NTSB reports on American Mariner strike on AOTON

Deckhand fell asleep. Damage totaled $6 million

A deckhand at the helm of a towing vessel had fallen asleep before the tow struck a dock near Clatskanie, Oregon last year, the National Transportation Safety Board says. The result was

USCG reduces underwater survey red tape

USCG revises Safer Seas Act video and audio surveillance requirements

The Offshore Marine Services Association (OMSA) is applauding the U.S. Coast Guard for amending its previously-issued Policy Letter to now allow for practical data-storage methods for the video and audio surveillance requirements

ARC Endeavor

ARC Endeavor joins American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group fleet

American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC) reports that M/V ARC Endeavor has joined its U.S.-flag fleet. M/V ARC Endeavor was reflagged to American registry on September 27, as the tenth U.S.-flag roll-on

PS Dream

Operators of PS Dream fined $2 million, captain gets prison term

Two corporations that operated the motor tanker PS Dream — Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret — were sentenced Friday in federal court in New Orleans to pay a

Metsä Group wood will be carried on hybrid Green Coasters

Metsä Group and AtoB@C Shipping cooperate on cutting emissions from shipping

By 2030, Finnish forest industry giant Metsä Group is aiming to cut fossil-based carbon dioxide emissions from its wood supply by 30% from the 2022 level. The bulk of those emissions derives

VIDA rule published

EPA finalizes VIDA incidental discharge standards

In a regulatory action that has been long in the works, the U.S. Envionmental Protection Administration has released the pre-publication version of its final rule to establish Vessel Incidental Discharge National Standards

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New autonomous technologies for ammonia-fueled ships gain ABS AiP

Classification society ABS has awarded its approval in principle for two new autonomous technologies for ammonia-fueled ships from HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

Bulker Sirocco prior to breakaway

NTSB releases report on $5M bulker Sirocco breakaway

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on the March 27, 2023, incident in which the 751-foot long bulk carrier Sirocco broke free from its moorings at the Convent Marine

methane slip will be reducedf on this LNG carrier

Wärtsilä and Chevron Shipping partner to lower methane emissions from LNG carriers

In a marine industry first move to reduce methane slip, Wärtsilä has partnered with Chevron Shipping Company to convert one engine on each of six Chevron Transport Corporation LNG Carriers from dual-fuel

Dali

U.S. files $100M claim against Dali owner and operator

The U.S. Department of Justice Department today filed a claim against Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Pvte., the owner and operator, respectively, of the Dali, the containership that struck Baltimore’s

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