AWO president & CEO Jennifer Carpenter: “AWO is sharing our Falls Overboard Prevention Report to help companies across America keep mariners safe.”

AWO releases new Falls Overboard Prevention Report

The American Waterways Operators has released the AWO Falls Overboard Prevention Report, a comprehensive, data-driven study analyzing falls overboard in the industry and strategies for their prevention. Developed with insights from AWO

Missing rudder report released by TAIC

Rudder fell off: Bulker narrowly missed grounding

The New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has issued a report on a July 24, 2023, incident in which the rudder of a bulk carrier fell off, putting the ship at

Houthi wart crime

Human Rights Watch: Houthi attacks on ships amount to war crimes

The Houthi armed group in Yemen attacked two commercial cargo vessels in the Red Sea between July 6 and 9, 2025, violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes, Human

Everllence sustainability report

Everllence sustainability report: 63% cut in emissions from own production

Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) has made its corporate responsibility transparent with the publication of its sustainability report for FY 2024. The company notes that the report shows concrete progress, including a

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

Cell phone use and fatigue: $810K tow strike on moored barges

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an April 17, 2024, incident involving the 170-foot American Commercial Barge Line towboat William B Klunk. As in many other reports involving

sail-assisted Aframax

Sail-assisted Aframax features advanced coatings too

Delivered to U.K. based Union Maritime in January by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, the 114,000 dwt, Marshall Islands flagged Brands Hatch is the world’s first sail-assisted Aframax tanker. It is estimated that its

veggies grown with hydroponis

Berge Bulk uses hydroponics to harvest over 1.2 tonnes of fresh produce at sea

One of the world’s leading dry bulk ship owners, Berge Bulk, harvested over 1.2 metric tonnes of fresh vegetables at sea in 2024 through its fleetwide hydroponics program. Launched in 2019, the

Magic Seas attack location

Houthis claim they have sunk bulker Magic Seas

The 22 crew of the 2016-built, 63,000 dwt Liberian-flag bulker Magic Seas were today reported safely rescued after an attack 51 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, by multiple small vessels

Lunday welcomes One Big Beautiful Bill Act

USCG gets $25 billion One Big Beautiful Bill boost

The U.S. Coast Guard has welcomed the nearly $25 billion investment in the service included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — marking the largest single commitment of funding in the

ADS researches thermalrunaway risks

New ABS modeling could lower EV battery thermal runaway fire risks

ABS has developed advanced simulation modeling of thermal runaway in lithium-ion battery fires, in a critical step forward in tackling one of maritime’s biggest emerging safety risks — car carrier fires involving

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