Captain Steve Bomgardner joins Bahamas Maritime Authority

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has appointed Captain Steve Bomgardner as a Regional Director and Business Development Director. He will be responsible for leading the BMA’s presence in North America as well

LNG export project permitting could slow growth of U.S. LNG exports

Cheniere Energy exports its 1,000th LNG cargo

Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE American: LNG) reports that it has produced and exported its 1,000th cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The 1,000th cargo was exported within a four-year time period after

Tokyo MOU warns of dangers of improperly secured pilot ladders

The Tokyo MOU has issued a safety bulletin warning of the danger to pilots presented by using transfer arrangements that use non-approved methods to secure pilot ladders. It says that persistent reports

ASRY achieves scrubber retrofit in record time

ASRY (Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard), Bahrain, has completed the retrofit of an exhaust gas scrubber on a VLCC within 33 days of the ship’s arrival at the shipyard. Because of IMO

CMB pledges zero carbon fleet by 2050

Antwerp-headquartered CMB (Compagnie Maritime Belge) today said that it has offset all of its CO2 emissions in order to have net zero CO2 emissions as from 2020. It says that it has

Shipping needs to prepare for coronavirus restrictions

The shipping industry needs to be prepared for potential restrictions in order to prevent the further spread of the “Wuhan” coronavirus, warns U.K. based law firm Hill Dickinson. Preparation for potential escalation

ABS marks three years without a work-related lost time injury

Classification society ABS is celebrating an unprecedented third year of zero lost time work-related incidents. “This is a genuinely historic achievement – more than 1,100 days and counting without a lost time

Supply vessel to be converted to operate on ammonia fuel cells

Equinor has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore that will see the North Sea supply vessel Viking Energy modified to enable it to cover long distances powered by carbon-free ammonia fuel cells.

Rototortugs come to the rescue of disabled containership

On the night of January 20, two Kotug International Rotorugs picked up a Mayday signal from the 2,506 TEU Euroseas containership Em Oinousses which had suffered a devastating engine room fire, sailing

Two more big lenders commit to aligning shipping loans to IMO GHG goals

The world’s largest lender to global shipping, BNP Paribas, and leading wealth manager Credit Suisse have become the fifteenth and sixteenth financial institutions to sign on to the Poseidon Principles. With BNP

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