Tank barge market report

Marcon releases new tank barge market report

Coupeville, Wash., based shipbroker Marcon International has just published its latest tank barge market report. The firm says that, since its last report, the generally improved market for inland and coastal tank

CEO sign uo at COO1y

COP28: Top CEOs want end date for ordering fossil-only newbuilds

In a joint declaration made at COP28 in Dubai, the CEOs of five leading shipping lines have called for an end date to be put on orders for fossil-only powered newbuilds, urging

IMO Council voting

Russia fails to win reelection to IMO Council

The IMO Assembly has elected the members of the IMO Council for the 2024-2025 biennium —and, for the first time since 1960, Russia is not one of them. The move was applauded

Maersk Tankers CEO talks very large ammonia carriers

Maersk Tankers and Mitsui order mega ammonia carriers

With Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. as its co-investor in the first four ships, Maersk Tankers has ordered up to ten 93,000 cubic meter capacity very large ammonia carriers (VLACs) at

Port of Auckland has been fined in a dock worker death case

Port of Auckland fined in dock worker death case

Port of Auckland Limited (POAL) was today fined NZD 500,000 (about US $310,000) after pleading guilty to two charges under New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The charges were

BMT EF-500 ferry

VIDEO: BMT unveils new EF-500 all-electric ferry

Unveiled at the International Workboat Show this week, the latest addition to ship designer BMT’s portfolio is a new all-electric ferry, the EF-500. With a length of 42 meters, a molded beam

FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez

FTA awards ferry grants totaling more than $220 million

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of ferry grants totaling $220.2 million. The availability of the grants was announced back in May. “Today’s announcement represents

Ammonia bunkering vessel

Azane and Amogy in ammonia bunkering vessel MOU

Azane Fuel Solutions, the Norwegian company aiming to develop the world’s first ammonia bunkering terminal, and Amogy Inc., the ammonia-to-power tech developer launched by four MIT Ph.D alumni, have signed an MoU

Rape by captain allegedly took place aboard USNS Carson City

Lawsuit alleges MSC civilian mariner was raped by captain

A complaint filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleges that an MSC civilian mariner was raped by the captain when working as the 1st assistant

NTSB reports on City of Boston

Inadequate tow planning seen as leading to sinking of fishing vessel Carol Jean

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued the report of its investigation of the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Carol Jean. On March 21, this year, while anchored with no one

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