Biden to issue oil and natural gas leasing ban

Biden to issue broad offshore oil and natural gas leasing ban

In a reminder that, like operas, U.S. presidencies aren’t over until they are over, the White House today released a statement saying that, using his authority under Section 12(a) of the Outer

TMC Compressors guy

Energy-saving TMC compressors chosen for 6 methanol-fueled container vessels

While most of the focus on six 9,000 TEU containerships ordered by Maersk at China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has been on the fact that they are methanol-fueled, the ships also feature a range

Empire Wind 1 project includes development of South Brooklyn Marine Terminal

Equinor secures $3 billion in project financing for Empire Wind 1

In a sign that lenders have not soured on U.S. offshore wind, Equinor reports that its Empire Wind 1 project has now secured a project financing package of over $3 billion. Financial

Ferry that DFDS will operate on Jersey routes

DFDS wins 20-year Jersey ferry services contract

The Government of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands between England and France (and a self-governing dependency of the U.K.) has awarded Copenhagen-headquartered DFDS a 20-year contract to operate the Island’s

Northern Lights ship

Northern Lights takes delivery of second LCO2 carrier

The Northern Lights JV, in which Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies are partners, reports that its second LCO2 transport ship, Northern Pathfinder, has been delivered at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. (DSIC) in Dalian,

NTSB reports on City of Boston

What caused Spirit of Boston fire?

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the March 24, 2923, fire aboard the 1990-built passenger vessel Spirit of Boston, operated by City Cruises US. The 153-foot vessel caught

NMV rendering

BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries

Canada’s BC Ferries, which has had its share of problems with some of its oldest vessels, this month formally submitted its plan to build five New Major Vessels (NMVs) to the BC

offshore wind hub crane

Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub project wins funding

A joint project to develop a heavy lift operations hub at the port of Port Talbot, Wales, has received match funding from the U.K.’s Crown Estate through the initial round of its

Eagle S.

Finnish police continue investigation of tanker Eagle S.

Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and other authorities are continuing investigations of a Cook Islands registered tanker, the Eagle S. Widely identified in media reports as having links to Russia’s shadow

Sanmar-built Boğaçay tug

Powerful Sanmar-built Boğaçay tug joins sister in Croatia

A second versatile multi-purpose tugboat built by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has now joined its twin sister at Rijeka, Croatia’s principal seaport. Known as Boğaçay LXXII while under construction, the tug, renamed TItan

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