Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding has delivered the 4,000 dwt M/T Maple, Singapore’s first dedicated methanol bunkering tanker, to Stellar Shipmanagement Services Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Energy Group, Classed by
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a July 23, 2023 incident when a hoisting wire rope on one of the cranes on the cargo ship Thorco Basilisk failed
Kappelen, Belgium, based Zulu Associates has unveiled a concept design for a 200 TEU autonomous short seas container vessel, the Zulu Mass. Featuring an auxiliary wind assistance system, it is being produced
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Caterpillar Inc. have entered into a cooperative research and development agreement, or CRADA, to investigate marine methanol-fueled four-stroke engines. While methanol
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.TECH today announced that Hydrotug 1, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, is ready to start operations in the Antwerp port area. While a lot of attention has
Two Australian shipbuilders with significant U.S. presences chose Mobile, Ala., to announce today that they are teaming up for an Australian Army landing craft project. The two companies, Austal Ships Pty Limited
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis are escalated the attacks on merchant shipping that began with the hijacking of the car carrier Galaxy Leader. Yesterday, the group followed up on a threat to target all
On Monday, the Central Ohio River Business Association (CORBA) announced that the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) and CORBA have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) encouraging, among other things, joint marketing
Three towboats—the M/V Carmalee Rose, Macey Lauren, and Ava Renee—acquired by Mokena, Ill., based Middle River Marine through the 2022 purchase of Kindra Lake Towing were christened this fall at its South
Athens-headquartered Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK) is to acquire Stamford, Conn., headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NYSE: EGLE) in an all-stock merger on a Net Asset Value to Net Asset Value
