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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Top: Susan K after the contact. Bottom: Susan K tow arrangement and cargoes, with outlines indicating barges damaged or sunk in the casualty. Credit: NTSB
Accidents

Captain’s Complacency Led to Bridge Strike on Mississippi River

An accident involving a towing vessel striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge on the Mississippi River last year has been attributed to the complacency of a

April 2, 2024
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Christophe de margerie
Shipping

Russia’s Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Suspends Gas Liquefaction, Sources Say

By Marwa Rashad and Vladimir Soldatkin LONDON/MOSCOW, April 2 (Reuters) – Novatek, Russia’s largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), has

April 2, 2024
Total Views: 2055

Hunter Star arriving at the Belokamenka shipyard with module TMS-005 on 31 March 2024. (Source: Belokamenka Yard)
Shipping

Heavy-Lift Vessel Delivers Sanctioned LNG Technology to Russian Arctic

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Following a nearly three-month voyage Chinese heavy lift vessel Hunter Star delivered the final liquefaction module for

April 2, 2024
Total Views: 3623

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

Russia’s Seaborne Crude Exports Surge to the Highest This Year

(Bloomberg) — Russia’s seaborne crude exports jumped in the final week of March to the highest so far this year, even as average shipments in

April 2, 2024
Total Views: 741

Monday, April 1, 2024
USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10) rolls out of Austal USA's facility, February 25, 2015. Photo: Austal USA
Shipping

Austal Rejects Takeover Proposal from Hanwha Ocean

By Scott Murdoch and Shivangi Lahiri April 2 (Reuters) – Australian shipbuilder Austal said on Tuesday it had rejected an A$1.02 billion ($661.9

April 1, 2024
Total Views: 4185

A Coast Guard Station Milford Haven 29-foot Response Boat-Small boat crew assesses the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, March 29, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Shipping

Temporary Channel Opens Baltimore Harbor to Smaller Vessels

By Daniel Trotta April 1 (Reuters) – The Port of Baltimore opened a temporary channel on Monday, freeing some tugs and barges that had been trapped

April 1, 2024
Total Views: 3746

A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
Shipping

Navigating Uncertainty: El Niño, La Niña, and the Panama Canal Drought

By Rick Shema, CCM There has been much discussion regarding disruptions in maritime shipping through the  Panama Canal primarily due to the drought

April 1, 2024
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maersk ship docking at port of oakland
Shipping

California Lawmakers Urge Delay in New Marine Vessel Retrofitting Rule

A group of California lawmakers led by Representative Michelle Steel has written a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom asking him to postpone the enforcement of a

April 1, 2024
Total Views: 2267

Sunday, March 31, 2024
Crew members check the deck of the Russian oil cargo Pure Point, carrying crude oil, anchored at a port in Karachi, Pakistan June 13, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo
Shipping

Russian Oil Arrives In Cuba After Year-Long Hiatus

By Marc Frank HAVANA, March 31 (Reuters) – Cuban state-run media said at the weekend that 90,000 metric tons of Russian oil had arrived in the cash and

March 31, 2024
Total Views: 1336

Friday, March 29, 2024
Davie icebreaker illustration
Shipping

Davie Shipbuilding Lands First Contract for Canada’s New Icebreaker Fleet

Chantier Davie Canada Inc., aka Davie Shipbuilding, has secured its first contract under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). The contract,

March 29, 2024
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IMO Approves New Emission Control Areas in Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea
Shipping

IMO Approves New Emission Control Areas in Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea

The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee has approved the establishment of two new Emission Control Areas (ECAs)

March 29, 2024
Total Views: 954

cargo ships loading at port of oakland
Shipping

ONE and Yang Ming Provide Transpac Network Clarification for Post-Hapag Exit

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Japanese carrier ONE and Taiwan’s Yang Ming today issued a transpacific network update to apply following the

March 29, 2024
Total Views: 2150

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff onboard Hydrographic Survey Vessel CATLETT observe the damage resulting from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, March 26, 2024. USACE Photo
Shipping

Baltimore Bridge’s $2 Billion Rebuild Starts With Clearing the Ship

Several cranes have now been mobilized for the effort to remove the collapsed span of bridge from the bow of the Dali. Confirmed assets either on scene or en

March 29, 2024
Total Views: 9689

Thursday, March 28, 2024
Forensic operations technicians from various state and federal agencies assisted in analyzing data acquired from the US Army Corps of Engineers survey Boat the Catlett in the Baltimore Harbor on March 27, 2024. Photo by David Adams/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District
Shipping

Baltimore Key Bridge Dive Operations Suspended Due to Safety Concerns

The Unified Command continues to oversee the response operations following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Dive operations and

March 28, 2024
Total Views: 4447

Josh Ruth uses binoculars to view the Dali cargo vessel, following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 28, 2024. In the background is what appears to be one of the two Algol-class fast sealift vessels. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Shipping

These Are the Ships Stuck Behind the Baltimore Key Bridge

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge has brought navigation into and out of the Port of Baltimore to a standstill. Behind the collapsed bridge is

March 28, 2024
Total Views: 161107

SAN FRANCISCO - Russian Federation Navy Missile Cruiser Varyag transits toward the Golden Gate Bridge while Coast Guard boat crews provide a security zone around the vessel, Friday, June 25, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo
Defense

Russian Warships Enter the Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — Russian warships from the Pacific Fleet have crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea, the state-run Tass news agency said,

March 28, 2024
Total Views: 19884

A U.S. Coast Guard patrol vessel travels along the Patapsco River, following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 28, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Shipping

Baltimore Key Bridge Disaster Could Become Costliest Maritime Accident in History

LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) – Britannia, the insurer of container ship the Dali, is working with the vessel’s owner and U.S. authorities

March 28, 2024
Total Views: 3048

U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Travers City responds to the American Mariner marine casualty in Munuscong Lake, Michigan, March 28, 2024. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Accidents

US-Flag Laker Suffers ‘Marine Casualty’ in Michigan

A U.S.-flagged cargo vessel, the American Mariner, collided with the Mud Lake Junction Light in Munuscong Lake, Michigan, earlier today. The U.S. Coast

March 28, 2024
Total Views: 2915

Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
Shipping

Rescue Crews Navigate Drones and Fire to Salvage Houthi-Hit Ship

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — A salvage crew climbing up a fire-ravaged ship lined with barbed wire. A French naval vessel fighting off combat

March 28, 2024
Total Views: 1397

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Stern view of containership Dali entangled in the baltimore bridge
Accidents

Divers Recover Two Bodies at Site of Baltimore Bridge Collapse

By Gabriella Borter BALTIMORE, March 27 (Reuters) – Divers recovered the remains on Wednesday of two of the six missing workers tossed into

March 27, 2024
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