Fatigue factor in towboat pier allision says NTSB
The pilot of a towboat that hit a pier near Saint Rose, La., last year had fallen asleep, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said August 21. The pilot of the M/V
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The first ESG handbook for marine minerals launches
A broad international consortium has created the first handbook for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure specifically for marine minerals. This handbook aims to facilitate transparent and consistent reporting on key ESG
Vale completes world’s first rotor sail installation on capesize bulk carrier
Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Vale International SA (VALE), based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, announced that a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation
Op-Ed: Maritime industry’s role in Florida’s energy and hurricane resilience
By David Wood, President of Florida Maritime Partnership With 22 million residents, 140 million visitors a year, and two of the top 10 busiest airports in the nation, Florida’s demand for gasoline
MOL eyes cow manure as a source of bio-LNG
Ocean shipping accounts for about 2-3% of world GHG emissions. Meantime, cattle are an even larger source, due to the methane they produce during digestion and through manure. They account for the
OFAC sanctions more Houthi-linked ships and another captain
More ships, vessel operators, and a ship’s captain have been sanctioned in a new round of U.S.Treasury sanctions targeting the Houthis and their Iranian enablers. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
STAX Engineering wins five-year tanker emissions capture contract
From January 2025, California Air Resources Board (CARB) at-berth emissions regulations will apply to tankers calling at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. That has brought Long
Viking Lines set to slash emissions in Green Corridor demo
Thursday, August 29, will be Baltic Sea Day and Finland’s Viking Line will mark it by starting a week in which its vessels serving the Turku, Finland, to Stockholm, Sweden, route will
Hydrex team completes double underwater stern tube seal repair
Underwater repair specialist Hydrex reports that, earlier this year, its diver/technician teams carried out a double underwater stern tube seal repair on a RO/RO ship berthed in the Port of Burnie, Tasmania.
Watertight integrity at issue in sinking of Jacqueline A towboat
The sinking last year of a towing vessel in the Atlantic Ocean was due to a lack of watertight integrity, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The vessel, the Jacqueline A,