Wartsila Exhaust Treatment

Op-Ed: Technology crucial in tackling shipping’s sustainability challenge

By Kashif Javaid, Director of Sales, Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment When scrubbers were first implemented en masse for the International Maritime Organization’s Global Sulfur Cap, little was discussed on their potential to be

American Queen steamboat deck

Crewmember falls overboard from American Queen steamboat

The Coast Guard suspended its search December 2 for a man who fell overboard from the M/V American Queen a day prior near Mile 229 of the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge,

Mental health: Green places and wild spaces

By Emily Reiblein, Crowley I have a colleague who recently admitted to feeling a loss of connection with nature. As a young man, he was a hunter and a fisherman. Today, he

Green ammonia tanker

Sembcorp Marine’s LMG Marin to design green ammonia tanker

Sembcorp Marine reports that its Bergen, Norway-based subsidiary, LMG Marin AS is to design the world’s first tanker to be both fueled by green ammonia and carry it as fuel. The tanker,

Guy Platten

Transport groups slam knee-jerk reaction to Omicron variant

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and other major transport organizations say that world leaders’ knee-jerk reactions to the Omicron COVID variant are putting transport workers and the global supply chain at

ZeroCoaster ammonia fueled cargo ship

Ammonia-fueled cargo ship gains DNV approval

U.K.-based AFC Energy reports that DNV, has now awarded its Approval in Principle (AiP) status for the ZeroCoaster ammonia fueled cargo ship, confirming an independent assessment that the ship’s design is feasible

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Kirby agrees to pay $15.3 million damages in oil spill case

In a case relating to a 2014 incident, Houston-based Kirby Inland Marine LP has agreed to pay $15.3 million in damages and assessment costs under the Oil Pollution Act. Doing so resolves

ABS notations recognize commitment to UN sustainable development goals

Two Harvey Gulf PSVs gain ABS sustainability notation

A pair of Harvey Gulf International Marine Offshore Support Vessels have been awarded the ABS SUSTAIN 1 Notation recognizing how their design and operation is aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).

Coast Guard cites fishing vessel operator for negligence on Columbia River

The Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation to the owner and master aboard a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel for negligence while operating in conditions of restricted visibility and a failure to

M/V Johnathon Erickson on Upper Mississippi River

Upper Mississippi River navigation season comes to an end

The St. Paul Engineer District locked the last tow to depart St. Paul, Minn., November 23—ending the 2021 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. Marquette Transportation‘s M/V Jonathan Erickson, pushing five

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