USCG lab identifies responsible party in NY/NJ tar ball pollution
A spill on the evening of November 22 during an oil transfer at an oil facility in Bayonne, N.J., has been identified as the source of an incident that subsequently saw tar
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Clarksons looks at car carrier trade trends
Last week brought a slew of reports about ever larger car carriers being ordered and designed.What’s all the buzz about? Despite electric vehicle sales disappointing automakers this year, a surge in global
Euronav brings ammonia powered VLCCs into its fleet expansion moves
With 24 of its VLCCs being transferred to John Fredriksen’s Frontline as part of a deal that resolved a long-running merger battle, Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN) has been rebuilding its fleet with
COSCO signs up for containership methanol retrofits
COSCO Heavy Industry Shanghai Co. Ltd. has signed a contract with MAN Energy Solutions for the methanol retrofit of four main engines from COSCO Line 13,800 TEU Camellia class and 20,000 TEU
Teck and Oldendorff to fit bulker with rotor sails
In another example of how charterers are helping push forward the move to greener shipping, Canadian mining giant Teck Resources is making a joint investment with Oldendorff Carriers that will see Norsepower
IMO Assembly seeks to crack down on “dark fleet”
The IMO Assembly wrapped up its 30th session on December 6. The Assembly is the International Maritime Organization’s highest governing body and among its actions in this latest session were to elect
GAO denies bid protest of waterways commerce cutter award
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has rejected a bid protest filed by Steiner Construction Company, Inc., a small business of Bayou La Batre, Alabama, against the continued performance of a contract awarded
Pacific green corridor ports agree partnership strategy
Green corridors first got a lot of attention at the COP26 summit in 2021 when the U.S. signed on to the Clydebank Declaration for Green Shipping Corridors (DGSC). Since then, the Maritime
NTSB recommends new measures to end pipeline anchor strikes
The National Transportation Safety Board is aiming to prevent a repeat of California’s 2021 Orange County oil spill, which was deemed to have been caused by an anchor strike on a pipeline.
Seaspan Corporation gets into the PCTC sector, big time
The world’s largest lessor of containerships, Vancouver, B.C., based Seaspan Corporation, is getting into the Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) sector. It has signed an agreement with China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding,