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Bulker chief engineer sentenced to prison in oily waste discharge case

In a pollution case that continues to be under investigation, the chief engineer of a Marshall Islands bulk carrier has been sentenced to prison for deliberately discharging approximately 10,000 gallons of oil-contaminated

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Allianz: Prevention measures are crucial to tackling battery-fire risks

While incentives to persuade drivers out of their gas-guzzlers and into electrical vehicles (EVs) may be good news for the climate, they should also be a wakeup call to vessel operators. A

Zim President & CEO Eli Glickman

ZIM inks $1 billion LNG bunker supply deal with Shell

Haifa, Israel-headquartered ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) has signed a 10-year marine liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales and purchase agreement with Shell NA LNG LLC. Valued at more than $1

Inmarsat's Ben Palmer

Inmarsat: Maritime data usage surges

An internal study undertaken by Inmarsat indicates that data usage on commercial maritime vessels has jumped more than threefold since 2019. Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications services, connects

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ERL’s EverGreen Seal gets AWO safety award

The American Waterways Operators reports that its Tankering & Barge Operations Subcommittee has presented AWO affiliate member ERL Inc. with the panel’s third annual safety award. The award was given to ERL

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ABS launches new sustainability guide for greener offshore operations

ABS has launched detailed requirements for greener offshore operations in the first sustainability guide to target the offshore industry. Developed by working with major offshore industry clients, the newly-released revised sustainability guide

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MOL orders 6 large LNG-fueled vessels

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) is, quite literally going big on LNG as a marine fuel. It has signed contracts for the construction of four Capesize bulkers and two Very Large

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Port Canaveral awarded $1.9 million in Port Security Grant funding

Port Canaveral, Fla., has been awarded $1,941,285 in FEMA funding for several projects that will protect critical infrastructure from terrorism and other security threats. The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) will receive $1,357,020

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IMO: WSC weighs in on what should follow MEPC 78

The World Shipping Council (WSC), which represents the liner shipping industry, is turning its attention to the mid-term shipping decarbonization measures that will follow the short-term measures agreed at IMO’s MEPC 78.

Containership bunkered with biofuel

TotalEnergies and COSCO in box ship biofuel bunkering first

TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has completed its first bunkering of a containership in Singapore with sustainable marine biofuel. The operation, which involved the 4,250 TEU COSCO Houston, was also COSCO Shipping Lines’ first

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