TTB 2025: Navigating new employment law changes in the Trump era

Kathlyn Perez, founder of New Orleans-based Perez Law LLC, will deliver a comprehensive presentation on the evolving landscape of federal employment law at Marine Log’s TTB 2025 conference in Mobile, Ala., on

Taisuke Inui, CEO, MarFlex

Op-Ed: Rethinking cargo handling systems

By Taisuke Inui, CEO, MarFlex Driven by regulatory pressure and the pursuit of more efficient, sustainable operations, the maritime industry is rapidly evolving. From alternative fuels to vessel propulsion, technological advancements are

Impact with Mackinac Bridge damaged crane

NTSB: Ineffective voyage planning led to crane hitting Mackinac Bridge

Not for the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report involving a crane, a barge and a bridge. This latest report deals with an incident that occurred on

Dr. Robert Moorcroft

Op-Ed: Clean Ports Program grants for extreme weather

By Dr. Robert Moorcroft, Senior Carbon Reduction Scientist, Tunley Environmental In November, the U.S. ports industry received one of the biggest injections of investment ever seen when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Round Table concerned about seafarer treatment

Shipping Round Table raises concerns on unjust treatment of seafarers

The Round Table of International Shipping Organizations is increasingly concerned about a rise in the unjust treatment and criminalization of seafarers. The chairpersons of the Round Table’s four member organizations — BIMCO,

Panama Canal traffic graph

BIMCO: Panama Canal tonnage figures fall

While Donald Trump’s talk of taking back the Panama Canal has been keeping Secretary of State Marco Rubio busy, tonnage through the waterway has recently been falling, says BIMCO. “Between September 2024

Boat that hit Algiers lock gate

NTSB reports on $2M barge strike on Algiers Lock gate

Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board says, The NTSB found the surge

Stamatis Tsantanis, chariman and CEO of global shipping company Seanergy Maritime and United Maritime

Op-Ed: Industry thoughts on tariffs come to light

Over the last couple of days, Stamatis Tsantanis, chariman and CEO of global shipping company Seanergy Maritime and United Maritime, and Cary S. Davis, president and CEO of the American Association of

Op-Ed: Port decarbonization with renewable shoreside power solutions 

By Dave Lee, Executive Director of e1 Marine As global regulations tighten and public awareness of environmental impacts deepens, the U.S. maritime sector is facing the dual challenge of reducing greenhouse gas

comment on harbor craft rule

AWO to Newsom: Pull plug on “dangerous and draconian” CARB harbor craft rule amendment

In the latest round of a long running battle, the American Waterways Operators (AWO) has written California Gov. Gavin Newsom asking him to withdraw the 2022 amendments to the California Air Resources

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