[Brief] On Monday, the Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old mariner from an ATB tug about 65 miles off Galveston, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston received a call at about 1600 hours from the tug Leigh Ann Moran stating a crew member was "ailing and disoriented." The sector's...
The armed group who seized a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has left the targeted ship, the British navy reported. The post UPDATE: Tanker “safe” after hijack...
Italian archaeologists have discovered a Roman wreck from the second century B.C. off the coast of Sicily. The sunken vessel was located in about 300 feet of water off Isola delle Femmine, near Palermo, and it was heavily laden with amphorae - likely of the...
Danish shipping and logistics giant A.P. Moller - Maersk has upgraded its 2021 full-year guidance reporting strong performance in Q2 2021. The post Maersk ups 2021 profit expectations, reports Q2...
The FMC has been investigating container supply chain disruption, including carrier policies on container availability, detention and demurrage charges and container return time allowances. In a commission hearing last week, Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca Dye proposed asking Congress to amend the law (46 USC Chapter 411) in...
The Port of Tianjin, the largest port in Northern China, has announced that it will develop "the world's first artificial intelligence zero-carbon terminal." The post Port of Tianjin to build...
A UK-based startup is looking to solve two environmental problems with one solution, pulling plastic trash from waterways - where it would normally wind up in the ocean - and turning it into a fuel for ships. Plastic-to-fuel startup Clean Planet Energy has partnered with riverine...
Swedish waste management firm Riverrecycle and UK-based renewable energy company Clean Planet Energy have entered into a partnership agreement to remove non-recyclable plastics from rivers and then...
The Port of Rotterdam is working with a tank farm operator and two Japanese conglomerates to study the possibility of importing hydrogen in the form of methylcyclohexane, an industrial chemical that releases H2 when converted to toluene. This reaction is well-known and used on a...
This week’s focus was on making vessels greener, low-carbon strategies, green hydrogen, and building a sustainable future. The post In focus: The pursuit of low-carbon business prospects appeared...
