Port NOLA sets new box record

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) moved more containers in 2019 than at any time in its history, totaling 648,538 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), up 10% compared to one year ago.

Galveston: Search for missing fishermen suspended

The Coast Guard reports that the search for two fishermen missing from the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride has been suspended. The vessel capsized Tuesday after a collision with the Odfjell chemical

With ZEVs needed by 2030, ammonia-fueled tanker project gets underway

To meet IMO’s 2050 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction target, commercially viable deep-sea Zero-Emission Vessels (ZEVs) will need be in operation by 2030 —just ten years from now. In response, shipowner MISC

ICS releases guidelines on avoiding age discrimination on board ship

Under the ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC), flag states must ensure that regulations respect the fundamental right to be free from age discrimination, which can affect the physical and emotional health of

Rivertrace scrubber washwater monitor gains DNV GL certification

U.K. based Rivertrace Limited has received a statement of compliance from DNV GL for its exhaust scrubber washwater monitor – SMART ESM. Any washwater used by wet scrubber systems to remove pollutants

Galveston: One dead after fishing boat and Odfjell tanker collide

The Coast Guard last night reported that it was searching for two fishermen from the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride that capsized after a collision near the Galveston jetties in Galveston, Texas,

Congressional panel gets a lesson on marine electrification

In its hearing yesterday on “The Path to a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Investments and Innovation” (see earlier story), the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation panel heard testimony from ABB on the

Lois Zabrocky, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Seaways, Inc.

CMA names its 2020 Commodore

Lois Zabrocky, Chief Executive Officer of New York, N.Y. headquartered tanker operator International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE:INSW), has been named as the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) Commodore for the year 2020. Zabrocky follows

One Big Beautiful Bill

Is House starting on path to carbon-free U.S. maritime industry?

The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation today held a hearing on “The Path to a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Investments and Innovation.” And, while much of the focus was on

BIMCO names new Secretary General

BIMCO reports that, following a thorough executive search, it has appointed David Loosley as its new Secretary General & CEO with effect from June 2020. Loosley joins from the Institute of Marine

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