Interview: IMO’s Edmund Hughes Talks IMO 2020
Interview by Paul González-Morgan (Marine Strategy) – Edmund Hughes is Head, Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency in the Marine Environment Division of the
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Interview by Paul González-Morgan (Marine Strategy) – Edmund Hughes is Head, Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency in the Marine Environment Division of the
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Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has signed a deal to design and construct two luxury cruise ships for French cruise operator PONANT. The deal, which is
A container barge will spend another night aground on Quadra Island in British Columbia, Canada. The barge, named Nana Provider, was being towed by the
The U.S. Coast Guard repsonded to a bunker fuel discharge from a Matson containership near Pier 19 in Honolulu on Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector
Press Release – On Tuesday the 20th of August in the Port of Luleå, Sweden, the most powerful ice-breaking tug of this size, TundRA
Press Release – Robert Allan Ltd. has completed the design of a new TRAktor 3000-Z escort tug for Bukser og Berging of Lysaker, Norway who have
World maritime trade lost momentum in 2018 as heightened uncertainty, escalating trade tensions between the US and China, and mounting concerns over other
The crew of the U.S.-flagged ship M/V Green Lake has been presented with the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Gallant Ship Citation in recognition of their
U.S-based MidOcean Wind has teamed up with offshore wind veteran Bernhard Schulte Offshore to build and operate support vessels for the U.S. offshore wind
Press Release – Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) was recently selected by Vigor Fab as the engineering firm that will provide functional design for the
Sea States, a new documentary film on the importance of the shipping industry is now under production by Third Wave Films. Endorsed by the Connecticut Maritime
The joint venture operating icebreaking LNG carriers for Yamal LNG have been exempted from U.S. sanctions against COSCO tanker units, Russian natural gas
Total has announced the launching of its first large LNG bunkering vessel that will be used to fuel gas-powered ships in the Northern Europe. The
Fincantieri has cut Windstar Cruise’s Star Breeze in half as part of a $250 million project to “stretch” three cruise ships. The final cut in the hull of
Two Liberia-based shipping companies pled guilty today in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, to failing to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of a hazardous
The number of piracy and armed robbery at sea incidents was down in first nine months of 2019, but piracy hotspots like the Gulf of Guinea continue to
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has joined Ukrainian and Croatian maritime unions in demanding that the search for seven missing Bourbon
Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the launch of Kilimanjaro VII, a 45m catamaran passenger ferry for Azam Marine of Tanzania, Africa.
Last week SeaAhead’s Global Bluetech Summit in New York City brought together high-level stakeholders from around the world to discuss and support
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