Mike Schuler

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Environment

Wärtsilä Lands First Order for Carbon Capture-Ready Scrubbers

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä announced its first order for carbon capture and storage-ready scrubber systems, marking a major milestone in its efforts

March 8, 2023
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Shipping

Newcastlemax Specialist Himalaya Shipping Files for NYSE IPO

Dry bulk shipping company Himalaya Shipping has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering

March 8, 2023
Total Views: 998

Shipping

MSC Containership Loses Empty Containers Overboard Off Bermuda

An MSC containership lost more than three dozen empty containers overboard in heavy weather. The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre said it was advised via

March 8, 2023
Total Views: 4752

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Offshore

Valaris to Reactivate DS-8 Drillship for Petrobras Contract in Brazil

Offshore drilling contractor Valaris will reactivate its ultra-deepwater drillship DS-8 for a three-year contract with Brazilian state-owned energy company

March 7, 2023
Total Views: 1875

Shipping

Saildrone Completes Groundbreaking Unmanned Ocean Mapping Mission

Saildrone, a leading autonomous vessel company, has successfully completed a groundbreaking ocean survey mission in remote areas off California and

March 7, 2023
Total Views: 3478

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Shipping

U.S. Container Imports Continue to Trend at Pre-Pandemic Levels

U.S. container imports in February continued to trend near pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) reported today its import tally

March 7, 2023
Total Views: 3524

Offshore

Tidewater to Acquire 37 PSVs from Solstad Offshore

Some big news from Houston-based Tidewater, the world’s largest owner and operator of offshore support vessels (OSVs). The company announced it has reached

March 7, 2023
Total Views: 2951

Monday, March 6, 2023
Offshore

Petrobras and Equinor to Evaluate Seven Offshore Wind Projects in Brazil

Brazilian state-owned oil and gas company Petrobras has signed a letter of intent with Equinor, the Norwegian multinational energy company, to expand their

March 6, 2023
Total Views: 1310

Shipping

Global Supply Chain Returns to Normal, NY Fed Gauge Shows

Conditions in the global supply chain have returned to normal after three-years of pandemic-induced disruptions, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New

March 6, 2023
Total Views: 2910

Friday, March 3, 2023
Offshore

Subsea 7 Initiates Takeover of Seaway 7

Subsea7, a company that provides services to offshore oil and gas industries, has reached a deal to acquire a majority of Seaway7’s remaining shares,

March 3, 2023
Total Views: 2407

Shipping

Höegh Autoliners Buys Back Fifth RoRo Under Bareboat Charter

Norwegian roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) provider Höegh Autoliners has exercised an option to purchase back another one of its bareboat chartered vessels—its fifth

March 3, 2023
Total Views: 1972

Thursday, March 2, 2023
Offshore

Bleutec Industries’ Jones Act-Compliant Wind Turbine Installation Concept Wins ABS Approval

Bleutec Industries Offshore Wind Services LLC (Bleutec) has recently received approval for its Binary Marine Installation Solution (BMIS) from the American

March 2, 2023
Total Views: 3855

Offshore

Edda Wind Gearing Up for Growth in Wind Farm Support Market

Edda Wind ASA has ordered an additional four wind farm support vessels at Vard at a cost of EUR 63 million apiece. Headquartered in Norway, Edda Wind is the

March 2, 2023
Total Views: 1756

gulf of aden piracy
Piracy

Second Skiff Sighting in Gulf of Aden Prompts Security Alerts

A second skiff sighting in a Gulf of Aden transit corridor in less than two weeks is prompting maritime security alerts to shipping. An advisory from the

March 2, 2023
Total Views: 6970

Shipping

Historic Schooner Barge ‘Ironton’ Discovered Fully Intact in Lake Huron

Researchers have discovered the intact wreck of the sailing ship Ironton in Lake Huron, which has been remarkably well preserved by the lake’s cold

March 2, 2023
Total Views: 14790

Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Marked 175th Year with Record Profit, But Significant Decline ‘Inevitable’ in 2023

Hapag-Lloyd posted a record $18 billion net profit in 2022 as the German shipping line celebrated its 175th year in business. Higher freight rates and

March 2, 2023
Total Views: 1837

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Offshore

Tidewater Upbeat on Offshore Support Vessel Market Recovery

The world’s largest offshore support vessel (OSV) owner and operator Tidewater Inc. is optimistic that the recovery of the offshore vessel market will

March 1, 2023
Total Views: 3124

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Shipping

New Report Reveals Ocean Shipping Emissions of Top U.S. Importers

The top U.S. importers emitted 3.5 million metric tons of greenhouse gases from shipping during the height of the pandemic-driven imports surge in 2021,

March 1, 2023
Total Views: 2142

Accidents

Chinese Bulk Carrier Damaged by Ice Sinks Off Russia

A Chinese bulker has sunk in Strait of Tartary near the Russian port of Vanino after being damaged in a collision with heavy ice flows. The vessel, Yong Xing

March 1, 2023
Total Views: 68366

Shipping

MARAD Announces More Than $12 Million in Funding for the Renamed U.S. Marine Highway Program

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced the availability of more than $12 million for the newly-renamed United

March 1, 2023
Total Views: 2578