The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has fined a Greek shipowner nearly $80,000 for violating a new law limiting the sulphur content of fuel used by ships
By Michael Carr – SGT Homer (not his real name), fell overboard and drowned at sea. His death was preventable, it occurred due to a series of human
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The 74th sitting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) ended on Friday without agreement of any
Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards has started construction on a new offshore diamond mining vessel for a unit of De Beers in Namibia. De Beers Marine
By Collin Eaton HOUSTON, May 20 (Reuters) – A unit of asset management firm Carlyle Group LP this week will appeal to the Trump administration to
By Romy Varghese (Bloomberg) — Pier 400 in Los Angeles is North America’s largest shipping terminal. More than 1,700 trucks pass through, on average
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The Coast Guard’s new credentialing portal promises complete applications and faster processing. One American ship captain tested it. What he found
Oct 24 (Reuters) – Ras Al Khaimah authorities said on Saturday that all beaches in the emirate would be closed until further notice, a day
SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII is expected to return to its Fort Schuyler campus by mid-November after the federal government
QatarEnergy has signed two long-term agreements to purchase up to 4 million tonnes of U.S. liquefied natural gas annually from Cheniere Energy through 2054, as
A tanker carrying Russian diesel is expected to arrive in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 2, potentially becoming the first such shipment to reach the United
By Marwa Rashad and Stephen Kalin RIYADH, May 19 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it wanted to avert war in the region but stood ready to respond
By Karl Plume and Rod Nickel May 17 (Reuters) – The upper Mississippi River fully reopened to boat and barge traffic this week for the first time since
By Nina Chestney LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday agreed stricter energy efficiency targets for certain
Italian shipping company Grimaldi Group has issued a statement addressing this week’s fire on board the Grimaldi Lines vehicle carrier Grande Europa in
By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — With so much cheap liquefied natural gas around, traders are again looking at tankers to store the fuel in the hope
The Coast Guard’s new credentialing portal promises complete applications and faster processing. One American ship captain tested it. What he found
Oct 24 (Reuters) – Ras Al Khaimah authorities said on Saturday that all beaches in the emirate would be closed until further notice, a day
SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII is expected to return to its Fort Schuyler campus by mid-November after the federal government
QatarEnergy has signed two long-term agreements to purchase up to 4 million tonnes of U.S. liquefied natural gas annually from Cheniere Energy through 2054, as
A tanker carrying Russian diesel is expected to arrive in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 2, potentially becoming the first such shipment to reach the United
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LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market has extended the list of waters deemed as high risk to include Oman, the United Arab
By Jonathan Saul and Gwladys Fouche LONDON/OSLO, May 17 (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) are “highly likely” to
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, May 16 (Reuters) – The premier of Canada’s main crude-producing province Alberta on Thursday welcomed a Senate
Global mining company Anglo American has completed what is thought to be the first fully carbon offset voyage of a bulk carrier at sea, according to Rightship,
By Roslan Khasawneh and Muyu Xu SINGAPORE/BEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying Iranian fuel oil in violation of U.S. sanctions has unloaded
Nor-Shipping is revamping its knowledge-sharing offer with a brand new stage created for day-long ‘deep dives’ into fast-moving and strategically important subjects.
Augmented reality (AR) can help industrial crews perform tasks more efficiently and consistently, but widespread deployment will depend on demonstrating that productivity gains
Moxie Media will host its first dedicated user event, Moxie Connect: User Conference 2026, a complimentary event open to all maritime professionals, on Wednesday, December 2, at
While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively,
ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance modern commercial nuclear technology at sea. The
Thordon Bearings has opened a new manufacturing facility as part of its strategic response to robust growth across all business segments and rising demand for its sustainable
The strength, dynamism and diversity of Asia’s buoyant maritime community will be evident at the 2026 WISTA AGM and Conference gathering in Kuala Lumpur later this month, as
ABS has issued approval in principle (AIP) and completed a basic design review (BDR) for a natural gas liquefaction system developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the
Nor-Shipping is revamping its knowledge-sharing offer with a brand new stage created for day-long ‘deep dives’ into fast-moving and strategically important subjects.
Augmented reality (AR) can help industrial crews perform tasks more efficiently and consistently, but widespread deployment will depend on demonstrating that productivity gains
Moxie Media will host its first dedicated user event, Moxie Connect: User Conference 2026, a complimentary event open to all maritime professionals, on Wednesday, December 2, at
While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively,
ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance modern commercial nuclear technology at sea. The
Thordon Bearings has opened a new manufacturing facility as part of its strategic response to robust growth across all business segments and rising demand for its sustainable
The strength, dynamism and diversity of Asia’s buoyant maritime community will be evident at the 2026 WISTA AGM and Conference gathering in Kuala Lumpur later this month, as
ABS has issued approval in principle (AIP) and completed a basic design review (BDR) for a natural gas liquefaction system developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the
A team of contractors has finally contained an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that has been spewing from the site of a damaged platform for more than
PSA unboXed, the Singapore-based venture capital arm of PSA International, and Israeli-based theDOCK Innovation Hub have entered into an agreement to jumpstart
By Sherry Su and Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Oil traders are starting the slow process of cleaning up cargoes of Russian crude that were loaded onto
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, May 16 (Reuters) – The marine industry’s January 2020 shift to using very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) to power ships
The Panama Canal completed a trial transit of Evergreen’s Triton, the largest ship by dimension and container cargo capacity to pass through the Expanded
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Ashored Technologies, a new company based in Halifax, Canada, has just been accepted into the prestigious startup accelerator Masschallenge.
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) – U.S. officials believe Iran encouraged Houthi militants or Iraq-based Shi’ite militias to carry
One dockworker has died and another sustained severe injuries in an accident at a Port of Los Angeles container terminal on Wednesday. A Port of Los Angeles
Another Grimaldi Lines vehicle carrier has been hit by a major fire. Authorities in Spain reported Wednesday that they were called to assist the Grimaldi Lines
Two yard workers have died and five others were severely injured this morning in a major explosion on board beached vessel at a shipbreaking yard in
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