IMO Assembly seeks to crack down on “dark fleet”
The IMO Assembly wrapped up its 30th session on December 6. The Assembly is the International Maritime Organization’s highest governing body and among its actions in this latest session were to elect
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Q&A with CEO of Tankers International
Charlie Grey, CEO of Tankers International, leads the world’s largest VLCC pool. In this exclusive Marine Log Q&A, Grey answers questions on hot topics in the global shipping industry, from the outlook
Court rules against further GoM oil and gas lease sale delay
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued an order dismissing an appeal against a GoM oil and gas lease preliminary injunction. As we reported earlier, the Bureau of
Another Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale delay
File this one under “why are we not surprised.” The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has yet again announced a delay to Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease Lease Sale 261.
Davie completes purchase of the assets of Helsinki Shipyard
Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding today reported that it has finalized the acquisition of the assets of Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard Oy (HSO). This completes a deal that Davie first revealed was in the works
Op-Ed: Ports as sites for security and defense
By Professor Basil Germond, Chair in International Security and co-director of the Security Lancaster Research Institute and Professor Jan Bebbington, Rubin Chair in Sustainability in Business and director of the Pentland Centre,
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
VIDEO: Ukrainian drone holes sanctioned Russian tanker
Ukraine has followed up on its drone strike on a Russian Navy warship with a drone strike, Saturday, on a sanctioned Russian tanker, the Sig. Interfax Ukraine quotes sources in the Security
Russia follows grain deal pull out with missile strikes, demands and threats to merchant ships
Following two nights of missile and drone strikes that reportedly destroyed 60,000 tonnes of grain in Ukraine’s port of Odesa region, Russian President Vladmir Putin today set out his demands for renewing
Russia pulls out of Black Sea Grain Initiative
Wheat, corn and soybean prices all rose today on the news that Russia has not extended its participation in the UN sponsored Black Sea Grain Initiative. With Russia no longer on board,