Stolt Tankers claims graphene hull coating world first
Stolt Tankers says that is the first shipping company in the world to apply a cutting-edge sustainable coating based on graphene to the hull of a chemical tankers, its 30,000 dwt Stolt
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Maersk moves to line up Yokohama green methanol supply
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Yokohama and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC). The collaborative agreement will focus on the development of a Yokohama green
NYK Line to trial long-term biofuel use
Japan’s NYK Line says that, starting in FY2024, it will conduct full-scale trials of the long-term use of biofuels, considered as net-zero CO2 fuels, in its current HFO-fueled ships. Moving forward from
OFAC moves to stem flow of Iranian funding to Houthis
As the Houthi attacks that began with the hijacking of the Galaxy Leader continue to disrupt Red Sea shipping, the U.S. is moving to stem the flow of the Iranian money that
Two seafarers injured in Black Sea mine explosion
Ukraine’s Southern Defense Forces report that two seafarers were injured when a Panama-flagged general cargo ship headed to load grain in a Danube port struck a Black Sea mine. The ship lost
GLDD succeeds in bid protest of USACE action
As those who watch these things know, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) rejects the majority of bid protests filed with it. However, a number of bid protests do, in fact, succeed and
Euronav set to acquire CMB.TECH
The Saverys family is continuing with the reshaping of Euronav (NYSE:EURN) following the deal that saw 24 of the company’s VLCCs being transferred to John Fredriksen’s Frontline, resolving a long-running merger battle,
Venezuela hands over “Fat Leonard”
When Leonard Glenn Francis, the man at the center of the “Fat Leonard” bribery case that rocked the Navy, last surfaced in public, it was back in September 2022 when he was
OSG sees liquefied CO2 carriers in its future
Tampa, Fla., headquartered Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE:OSG) is looking to get into the growing carbon storage and transport business, including operating liquefied CO2 carriers, and it’s taking its first steps right
Carnival reports all time high full year revenues
Cruising has come a long way since the dark days of the COVID shut-down when much loved veteran cruise ships were being beached for scrapping. Evidence of the industry bounce back came