Today is the International Day of the Seafarer, but this year it is not being taken as an opportunity for celebration as thousands of seafarers remain trapped on their ships by COVID-19
In another example of how remote techniques are helping the maritime industry cope with COVID-19 related restrictions, Seaspan Corporation, the world’s largest container tonnage provider, has become the latest vessel owner to
Herndon, Va., headquartered HawkEye 360 Inc. has boosted its vessel monitoring capabilities, making it harder for vessels engaged in dubious activities to go dark by turning off AIS transmissions. HawkEye 360 Inc.
Backed by a start-up donation worth more than $60 million from the A.P. Møller Foundation, a group of leading industry players is taking the next step towards lowering shipping emissions by launching
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today took action against the captains of the five ships that U.S.-sanctioned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and
Kongsberg Maritime has booked a milestone order that will see it make its first delivery of large-size waterjets to Incat. Kongsberg says its scope of supply for the Tasmanian based shipbuilder’s 76
Burlington, Wash., headquartered Lavle USA has launched its flagship Proteus lithium-ion battery energy storage system (Proteus ESS). Designed to overcome the limitations of conventional lithium-ion storage technologies, Lavle’s Proteus aims to set
The Panama Canal Authority is investigating an incident yesterday in which the 37,332 dwt bulker Bluebill slammed into a span of the Chagres river railway bridge. The 2004-built Cyprus-flagged vessel, which is
A dual deadweight neo-panamax bulk carrier design from the StandShip Joint Development Partnership (JDP) has gained ABS Approval in Principle. Available in 86,000 and 95,000 DWT designs, the bulk carrier is intended
Robert “Graham” Couser has been named Vice President of Business Development at Kalmarine Inc., which has locations in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Stavanger, Norway, and offers a range of marine industry project