Houthi weapons sourcing

New DIA report on Iranian Houthi weapons sourcing

Despite continuing efforts by CENTCOM to destroy Houthi weapons on the ground before they can be used to attack merchant ships, the Yemen-based terrorist group seems to have little trouble in acquiring

ineffective bridge resource management led to this grounding

Ineffective bridge resource management seen in bulker grounding

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says, in a just released investigation report, that ineffective bridge resource management contributed to the grounding of a bulk carrier in the Port of Bunbury, Western

Map shows site of multiple Houthi attacks on same vessel

UKMTO reports multiple Houthi attacks involving two merchant vessels

Despite efforts to deter them, multiple Houthi attacks continue to make Red Sea transits a risky business. UKMTO today reported attacks involving two merchant vessels. In the most recent, which took place

Order for world's largest cement carrier

NovaAlgoma orders world’s largest (and maybe greenest) cement carrier

NovaAlgoma has placed an order with China’s Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding group for what, at 38,000 dwt, will be the world’s largest cement carrier. It will also be the world’s first methanol dual-fuel

OSG has been acquired by Saltchuk Resources

Saltchuk Resources completes OSG acquisition

Saltchuk Resources Inc. reports that it has successfully completed its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG) not

Berge Bulk ship fitteed with Anemoi rotor sails

Berge Bulk puts Anemoi rotor sails on a Valemax

Singapore-headquartered Berge Bulk reports that its 388,000 dwt Valemax ore carrier Berge Neblina is now en route to Brazil fitted with four Anemoi rotor sails. Each is 35 meters tall and has

Columbia Group and Crowleyexec duo

Columbia Group and Crowley in strategic cooperation

The Columbia Group and Crowley have signed a strategic cooperation agreement that, they say, broadens both companies’ ship management solutions for customers, drawing on their extensive expertise across the maritime, logistics and

Aaron Cooper, programs director at OCIMF talks SIRE 2.0

OCIMF’s SIRE 2.0 will “go-live” on September 2

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has confirmed that its digitalized Ship Inspection Report Program (SIRE 2.0) is scheduled to “go-live” on Monday September 2, 2024 and become the standard tanker

Clarksons reports on alternate fuels

Clarksons says alternative fuels take a 45% slice of the newbuild pie

Clarksons Research has today released its latest Green Technology Tracker, including first half 2024 data points, charting the progress of alternative fuel uptake and investments in energy saving technologies across the global

ITF explosion graphic

ITF demands immediate action to ensure the safety of seafarers in the Red Sea

Yesterday was IMO’s Day of the Seafarer, with this year’s theme being “Navigating the Future – Safety First.” Both IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez and UN Secretary General António Guterres marked the

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