Frontline logo on stack

Frontline swoops on six VLCC newbuild resales

John Fredriksen controlled Frontline Ltd. (NYSE and OSE: FRO) reports that it has entered into an agreement for the resale acquisition of six latest-generation ECO-type VLCC newbuilding contracts. The six VLCCs are

Capsized SEACOR Power on the evening of the accident, with a Coast Guard response boat in the foreground. [U.S. Coast Guard photograph]

SEACOR Power: NTSB issues preliminary report

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a preliminary report on the April 13 loss of the lift boat SEACOR Power. The report sets out the facts of the event, but reaches

Carnival Breeze and Carnival Victory recently sailed into Galveston

Carnival Cruise Line works towards July resumption of U.S. cruises

Carnival Cruise Line is in talks with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is “working towards” restarting sailing in July, the cruise line’s president Christine Duffy said yesterday in an

Container stack collapse

IMO moves on container losses at sea

Just under a year ago, the problems caused by containers falling into the sea were in the headlines when the Australian Maritime Safety Authority reported that an APL containership had lost 40

USCG: NYK Delphinus docks in Oakland

The U.S. Coast Guard 11th District reports that a Unified Command has coordinated the safe transfer of the NYK Delphinus to the Port of Oakland. As we reported earlier, the 4,888 TEU,

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Taiwan Navigation to use Inmarsat Fleet Connect

Following the successful trial of its Smart Ship Viewer (SSV) bridge solution onboard Taiwan Navigation’s handymax bulk carrier Tai Splendor, JRC (Japan Radio Company Co. Ltd.) has joined the growing number of

Smoke comes out of ventilation ducts

VIDEO: Containership reports engineroom fire

A 4,888 TEU NYK Line containership was under tow Sunday after a Unified Command consisting of the Coast Guard, California and Resolve Marine responded following a report of an engineroom fire. The

Multiplle vessels spray wateer on Golden Ray wreck following fire

VIDEO: Golden Ray: After the fire, the questions

The fire that broke out inside the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray on Friday (see earlier story) had been successfully extinguished by early that evening, according to the unified

Smoke billowing fom Golden Ray wreck

VIDEO: Fire breaks out on Golden Ray wreck

Coast Guard and Unified Command personnel were this afternoon trying to suppress a fire that broke out within the remaining portion of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray, which

Barge in front of methanol carrier

First barge-to-ship methanol bunkering

Advocates of methanol as a marine fuel argue that it offers much the same advantages as LNG, but with fewer complications. Helping to underscore this, the world’s first barge-to-ship bunkering of methanol

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