VIDEO: Shell research prioritizes five solutions for shipping decarbonization

A report released by Shell today makes it clear that, even as the shipping sector deals with the impact of COVID-19, decarbonization of the industry remains a high priority. The “Decarbonizing Shipping:

Matson christens second Kanaloa-class ConRo

The second of two new Kanaloa-class ConRo ships on order for Honolulu-headquarterred Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) was christened in a ceremony held at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., July 2.

Klaveness in Norway’s first green newbuild finance deal

In what is claimed as a first for a Norwegian shipowner, Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (KCC) has secured a $60 million sustainability linked term loan and revolving credit facility for the financing

VIDEO: Giant heavy lift vessel preps for Golden Ray removal

The largest heavy lift vessel ever built in the U.S., the twin-gantry, twin-barge catamaran VB-10,000, designed and owned by Versabar Inc., New Orleans, has arrived in the Port of Fernandina, Fla., to

False Claims Act case

U.S. seeks seizure of Venezuela-bound Iranian gasoline from four Greek-managed tankers

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a forfeiture warrant and complaint seeking the seizure of all Iranian petroleum products aboard four Greek-managed, Liberian-flagged tankers currently headed for Venezuela. The ships are

Self-quarantine crucial for Singapore crew changes

GAC Singapore reports that after a signing-on crew member was found positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) had to muster significant resources to trace travelers

USCG is to crack down on small passenger vessel fire safety

USCG fines vessel that failed to provide Notice of Arrival

Coast Guard Sector Juneau, Alaska, say that a foreign-flag vessel has been fined for failing to submit a Notice of Arrival in accordance with ports and waterways safety regulations. The Coast Guard

SHI partners with Bloom Energy to develop fuel cell powered ships

Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE), a California company that got its start with a NASA program aiming to to convert Martian atmospheric gases to oxygen, could play key roll in the development of

Natasia Pilides leaves shipping post to become Cyprus’s Minister of Energy

In a reshuffle of his cabinet last week, the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, promoted Shipping Deputy Minister Natasa Pilides to Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry. Named Cyprus’s first Shipping Deputy

Stena Line presses ahead with ferry fleet modernization

With 36 vessels and 18 routes in Northern Europe operating 28,000 sailings each year, Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena Line is one of Europe’s largest ferry operators. And it says that, despite the

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