burning car carrier

Burning car carrier towed to new location

The still-burning car carrier Fremantle Highway has now been successfully towed to new temporary location some 16 miles north of the West Frisian Islands of Schiermonnikoog and Ameland. The agency handling the

bio-LNG availability map

SEA-LNG: Bio-LNG now available in 70 ports worldwide

The SEA-LNG coalition reports that analysis of the green LNG bunkering market shows that bio-LNG is available today in almost seventy ports worldwide, including in Singapore, Rotterdam and on the U.S. East

Fire could have broken out in battery of one of EVs on board carrier

VIDEO: Nearly 500 EVs reportedly aboard burning car carrier

As the fire aboard the car carrier Fremantle Highway continued burning off the Dutch coast, a spokesman for the vessel’s charterer, Japan’s K-Line, is reported as saying that there were there were

Somali pirates hostage taking

Bought 2 tankers, broke Iran sanctions, gets prison term

A complex scheme to evade U.S. Iran sanctions has not turned out too well for onetime tanker owner Behrouz Mokhtari, 72, of McLean, Va. This week, he was sentenced to 41 months

Tugboat collision resulted in major damage to tug involved

“Excessive speed” seen in expensive tugboat collision with containership

Excessive speed during an advanced harbor-assist maneuver led to a tugboat collision with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. The vessels in

Fremantle Highway

VIDEO: One dead in Fremantle Highway car carrier fire

The Netherlands Coast Guard is continuing to respond to a fire aboard the Shoei Kisen pure car carrier Fremantle Highway that broke out at 11.45 p.m., local time yesterday. The Coast Guard

Spanish Minister comments on FuelEU

Europe’s FuelEU aims to kick start shift to greener fuels

Europe’s FuelEU legislation has now been adopted by the European Council and will come fully into effect from January 2025, though some requirements will come into effect from August 31, 2024. The

Stena Polaris sister ship

MARAD still seeks 10th ship for new Tanker Security Program

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced that nine ships have now been enrolled in the Tanker Security Program (TSP). The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with minor

Ship fitted with VentoFoil wing sails

NYK to fit bulker with VentoFoils

With interest in wind-assisted propulsion growing as decarbonization pressures on shipping mount, Japan’s NYK Line reports that its Antwerp, Belgium, based NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) N.V. subsidiary is to retrofit a Cargill-chartered bulk

Commercial ship nuclear propulsion applied in a containership

New ABS study explores potential of commercial ship nuclear propulsion

Is the “nuclear option” the magic bullet that could solve shipping’s GHG emissions issues? New reactor designs have seen the possibilities draw increasing attention. Now, a new study underscores the huge potential

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