Australian authorities reported the seizure of 200 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of more than US$70 million that was being smuggled into the country aboard an MSC containership. An elaborate multi-agency operation was staged to track and capture the drugs as a...
Fifteen seafarers have been kidnapped from a Maltese-flagged vessel identified as MT Davide B […] The post Dryad: 15 seafarers kidnapped in latest attack in GoG appeared first on Offshore...
Royal Dutch Shell has reached an agreement with three shipowners to build and charter a total of 10 dual fuel LNG-powered very large crude carriers, with the first entering into operation in 2022. All will be built at DSME, and all will be chartered to...
The Chinese fishing vessel that struck a section of Mauritius’ western reef last week […] The post Mauritius: Grounded Chinese fishing vessel removed from reef appeared first on Offshore...
Norway's government has intervened in the planned sale of Rolls-Royce's Bergen Engines division to a Russian conglomerate, citing national security concerns. Bergen is a Norwegian firm with more than 165 years of history in the shipping industry, including 75 as a maker of diesel engines. It...
Germany’s Uniper has teamed up with shipping service provider Liberty Pier Maritime Projects and […] The post Uniper, Liberty Pier Maritime & SDC set up Green Methanol Cooperation...
China's navy has been modernizing at a rapid clip for years, and its development shows no sign of slowing. In testimony on Tuesday, commander of Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Philip Davidson told the Senate Armed Services Committtee that if the U.S. Navy does not increase its...
Governments controlling a major share of the world’s shipping tonnage submitted today the proposal […] The post Industry calls for adoption of ‘moon-shot’ $5 billion R&D fund...
After a year of operating a car carrier in regular service using biofuel instead of conventional fuel, short-sea ro-ro operator UECC is reflecting on the success of the operation. UECC reports that during the year-long program it was able to reduce carbon intensity by more...
Deltamarin, in partnership with Cargill and BAR Technologies, has launched a virtual showroom of […] The post Deltamarin, Cargill showcase their wind technology in a virtual showroom appeared...
