OSG set to be acquired by Saltchuk
Shares in NYSE-listed U.S.-flag tanker and ATB operator Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG) were trading up this morning on news that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement that will see
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Female cadets find growing acceptance in maritime sector
As maritime faces a growing seafarer shortage, the Limassol, Cyprus, headquartered Columbia Group sees the integration and empowerment of women within the industry as “an evolution that is as necessary as it
BigLift brings 11 Damen tugs from Asia to Europe on one ship
Putting the big into BigLift, Spliethoff Group’s heavy lift specialist BigLift Shipping has used a single vessel to transport 11 Damen tugs from the shipbuilder’s yards in Vietnam and China to Europe.
ECOLOG has an LCO2 carrier design ready for shipyard tenders
Athens-headquartered carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) specialist ECOLOG has taken its plans to build a fleet of liquified CO2 carriers another step forward. It now has an LCO2 carrier design ready
Stena Line boosts the capacity of two RO/RO freight ferries
Two RO/RO freight ferries operated by Sweden’s Stena Line are each to undergo conversions that will increase their capacities by 30%, not through a midbody insertion stretch, but through the addition of
Two tanker engineers plead guilty to pollution charges
The chief engineer and second engineer of the 47,999 dwt, Greek-flagged oil tanker M/T Kriti Ruby, which is operated by Avin International, pleaded guilty May 7 to charges related to the concealment
Bollinger starts building ULA’s new SpaceShip
ULA (United Launch Alliance) has a next generation Vulcan rocket. With lot of work already lined up for the rocket, ULA is building a new RO/RO ship, called SpaceShip to carry the
Op-Ed: A look at Oil Price Cap and new sanctions
By Manuel Levitt, senior associate, of Miller & Chevalier The global maritime shipping sector continues to feel the geopolitical shock waves from the unrest and violent conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle
Seaspan Corporation rolls out Starlink fleetwide
SpaceX’s Starlink LEO satellite connectivity continues to make inroads into the maritime satcom market. Vancouver, B.C, based containership leasing giant Seaspan Corporation reports that it has completed a groundbreaking initiative to equip
DNV: Steady increase in new orders for alternative fuel vessels
DNV has now released the April figures from its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. They show that a total of 23 new orders for alternative fueled vessels were registered in April 2024.