Himalaya Shipping's newbuild 210,000 dwt Newcastlemaxes will be LNG-fueled and ammonia-ready.

Dry bulks: Can the boom resume?

Looking for what’s ahead in the dry bulk shipping markets? The thermometer usually used to measure the health of the dry bulk market is the Baltic Dry Index, and through the first

Port NOLA grows

Port NOLA reaches cargo and terminal milestones

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) ended the year in 2021 strengthening its economic benefit to the region and state with wins across all four of its lines of business: cargo,

Eagle Bulk Gary Vogel

CMA names its 2022 Commodore

The Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) has named Gary Vogel, CEO of Stamford, Conn.-headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) as its Commodore for the year 2022. The 2022 Commodore Award will be

A steel wire rope drum on a crane offshore wellhead platform.

Wire rope: The importance of verifying your terminations

By Matthew Spolarich, CDR, U.S. Coast Guard, Marine Safety Unit Houma Wire rope and its associated cable assemblies are an essential part of the marine industry in a variety of load-handling applications.

Beaumaiden agroound

And when the master woke up, the ship had grounded

You can’t make this stuff up. A recent Danish Marine Accident Investigation Bureau report into the October 18, 2021, grounding of the 88.6 meter long Dutch registered general cargo ship Beaumaiden near

Genting Hong Kong: The other shoe drops

As we noted when German shipbuilder MV Werften filed for insolvency on January 10, the move raised big questions about the future of its parent Genting Hong Kong, whose operations include Dream

Commissioner Sola led cruise fact vfinding

Cruising: With CSO gone, booking season hopes mount

We’re now into the cruise industry’s “Wave season,” the three-month period from January 1 to March 31 when — prior to COVID — cruise lines and travel agents historically booked the largest

maritime wellness for 2022

Wellness: Influencing a goal in the new year

By Emily Reiblein, Director HSSE – Crowley Logistics A new year often brings with it a resolve to exercise more, lose a bit of weight, and formulate a wiser, faster, thinner, and

BP will offtake WasteFuel bio-methanol

WasteFuel launches bio-methanol marine fuel solution

California-based biofuels start-up WasteFuel has launched WasteFuel Marine, a renewable fuel solution for the shipping sector. Perhaps not surprisingly, given that Maersk is an investor in the company, WasteFuel Marine’s initial product

Ships wait as port congestion causes backup

Op-Ed: Using data for less congested, more sustainable ports

By David Yeo, Founder and CEO of Innovez One The phrase “think globally, act locally” couldn’t ring more true when it comes to tackling some of the most critical challenges faced by

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