Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Daniel B. Maffei has lost little time in responding to President Biden’s “all of government” executive order aimed at enhancing competition. Among the many targets of the order
The Offshore Marine Services Association (OMSA) is to use a vessel that it has named the Jones Act Enforcer to gather video and photographic evidence of Jones Act violations. Evidence of violations
JFE Steel Corporation is to become the first company in Japan to deploy LNG-fueled ships in the 21,000 dwt size range. It has just signed long-term deals with NYK Line, Kawasaki Kisen
According to a filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Hartree Partners LP has been selected as the stalking horse bidder in the Bouchard Transportation Company Inc.
Missouri has brought state charges of involuntary manslaughter against three men in relation to the 2018 sinking of a duck boat in Branson, Mo., in which 17 people lost their lives. The
The 307,000 DWT CS Hunan Venture was recently delivered by China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Group (DSIC). Built to China Classification Society (CCS) class, it is owned by China Shipbuilding Consulting Company and
As cruises from U.S. ports slowly resume, cruise lines have to negotiate a tricky path between Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) restrictions and “no vaccine passport” laws imposed by some
New York City headquartered International Seaways Inc. (NYSE: INSW), already one of the world’s largest tanker operators, just got even larger. On Friday, it reported the completion of its previously announced merger
The Lake Barkley Grounding Unified Command reports that on Friday it successfully ungrounded the riverboat American Jazz that had been stuck on a sandbar near Barkley Bridge on Lake Barkley, Ky., since
Methanex Corporation (TSX:MX) (NASDAQ:MEOH) and Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. have reached an agreement that will see MOL pay $145 million for a 40% minority interest in Methanex’s Waterfront Shipping subsidiary. Vancouver,
