Sounion ablaze in Red Sea

VIDEO: Houthi attack on Sounion threatens an environmental disaster

Video has emerged on YouTube showing the 163,000 dwt Greek-flagged tanker Sounion ablaze following multiple Houthi attacks and threatening to cause an environmental disaster. The U.S. Mission to Yemen issued this statement,

Wind-assisted ship propulsion nears tipping point for rapid adoption

The application of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS) across a variety of vessel types is nearing a tipping point with deployment likely to increase rapidly, but the lack of standardization for verifying fuel

The M/V John 3:16 underway on an unknown date before the contact. (Source: Marquette Transportation)

Fatigue factor in towboat pier allision says NTSB

The pilot of a towboat that hit a pier near Saint Rose, La., last year had fallen asleep, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said August 21. The pilot of the M/V

ESG handbook

The first ESG handbook for marine minerals launches

A broad international consortium has created the first handbook for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) disclosure specifically for marine minerals. This handbook aims to facilitate transparent and consistent reporting on key ESG

Two Norsepower Rotor Sails equipped onboard bulk carrier Camellia Dream in operation.

Vale completes world’s first rotor sail installation on capesize bulk carrier

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Vale International SA (VALE), based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, announced that a 200,000-ton class bulk carrier, currently employed under a mid–term contract for transportation

David Wood.

Op-Ed: Maritime industry’s role in Florida’s energy and hurricane resilience

By David Wood, President of Florida Maritime Partnership With 22 million residents, 140 million visitors a year, and two of the top 10 busiest airports in the nation, Florida’s demand for gasoline

Manure producers

MOL eyes cow manure as a source of bio-LNG

Ocean shipping accounts for about 2-3% of world GHG emissions. Meantime, cattle are an even larger source, due to the methane they produce during digestion and through manure. They account for the

OFAC sanctions on al-Jamal network

OFAC sanctions more Houthi-linked ships and another captain

More ships, vessel operators, and a ship’s captain have been sanctioned in a new round of U.S.Treasury sanctions targeting the Houthis and their Iranian enablers. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

STAX Engineering system

STAX Engineering wins five-year tanker emissions capture contract

From January 2025, California Air Resources Board (CARB) at-berth emissions regulations will apply to tankers calling at the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. That has brought Long

Viking Line ship

Viking Lines set to slash emissions in Green Corridor demo

Thursday, August 29, will be Baltic Sea Day and Finland’s Viking Line will mark it by starting a week in which its vessels serving the Turku, Finland, to Stockholm, Sweden, route will

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