Some of the healthiest coral reefs in the world are located in the Gulf of Mexico, miles off the coast of Texas and Louisiana. Rising atop vast salt domes, three beautiful reefs – East and West Flower Garden Banks and Stetson Bank – are protected by NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Now, the […]
The winds have changed for the booming U.S. LNG export industry. With falling demand for energy and little to no price differential between American and overseas natural gas markets, liquefying and shipping natural gas across the Atlantic or the Pacific is no longer the high-margin enterprise it once was. Heavily-oversupplied European gas markets and high […]
“Last evening the officers broke up a card game in one cigar store, and left orders that no persons were allowed to congregate or play cards or stand around and talk. Patrons are to make purchases and then get out. There is little danger of contagion so long as people remain in the fresh air.” […]
The U.S. Navy is removing a strike fighter squadron from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford due to a COVID-19 scare involving a sailor who tested positive for the virus. While the sailor that tested positive for the disease had not been aboard the carrier and is currently in isolation, the Navy believed that […]
An electric revolution is under way in the ferry sector. America’s largest ferry network, Washington State Ferries, has announced plans to deploy plug-in hybrid vessels on most of its routes. Norway’s leading ferry operators, Norled and Fjord1, are deploying multiple all-electric vessels for their shorter runs. In Canada, BC Ferries has just taken delivery of […]
Ireland is about to have its first direct container shipping service to the United States. The new routing, which will be the first direct link in years between the two countries, will provide Irish exporters a reliable and fast route for their supply chain. Independent Container Line (ICL) announced the start of a new weekly, […]
At a press conference Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he would move to strip Hong Kong of its special trade status in retaliation for Beijing’s recent actions to reduce the city-state’s autonomy. Last week, the Chinese government – specifically, the National People’s Congress – said that it would impose new national security legislation […]
[Brief] A recent storm on Utah’s Great Salt Lake revealed a long-lost wreck adjacent to a state park. “There has been boating on the Great Salt Lake since the mid-1880s. Some of these boats experienced tragic endings only to be buried in the sand by storms,” wrote officials from Great Salt Lake State Park. “But […]
After years of struggling with oversupply and weak demand, companies in the OSV market are now being further challenged by the economic downturn from the global pandemic. Siem Offshore, which operates a fleet of 35 vessels serving the oil and gas industry, announced that it has entered into a standstill agreement with its secured lenders in […]
The livestock carrier Al-Kuwait remains in Fremantle, Australia as the outbreak of the coronavirus continues among its crew. The health authorities in Western Australia are continuing to manage the situation as the deadline looms for the end of animal export season. According to the Western Australia Department of Health, the only new cases of COVID-19 […]
In a private ceremony at the Pentagon Friday morning, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper administered the oath of office for the 77th Secretary of the Navy, Kenneth Braithwaite. Braithwaite is the third person to occupy the post in six months, following the back-to-back dismissals of Secretary Richard Spencer and Acting Secretary Thomas Modly. Braithwaite […]
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) reported Friday that it has received news of seafarers who have been denied medical attention by port authorities over concerns about COVID-19. ICS said that it has heard of many cases in which seafarers who are suffering from non-COVID-related medical conditions have been refused entry to port or denied […]
