Friday, October 8, 2021
maersk containership
Shipping

Maersk to Test Air Lubrication System in Effort to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Maersk will test an air lubrication system as the Danish shipping giant looks to decarbonize its fleet. The company appears set to install one of Silverstream

October 8, 2021
Total Views: 2334

oil tanker
Offshore

US Crude Oil Tops $80 for First Time Since 2014 as Energy Crisis Threatens Supplies

By Julia Fanzeres (Bloomberg) — U.S. crude futures topped $80 a barrel for the first time since November 2014 as a global energy crisis boosts demand at

October 8, 2021
Total Views: 1254

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Motor at sxsw
News

Musk Says Ship Shortage Threatens Tesla’s Growth

By Peter Vercoe (Bloomberg) A double-whammy of a global shortage of ships and chips is the only thing standing in the way of Tesla Inc. maintaining sales

October 8, 2021
Total Views: 1782

Slave Trade Statue London
News

London Backs ‘Retain And Explain’ Policy For Slave-Ship-Linked Statues

By Huw Jones (Reuters) Representatives of the City of London municipal authority on Thursday voted in favor of retaining in their Guildhall headquarters two

October 8, 2021
Total Views: 1390

Intellian signs antenna supply agreement with SES for O3b mPOWER
Press Releases

Intellian signs antenna supply agreement with SES for O3b mPOWER

New Intellian antennas will enable SES to deliver high bandwidth, low latency connectivity to diverse markets around the world Press Release – Following

October 8, 2021
Total Views: 259

Thursday, October 7, 2021
Coast Guard Declares San Pedro Bay Pipeline Fracture a Major Marine Casualty
Accidents

Coast Guard Declares San Pedro Bay Pipeline Fracture a Major Marine Casualty

We’re getting some new information in regards to the investigation into the cause of the pipeline fracture and oil spill in San Pedro Bay off the coast

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 3652

US Navy Fast-Attack Sub Hits Underwater ‘Object’ in South China Sea
Defense

US Navy Fast-Attack Sub Hits Underwater ‘Object’ in South China Sea

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy submarine hit an “object” while submerged in the Asia-pacific region, but the incident

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 7184

Port-Louis harbor mauritius
Shipping

Former Mauritian Port Chairman Bribed by Boskalis Gets Jail Term Extended on Appeal

Former Mauritius Ports Authority Chairman has had his 2019 conviction upheld and sentence extended by the Mauritian Supreme Court. By Vel Moonien in

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 3048

lng ship bunkering in fog
Shipping

Dash for Gas Sparks Oil Switch, Pushes More Suppliers to Brink

By Noah Browning and Susanna Twidale LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Soaring gas prices are forecast to drive a switch to oil and put more energy

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 1562

A methanol-fueled tanker
Shipping

Clean Sea Transport Acquires Marinvest’s Fleet of Methanol-Fueled and Ice Class Tankers

Clean Sea Transport, the joint venture between MSEA Group, Arkview Capital, and Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG), has acquired 100% interest in Marinvest’s

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 969

Hapag-Lloyd Ship Reportedly Ruled Out as Suspect in California Oil Spill Investigation
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Ship Reportedly Ruled Out as Suspect in California Oil Spill Investigation

The U.S. Coast Guard inspected a containership in the Port of Oakland suspected as a potential vessel of interest in the Southern California oil spill, the Los

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 3532

Piraeus Port
Shipping

Greece Completes Transfer of Piraeus Port Stake to COSCO

ATHENS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Greece’s privatisations agency transferred shares corresponding to a 16% stake in Piraeus Port Authority to Chinese port

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 783

AkzoNobel furthers support to Marine industry’s carbon neutral roadmap with introduction of Intertrac® HullCare solution which offers operators unrivalled fuel and emissions savings
Press Releases

AkzoNobel furthers support to Marine industry’s carbon neutral roadmap with introduction of Intertrac® HullCare solution which offers operators unrivalled fuel and emissions savings

Press Release – AkzoNobel is providing ship owners with extra control over vessel efficiency and environmental performance via launch of its new hull

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 549

Forecasters See No Supply Chain Recovery Before End of Next Year
Shipping

Forecasters See No Supply Chain Recovery Before End of Next Year

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Hopes of a return to some form of normality in global supply chains after Chinese New Year in February have been dashed

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 2148

Amazon Shipping Containers
Shipping News

Containergeddon Drives More Retail Ship Charters

Big retail players Target, Home Depot , Costco and Dollar Tree, are chartering ships to deal with the pandemic-driven port congestion and escalating concern,

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 4296

Wärtsilä to install Silverstream’s Air Lubrication System on trial basis to reduce Maersk container ship’s carbon footprint
Press Releases

Wärtsilä to install Silverstream’s Air Lubrication System on trial basis to reduce Maersk container ship’s carbon footprint

Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä, in cooperation with Silverstream Technologies, will install Silverstream’s proprietary Air

October 7, 2021
Total Views: 665

Wednesday, October 6, 2021
NTSB Reports Probable Cause of Engine Room Fire Aboard Fishing Vessel ‘Master Dylan’
Accidents

NTSB Reports Probable Cause of Engine Room Fire Aboard Fishing Vessel ‘Master Dylan’

Failure of a diesel generator caused an engine room fire aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Transportation

October 6, 2021
Total Views: 2594

New York Lawmakers Call for Investigation of Merchant Marine Academy Cadet’s Alleged Sexual Assault
Shipping

New York Lawmakers Call for Investigation of Merchant Marine Academy Cadet’s Alleged Sexual Assault

U.S. Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have called for an immediate investigation after an unidentified

October 6, 2021
Total Views: 2769

bulk carrier at sea
Shipping

The Dry Bulk Parabola: What Goes Up Must Come Down… Right?

The drybulk market, where large deepsea vessels transport unpackaged (therefore, “bulk”) cargoes of iron ore, coal (for heating and for steel making),

October 6, 2021
Total Views: 4033

hanjin ship
Shipping

Container Shipping Market Is So Hot It’s Reviving Hanjin Heavy Industries

South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has announced its first commercial shipbuilding order in six years with an order for four

October 6, 2021
Total Views: 12398