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…
Equatorial Guinea May Be Holding S. African Engineers Over Seized Yacht
The government of South Africa is working to secure the release of two oil and gas executives who were charged…
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…
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…
Senegal’s O3S Orders Fast Supply Vessel from Penguin
O3S – Oil Senegal Support Services, a homegrown Senegalese operator servicing the country’s fledgling offshore energy sector, has ordered a…
Sea Drone Warfare has Arrived, and the US is Floundering
The U.S. Navy’s efforts to build a fleet of unmanned vessels are faltering because the Pentagon remains wedded to big…
The Power of Now: Sailing Toward Shipping’s Climate Goals
When Bertrand Charrier worked with Jacques Cousteau four decades ago on the development of a revolutionary sail for the maritime…