By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) -- Energy companies that stunned the world by offering to build wind farms with no subsidy may ruin the industry’s reputation by never actually delivering on their promises. That’s the warning of industry executives, who are cautious about the future of zero-subsidy offshore wind farms planned in Germany this year. Developers led … [Read more...]
Strengthening Hurricane Maria to Pass Right Over Puerto Rico, Forecasters Say
Update (10:30 a.m. ET, Sept 19): Hurricane Maria has been upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. Latest Updates on Hurricane Maria: www.nhc.noaa.gov By Robert Edison Sandiford BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A rapidly strengthening Hurricane Maria barreled towards the eastern Caribbean islands with 125 mile-per-hour … [Read more...]
Canadian Coast Guard Ship Hit with $6K Speeding Ticket in Gulf of St. Lawrence
The Canadian government has issued a $6,000 speeding ticket to a Canadian Coast Guard ship for travelling over the posted speed limit in the western Gulf of St. Lawrence. Since August 11, 2017, Transport Canada has been imposing a 10-knot speed limit for larger vessels operating in designated areas of the Gulf of St. Lawrence due to the increased presence of right whales in … [Read more...]
Phillips 66 Uses Jones Act Waiver to Book Foreign Tanker as U.S.-Flagged ‘Armada’ Heads for Florida
Phillips 66 has taken advantage of the U.S. Department of Homeland Securities' temporary Jones Act waiver applying to tankers in response to fuel shortages in the southeast United States in the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Argus Media reported Thursday. The foreign charter comes as an "armada" of at least 26 U.S.-flagged vessels carrying millions of gallons … [Read more...]
Hong Kong Port Looks to Ride Out Container Shipping Turmoil
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's port expects a slight rise in container shipping volumes this year despite continuing global turmoil in the sector. The global container industry, which transports everything from bananas to iPhones, is showing signs of better returns after a near-decade long slump. Nevertheless, worries over global retail … [Read more...]
New UK Code Requires Tighter Security Against Cyber Attacks on Ships
By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) - In response to the growing threat of cybercrime to the shipping sector, the UK government has launched a new code of practice to help shipowners improve security. There are also concerns that vessels with insufficient protection against cyber-attacks could be arrested. Parliamentary undersecretary for aviation, international and … [Read more...]
SpaceX Blooper Reel – How Not to Land a Rocket at Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvim4rsNHkQ Elon Musk could be the only person in the world who could create a video like this and actually be cool about it, but I guess this is just the cost of doing business when you're trying to sell your reusable space rockets to NASA. Then again this blooper reel is almost the epitome of the famous Elon Musk quote: "Failure is an … [Read more...]