With ZEVs needed by 2030, ammonia-fueled tanker project gets underway

To meet IMO’s 2050 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction target, commercially viable deep-sea Zero-Emission Vessels (ZEVs) will need be in operation by 2030 —just ten years from now. In response, shipowner MISC

ICS releases guidelines on avoiding age discrimination on board ship

Under the ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC), flag states must ensure that regulations respect the fundamental right to be free from age discrimination, which can affect the physical and emotional health of

Eastern delivers first of two 5,100 hp Z-drive tugs to Bisso Offshore

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla., has delivered the first of two 80-foot 5,100 hp Z-drive tugs, the M/V C.D. White, to Bisso Offshore, LLC, a division of E.N. Bisso &

Rivertrace scrubber washwater monitor gains DNV GL certification

U.K. based Rivertrace Limited has received a statement of compliance from DNV GL for its exhaust scrubber washwater monitor – SMART ESM. Any washwater used by wet scrubber systems to remove pollutants

Todd Busch takes helm at Tidewater Transportation and Terminals

Todd Busch is to take over as President, Chief Executive Officer and board member at Vancouver, Wash., headquartered Tidewater Transportation and Terminals, effective January 16, 2020. Busch will succeed Bob Curcio who

Suits filed against owners of dive boat hit by fatal fire

Trial lawyers from Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C. (SMBB), and Panish Shea & Boyle LLP (PSB) have filed suits in Federal court on behalf of three passengers and one crew member

Crowley realigns its marine services organization

Crowley Maritime Corporation has realigned its marine services organization and introduced new leadership. Crowley Marine Services, part of the company’s Shipping group, will now consist of three distinct, yet interrelated, business segments:

Galveston: One dead after fishing boat and Odfjell tanker collide

The Coast Guard last night reported that it was searching for two fishermen from the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride that capsized after a collision near the Galveston jetties in Galveston, Texas,

Congressional panel gets a lesson on marine electrification

In its hearing yesterday on “The Path to a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Investments and Innovation” (see earlier story), the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation panel heard testimony from ABB on the

Lois Zabrocky, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Seaways, Inc.

CMA names its 2020 Commodore

Lois Zabrocky, Chief Executive Officer of New York, N.Y. headquartered tanker operator International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE:INSW), has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2020. Zabrocky follows

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