Golden Ray wreck on its side

Vessel total losses still low, but …

There’s good news and bad news in the latest annual Safety & Shipping Review from insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS). The good news is that international shipping industry continued

Containership puts deckhouse up frony

Novel LNG-fueled box ship puts deckhouse up front

The newbuilding department of Germany’s NSB Group has developed an interesting concept for an LNG-fueled containership of 3,500 TEU capacity, including about 940 FEU of reefer containers. One striking feature of the

Iridium satellite comstellation

Iridium gains trio of Japanese regulatory approvals

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) reports that Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has approved regulatory amendments necessary to allow for Japanese adoption of Iridium Certus broadband, Iridium Controller–Pilot Data

ship alongside at pier following seizure

U.S. seizes sanctions busting tanker

U.S. authorities have yet to lay their hands on the alleged owner and operator of a tanker at the center of a sanctions busting scheme, but they have the ship. On Friday,

Cutrrent busters are used to help deal with oil pollution

Golden Ray: Oil discharge follows latest cut

The St. Simons Sound Incident Response reports that wreck removal personnel separated Section Six from the remainder of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray on Friday. However, during weight-shedding

Timber aboard ship

Bug infested bulker ordered out of U.S. waters

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at the Port of New Orleans ordered the removal of a vessel due to invasive insects found in the wood dunnage that had been

Israeli TV news says attack involved drone

Was Israel-connected ship hit by drone attack?

A Liberian-flagged product tanker was today sailing under the control of its crew and with a U.S. Navy escort after being involved in an incident yesterday in which two of those on

LR's sustainability manager will push forward shipping decarbonization

LR’s Palmer takes on key UN shipping decarb role

Lloyd Register’s (LR) global sustainability manager, Katharine Palmer has been appointed as the United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC) High-Level Climate Champions’ (HLCC) Shipping Lead to support the shipping industry’s drive to decarbonization.

Green ammonia infographic

Exmar and fertilizer giant aim to put ammonia-fueled ship on water by 2025

Antwerp, Belgium, headquartered gas carrier operator Exmar is partnering with Canadian fertilizer producer Nutrien to deploy an ammonia-fueled vessel by as early as 2025. The vessel would be fueled by low-carbon ammonia

Wakashio after grounding

ITF calls on Mauritius to release Wakashio crew

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the crew of the MV Wakashio (IMO: 9337119), the Capesize bulker that made the headlines when it

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