Suez Canal tugboat sinks in deadly collision with gas tanker
A salvage team yesterday recovered the body of a crew member from a Suez Canal tugboat that sank after a fatal collision with a gas tanker transiting the canal. The incident occurred
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VIDEO: Ukrainian drone holes sanctioned Russian tanker
Ukraine has followed up on its drone strike on a Russian Navy warship with a drone strike, Saturday, on a sanctioned Russian tanker, the Sig. Interfax Ukraine quotes sources in the Security
Höegh Autoliners books 5-year U.S. auto export order
Although this may come as a surprise to Americans accustomed to seeing supermarket parking lots stuffed with things like Toyotas, some U.S.-built autos are hot exports items and Höegh Autoliners ASA reports
Coast Guard cracks down on illegal charter boat activity
It’s that time of year again and, as well as dealing with multiple cases of recreational boaters getting into dangerous situations, the Coast Guard is stepping up its efforts to crack down
CMA CGM reaches settlements with EPA on VGP violation claims
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with container shipping giant CMA CGM over two claims of violations of EPA’s Vessel General Permit (VGP) issued under the Clean Water
VIDEO: Burned out car carrier towed to Eemshaven
The Fremantle Highway is now moored alongside in the Dutch port of Eemshaven. The decision to tow the burned out car carrier to the port was made after it was determined that
Himalaya Shipping bunkers two bulkers with LNG
Two LNG dual-fueled Newcastlemax bulkers have recently bunkered with LNG in Singapore. Why is that news? It’s often forgotten that just because ships are capable of burning LNG as fuel it doesn’t
NTSB reports on deadly USCG cutter collision with small boat
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an August 8, 2022, incident in which the 154 foot long U.S. Coast Guard cutter Winslow Griesser (WPC-1116) collided with the 23-foot-long
Op-Ed: Building today, but designing for tomorrow
By Rami Hirsimaki, Senior Vice President, Marine & Offshore Energy at Elomatic When it comes to ship design, looking beyond the horizon is more important than ever. Decarbonization is no longer an
Burning car carrier towed to new location
The still-burning car carrier Fremantle Highway has now been successfully towed to new temporary location some 16 miles north of the West Frisian Islands of Schiermonnikoog and Ameland. The agency handling the