Report sees progress on shipping’s path to zero emissions
How far along is shipping on the path to becoming a zero emissions industry? A new study indicates that there are some encouraging first signs In September last year, the Getting to
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ATSB makes recommendations to shipping operator after 10 fires in 14 years
Sounds like this comes under the category of “when will they ever learn?” The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued safety recommendations to the managers and parent company of the cargo ship
“Tougher than IMO” U.S. clean shipping legislation wins support from Maersk
Shipping and logistics giant Maersk has voiced its support for the “tougher than IMO” Clean Shipping Act introduced earlier this year by Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), whose district includes the Port of
12 Hapag-Lloyd newbuilds will have MacGregor lashing systems
MacGregor reports that it has received an order to deliver container lashing systems for twelve 23,500+ TEU container vessels for Hapag-Lloyd. The vessels will be built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
Marine hull and machinery insurers under pressure
Speaking at the IUMI (International Union of Marine Insurance) conference in Chicago this week, Rama Chandran, chair of the Ocean Hull Committee voiced hull and machinery insurers’ concerns over the long-term sustainability
Crowley charters in 4 LNG-fueled box ships from EPS
Crowley has signed long term charter agreements with Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for four newbuild 1,400 TEU LNG-fueled containerships. They will operate in Crowley’s U.S.-Central America trade and will be built
NTSB reports on barge collision with a coal train
A failure by a towboat’s pilot and captain to correctly identify a caution area on an electronic chart is seen by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as the probable cause of
Threat of crippling U.S. freight rail strike recedes
After an all-night bargaining session in the Washington, D.C., offices of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, a freight railroad strike that could have had a devastating impact on U.S. container ports and ultimately
New Zealand operator unveils plan for methanol-ready coastal RO/RO
New Zealand’s MOVE Logistics Group (MOVE) says it is going full speed ahead on green coastal shipping solutions, using a methanol-ready RO/RO. Earlier this year, MOVE successfully secured $10 million (about US$
Hornblower to speak on green hydrogen at FERRIES 2022
With less than two months remaining, Marine Log’s 35th annual FERRIES conference is set to make its San Francisco debut November 1-2, with a full lineup of expert owner, operator, green tech,