ITF Calls Out "Worst Case of Seafarer Abandonment Ever Seen"
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has identified another Mideast vessel operator that has allegedly abandoned multiple ships and their crews,…
Smugglers Toss 2.5 Tons of Cocaine Overboard to Escape Royal Navy Pursuit
The latest interdiction in the Caribbean by the Royal Navy’s patrol ship HMS Trent sounds like a scene from a…
USCG Agreement Sets Development Pathway for First Hydrogen-Power US Towboat
The project that has been underway for the past several years to develop the U.S.’s first hydrogen-power towboat reached a…
The Forward Bridge in Future Container Shipping
Shipping company Maersk recently introduced a new 16,000-TEU, methanol-powered ship named Ane Maersk with a bridge installed near the bow.…
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Launches Long Island Ferry
On Friday, May 3rd, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) successfully launched the ferry LONG ISLAND (ESG Hull 228) at its…
Wing-in-Ground Craft Startup Regent Secures $300M Leasing Deal
Regent, the manufacturer of a line of battery-electric wing-in-ground craft, has secured a $300 million purchase-and-lease agreement with green shipping…
Salvors Move Carefully Towards Big Lift to Refloat Boxship Dali
Salvors are still preparing for the operation to remove wreckage of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge from the bow of…
Survey: Tanker Officers Report High Satisfaction, But Heavy Workload
Tanker owners’ association Intertanko has released the results of its latest online survey of crewmembers across the global fleet, based…
Removal of export duty may lift demand for Russian thermal coal
Russian thermal coal may see higher demand following its government’s decision to temporarily remove the duties on its export of…
Asia’s crude oil imports slip in April, trail OPEC forecasts
Asia’s imports of crude oil slipped slightly in April from March, as increased arrivals in China failed to offset lower…