LNG carrier in Seapeak Livery

Seapeak completes $700 million Evergas acquisition

Hamilton, Bermuda, headquartered Seapeak LLC reports that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Greenship Gas Trust and Greenship Gas Manager Pte. Ltd. and their subsidiaries (collectively, Evergas) from Jaccar Holdings

NTSB report report implicates bank effect

NTSB: PLBs improve the chance of rescue at sea

In the latest NTSB Safety Compass Blog, Morgan Turrell, director of the Office of Marine Safety, at the National Transportation Board, makes a plea for maritime operators to make it their new

ITF is working to help crew of Yangtze Fortune

Livestock carrier to be auctioned, but stranded crew have yet to receive wages

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reports that a Liberian-flagged livestock carrier, the Yangtze Fortune, has been arrested in Portland, Victoria, Australia, by the Australian Federal Court. In the meantime, the Australian

CII letter to BIMCO was addressed to Sabrina Chao

Charterers to BIMCO: CII clause won’t work

Some of the biggest charterers of ships, most of whom also own ships, have sharply criticized BIMCO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) operations clause. BIMCO’s standardized charters and clauses are one of the

One Big Beautiful Bill

OMSA applauds Garamendi legislation on Jones Act loopholes

Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) has introduced the “Close Agency Loopholes to the Jones Act” bill that would close the loopholes in the Jones Act created by “letter rulings” from U.S. Customs and

e-methanol plant

Ørsted acquires Europe’s largest e-methanol project

Ørsted is going all in on green e-methanol and sees green fuel for shipping as a major market. Its board has taken a final investment decision (FID) on the 50,000 tonnes/year FlagshipONE

Top Women in Maritime 2022

Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime in 2022: The full interview

As the maritime industry continues to increase diversity and bring more women into its ranks, we wrap up 2022 for the third year in a row by bringing to you our list

MSC Gayane

MSC: Bloomberg gets it wrong on MSC Gayane coke bust story

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) says it is “aware of” a mid-December 2022 Bloomberg media story about the 2019 incident in which the 10,766 TEU MSC Gayane became the largest vessel ever seized

Liquid CO2 carriers will play a key role in Northern Lights carbon capture and storage (CCS) project

K-Line to operate Northern Lights LCO2 carrier duo

The first two 7,500 cubic meter liquefied CO2 carriers being built for the Northern Lights joint venture project will be operated under bare boat and time charters by a London-based subsidiary of

WRDA has been tagged onto NDAA

WRDA, Coast Guard and MARAD authorizations included in NDAA

As we reported earlier, the massive National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 (NDAA), now awaiting President Biden’s signature, serves as a legislative vehicle for a number of non-defense authorizations, with the

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