Maritime port and terminal

Terminals at the crossroads of executive order

By Grady S. Hurley, Jones Walker LLP The same July week that many banks reported a peak in growth and inflation with projected U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.5%, China

Christina Couvillion, CEO of Quality First Marine

Q&A: Christina Couvillion, CEO of Quality First Marine

As a female CEO in a male-dominated industry, Christina Couvillion had her hands full when she founded Covington, La.-based Quality First Marine in 2005. Since then, she has taken the company to

MV Wakashio accident

Is the criminalization of seafarers on the rise?

For over a year now, the crew of the MV Wakashio has been held by Mauritian authorities following the grounding of the ship and the widespread pollution that followed. At the end

Filtersafe BWMS

Advancing ballast water industry standards helps achieve compliance

By Mark Riggio, Head of Marine, Filtersafe Most ballast water management system (BWMS) testing is based on theoretical means that do not reflect the challenging conditions found in locations where sediment-rich waters

August 2021 Marine Log magazine

August 2021

In this issue, you’ll find stories on cranes at some of the world’s busiest ports, info on the new Rock Hall tug, more insight into hydrogen, and so much more!

Rendering of all-electric tug

First fully electric U.S. tugboat to be powered by ABB

The recently announced eWolf tug–the first fully electric harbor tugboat in the U.S., built for sustainable and safe operations at the Port of San Diego in California—will feature an integrated electric propulsion

HEMEXPO shipyard in Greece

Q&A: HEMEXPO president talks Greek shipbuilding and marine tech

Helen Polychronpoulouhas dedicated her career to the growth and development of the Greek marine equipment manufacturing industry. In addition to her role as HEMEXPO president, she is executive vice president at Environmental

ZEI's CEO and CTO Dr. Joseph Pratt, formerly at Sandia National Labs, analyzes the hydrogen storage system found within the fuel cell unit of the Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generator Project.

Powering ships with hydrogen: the myths and misconceptions explained

By Dr. Joseph Pratt, CEO/CTO of Zero Emission Industries Welcome to the first of a series of columns about the latest and greatest technologies for marine power. We will cover everything from

Marine paints and coatings from AkzoNobel

Q&A: Protective coatings for shipbuilders, green tech, and more

Last month, we covered marine paints and coatings in the magazine edition of Marine Log. To keep that conversation going, we wanted to offer our readers a Q&A with Chris Birkert of

Zero Emission Shipping Mission

Ambitious green goals or logistics headaches?

In what is adding up to be yet another sign among many that the Biden administration is on board with tougher shipping decarbonization goals, the governments of the U.S., Denmark and Norway,

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