Grounded tug

VIDEO: Tug and barge carrying munitions run aground

A tug and barge chartered by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command ran aground at Deerfield Beach, Fla., February 3. The barge was carrying ordnance, fuel and other supplies for the Atlantic Undersea

Refloated after grounding, Maersk Mumbai heads for Bremerhaven

The Maersk containership Maersk Mumbai, which grounded on the approach to Bremerhaven, February 2 has been refloated. The operation was coordinated by Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (Havariekommando), which said that

Maersk Mumbai aground

Maersk containership runs aground

Initial efforts to refloat a 400 meter long Maersk containership that ran aground last night were unsuccessful. The vessel, the Mumbai Maersk was en route for Bremerhaven from Rotterdam when, at around

Hard sail

Coal carrier will be first ship with new hard sail system

A coal carrier serving Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power Co. is to be fitted with a hard sail system jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) and the Oshima Shipbuilding Co. under

EPS crew on mountain peak

Eastern Pacific: “We won’t carry coal”

One of the world’s leading dry bulk operators is taking a stance against coal: it won’t carry the stuff. Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has just released the 2022 edition of

Alfa-Laval's Viktor Friberg

Growing interest in LPG as a fuel for LPG carriers

As the marine industry focuses on decarbonization, Alfa Laval reports that it is seeing increased demand for solutions related to LPG as fuel, particularly for LPG carriers. Recent months have seen significant

Crane barge removes pieced of Wakashio wreck

Wakashio wreck removal draws to a close

Brand Marine Consultants GmbH (bMC) reports that technical operations to remove the wreck of the grounded bulker Wakashio, along with all associated debris, concluded January 16. The final actions of the wreck

Port NOLA grows

Port NOLA reaches cargo and terminal milestones

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) ended the year in 2021 strengthening its economic benefit to the region and state with wins across all four of its lines of business: cargo,

BP will offtake WasteFuel bio-methanol

WasteFuel launches bio-methanol marine fuel solution

California-based biofuels start-up WasteFuel has launched WasteFuel Marine, a renewable fuel solution for the shipping sector. Perhaps not surprisingly, given that Maersk is an investor in the company, WasteFuel Marine’s initial product

Ships wait as port congestion causes backup

Op-Ed: Using data for less congested, more sustainable ports

By David Yeo, Founder and CEO of Innovez One The phrase “think globally, act locally” couldn’t ring more true when it comes to tackling some of the most critical challenges faced by

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