BIMCO: Panama Canal tonnage figures fall
While Donald Trump’s talk of taking back the Panama Canal has been keeping Secretary of State Marco Rubio busy, tonnage through the waterway has recently been falling, says BIMCO. “Between September 2024
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TTB 2025: Navigating changes to the Jones Act
Tugboat, towboat, and barge operators should be paying close attention to changes to the Jones Act because it directly impacts their operations, competitiveness, and long-term viability. To dig more into this, Sabrina
Jennifer Carpenter to keynote TTB 2025 in Mobile
The highly anticipated Marine Log TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) 2025 Conference will return to Mobile, Ala., on March 25-26, bringing together industry leaders to discuss the latest developments and challenges in
Pangaea completes deal that adds 15 handy-sizes to its fleet
Newport, R.I.-based Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. [Nasdaq: PANL] reports that it has completed its previously announced combination of its existing dry-bulk fleet with 15 handy-size dry bulk vessels owned by privately-held Strategic
VIDEO: IMO Secretary-General Dominguez sets his priorities for 2025
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has highlighted key items on the IMO agenda for 2025. In a video message, Secretary-General Dominguez said: “We start 2025 focusing on three main topics,
Thomas Kazakos to be next ICS secretary general
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has appointed Thomas A. Kazakos as its next secretary general, replacing Guy Platten who will be stepping down in June 2025. Kazakos has been director general
Tanco Terminals invests $8M to expand Lake Michigan ops at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor
Tanco Terminals is constructing a $8.2 million expansion of its liquid tank farm at Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor to support growth in Lake Michigan shipments. Tanco is a third-generation, family-owned business operated
FMC ruling stalls launch of box ship Premier Alliance
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Friday issued a ruling that put on hold plans by containership operators Ocean Network Express (ONE), HMM and Yang Ming to launch the Premier Alliance this
CIP moves ammonia fueling (and bunkering) forward
CIP (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners) is probably best known to Marine Log readers for its 50% stake in Vineyard Wind, but the Danish-headquartered funds manager is involved in many other areas of the
Op-Ed: Data’s growing importance for shipping in 2025
By Rene B. Christensen, CEO, Green Instruments Every year, shipping is faced with new requirements to protect the climate and the environment, and 2025 is no exception. Increased EU requirements for documentation