USCG FRCs could be based in American Samoa

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien last week announced plans to conduct a feasibility study on whether to base U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) in American Samoa. “The

U.K. special forces end stowaway takeover of Navios tanker

An incident in which a group of stowaways took control of the Navios Tankers Management 75,000 dwt tanker Nave Andromeda in the English Channel off Gosport, Hampshire, ended when U.K. special forces

Project plans to put hydrogen-fueled RO/RO into operation by 2024

A project that aims to put a RO/RO operating on liquid green hydrogen (LH2) into operation by 2024 has been granted EUR 8 million (about $9.5 million) in EU funding. Called the

VIDEO: First VLGC to be retrofitted to LPG fueling marks milestone

Singapore-headquartered BW LPG reports that its Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) BW Gemini has started a week-long series of sea and gas trials. The ship is the first VLGC to be retrofitted

Danish consortium puts ammonia-fueled engine on fast track

A commercially viable, zero-carbon, ammonia-fueled marine two-stroke engine could be a reality by as soon as 2024. That is the aim of the AEngine project, a consortium set up with the support

Commissioner Sola led cruise fact vfinding

FMC Commissioner Sola: Canceled cruise season hitting Alaska hard

Considered on a per capita basis, there may not be another state in the nation paying as high a cost from passenger ships not sailing as Alaska. That is one of the

Deadly dive boat fire: NTSB seeks major small passenger boat safety improvements

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Tuesday, October 20, called for major safety improvements to small passenger vessels after its investigation of a 2019 California dive boat fire that killed 34

KSS Line signs with Hyundai Global Services for smart ship solution powered by Inmarsat and Intellian

Hyundai Global Services (HGS) is to deliver its Smart Ship and Satellite Communications package to Seoul-headquartered KSS Line’s shipping fleet, supported by Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress and digital solution Fleet Connect. This is

Galvesub LNG bunkering facility

Pilot LNG and GAC Bunker Fuels partner to supply LNG marine fuel from Galveston

Texas-based Pilot LNG LLC (Pilot) has reached a preliminary agreement with GAC Bunker Fuels (GAC) covering the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel from its proposed Galveston LNG

Hong Kong shipping companies hit with U.S. sanctions

The U.S. yesterday imposed sanctions on six entities—Reach Holding Group (Shanghai) Company Ltd.; Reach Shipping Lines; Delight Shipping Co., Ltd.; Gracious Shipping Co. Ltd.; Noble Shipping Co. Ltd.; and Supreme Shipping Co.

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