NovaAlgoma cement carroer

NovaAlgoma adds 5 ships to fleet

Algoma Central Corporation (TSX: ALC), St. Catharines, Ontario, reports that NovaAlgoma is acquiring three cement carriers from KGJ Cement in Northern Europe and two handy-size bulk carriers from Swire Bulk Holdings Pte.

Jones Act letter

AMP to Biden: No need for Jones Act waivers because of Russian oil import ban

With concerns that the ban on Russian energy imports could be used as a pretext for seeking Jones Act waivers, the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) today sent a letter on the issue

ZeroNorth claims big CO2 emissions savings for ships

ZeroNorth AS, the software spin-off from Maersk Tankers in which agribusiness giant Cargill is an investor, says that last year its platform prevented 218,000 tonnes of CO2 from being emitted into the

New Maerk green methanol fueledcontainerships will operate on e-methanol

Maersk, Ørsted plan major U.S. Gulf e-methanol power-to-X project

Getting the new green fuels, such as e-methanol, that shipping needs to meet its climate ambitions will depend on the roll out of power-to-X facilities that can produce those fuels at scale,

Lloyd's Register

Lloyd’s Register withdraws services to Russia

As Russian aggression in Ukraine continues, more organizations are continuing to cease providing services to Russian-controlled entities. Today, classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) said it is disengaging from provision of all services

Master Boat Builders tug

Master Boat Builders delivers tug for LNG bunkering ATB

In the latest development in the expansion of the U.S. LNG bunkering infrastructure, Coden, Ala., shipbuilder Master Boat Builders, Inc. has delivered the new 4,000 hp tug Polaris to Polaris New Energy.

Two Jones Walker lawyers

Jones Walker adds to New Orleans team

Law firm Jones Walker LLP reports that two special counsel attorneys, Alfred “Al” J. Rufty, III and Mallory G. Wynne, have joined its New Orleans office. Rufty joins the maritime litigation, arbitration,

Engine room fire led to total loss of towboats

NTSB determines cause of towboat engine room fire

The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) has issued its report on a March 2021 incident in which an engineroom fire broke out aboard the 1956-built towboat, Miss Dorothy, owned and operated by

Biden announces ban on Russian energy imports

Biden Executive Order imposes ban on Russian energy imports

President Joe Biden announced today that the U.S. will ban Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports as part of the administration’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In addition to the

Eleni Polychronopoulou, president of HEMEXPO

Q&A: Eleni Polychronopoulou on Greek shipping and sustainability

Helen Polychronopoulou, president of HEMEXPO (Hellenic Marine Equipment Manufacturers & Exporters) gave Marine Log some insight into how the Greek shipping industry, primarily the Greek marine manufacturing sector, is addressing sustainability. HEMEXPO

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