USCG issues interim rule on fire safety of small passenger vessels

In response to the deadly Conception dive boat fire, the U.S. Coast Guard is issuing an interim rule as the first step to implementing statutorily mandated requirements for fire safety on certain

David Cummins of Blue Sky Maritime on reducing emissions in shipping

Q&A—Part 2: Blue Sky Maritime on net zero emissions for shipping

Part 1 of our interview with David Cummins and Blue Sky Maritime Coalition appeared on our website earlier. ML: What tips do you have for a company to develop a supply chain-wide

NES recienes contract for zerp emission cable layer conversion

NES to equip cable layer for zero emission operations

Oslo-listed HAV Group ASA reports that its Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) subsidiary has won a contract to supply the battery and control systems that will allow zero emissions cable lay operations

Euroseas CEO

Euroseas more than doubles day rates in latest charter deals

In another indication of the strength of the container shipping market, Athens-headquartered Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA) today reported the extension of the charter of its M/V Evridiki G and a new time

Bulker at Mississippi River terminal

Bulker is first to take advantage of new Mississippi River draft limit

Norfolk, Va.,-headquartered T. Parker Host reports that the first ship has sailed from its United Bulk Terminals on the Mississippi River with a draft of 47.7 feet. This follows a newly announced

CIT provided Purus with ammonia carrier acquisition financing

CIT provides $35.5 million to Greenyield Shipping

New York City-headquartered CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) reports that its Maritime Finance business has provided $35.5 million to finance four commercial shipping vessels operated by Greenyield Shipping LLC. Greenyield is managed

Captain of Viking Glory

“Climate smart” cruise ferry starts delivery voyage

Åland, Finland, headquartered Viking Line reports that its new flagship, the 222.55 meter long, 2,800 passenger, cruise ferry Viking Glory, has begun its delivery voyage from Xiamen, China, to its home port

Tanker Tropic Breeze partially sunken

Tanker sinks off Bahamas after encounter with super yacht

A 750 dwt product tanker sank Christmas Eve after reportedly being rear-ended by a super yacht when en route to Norwegian Cruise Line Holding’s private island in the Bahamas, Great Stirrup Cay.

Satellite lauch

First Inmarsat-6 satellite launches successfully

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has successfully launched I-6 F1, the first of Inmarsat’s new generation of satellites, from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The Inmarsat-6 series are Inmarsat’s first ever hybrid

Graphic of mobile screen

VIDEO: ClassNK releases new mobile app

ClassNK has released a mobile version of its PSC Intelligence PC software for ship management companies. The mobile application enables seafarers not only to manually input the reports from PSC Intelligence into

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