Black Sea Fleet Commander

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Commander reported killed

As a trickle of merchant ships starts to use the Ukrainian-designated “safe corridor” to its ports, the Ukrainian Navy and special forces continue to degrade Russia’s naval capabilities. The most recent example

The commercial and state fleets split, ending the unified global tanker market and returning to the conditions of secrecy and smuggling.

Op-Ed: How the world tanker market split due to the Ukraine war  

By John Helmer In the war at sea between the U.S.-NATO alliance and Russia, the Russian shipping company Sovcomflot says its future has never been better. The U.S. State Department directing the

Lease Sale 261

Court orders BOEM to hold GoM Lease Sale 261 the way Congress directed

The State of Louisiana, the American Petroleum Institute, Chevron USA Inc. and Shell Offshore have been granted a preliminary injunction in response to their law suit challenging conditions in BOEM’s Final Notice

ASD tug grounding caused damage to vessecl

Excessive speed seen in expensive ASD tug grounding

Excessive speed during a bow-to-bow harbor-assist maneuver led to the grounding of the ASD tugboat CC Portland in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.

Somali pirates hostage taking

Chief engineer gets prison term for oil record book, conspiracy and obstruction offenses

In a case that tells an all too familiar tale of oily bilge dumping, oil record book falsification, and a failed attempted at cover up, Denys Korotkiy, chief engineer of the vessel

IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at London International Shipping Week.

LISW 2023 sees most successful event to date

Global maritime leaders sailed full steam ahead into London in their thousands to attend the biennial London International Shipping Week 2023 (LISW23) which took place from 11th to 15th September. More than

Shipping's emission reductions required this decade can mostly be unlocked by simply increasing vessel efficiency.

Op-Ed: How Formula 1 can help vessel efficiency

by Angus Whiston, Communications Director at DeepSea UMAS recently published a report which stated that, while the IMO’s GHG debates have mostly centered on the fuel transition, absolute emission reductions required this

Maersk and CMA CGM announce collaboration

Maersk and CMA CGM team up on green fuels

Container shipping and logistics giants Maersk and CMA CGM have decided to collaborate on several areas relating to decarbonization, particularly on developing the use of alternative greener fuels for container vessel propulsion.

UMI marine insurance presentation

IUMI: Marine insurance premiums hit $35.8 billion in 2022

Marine insurance premiums across all categories rose to $35.8 billion in 2022 — and the general trend is upwards. Those were two of the facts that emerged today when the International Union

James C.Fowler

James C. Fowler to lead Crowley Shipping

Crowley has named James C. Fowler senior vice president and general manager of its Crowley Shipping business unit, which serves diverse U.S. and international maritime and logistics sectors. Fowler, who serves on

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