The U.S.'s first plug-in hybrid electric inland towboat, the M/V Green Diamond. (Credit: Kirby)

TTB 2024: America’s first hybrid electric towboat

While innovations in tugboat design to make them greener and more powerful have made headlines more so than inland towboats, some towboat operators aren’t too far behind. Taylor Dickerson, who is vice

NTSB report report implicates bank effect

NTSB makes new call for crewmember personal locator devices

The National Transportation Safety Board is urging vessel owners and operators to provide each crewmemberwith a personal locator device. This latest NTSB call for the use of devices such as personal locator

Carnival Corp to avoid red sea transits

Carnival Corporation reroutes 12 ships to avoid Red Sea transits

The world’s largest cruise ship operator, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), says that, “given recent developments and in close consultation with global security experts and government authorities,” it has

Altamira Fast FLNG

CBP ruling clears way for Mexican LNG exports from Altamira Fast FLNG to Puerto Rico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rulings on Jones Act compliance are always controversial, but New York, N.Y., headquartered New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) has welcomed a CBP ruling confirming that

Saltchuk makes offer OSG

Saltchuk makes a new offer for OSG

Privately held, Seattle-headquartered Saltchuk Resources Inc. has made a new offer to acquire NYSE-listed tanker and ATB operator Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG). Saltchuk, which is OSG’s largest shareholder, made an earlier

Marlin Luanda on fire

Fire on Marlin Luanda extinguished after 6 hour battle

After a long fight by its crew and Indian Navy firefighting specialists, the fire on the Trafigura-chartered tanker Marlin Luanda has been extinguished. As we reported previously, the fire broke out in

Trafigura-chartered ship hit by missile

Fire on Trafigura-chartered tanker hit by Houthi missile

The U.K. Maritime Trade Office (UKMTO) reports that a vessel was struck when 60 nautical miles southeast of Aden and, as of 16.42 UTC was on fire. The vessel is identified in

Ane Mærsk christening

VIDEO: First large green methanol box ship Ane Mærsk set to enter service next month

Set to enter service next month, the world’s first large methanol-enabled container vessel has been named Ane Mærsk in a ceremony held at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Ulsan, South Korea, shipyard. The

LNG export project permitting could slow growth of U.S. LNG exports

Biden administration pauses new LNG export project permitting

Citing climate crisis concerns, the Biden Administration today announced a temporary pause on pending approvals of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says that it will

Ports across the U.S. are raising awareness about the issue of human trafficking.

Human trafficking awareness campaign comes to U.S. ports

This month, ports across the United States are raising awareness about the issue of human trafficking through the Not Alone awareness campaign. This month, the nonprofits American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)

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