New Subchapter M reqirements loom says USCG

Subchapter M: The next requirements

While waterways operators may be relaxing a little after the industry’s successful completion of the four-year Certificate of Inspection phase-in of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety program, they now face further

Hole in bulker bow after strike on office barge

NTSB reports on bulker’s $6 million strike on floating office barge

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a July 12, 2021, incident in which a 51,996 dwt bulk carrier slammed into a stationary barge being used as a floating

Carbon Ridge onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) solution

Crowley, Berge Bulk join funding round for onboard carbon capture start-up

Los Angeles based onboard carbon capture start-up Carbon Ridge Inc. has raised $6 million in funding led by the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, with additional investments from Crowley

zero emissions progress report was unveiled at press briefing in New Yorl

Report sees progress on shipping’s path to zero emissions

How far along is shipping on the path to becoming a zero emissions industry? A new study indicates that there are some encouraging first signs In September last year, the Getting to

ATSB investigated fire

ATSB makes recommendations to shipping operator after 10 fires in 14 years

Sounds like this comes under the category of “when will they ever learn?” The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued safety recommendations to the managers and parent company of the cargo ship

Maersk CEO Søren Skou

“Tougher than IMO” U.S. clean shipping legislation wins support from Maersk

Shipping and logistics giant Maersk has voiced its support for the “tougher than IMO” Clean Shipping Act introduced earlier this year by Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), whose district includes the Port of

container lashing systems

12 Hapag-Lloyd newbuilds will have MacGregor lashing systems

MacGregor reports that it has received an order to deliver container lashing systems for twelve 23,500+ TEU container vessels for Hapag-Lloyd. The vessels will be built at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering

Speaker addresses concerns of hull and machinery insurers

Marine hull and machinery insurers under pressure

Speaking at the IUMI (International Union of Marine Insurance) conference in Chicago this week, Rama Chandran, chair of the Ocean Hull Committee voiced hull and machinery insurers’ concerns over the long-term sustainability

Crwley LNG dueled containership signing ceremony

Crowley charters in 4 LNG-fueled box ships from EPS

Crowley has signed long term charter agreements with Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) for four newbuild 1,400 TEU LNG-fueled containerships. They will operate in Crowley’s U.S.-Central America trade and will be built

Electronic chart use had role in the co;;ision

NTSB reports on barge collision with a coal train

A failure by a towboat’s pilot and captain to correctly identify a caution area on an electronic chart is seen by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as the probable cause of

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