Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Image appears to show the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major listing heavily to port
Shipping

Mystery Blasts Rock Mediterranean Tankers

Three oil tankers have been damaged by blasts in the last month in separate incidents around the Mediterranean, with the causes unknown, shipping and security

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 9981

he world`s first all-electric ferry, MF Ampere
Environment

World’s First Electric Ferry Marks a Decade of Operations

The MF Ampere, the world’s first fully electric ferry, is celebrating 10 years of successful operations in Norway’s Sognefjord. Designed and built

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 1261

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Environment

Green Shipping Corridors Face Cost Hurdles Despite Policy Support

While current and upcoming policies from the International Maritime Organization (IMO), European Union, and United States will improve the business case for

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 712

Suez,,Egypt,-,November,14,,2019:,Large,Container,Vessel,Ship
Shipping

Suez Canal Chief Says Red Sea Crisis Did Not Create Sustainable Route to Replace Canal

CAIRO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said on Wednesday that the Red Sea crisis did not create a sustainable route to

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 3019

tanker at sea
Shipping

More Shadow Vessels Targeted in EU’s 16th Sanctions Package

BRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters) – EU envoys on Wednesday agreed on a 16th package of sanctions against Russia, EU diplomats said, including a ban on

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 551

An overflight of the Grande Brasile fire
Accidents

28 Crew Evacuated from Burning Ro-Ro Vessel in English Channel

A major international rescue operation successfully evacuated 28 crew members from the roll-on/roll-off container vessel (Con-Ro) Grande Brasile after a fire

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 6089

AAL Shipping Selects ABB Marine Advisory System To Optimize Super B-Class Fleet
Press Releases

AAL Shipping Selects ABB Marine Advisory System To Optimize Super B-Class Fleet

AAL Shipping (AAL), a multiple award-winning project heavy lift cargo operator headquartered in Singapore has chosen ABB Ability™ OCTOPUS – Marine Advisory

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 754

EU Owners Face Mid Year Deadline To Lift New Firefighting Suit Protection To Level 2
Press Releases

EU Owners Face Mid Year Deadline To Lift New Firefighting Suit Protection To Level 2

Shipowners and operators of EU vessels must take steps to ensure that all new firefighting suits on board comply with changes to European regulations which

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 891

Oil Exports From Russia’s Busiest Port Unencumbered by Sanctions
Energy

Oil Exports From Russia’s Busiest Port Unencumbered by Sanctions

Crude-oil exports from Russia’s main Pacific terminal remain robust as shippers and traders — yet again — work around a fresh batch of curbs from the US,

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 713

Wison New Energies’ Zhoushan yard. (Source: Wison New Energies)
Energy

Wison New Energies Successfully Offloads Sanctioned Zhoushan Yard to Chinese State-Owned Entity

Chinese energy technology firm Wison New Energies has closed the book on its increasingly fraught cooperation with

February 19, 2025
Total Views: 837

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Canadian Coast Guard Monitoring ‘MSC Baltic III’ Grounding in Newfoundland
Accidents

Canadian Coast Guard Monitoring ‘MSC Baltic III’ Grounding in Newfoundland

The Canadian Coast Guard continues to monitor the grounded cargo vessel MSC Baltic III off Newfoundland’s coast, with the CCGS Ann Harvey arriving on

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 5940

French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
Shipping

EU Extends Red Sea Maritime Security Operation Through 2026, Expands Intelligence Sharing

The European Union has extended its maritime security operation in the Red Sea region until February 28, 2026, allocating over €17 million to safeguard

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 1084

Divers work aboard the Danish cargo ship Karin Hoej which collided with the British cargo ship Scot Carrier between Ystad and Bornholm, on the Baltic Sea December 13, 2021. Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency/via REUTERS
Accidents

UK Ship Master Gets Suspended Sentence, Company Fined £180,000 in Fatal Baltic Sea Collision

A UK ship master and management company have received sentences at Southampton Crown Court for a fatal 2021 collision that claimed two lives off Sweden’s

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 2966

Ship-to-ship transfer of Russian LNG from Yamal LNG near Honningsvåg on February 19, 2019. (Source: Courtesy of Kystverket / Norwegian Coastal Administration)
Shipping

New Ships and Cargo Transfers Boost Russia’s Crude Oil Exports

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia has amassed new tankers and resorted to ship-to-ship cargo transfers to keep key oil exports flowing. But deliveries

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 1343

lng tanker
Shipping

Venture Global LNG to Start commercial Operations Calcasieu Pass Louisiana Plant

Venture Global LNG will begin commercial operations at its Calcasieu Pass plant in Louisiana on April 15, the company said on Monday, some three years after

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 847

M/V SHAYESTEH listing in the Arabian Gulf.
Shipping

U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Rescue Seven From Sinking Iranian Vessel in Arabian Gulf

U.S. naval forces successfully rescued seven mariners from a sinking Iranian commercial vessel in the Arabian Gulf. The rescue operation involved the USS

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 2377

Ecuadorian Navy Seizes One Ton of Drugs from Containership Near Manta
Shipping

Ecuadorian Navy Seizes One Ton of Drugs from Containership Near Manta

The Ecuadorian Navy intercepted the containership Guayaquil Express approximately 45 nautical miles from Manta, discovering about 1,745 blocks of suspected

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 1291

Transocean_enabler. Photo: Jan Arne Wold / Equinor
Offshore

Transocean CEO Jeremy Thigpen to Step Down, Keelan Adamson Named Successor

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) announced today a significant leadership transition, with current President and Chief Operating Officer Keelan Adamson set to take

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 2425

Undated aerial drone photo of shipyard in Elefsina, Attica, Greece
Shipbuilding

‘We Are Back’ Greek Shipyards Say After Decades of Pain

The sound of hammer blows and welding drifted from the Skaramangas Shipyard near Athens last month as workers repaired the bow of a large tanker, while other

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 1360

Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

G-7 Allies Weigh Tightening Russian Oil Price Cap

(Bloomberg) — The Group of Seven is considering collectively tightening or adapting an oil price cap on Russian petroleum in an effort to reduce

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 504