[By Vincent E. Castillo] Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, invoking King in his virtual address to Congress on March 16, 2022, said he has a need. “We need you right now,” Zelenskyy told U.S. lawmakers. Since November 2021, the U.S. has provided...
Nautilus Labs, a US-based technology firm advancing the efficiency of ocean commerce through artificial intelligence, has announced $34 million in Series B funding. The post Microsoft Climate...
Authorities at the port of Tarragona have seized the megayacht Crescent, the third Russian-linked ultraluxury vessel seized in Spanish waters this week. Crescent is a 440-foot behemoth built in 2019 and valued at roughly $600 million. She is a close cousin of the 459-foot Scheherazade, which...
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has developed a 'groundbreaking' platform that deliver information on cargo transported by individual vessels, the companies that own the cargo and the...
The NTSB has released a report on a dangerous engine failure aboard the ferry Wenatchee after an overhaul in 2021. When an undertorqued bolt rattled loose, the engine threw a conn rod and half of a piston through an inspection cover, starting a fire and causing millions...
Japanese Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed an investment into Marindows, a Tokyo-based company aiming to build an integrated digital platform...
A duo of graduates from the US Merchant Marine Academy have started a company called Fleetzero, which plans to build battery-electric ships that sail between nearby major ports. Plans call for offloading of containers of freight and nearly depleted batteries, then taking aboard replacement containers...
A Valaris drillship and a bulk carrier have collided in Pascagoula, Mississippi with both vessels sustaining damage as a result. The post Valaris drillship breaks free of moorings and collides with...
Canada’s largest icebreaker, Louis S. St-Laurent, is set to undergo major repair, refit and maintenance work to extend its lifespan and keep the ship in service, giving Canada more time for the construction of two replacement icebreakers. Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded a $12.8 million contract to...
orway invests NOK 200 million ($22.41m) in HYDROGENi, a new center for energy research dedicated to hydrogen and ammonia, that is to help the energy transition. The post Norway’s HYDROGENi H2...
