USTR Ambassador Katherine Thai

U.S. Trade Representative to investigate unfair Chinese shipbuilding practices

United States Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai has taken up a petition that, among other remedies, seeks to see a port charge imposed on Chinese-built ships calling U.S. ports. As we reported

Rendering of Seaspan Energy LNG bunkering vessel

Seaspan Energy launches second ship in new LNG bunkering trio

North Vancouver, B.C., based Seaspan Energy has launched the second of its three 7,600 cubic meter LNG bunkering vessels. Called the Seaspan Lions, it is named a pair of pointed peaks along

Svitzer Europe CCO Sara Gerdner Kalle

Sara Gerdner Kalle named new Svitzer Europe CCO

Svitzer Europe has appointed Sara Gerdner Kalle as its new chief commercial officer, effective April 1, 2024. As CCO, she will lead the commercial function at Svitzer Europe, focusing on stakeholder relationships,

Bio-LNG bunkering

Hapag-Lloyd in largest yet ship-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering

Titan Clean Fuels has successfully bunkered the Hapag-Lloyd containership Brussels Express with 2,200 tonnes of bio-LNG. Believed to be the largest yet ship-to-ship bioLNG bunkering, the operation marked Hapag-Lloyd’s entry into using

EuroGreen Maritime ship

EuroGreen Maritime wins Equinor charter for four new super green product tankers

Nantes, France, headquartered EuroGreen Maritime SAS (EGM) reports that it has secured a seven-year charter agreement with Equinor ASA for four state-of-the-art MR IMO II product tankers, each fitted with a pair

buoys mark new Baltimore second channel

VIDEO: New Baltimore temporary channel opens

The Unified Command responding to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge today reported that the Captain of the Port (COTP) has established a second temporary alternate channel on the southwest

Pasha Group's Pasha Hawaii has two LNG-fueled containerships

Morgan Stanley unit invests in Pasha Group

Morgan Stanley Investment Management reports that, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), it has provided an unsecured term loan to the Hawaii-based Pasha Group, whose largest segment is

White House briefing

VIDEO: White House briefing on Baltimore bridge response

”It’s my intention that the federal government will pay for the entire cost of reconstructing that bridge and I expect the Congress to support my effort,” President Biden pledged yeserday as he

MEPC 81 addressed by IMO Sec Gen

MEPC 81: A global carbon tax on shipping is getting closer

As IMO’s MEPC 81 was going on in London last week, ABS Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki was telling a session of the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston that a universal,

Stena Polaris sister ship

Crowley wins $16 million MSC contract for Stena Polaris

The Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., a $16,014,532 one-yesr option under a previously awarded contract for the operation of the ice class tanker Stena Polaris.

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