Major container ports across the U.S. have experienced record-setting cargo growth, and the Port of Virginia is no exception. Over the course of the fiscal year ending June 30, it set a new annual cargo record, moving 3.2 million TEU - including a record 280,000...
The Swiss cruise line Viking Cruises has announced that its cruise vessel Viking Mars was lowered into the sea from the Fincantieri Ancona shipyard in Italy. The post Viking marks float out of...
On Saturday evening, an appeals court in the U.S. 11th Circuit ruled that the CDC will still be able to impose COVID-19 health and safety restrictions on the cruise industry, at least for now. In June, District Judge Steven Merryday ruled against the CDC in a...
Carbon recycled methane produced by methanation technology can be recognized as zero-emission ship fuel, the Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group (WG) of Japan's Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study...
On Friday afternoon, salvors with Donjon-SMIT freed the river cruise ship American Jazz from a muddy shoal on Lake Barkley, a reservoir on the Cumberland River in Kentucky. At 1520 hours, the salvage crew and the vessel's crew were able to free the ship from its perch using...
Two Norway-based companies have launched a joint venture to fill an existing gap in the ammonia fuel value chain by developing ammonia ship bunkering infrastructure technology, products and...
[By Representative Elaine Luria] This article outlines the path that led to the U.S. Navy’s current strategic deficit and proposes a framework for a new maritime strategy, one that I believe should be immediately developed along with the corresponding force structure assessment. With a modest 5%...
A number of energy transition-related updates hit our headlines this week, from new developments in the renewables sector to further initiatives in ship decarbonisation – and oil & gas companies'...
Iran and Israel have been at loggerheads since the transformation of Iran into an Islamic republic more than four decades ago and each has persistently viewed the other as a major threat to its national security. Iranian leaders have denounced Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands...
In a new climate plan, the European Commission has proposed to extend the scope of the EU's Emissions Trading System to cover CO2 emissions from ships. The post EU revises ETS to include shipping...
