MEPC 84 takeaways

New push for IMO levy on GHG emissions

By as early as 2027, ship operators could face an IMO-imposed charge per tonne of CO2 emitted. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the text of a proposal that has

Trump and ILA leaders discuss port strike issues

ILA praises Trump role in averting Maine-to-Texas U.S. port strike

Fears that January 15 could bring a port strike that would have shut U.S. ports from Maine to Texas have been averted. The parties to the dispute, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)

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CBO: Navy’s 2025 shipbuilding plan would cost $40BN a year

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the U.S. Navy’s 2025 30-year shipbuilding plan. As in its previous analyses of Navy shipbuilding plans, the CBO finds that the

Rear Admiral Richard V. Timme, USCG (Ret.)

Admiral Richard V. Timme joins OMSA as senior advisor

The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) reports that Rear Admiral Richard V. Timme, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.), has joined the association as a senior advisor. OMSA says that the appointment underscores its

Boreas hand over ceremony

Van Oord takes delivery of giant jack-up WTIV Boreas

Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has now accepted delivery of the mega wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Boreas in a ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. The Boreas, named

CARB board member attended tug christening

EPA approves most of controversial CARB rule waiver request

Will the California Air Resources Board’s controversial Commercial Harbor Craft Rule lead to the building of more cutting edge zero-emission vessels, or will it create hazardous conditions on existing vessels retrofitted to

EcoTow operation

Höegh and Svitzer in carbon-cutting Australian EcoTow first

Copenhagen-headquartered towage giant Svitzer has delivered its first EcoTow solution in Australia to Höegh Autoliners first Aurora-class vessel, Höegh Aurora. Already claiming the title of “the world’s largest, greenest PCTC,” the 9,100

Meng Xian

VIDEO: AkzoNobel protects ultra deep drilling research vessel Meng Xian

AkzoNobel reports that Meng Xian, China’s first domestically designed and built ultra deep-sea research drilling vessel is being protected by more than 300,000 liters of marine coatings supplied by its International brand.

Guam offshore wind call area

BOEM takes a step forward on Guam offshore wind

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for possible wind energy leasing off the coast of the U.S. Pacific Territory of Guam. The

Windpiper

New Boskalis Windpiper will be world’s largest rock installer

Royal Boskalis B.V. reports that the latest addition to its fleet will be the Windpiper, a subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel with a cargo capacity of 45,500 tonnes, making it the world’s

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