONT EAGLE (loaded) had decided to run astern of ADALYNN (in ballast) but somehow misjudged the manoeuvre. Thankfully both crews safe youtu.be/niw89XAXy7s?...
FRONT EAGLE tanker ship collision with ADALYNN in the Strait of Hormuz
YouTube video by VesselFinder
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June 18, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Interesting recent tracks of two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman which ended in a fiery collision. It would appear that the southbound ship FRONT EAGLE (loaded) had decided to run astern of ADALYNN (in ballast) but somehow misjudged the manoeuvre. Thankfully both crews safe youtu.be/niw89XAXy7s?...
As a naval architect, I find this short video fascinating!
June 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
As a naval architect, I find this short video fascinating!