Giant NSU ore carrier retrofitted with Anemoi rotor sails
NSU Tubarao, a 400,000 DWT ore carrier owned and operated by Japan’s NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. has become the fourth VLOC chartered by Brazilian mining giant Vale International to be fitted
Q&A: How fuel-flexible systems support Asia’s offshore wind growth
As Asia’s offshore wind industry expands at a record pace, vessel operators are under pressure to meet new operational demands while advancing their own sustainability goals. The shift toward deeper, more remote
Pirates abandon dhow used in Hellas Aphrodite attack
The Iranian-flagged dhow used as a mother ship in the piracy incident involving the merchant tanker Hellas Aphrodite was abandoned on the northwestern coast of Somalia, after being closely tracked and monitored
Podcast: Why the OSPAR scrubber ban could backfire
Marine Log’s latest Listen Up! podcast examines the potential fallout from the Oslo-Paris Convention’s (OSPAR) recent decision to restrict the use of exhaust gas cleaning systems—commonly known as scrubbers—in the North Atlantic
Op-Ed: Is it time to replace pyrotechnic flares with eFlares?
When commercial vessels are already required to carry an array of advanced modern alerting and locating systems, Chris Hoffman, director of technology strategy at ACR Electronics, outlines the evidence behind growing industry
Netherlands Coast Guard to deploy chartered-in Damen FCS Enforcer
The Netherlands Coast Guard is to deploy the Enforcer, a Damen FCS 5009 variant, to maintain its capabilities until a new generation of Coast Guard ships becomes operational. The vessel is being
VIDEO: Oceanbird starts the sales phase for its wing sail
Following a successful shoreside demonstration of its 40-meter high wing sail back in August, the Alfa Laval and Wallenius joint venture Oceanbird has now moved into the sales phase. “We’re entering into
John McDonald elected as new ABS chairman and CEO
John McDonald was elected the new chairman and chief executive officer of ABS at a board meeting on Nov. 11. In the culmination of a well-planned succession process, McDonald, who currently serves
BOEM advances offshore minerals planning efforts
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management yesterday announced key developments in its offshore critical minerals planning: the completion of area identification offshore American Samoa and the release of a Request for Information
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General Dynamics NASSCO books $1.7BN two-ship TAO contract
General Dynamics NASSCO reports that it has been awarded $1.7 billion for the construction of T-AO 215 and T-AO 216. The ships are part of NASSCO’s current multi-ship contract from the U.S.