Dark fleet suspect arrested in Miami
Taskin Torlak, a 37-year old Turkish national, was arrested in Miami, Nov. 2, and is currently being held in the Miami Federal Detention Center. He has been charged with conspiring to violate
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Op-Ed: Digital shipping needs more than software sales
Owners and operators are recognizing the need for real world expertise in solutions that promise tangible efficiency gains via voyage optimization, says Duncan Wyse, head of growth, Americas, at Coach Solutions The
Mexican ship manager Gremex fined $1.75M in pollution case
Tampico, Mexico-headquartered ship manager Gremex Shipping was fined $1.75 million and put on probation Oct. 30 after pleading guilty in federal district court in Pensacola, Fla., to a felony violation of the
MMP union celebrates major organizing win at OSG
Licensed deck officers at OSG have voted to be represented by the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MMP). The union calls the vote the “largest licensed deck officer organizing win
Maersk signs long-term bio-methanol deal with Chinese supplier
With seven methanol dual-fuel ships already in service and more to follow, Maersk continues to line up new green fuel sources. It has now entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with
Canada awards EverWind funding for green ammonia project
The Government of Canada has awarded funding from its Green Shipping Corridor program to support Halifax, Nova Scotia-headquartered EverWind Fuels’ plans to supply green ammonia as a marine fuel. EverWind is one
Dali owner and operator will pay $102M to settle U.S. claim
The U.S. Department of Justice Department has announced that Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the Singaporean corporations that owned and operated the containership Dali, have agreed to pay
Grain de Sail plans to build 200 TEU pure sail containership
Wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) have been a lot in the news lately as more owners add hard sails or rotors to ships to meet major charterers’ needs to decarbonize. French coffee roaster
Op-Ed: Energy transition and the race to secure new fuels
By Aarnoud van Weelderen and Peter Taylor, Macquarie Group Shipping companies working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions face several complex decisions in transitioning to lower-carbon energy sources. Vessel owners must sort through
Carbon Ridge raises $9.5M to accelerate onboard CCS commercialization
Los Angeles-headquartered onboard carbon capture and storage (CCS) start-up Carbon Ridge Inc. reports that it has raised $9.5 million in funding, bringing its total funding to date to $15.5 milliom. The round