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Crowley has announced plans to build and operate the fully-electric tugboat in the United States. The vessel, named eWolf, is bound for the Port of San

A unified command is continuing to work on a salvage plan for the grounded American Jazz cruise ship on Lake Barkley near Cadiz, Kentucky. Dive operations were

by Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) The United States on Sunday repeated a warning to China that an attack on Philippine naval forces in the South China Sea would

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A new ship can be an intimidating place for a deck officer, so here are a few tips to get you started and to remind

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) The Biden administration is preparing to release a blueprint for limiting sales of drilling rights that falls short of the

by Vera Eckert (Reuters) German energy exchange EEX on Monday launched a zero carbon freight index (ZCFI) which combines the bourse’s dry freight and

The bow of the sunken lift boat SEACOR Power has been raised and recovered in the Gulf of Mexico. A salvage team from Donjon-SMIT raised the section to the

A containership and a bulk carrier collided early Sunday in the Strait of Malacca, causing major damage and resulting in an oil spill. The Malaysian Coast

by Yousry Mohamed (Reuters) How much does the Suez Canal make each year? Egypt’s Suez Canal revenue rose to a record $5.84 billion in its 2020-21

by John Konrad (gCaptain) National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have found the Boeing 737-200 cargo plane that made an emergency water

By Aoife White (Bloomberg) Container shipping’s surging rates are getting scrutiny by the European Union, adding to a U.S. call for more competition among

An American Cruise Lines river cruise carrying more than 160 people ran aground Wednesday and remains stuck near Canton, Kentucky. An evacuation of passengers

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Cosco subsidiary Orient Overseas (International) Q2 figures from its container arm, OOCL, give an early indication of

Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, Washington has delivered the fourth and final 90-ton bollard pull ASD-90 tractor tug to Foss Maritime, a division

COPENHAGEN, July 9 (Reuters) – Vestas said on Friday that EnBW had picked its new turbine, which will be the world’s biggest, as the preferred

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden’s targeting of shipping lines in a crackdown on uncompetitive industries should be welcome

Strong consumer demand is continuing to drive double-digit growth of imports at the nation’s top container ports now a year since the economic recovery

President Biden signed a wide-ranging executive order on Friday directing over a dozen federal agencies to take action to promote competition in the American

By Cynthia Kim (Reuters) Unable to get a slot on a container vessel, Lee Sang-hoon is considering using fishing trawlers docked for repair in the South Korean

Cargo volumes through the Port of Long Beach remained strong in June but showed signs of leveling off as retail spending cooled down and consumers warmed up to

“I am ashamed to be an executive in the maritime industry!” said Frank Coles in a recent LinkedIn post. This statement was in regard to his recent

Abu Dhabi has initiated discussions on the development of an industrial-scale green hydrogen to ammonia export project. Partners in the project and Abu Dhabi

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers have sucked dry the sale and purchase containership market, outbidding one another to acquire tonnage

Subsea 7 will combine its renewables business unit with Oslo-based OHT, creating a pure-play renewables company focussed on offshore wind. The combined company

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will soon order U.S. transportation agencies to crack down on anti-competitive