Effective today, Patrick Hutchins has succeeded Peter Twiss as president and CEO of leading dry bulk operator Oldendorff Carriers. The Lübeck, Germany, headquartered company says that Twiss has decided to step down
Ammonia-fueled shipping startup Viridis Bulk Carriers AS — a joint venture between two Norwegian shipowners, Navigare Logistics and Mosvolds Rederi, and zero emission ship project specialists Amon Maritime — is a step
Capital Link’s 17th annual International Shipping Forum kicks off today at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. The Forum is held in partnership with Citi and in cooperation with NYSE and
Palatka, Fla.-based St. Johns Ship Building is the newest participant in Green Marine—a voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry. “At St. Johns Ship Building, the current and future well-being
A deteriorated bollard led to a 752 foot long drillship breaking away and colliding with a cargo vessel in Pascagoula, Miss., last year, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The
One of Carnival Corporation’s & nine brands, and the one that arguably transformed the industry into what it is now, Carnival Cruise Line, today had 100 million reasons to celebrate. It achieved
Brazilian mining giant Vale, one of the world’s largest charterers of ore carriers, has been investing heavily in developing more efficient, greener, vessels. It is using Konsberg Digital’s Vessel Insight to confirm
Matson Navigation Company (NYSE: MATX) is to convert the main engine of its containership Kaimana Hila from an MAN B&W S90ME-C10.5 unit to a dual-fuel ME-GI unit capable of running on LNG.
Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO has been crunching the numbers on the percentage of ships fitted with exhaust gas scrubbers, or exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) more formally. “Scrubbers were
Swedish family-owned shipping company Furetank has appointed Therese Boman as its first female captain. Her first assignment is on the 2021-built Fure Vinga, one of the vessels in the company’s series of