Several companies are working on the development of wave energy generation as part of a test project in northern Scotland. The companies will be testing the ability to work in various sea states to capture tidal energy as an additional source of renewable energy along with the efforts to develop offshore wind in the region. […]
As the offshore wind industry is growing in the United States, there is an influx of vessels that are considering operating on the U.S. outer continental shelf (“OCS”), both foreign- and U.S.-flag Jones Act-qualified vessels. An important consideration in planning for operations on the U.S. OCS is how the vessel must be crewed for such […]
For the second time in less than a week, the Port of Los Angeles announced that it has set a new milestone for container volumes at a port in the Western Hemisphere. The port now holds the record for the most amount of containers processed in a single month, achieving the busiest month in its […]
The body of a Trinidadian fisherman who was forced over the side of his boat at gunpoint has been recovered on shore, according to the advocacy group Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS). On Sunday evening, armed attackers boarded a fishing boat operated by local fisherman Andrew Volman and one of his relatives. The […]
Eleven months after Hong Kong closed its port except for cargo ships transporting cargo in and out of the city, the government today, June 15, loosened the COVID-19 related restrictions permitting the resumption of shipping services to vessels not working cargo through the port. While basic services are again available, the COVID-related restrictions continue to […]
The ongoing disruption to the global supply chain caused by a lack of containership capacity and port congestion continues to be a major point of concern for the retailing industry and is now increasingly drawing the attention of regulators and government officials. The National Retail Federation sent an open letter to President Joe Biden asking […]
The fire aboard the grounded ro/ro Golden Ray last month was hot enough to warp heavy steel lifting lugs that salvors had installed to hoist sections of the wreck’s hull, the incident response command reported Tuesday. Welders are now hoisting steel and supplies onto the upwards-facing (starboard) side of the hull, the command said, and […]
A French start-up that plans to launch a demonstration ship in its concept for large, sail-powered cargo ships, announced that it has re-confirmed its shipyard as it works to complete financing for the construction project. NEOLINE said that it now plans to start construction this summer of the NEOLINER aiming for commissioning in the first […]
[By: Epsco-Ra Security Systems] Cyprus-based cybersecurity specialist Epsco-Ra Security Systems has developed a comprehensive and thorough cyber security solution that would protect shipping company networks way beyond the standards required by IMO. Epsco-Ra has unveiled its next-generation network monitoring, vulnerability detection and security management solution as cyber threats to shipping companies are compounding. Ra Endpoint Detection […]
Metal Shark’s Bayou La Batre, Alabama shipyard has delivered its third 120’ x 35’ river towboat for Florida Marine Transporters, Inc. (FMT) of Mandeville, Louisiana. The four-decked, welded-steel, USCG Subchapter “M”-compliant towboat “Gianna Hull” was designed by John W. Gilbert Associates, Inc. The vessel’s twin Cat marine diesel engines deliver over 2,000 HP each and […]
Edmonton International Airport is continuing its commitment to environmental sustainability by powering up a new natural gas cogeneration facility that will significantly lower carbon emissions and reduce costs. This new facility began construction in 2019 and became operational in the spring of 2021. It provides electricity and heat for airport operations from the same source. […]
Cargo iQ has appointed two new board members and re-elected its chair and vice chair for a further two-year term. Fedor Novikov, marketing director, Volga-Dnepr Group and Clark Fritzsch, global head of business process management – airfreight, Hellmann join Henrik Ambak, chair of Cargo iQ and senior vice president, cargo operations worldwide, Emirates SkyCargo, and […]
