Friday, September 23, 2022
ever given aerial
Accidents

Cargo Owners Blame Shipowner for Ever Given Grounding in Suez Canal

By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – A group of cargo owners are blaming Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the Japanese owner of Ever Given, for last March’s

September 23, 2022
Total Views: 3435

UN Trade Body Calls for More and Bigger Ships to Prevent Worsening Food Crisis
Shipping

UN Trade Body Calls for More and Bigger Ships to Prevent Worsening Food Crisis

UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan is calling on the shipping industry to redouble its efforts to help get food and fertilizers from the Black Sea to

September 23, 2022
Total Views: 524

Small Fire on TOTE’s LNG-Converted ‘Midnight Sun’ in Tacoma
Accidents

Small Fire on TOTE’s LNG-Converted ‘Midnight Sun’ in Tacoma

A small fire broke out on the TOTE Maritime ship Midnight Sun berthed at the Port of Tacoma Thursday night, but the fire was extinguished quickly by the

September 23, 2022
Total Views: 5220

Watch: Inside the Hijacking of a $100 Million Oil Tanker
Piracy

Watch: Inside the Hijacking of a $100 Million Oil Tanker

By Kit Chellel, Matthew Campbell and Angus Bennett (Bloomberg) — In July 2011, the oil tanker Brillante Virtuoso was drifting through the treacherous

September 23, 2022
Total Views: 6458

Thursday, September 22, 2022
Port Houston container terminal aerial
Ports

Port Houston a Big Winner from West to East Cargo Shift

The Port of Houston has smashed its record for the highest number of containers handled in a single month as some U.S. imports have shifted from West to Gulf

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 2914

Electrical Failure Leads to Loss of Steering and $6 Million in Damages
Accidents

Electrical Failure Leads to Loss of Steering and $6 Million in Damages

An electrical failure caused a bulk carrier to lose of steering and crash into a barge near New Orleans last year, resulting in an estimated $6 million in

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 21666

Incredible Footage from INSIDE Hurricane Fiona
Marine Weather

Incredible Footage from INSIDE Hurricane Fiona

An unmanned drone has returned incredible footage of its intercept of Hurricane Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, as it barrels across the Atlantic Ocean towards

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 9220

bulk carrier ballast water
Shipping

Energy Crunch in Europe Hits Demand for Commodity Ships

By Elizabeth Elkin and Isis Almeida (Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping commodities like grains, metals and coal has fallen as soaring energy prices in

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 1760

Salvage of ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ FSO Safer to Begin Within Weeks as Funds Raised
Shipping

Salvage of ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ FSO Safer to Begin Within Weeks as Funds Raised

The United Nation’s says it has raised enough funds to begin the operation to transfer oil from the decaying tanker FSO Safer in the Red Sea off the

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 3396

One Year After Bouchard Asset Sale: Moving Towards Clean and Green
Offshore

One Year After Bouchard Asset Sale: Moving Towards Clean and Green

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Just about a year ago, the process of selling off assets from tug and barge owner Bouchard, which had declared bankruptcy

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 1654

Macron Seeks to Cut Red Tape on Renewable Energy Projects During Offshore Wind Farm Visit
Offshore

Macron Seeks to Cut Red Tape on Renewable Energy Projects During Offshore Wind Farm Visit

By Stephane Mahe SAINT-NAZAIRE, France, Sept 22 (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said he will cut red tape to halve

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 793

china cosco ship
Ports

Hamburg Port Backs COSCO Terminal Acquisition Over German Government’s China Concerns

By William Wilkes and Arne Delfs (Bloomberg) — Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG said the German government shouldn’t block a Chinese acquisition of a

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 1037

Marlink boosts its smart network solutions for maritime and enterprise customers with Starlink
Press Releases

Marlink boosts its smart network solutions for maritime and enterprise customers with Starlink

The global leading managed service provider for business-critical communication networks and digital solutions adds Starlink’s high-speed, low-latency

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 384

Port of Charleston Handles Deepest Draft Ship to Date After Harbor Deepening
Ports

Port of Charleston Handles Deepest Draft Ship to Date After Harbor Deepening

South Carolina Ports is putting Charleston Harbor’s new 52-foot depth to good use, handling a container ship at the deepest draft to-date. The 12,119

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 1639

Judge Gavel
Defense

Venezuela Arrests ‘Fat Leonard’

Sept 22 (Reuters) – Venezuelan police have arrested a fugitive Malaysian businessman nicknamed ‘Fat Leonard’ who is at the center

September 22, 2022
Total Views: 2323

Wednesday, September 21, 2022
St. Johns Ship Building Begins Construction on Jones Act Crew Transfer Vessels for Offshore Wind Market
Offshore

St. Johns Ship Building Begins Construction on Jones Act Crew Transfer Vessels for Offshore Wind Market

Jones Act shipbuilder St. Johns Ship Building has started construction on the first vessel in a series of crew transfer vessels for Rhode Island-based Atlantic

September 21, 2022
Total Views: 3114

offshore wind farm
Offshore

Portugal Raises First Offshore Wind Auction Target

LISBON, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Portugal has raised the target for its debut offshore wind power auction to 10 gigawatts (GW),

September 21, 2022
Total Views: 1201

port of long beach truck gates
Shipping

Top U.S. Ports Face Growing Calls to Go Green

By Sarah McGregor (Bloomberg) — After years of “unmitigated growth,” the US’s busiest port complex is facing calls to lower its carbon footprint

September 21, 2022
Total Views: 975

Labourers unload rice bags from a supply truck at India's main rice port at Kakinada Anchorage. Photo REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav
Shipping

India Considers Exporting Some Stuck Rice Cargoes

By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (Reuters) – India is considering allowing the overseas shipment of some rice cargoes stuck at ports after

September 21, 2022
Total Views: 992

APM terminals los angeles
Shipping

Maersk Throws Its Support Behind the ‘Clean Shipping Act’ Introduced in U.S. Congress

One of the world’s largest container shipping lines and terminal operators is throwing its support behind a bill introduced in the U.S. House of

September 21, 2022
Total Views: 1545