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,
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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
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
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 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.
Navy charges Bonhomme Richard sailor in relation to fire that gutted ship
The Navy has filed charges against a sailor for allegedly deliberately starting the fire last year that quickly spread and gutted much of the interior of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard
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
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
World shipping faces looming officer shortage
A new Seafarer Workforce Report from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) warns that, by 2026, an additional 89,510 officers will be needed to operate the world merchant fleet. The
U.S. LNG exports soar
Figures released yesterday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that monthly U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports reached record highs in the first half of 2021, averaging 9.6 billion cubic