Bath Iron Works reaches $355,000 settlement with EPA

JULY 18, 2018 — Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works is one of four New England companies to reach an agreement with the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the Emergency

Cargo ship grounds in Orkney Islands

JULY 18, 2018 — The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard agency reports that just after 3.30 am, HM Coastguard received a report that a vessel had run aground on the Pentland Skerries approximately

Shipping losses decline, but is there a New Bermuda Triangle?

JULY 18, 2018 — Large shipping losses have declined 38% over the past decade, with this downward trend continuing in 2017, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty’s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping

CMA CGM to install Bio-Sea BWTS in 17 containerships

JULY 18, 2018 — Marseilles headquartered container shipping giant CMA CGM has contracted France’s BIO-UV Group to supply its Bio-Sea ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) to 17 containerships. The company’s nine 22,000

UAE port operator set to inject $580 million into Port of Wilmington

JULY 18, 2018 — The federal government has reportedly signed off on a proposal to allow Gulftainer, the largest privately-owned independent port operator in the world, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates

Jones Act has no effect on Puerto Rico retail prices or cost of living

JULY 18, 2018 — Economists from Boston-based Reeve & Associates and San Juan-based Estudios Técnicos, Inc. today released a joint report, “The Impact of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico,” that concludes

BMT wins first mid-range wind farm CTV design contract

JULY 18, 2018 — BMT has secured a new contract to design two 23m offshore wind farm crew transfer vessels (CTVs) ordered at Cheoy Lee Shipyards in China by U.K. based CTV

ICS “encouraged” by efforts of IMO sulfur cap working group

JULY 17, 2018 — The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says it is encouraged by efforts made by IMO Member States to resolve some pressing practical challenges ahead of the January 1,

VIDEO: “Lava bomb” hits Hawaii tour boat

JULY 17, 2018 — The Coast Guard yesterday responded to a report of 12 people injured aboard a lava tour boat in Kapoho Bay, Big Island Monday. At approximately 6 a.m., Sector

Philly Shipyard in non-binding agreement to build two MR tankers

JULY 17, 2018 — Philly Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA, and an as yet undisclosed customer yesterday executed a non-binding term sheet for the construction and sale of two newbuild Jones Act Medium Range (MR)

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