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Houston-based Talos Energy has again stated that its assets were not the source of an oil release in Bay Marchand Block 5, off the coast of Port Fourchon,
The Containerized Energy Storage System (ESS) integrates sustainable battery power for existing ships in a standard 20ft container All-inclusive
Press Release – Wärtsilä will take a central role in developing maritime carbon capture & storage (CCS) technologies as one of the leading partners
Using scientific instruments aboard a self-propelled ocean glider and several airplanes, this first deployment of the Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment
Press Release – The technology group Wärtsilä has developed and delivered a mobile battery container solution that will enable inland waterway vessels
Press Release – Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, have announced an industry-first
Awake.AI won the tender to provide vessel schedule estimates for Finnish ports through Fintraffic Vessel Traffic Services. The new port call schedule service
ICE Marine Design has completed the construction and successful trials of two zero-emissions ferries; 72-metre Amherst Islander II and the 99-metre Wolfe
A zero-tolerance approach to bullying should be in place on all vessels, with abusive crew members removed from the ship if they repeatedly harass a colleague,
NEW ORLEANS — As part of the ongoing Hurricane Ida response, the Coast Guard conducted overflights Sunday that focused on two locations previously identified
For the first time, NOAA is launching a national rip current forecast model, aimed at saving lives of beach-goers around the country. This new model can
Hurricane Larry, the third major hurricane in an already above-average Atlantic hurricane season, continues as a large and intense hurricane this morning, with
The Coast Guard reminds mariners and beach goers to exercise caution and practice safe boating during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Labor Day weekend
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard captain-of-the-port, New Orleans, Capt. Will Watson, has opened the Lower Mississippi River to all vessel traffic in New
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured crew member from a fishing vessel after a shark attack approximately 35 miles southeast of Grand
Seaspan today announced that ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) has exercised its option to enter into long-term charters of five 7,000 TEU dual-fuel
NEW ORLEANS — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) activated its Hurricane Response Team as Hurricane Ida made its way through the
Maritime Industry Australia Ltd (MIAL) joined Minister Gee, on Merchant Navy Day, to recognize the contribution of Australian merchant mariners of the past and
Retired US Navy Chief Warrant Officer Robert Gorsuch admitted in federal court today that he received more than $45,000 in bribes from foreign defense
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is continuously working to reopen the ports and waterways throughout Southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida.
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