U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators boarded the 14,028 TEU containership MSC Danit on Saturday, in the Port of Long Beach. Prior to the visit, U.S.
The trend for shippers to switch goods from container vessels to bulk carriers looks to be picking up pace. Among those taking that route is Amazon. The Port of Houston recently tweeted
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres is adding his voice to those calling on shipping to up its decarbonization ambitions, calling actions thus far at IMO “some initial steps.” In his opening
How do you train seafarers who won’t necessarily go to sea, but will manage vessels remotely from shore? Singapore’s Center of Excellence in Maritime Safety (CEMS) aims to do just that —
The Port of Los Angeles is set to move to 24/7 operation as part of a broad range of initiatives to tackle port congestion and supply chain challenges. Following up on work
Wärtsilä is to supply four shaft generator systems to provide power take-off from the main engines for two 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers on order at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) shipyard in Korea
A report from satcom leader Inmarsat pinpoints the impact of COVID-19 in accelerating global shipping’s digital transformation. Entitled “A Changed World: The state of digital transformation in a post-COVID-19 maritime industry,” it
Mutual insurer Skuld notes that cargo trackers have noticed increased ship-to-ship (STS) transfers at sea, most commonly off Malaysia, Africa and in the Caribbean, as sanctioned countries such as Iran and Venezuela
Dedicated CO2 carriers have gotten past the stage of being concepts that win class societies approvals in principle. China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd. has just booked an order for two carriers,
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted Malaysia’s LNG Marine Sdn Bhd an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its first LNG bunkering vessel concept, the first of its kind ever developed by