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
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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,
Höegh Autoliners could be bunkering clean ammonia in JAXPORT by 2027
Höegh Autoliners and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on the supply and delivery of clean ammonia as a next-generation sustainable maritime fuel for Höegh’s upcoming Aurora
MAIB reports on a somewhat Jägermeister-assisted grounding
Over the years, there’s been much discussion about ECDIS-assisted groundings. A recently released accident report from the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) could just add the term “Jägermeister-assisted grounding” to maritime
COP28: Top CEOs want end date for ordering fossil-only newbuilds
In a joint declaration made at COP28 in Dubai, the CEOs of five leading shipping lines have called for an end date to be put on orders for fossil-only powered newbuilds, urging