Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Ever Given crew welfare check
Shipping

ITF Conducts Welfare Check of Ever Given Crew Members

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) respresentatives boarded the Ever Given in the Suez Canal’s Great Bitter Lake on Sunday for a welfare

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 5355

Second Scandinavian Ice-breaking Tug for Svitzer Europe
Press Releases

Second Scandinavian Ice-breaking Tug for Svitzer Europe

Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. is pleased to announce that the second Scandinavian ice-breaking tug designed by the firm has been successfully

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 1356

bulk ship
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Jumps to Over 10-Year Peak on Capesize Surge

April 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index surged to its highest in over a decade on Wednesday, powered by a jump in the

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 4332

NTSB: Poor Cargo Loading Procedures Led to Loss of Containers off Hawaii
Accidents

NTSB: Poor Cargo Loading Procedures Led to Loss of Containers off Hawaii

Poor barge loading resulted in the loss of 21 cargo containers into the ocean off the coast of Hawaii last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 4368

Port Revel Shiphandling Training Centre
Shipping

On French Lake, Mariners Learn How Not to Get Stuck in the Suez Canal

By Stephane Mahe PORT REVEL, France, April 21 (Reuters) – Francois Mayor nudged back on the power and made a subtle adjustment on the wheel as he coaxed

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 8423

missing indonesian submarine
Accidents

Search for Missing Indonesian Submarine Finds Oil Spill

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA, April 21 (Reuters) – Indonesian rescuers searching for a submarine that went missing with 53 people on board found an

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 4546

FarSounder Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation
Press Releases

FarSounder Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation

Press Release – 2021 marks two decades that FarSounder has been dedicated to developing their unique 3D Forward Looking Sonar technology (3D FLS). Back

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 413

New Inmarsat report captures role of Singapore start-ups in Maritime’s digital transformation
Press Releases

New Inmarsat report captures role of Singapore start-ups in Maritime’s digital transformation

Press Release – A new study sponsored by Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, offers the most comprehensive overview

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 405

MBARI GO-BGC Ocean ROBOTS
Environment

500 Robots Released To Float The World’s Oceans

by Nathan Frandino (Reuters) – After years studying the icy waters of the Southern Ocean with floating robotic monitors, a consortium of oceanographers

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 4856

Tuesday, April 20, 2021
vice admiral linda fagan
Defense

President Biden Nominates Vice Adm. Linda Fagan to Serve as Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard

President Biden has nominated Vice Admiral Linda L. Fagan to serve as Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. If confirmed, Vice Adm. Fagan would be the first

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 3552

IMO greenhouse gas emissions
Environment

U.S. to Join Effort to Decarbonize Global Shipping

The United States will push the International Maritime Organization towards net zero emissions by 2050. In 2018, the IMO adopted an initial strategy seeking to

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 1985

pilot boarding san francisco
Shipping

Captain Livingstone: Troubled Waters

By Captain George H Livingstone – Anyone who works on the water understands both the practical and elemental connection between water and life. We earn

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 15998

houston ship channel
Offshore

Legendary Natural Gas Trader Sees ‘Seismic Shift’ in Houston’s Oil Patch

By Gerson Freitas Jr. (Bloomberg) — For John Arnold, the billionaire philanthropist who made his fortune betting on natural gas prices, Houston’s

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 5375

Wärtsilä seeks breakthrough in clean propulsion as part of Finnish consortium
Press Releases

Wärtsilä seeks breakthrough in clean propulsion as part of Finnish consortium

The technology group Wärtsilä is participating in a consortium of Finnish research organisations and leading companies researching means for developing

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 395

ABS Consulting and Verifavia Shipping Partner to Deliver Turnkey IHM Solution to Maritime Industry
Press Releases

ABS Consulting and Verifavia Shipping Partner to Deliver Turnkey IHM Solution to Maritime Industry

The partnership will deliver to owners and operators an effective way to sustain compliance by leveraging the only IHM Maintenance Dashboard on the market

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 166

Judge Gavel
Shipping

More Guilty Pleas in Mariner Credentialing Test Score-Fixing Scheme

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Louisiana has announced two more guilty pleas in a test score-fixing scheme at a U.S. Coast Guard exam

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 2793

port of rotterdam
Shipping

European Ports Now Bearing the Brunt of Suez Canal Blockage

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The knock-on effects of the blockage of the Suez Canal is likely to impact North Europe supply chains until June.

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 11763

Exxon Mobil carbon capture and storage illustration. Image courtesy Exxon Mobil
Offshore

Exxon Mobil Floats Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Gulf of Mexico

By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON, April 19 (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil on Monday floated a proposal for a public-private carbon storage project that would collect

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 2441

vlcc tanker
Offshore

Historic Oil Price Crash Marks One Year Anniversary at $63 a Barrel

By Andres Guerra Luz and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Oil fluctuated above $63 a barrel, exactly one year after U.S. benchmark crude futures plunged below

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 1542

A carbon-neutral methanol fuel cell system is taking shape at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre
Press Releases

A carbon-neutral methanol fuel cell system is taking shape at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre

Press Release – An innovative fuel cell system based on high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HTPEM) technology from Blue World Technologies is

April 20, 2021
Total Views: 473