The Australian Border Force has begun cracking down on illegal fishing in protected marine sanctuaries off the northern coast of Western Australia, intercepting - and in some cases destroying - unauthorized fishing vessels. After weeks of protests from Australian tour boat operators about the unlawful presence of...
Belgian Port of Antwerp, Port of Zeebrugge and the energy ministry of Chile have signed a deal to make green hydrogen flows between the continents happen. The post Belgian ports and Chile to...
Last month, the container ship Ever Given arrived at a shipyard in Qingdao, China for repairs to her bulbous bow, which was damaged when she ran aground in the Suez Canal in March. That infamous grounding delayed billions of dollars worth of trade for six...
Towage services provider KOTUG International will use Shift Clean Energy's new PwrSwäp clean energy service -- which uses swappable batteries on a pay-as-you-go basis -- on KOTUG’s E-Pusher...
With the backlog of ships remaining largely stable off the California ports, there is an increasing number of proposals to address the problem and seek solutions. The latest is a proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives to form an interagency task force to immediately...
During the COP26 conference, nations are expected to speak out their ambition towards mitigating climate change. These pledges will have an effect on the offshore energy and maritime industry. The...
Norwegian energy company Equinor has taken the unusual decision to abandon the budding Irish offshore wind market, ending a partnership with the nation's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) after just two years. In 2019, Equinor reached a deal with the ESB to turn the Moneypoint coal-fired power...
As the world considers the harsh realities highlighted by COP26, The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) has warned that shipowners can deliver the target of net-zero...
Russia is demonstrating its determination to open the Northern Sea Route (NSR) to shipping by dispatching the nuclear-powered cargo ship Sevmorput to deliver containers to Vladivostok, where the cargo will be transferred to a conventional vessel for onward transport to Bangladesh. This two-step route is 3,000 nm longer than using...
French container shipping giant CMA CGM has agreed to buy a majority stake in Fenix Marine Services (FMS), one of the largest terminals in the Port of Los Angeles that provides container handling...
