Irish Sea green shipping corridor

Irish Sea green corridor initiative gets funding boost

A green corridor initiative, aiming to establish a zero-emission Irish Sea shipping route between Holyhead, Wales, and Dublin, Ireland, has moved one step closer, getting a £122,303 (about $159,000) funding boost from

The Voluntary Observing Ships scheme (VOS).

Op-Ed: Extreme Maritime Weather Symposium— unprecedented

By Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association “Unprecedented” was the word most frequently used at the Extreme Maritime Weather Symposium held in London September 22-26.  Unprecedented was used

NOIA ESG Excellence Award presentation

SEACOR Marine wins NOIA ESG Excellence Award

The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) has named SEACOR Marine the winner of the third annual NOIA ESG Excellence Award. The NOIA Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG) Excellence Award highlights and recognizes

maritime cyber threat report

Marlink: Maritime cyber threats up sharply in 2024

Maritime information and communications technology specialist Marlink has released the latest global maritime cyber threat report produced by its Security Operations Center (SOC). The report, based on data gathered during the first

Op-Ed: Using ocean data for a sustainable future

By Robert Hoddenbach, global director climate & nature, Fugro Climate change, widespread pollutants, and unsustainable fishing practices—it’s no secret that ocean health is under threat. With 40% of the global population living

NTSB reports on American Mariner strike on AOTON

Deckhand fell asleep. Damage totaled $6 million

A deckhand at the helm of a towing vessel had fallen asleep before the tow struck a dock near Clatskanie, Oregon last year, the National Transportation Safety Board says. The result was

USCG issues icebreaking capabilities RFI

USCG revises Safer Seas Act video and audio surveillance requirements

The Offshore Marine Services Association (OMSA) is applauding the U.S. Coast Guard for amending its previously-issued Policy Letter to now allow for practical data-storage methods for the video and audio surveillance requirements

ARC Endeavor

ARC Endeavor joins American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group fleet

American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC) reports that M/V ARC Endeavor has joined its U.S.-flag fleet. M/V ARC Endeavor was reflagged to American registry on September 27, as the tenth U.S.-flag roll-on

PS Dream

Operators of PS Dream fined $2 million, captain gets prison term

Two corporations that operated the motor tanker PS Dream — Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret — were sentenced Friday in federal court in New Orleans to pay a

Metsä Group wood will be carried on hybrid Green Coasters

Metsä Group and AtoB@C Shipping cooperate on cutting emissions from shipping

By 2030, Finnish forest industry giant Metsä Group is aiming to cut fossil-based carbon dioxide emissions from its wood supply by 30% from the 2022 level. The bulk of those emissions derives

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