On a months-long winter mission to project U.S. sovereignty and to conduct scientific research, the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star, the nation’s sole heavy icebreaker, is using its one-of-a-kind capability to navigate the dark polar wilderness. After departing Seattle, crossing the Gulf of Alaska and transiting...
Eco Livorno, the third of twelve hybrid vessels of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class, has […] The post Grimaldi welcomes 3rd hybrid RO-RO vessel into the...
The U.S. Coast Guard announced the details of a formal hearing into the December 31, 2019 sinking of the fishing vessel Scandies Rose. The hearing, which will be live-streamed due to the pandemic, is the next step in the formal Maine Board of Investigation convened...
The Royal Niestern Sander shipyard has completed the installation of the new aft ship with LNG tank and equipment on the AG Ems' passenger ferry Münsterland. The post Niestern Sander hits milestone...
With more containerships arriving daily, the backlog at the Southern California ports has grown to record levels. For the first time in seventeen years, ships are being held in drift positions outside the anchorage in San Pedro Bay with predictions that the congestion will continue...
The transition to low sulphur in fuel oil in 2020 saw only 55 cases […] The post IMO says transition to LSFO went extremely smooth with only 55 FONAR reports appeared first on Offshore Energy. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full...
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The planned mega-merger between Italian shipbuilding major Fincantieri with its French counterpart Chantiers de […] The post Italy & France pull the plug on Fincantieri’s takeover of...
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a long-expected executive order to set up a climate task force and direct federal agencies to take action to counter climate change. Controversially, the order halts all new oil and gas leases in federal waters and moves to raise...
A winter storm is adding to the challenges for the Southern California ports and the backlog of shipping waiting for space in the ports. Many of the ships anchored off the San Pedro Bay port complex decided to head to sea on January 25 to...
