Monday, October 28, 2019
USS John S. McCain Returns to Sea Two Years After Deadly Collision
Shipping News

USS John S. McCain Returns to Sea Two Years After Deadly Collision

The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is returning to sea more than two years its deadly collision with a tanker in the shipping lanes off Singapore.

October 28, 2019
Total Views: 139

golden ray salvage
Accidents

Salvors Will Pour Rocks to Stabilize Golden Ray Wreck

Salvors are working to stabilize the overturned Golden Ray from erosion in preparation for a potentially lengthy dismantling operation in Georgia’s St.

October 28, 2019
Total Views: 167

Securité, Securité, Securité : Transat Jacques Vabre 2019
Interesting

Securité, Securité, Securité : Transat Jacques Vabre 2019

A warning to vessels transiting the Atlantic Coast of France through the Cape Verde Islands to Brazil: A double-handed sailing race started from Le Havre,

October 28, 2019
Total Views: 134

laden oil tanker
Shipping News

Russia Considering Postponing Adoption of IMO 2020 Fuel Rules

By Evgenia Pismennaya, Dina Khrennikova and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) –Russia, one of the largest producers of the world’s favorite ship fuel, may delay

October 28, 2019
Total Views: 56

Sunday, October 27, 2019
California Wild Fires Strike Maritime College
Incidents

California Wild Fires Strike Maritime College

At 09:43 local time, Califonia Maritime Academy officials published an emergency tweet “EVACUATE CAMPUS. Fire has jumped the freeway”.  The

October 27, 2019
Total Views: 265

Friday, October 25, 2019
A C-130 Hercules from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., taxies down a runway at Joint Base Balad, Iraq
Shipping News

A Sea of Sand: Like a Kingfisher Flashing Across the Pool

By Michael Carr – Joint Base Balad Iraq is surrounded by sand. When you drive out its gates, all you see is sand. Sand blows onto the road, it

October 25, 2019
Total Views: 84

tanker at sea
Shipping News

Tankers Sail After U.S. Gives Time to Wind Down COSCO Deals

By Jonathan Saul and Collin Eaton LONDON/HOUSTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – At least three tankers are on their way to Asia with U.S. oil cargoes after

October 25, 2019
Total Views: 25

Brazilian army soldiers and residents work to remove an oil spill on Itapuama Beach in Cabo de Santo Agostinho
Shipping News

A Mysterious Oil Spill Has Been Washing Up in Brazil for Months

By Jake Spring and Marta Nogueira BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 24 (Reuters) – A thick sludge of crude oil has been washing up on vast stretches of

October 25, 2019
Total Views: 112

ship anchorage
Shipping News

Floating Storage of 2020-Compliant Fuel Builds Off Singapore

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Stockpiles of low-sulphur marine fuels held in floating storage around the Singapore trading and

October 25, 2019
Total Views: 39

Auto Express 115 austal
Shipping News

Austal to Build Biggest Ferry for Molslinjen

Western Australia-based Austal has won an order to build a 115-meter high-speed catamaran for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. The vessel will be the largest

October 25, 2019
Total Views: 136

offshore wind turbine
Interesting

Offshore Wind to Become $1 Trillion Industry, IEA Says

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Offshore wind could become a cornerstone of the world’s power supply as steep cost reductions and

October 25, 2019
Total Views: 33

Thursday, October 24, 2019
cosco tanker
Shipping News

U.S. Waiver Offers Grace Period to Wind Down Business with COSCO Tanker Units

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday issued a nearly two-month waiver for companies to wind down transactions with a

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 84

drillship
Interesting

U.S. Gulf’s Deepwater Oil Drillers Get $18 Billion Break from Decades-Old Law

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) –The U.S. has forfeited some $18 billion tied to oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico since 2000 because of a

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 116

offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Shipping News

New York Finalizes Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Contracts To Date

New York has finalized contracts for two offshore wind projects that will generate a combined 1,700 megawatts of renewable energy for the state. New York

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 60

madrid maersk
Interesting

Shipping’s Decarbonization Lies in Finding New Fuels, Study Says

Finding new sustainable energy sources such as alcohol, biomethane and ammonia offers the shipping industry its best opportunity for reaching its net-zero

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 36

mearsk pelican rotor sails
Interesting

Norsepower Confirms Rotor Sails Fuel Savings

Finnish technology company Norsepower has confirmed fuel savings of more than 8 percent from a trial of its Rotor Sails onboard the Maersk Tankers product

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 363

offshore oil rig
Offshore

China’s CNOOC Discusses Sanctions Impact

BEIJING, Oct 24 (Reuters) – CNOOC, China’s largest offshore oil and gas producer, on Thursday said it would be affected by U.S. sanctions on its

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 60

Elliott Bay Design Group Selected to Design Hybrid-Electric Ferry for Washington State
Press Releases

Elliott Bay Design Group Selected to Design Hybrid-Electric Ferry for Washington State

Press Release – Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) was recently selected by Vigor Fab as the engineering firm that will provide functional design for the

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 147

johan sverdrup
Offshore

Norway’s New Crude a Threat to Rivals in Asia

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) –Norway’s new oil grade is making inroads in Asia, threatening to undermine sales of similar crudes from Africa and South

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 48

Tom Garber Aboard Ship
Press Releases

Sea States – A New Film About Shipping

Sea States, a new documentary film on the importance of the shipping industry is now under production by Third Wave Films. Endorsed by the Connecticut Maritime

October 24, 2019
Total Views: 102