New Exmar CEO: Carl-Antoine Saverys

New generation takes the reins at Exmar

One shipping dynasty that’s been much in the news this year, notably in the long-drawn battle for control of Euronav, has been Belgium’s Saverys family. Dynasties, of course, involve successions and the

Louis Dreyfus Company has chosen bound4blue’s technology to install four 26-meter-high eSAILs on its chartered juice vessel in 2024.

Louis Dreyfus Company to install four eSAILs on juice vessel 

Spain’s bound4blue and Rotterdam-based Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) announced December 19 that a commercial agreement for the manufacture and installation of four eSAILs on LDC’s chartered juice vessel, M/V Atlantic Orchard, in

MARAD announces PIDP

MARAD updates Title XI regulations

By providing long-term debt repayment guarantees, the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Title XI Federal Ship Financing Program is intended to encourage U.S. shipowners to obtain new vessels from U. S. shipyards cost effectively

Shipping awaits details on Prosperity Guardian

Can Prosperity Guardian plans counter Houthi threat to shipping?

Ahead of a widely expected announcement from U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin the Norwegian Government said today that the U.S. has taken the initiative to strengthen international efforts to

Northern Lights CO2 carrier ordering ceremony

Bernhard Schulte orders Northern Lights CO2 carrier

The Northern Lights JV, in which Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies are equal partners, has awarded a time charter agreement to Bernhard Schulte that will see the construction of a fourth 7,500 cubic

sustainable shipping project will use AI and digital twins

AI-based Norwegian sustainable shipping project wins funding

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to cut huge amounts of emissions from shipping and the Norwegian Government’s Green Platform initiative has just awarded NOK 44 million (about $4.2 million) to a

Peter Sand warns of implications for Suez Canal in Houthi attacks

Houthi attacks on ships could bring Suez Canal supply chain crisis

Leading shipping analyst Peter Sand is warning that missile and drone attacks by the Houthis on merchant ships passing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden could throttle Suez Canal traffic,

Site of Houthi missile attack on Maersk ship

Maersk ship targeted by Houthi missile

The Maersk containership Maersk Hamburg has become the third ship in the past few days to be targeted by a Houthi missile attack. Multiple media sources, including the AP, identify the ship

Carbon Ridge carbon capture system fitted on Crowley vessel

Crowley to pilot Carbon Ridge carbon capture on containership

Back in September 2022, Crowley was among the companies contributing to a funding round that raised $6 million for Los Angeles based onboard carbon capture and storage start-up Carbon Ridge Inc. Now,

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

Corroded wire rope leads to expensive bulk carrier crane failure

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a July 23, 2023 incident when a hoisting wire rope on one of the cranes on the cargo ship Thorco Basilisk failed

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