VIDEO: Maersk rethinks the containership
Maersk has taken the wraps off the design of its eight 16,000 TEU methanol-fueled containership newbuilds. And the decision to opt for methanol is just the start of the innovations they incorporate.
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USCG: No place for sexual assault in maritime
With the disclosures in the “Midshipman X” case still casting a shadow over the maritime industry, the Coast Guard is warning that sexual assault has no place in the maritime profession and
Eagle Bulk vessel completes voyage bunkered on biofuel
A bulk carrier operated by Stamford, Conn.-headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) has successfully completed a voyage bunkered on biofuel. The ship, the 63,529 DWT Sydney Eagle was bunkered with advanced
Ammonia-fueled car carrier design wins ClassNK AiP
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K-Line) and shipbuilder Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd. for their jointly-developed design for an ammonia-fueled car carrier. Since it
Deadly dredge strike on pipeline: NTSB makes 10 safety recs
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued 10 safety recommendations Tuesday. They were made during a public board meeting held to determine the probable cause of the fatal August 21, 2020, hazardous
BIMCO develops “game-changing” shipping carbon emissions clauses
In the wake of COP26, the pressure is on for the International Maritime Organization to up its greenhouse gas reduction ambitions even further. Meantime, from January 1, 2023, IMO’s current revised initial
Crowley declares 2050 net-zero commitment to sustainability
Saying that it is “pursuing a path aligned with the latest climate science to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius,” one of the leading players in U.S. maritime, Crowley, has committed
Synergy Group to manage 17 Oldendorff bulk carriers
Synergy Marine Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of Captain Rajesh Unni’s Singapore-based Synergy Group, has signed an agreement that will see it manage part of the bulk carrier fleet owned by Germany’s Oldendorff
Op-Ed: Technology crucial in tackling shipping’s sustainability challenge
By Kashif Javaid, Director of Sales, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment When scrubbers were first implemented en masse for the International Maritime Organization’s Global Sulfur Cap, little was discussed on their potential to be
Crewmember falls overboard from American Queen steamboat
The Coast Guard suspended its search December 2 for a man who fell overboard from the M/V American Queen a day prior near Mile 229 of the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge,