COVID-19: U.S.-flag containership held off Virginia Beach

Vessel tracking services were this morning showing the U.S.-flag containership Maersk Idaho as still at anchor some 8 miles off Virginia Beach, Va., as its owner Maersk Line Limited worked on a

U.K. marks somber Day of the Seafarer by announcing international summit on crew crisis

Today is the International Day of the Seafarer, but this year it is not being taken as an opportunity for celebration as thousands of seafarers remain trapped on their ships by COVID-19

HawkEye 360 just made it harder for shipping’s bad actors to go dark

Herndon, Va., headquartered HawkEye 360 Inc. has boosted its vessel monitoring capabilities, making it harder for vessels engaged in dubious activities to go dark by turning off AIS transmissions. HawkEye 360 Inc.

Major players launch zero carbon shipping research center

Backed by a start-up donation worth more than $60 million from the A.P. Møller Foundation, a group of leading industry players is taking the next step towards lowering shipping emissions by launching

OFAC sanctions are a Treasury function

U.S. slaps sanctions designations on five Iranian tanker captains

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today took action against the captains of the five ships that U.S.-sanctioned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and

VIDEO: Bulker transiting Panama Canal slams into railway bridge

The Panama Canal Authority is investigating an incident yesterday in which the 37,332 dwt bulker Bluebill slammed into a span of the Chagres river railway bridge. The 2004-built Cyprus-flagged vessel, which is

ABS grants AiP to dual deadweight bulker design

A dual deadweight neo-panamax bulk carrier design from the StandShip Joint Development Partnership (JDP) has gained ABS Approval in Principle. Available in 86,000 and 95,000 DWT designs, the bulk carrier is intended

Video: Port of LA sets new world record for most cargo moves in a single ship call

History was made last week when the Port of Los Angeles, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, APM Terminals Los Angeles and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Locals 13, 63 and 94 successfully

VIDEO: Stena Bulk offers customers low-carbon shipping options

Following up on a successful biofuel trial in April, Stena Bulk is now introducing low-carbon shipping options for its customers. Stena Bulk says the trial, in which a trans-Atlantic voyage was conducted

Flag state approval clears way for first conversion of LPG carrier to LPG fueling

Following acceptance of the design by the Isle of Man Ship Registry, BW LPG is to go ahead with its plan to convert the engines of 12 of its Very Large Gas

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