Svitzer Europe CCO Sara Gerdner Kalle

Sara Gerdner Kalle named new Svitzer Europe CCO

Svitzer Europe has appointed Sara Gerdner Kalle as its new chief commercial officer, effective April 1, 2024. As CCO, she will lead the commercial function at Svitzer Europe, focusing on stakeholder relationships,

U.S. Merchant Marine

Support grows for USTR to slap U.S. port fees on Chinese-built ships

U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) are seeing growing support for their push for the Biden Administration to initiate an investigation into the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) unfair

Bio-LNG bunkering

Hapag-Lloyd in largest yet ship-to-ship bio-LNG bunkering

Titan Clean Fuels has successfully bunkered the Hapag-Lloyd containership Brussels Express with 2,200 tonnes of bio-LNG. Believed to be the largest yet ship-to-ship bioLNG bunkering, the operation marked Hapag-Lloyd’s entry into using

EuroGreen Maritime ship

EuroGreen Maritime wins Equinor charter for four new super green product tankers

Nantes, France, headquartered EuroGreen Maritime SAS (EGM) reports that it has secured a seven-year charter agreement with Equinor ASA for four state-of-the-art MR IMO II product tankers, each fitted with a pair

First box off M/V Dali

VIDEO: Salvors remove first containers from Dali

As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works towards its target of restoring full access to the Port of Baltimore by the end of May, the Unified Command responding to the incident

SMS compliance

New guidelines on SMS compliance and alternative fuels

The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) has released guidelines that make recommendations for developing and implementing the Safety Management System (SMS) under IMO’s International Safety Management (ISM) Code. They address SMS requirements when

Port of Baltimore reopening

USACE targets end-of-May restoration of full Port of Baltimore access

As work to cope with the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse continued, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced a tentative timeline for the restoration of safe navigation

City of Baltimore hires lawyers

Key Bridge response operations deal with weather challenges

The Unified Command responding to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was continuing to coordinate operations Wednesday, despite challenging weather conditions that included severe thunderstorms and high winds. Trained crews,

Broken pilot ladder

Ship owner and master fined after pilot ladder breaks

Here’s another incident underscoring the importance of pilot ladder maintenance. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) reports that, acting on its behalf, he Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) has successfully prosecuted

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

“Complacency” seen in $2 million barge strike on Natchez-Vidalia Bridge

Complacency in the workplace is widely recognized as a safety hazard and a towing vessel captain’s complacency led to barges striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge last year in the Mississippi River, the National

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