Image tweeted by Marine Exchange of Southern California shows ships on hold in San Pedro Bay.

Newsom issues executive order on port congestion

As the number of ships at anchor or in holding areas at San Pedro Bay continues at record highs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week issued an executive order aiming to tackle

RT Imperieuse: One of two Kotug Rotortugs chartered in by BHP

VIDEO: BHP charters in two more Rotortugs for Port Hedland

Rotterdam-headquartered Kotug reports that two newbuild Rotortugs — RT Imperieuse and RT Clerke — have arrived in Port Hedland, Australia, to start a long term charter to mining giant BHP. Both vessels

C5ISR facility opening ceremony

New Eastern Shipbuilding C5ISR production facility supports OPC construction

Eastern Shipbuilding Group this week commissioned a new C5ISR (Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) production facility at its Allanton, Fla., shipyard. The new, dedicated shore-based facility is specifically

Bonhomme Richard ship fire

Navy: Loss of Bonhomme Richard “completely preventable”

The U.S. Navy yesterday released two reports into the fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on July 12, 2020, that caused such extensive damage that it was subsequently decided to decommission

Cjipper Eos with VVS system

Wärtsilä and Solvang to retrofit vessel with carbon capture solution

Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment and Norwegian ship operator Solvang have agreed to carry out a full-scale pilot of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system retrofit installation on Solvang’s 21,000-cubic-meter ethylene carrier, Clipper

hydrogen fueled test boat

Yanmar completes high-pressure hydrogen refueling test

Using a demonstration test boat equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell, Yanmar Power Technology (YPT) has conducted the world’s first 70 MPa (over 10,000 psi) high-pressure hydrogen refueling of a vessel. The

CPIB flag

Singapore brings bribery charges against bunker trader and bunker fuel supplier

The Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau reports that yesterday two men were charged in court for allegedly obtaining and giving gratifications in relation to the trading and supplying of bunker fuel. The

Conceptual image of zero emission vessel

Leading cargo owners commit to “zero by 2040” target

Amazon, Ikea and Unilever are among a group of leading cargo owners that have committed to progressively switch all of their ocean freight to vessels powered by zero-carbon fuels by 2040. Along

commissioning ceremony

Bollinger celebrates commissioning of FRC 45

Representatives from Bollinger Shipyards LLC joined senior U.S. Coast Guard officials at USCG Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia, Pa., October 15, for the commissioning of one of the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response

Brian Østergaard Sørensleads research on ammonia fueled enginesen

MAN could get contract for ammonia-fueled engine by 2023

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsui E&S Machinery Co., Ltd. (MES-M) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). The MOU will see MAN keep the two Japanese companies

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