IUMI updates its guidance on EV fire hazards
The recent loss of the car carrier Morning Midas is yet another reminder that costly and potentially deadly EV fires on board ship remain a continuing concern and, today, the International Union
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Op-Ed: How a sludge problem becomes a decarbonization solution
By Nicholas Ball, CEO, XFuel With only 15 years to eliminate the majority of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the shipping industry is facing a challenge to deliver decarbonization at an affordable
FERRIES 2025: Passenger tech and cybersecurity risks
Marine Log’s 38th annual FERRIES Conference, taking place November 4–5, 2025, in Jersey City, N.J., across from Lower Manhattan will feature a panel discussion on “Passenger Tech, Shoreside Systems, and the Growing
Op-Ed: Behind the supply chain of decarbonization
By Mükremin İnan, AVS Ship Supply Global, supply services director Decarbonization dominates the maritime agenda, and rightly so. Alternative fuels, emissions targets, and retrofit strategies fill headlines and policy papers. But behind
Component failure caused $1.1M BBC Africa collision
A steering control system component failure on the multi-purpose carrier BBC Africa resulted in a collision with a bulk carrier in the Houston Ship Channel, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
USCG arrests captain of MSC Jubilee IX for operating ship while intoxicated
The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) arrested the captain of the Liberian-flagged 8,814 TEU containership MSC Jubilee IX for suspicion of operating the vessel while intoxicated following a boarding at Terminal 5
VIDEO: Explosion on coal carrier W-Sapphire rocks Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun reported this morning that the main channel used by cargo ships to enter and exit the Port of Baltimore was still shut down as the Coast Guard probed the
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USCG now monitoring 5 Chinese research vessels in U.S. Arctic
Nobody likes having strangers rattling around in the attic and the U.S. Coast Guard is continuing its response to five Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic. The Coast Guard Arctic
Pasha Group enters Pacific Northwest with key acquisitions
California-headquartered The Pasha Group and The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) announced August 13 that Pasha Logistics LLC has acquired certain assets of MacMillan-Piper LLC and Tacoma Transload LLC. The transaction, completed through
Op-Ed: The impact of climate change on shipping
By Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director, Worldwide Ferry Safety Association Ocean workers are on the front line of climate change, the Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF) concludes based on a massive survey conducted with