Mexican Congress Debates $42 Head Tax on Cruise Passengers
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies last week approved a bill that would remove an exemption for cruise passengers and begin to…
Two Senators Want Navy to Stop Working on Large Unmanned Warship
Two key senators with defense oversight powers are asking the U.S. Navy to drop its Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV)…
Lightering Planned After Bulker Stuck in St. Lawrence Fails to Budge
Officials report a new plan is being developed after the Canadian bulker Tim S. Dool (28,471 dwt) failed to budge…
Search Called Off for Lost Seiner’s Crew in Icy Strait
On Monday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for five missing crewmembers from the fishing vessel Wind Walker,…
BOEM Identifies Environmental Measures for NY Bight Wind Energy Development
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today issued a Record of Decision identifying environmental measures expected to be applied to…
Construction Study Starts for Larger, Elevated Pressure LCO2 Carrier
As efforts continue to develop the anticipated carbon capture and transport market for storage, a new project continues to advance…
Chinese Helicopter Hazes Philippine Fishermen at Iroquois Reef
Last week, after a PLA Navy helicopter harassed fishing vessels near Iroquois Reef in the Philippine exclusive economic zone, the…
Two Startups Plan to Run an Offshore Ammonia Plant on Wave Power
Ocean energy startups SwitcH2 and CorPower Ocean are developing an industrial-scale floating green ammonia production facility that will use wave…
India’s weak Q2 growth widens divide between government, cenbank priorities
India’s central bank is under increasing political pressure to cut interest rates as soon as this week, after data showed…
China’s Nov factory activity growth hits 5-month high, Caixin PMI shows
China’s factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in five months in November as new orders, including those from abroad,…