[By Oriana Skylar Mastro] Chinese exercises in the South China Sea last month, and the strong U.S. response, show these disputed waters will not soon be calm. While the focus has largely been on military maneuvers, competition in legal positions has also been heating up. Last year, both the United States and Australia risked China’s […]
Maersk provided additional details related to the causes of the incident aboard its vessel the Maersk Eindhoven and the initial recovery plan. The 13,100 TEU vessel is seeking a port of refuge after having suffered a brief power failure that led up to the loss of containers overboard in the Pacific Ocean east of Japan. […]
[Brief] On Wednesday afternoon, the Danish dredger Margrethe Fighter capsized in icy water at the Port of Trelleborg, Sweden, leaving one crewmember missing and presumed dead. The vessel was working on a berth construction project for a ferry terminal when it went over. Lifeboats from a nearby Stena Line ferry were among the first responders […]
Despite experiencing its biggest decline in volumes in a decade, Rotterdam remained Europe’s largest port in 2020. Like most of the world’s major seaports, Rotterdam’s volumes were impacted by the pandemic, but due to cost saving measures and one-time income items, the port reported an improvement in financial results. According to port officials, Rotterdam remains […]
Last Saturday, a busy crab season opener coincided with heavy Pacific swells off the coast of Washington State, prompting three back-to-back rescues – including a dramatic towing evolution in 18-foot waves. Coast Guard rescue crews out of Ilwaco, Washington responded to three separate distress calls during the opener. At 0730 hours, Station Cape Disappointment and […]
JAX LNG and TOTE Services recently completed their first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering of a foreign-flagged vessel at the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT). Crews loaded 1,800 m3 (~450,000 gallons) of LNG from North America’s first LNG bunker barge, the Clean Jacksonville, to the LNG-powered vehicle carrier, Siem Confucius, at JAXPORT’s Blount Island Marine […]
As part of the efforts to develop and promote shipping via the Arctic route, Russia’s Sovcomflot has been conducting experimental winter navigation in the eastern part of the Arctic route. The Christophe de Margerie is currently completing her experimental round-trip voyage. For the first time, a large-capacity cargo vessel is transiting the eastern sector of […]
Wind power is emerging as a contender among the race to develop new sustainable solutions that address the concerns for the environment and reducing emissions from the shipping industry. This week alone, three wind-powered programs advanced while the International Windship Association (IWSA) announced a new initiative to accelerate the adoption of hybrid alternative propulsion methods. […]
[By Richelle Butcher, Britta Denise Hardesty and Lauren Roman] Plastic in the ocean can be deadly for marine wildlife and seabirds around the globe, but our latest study shows single-use plastics are a bigger threat to endangered albatrosses in the southern hemisphere than we previously thought. You may have heard of the Great Pacific garbage patch in the northern Pacific, but […]
Complete boat systems supplier and thruster specialist VETUS has announced NMEA 2000® certification for its new CANverter gateway device, offering industry-first connectivity and communication capabilities for boat owners using its proportional bow and stern thrusters. Approved as the first and only thruster integrator for NMEA 2000, VETUS advances the implementation of thruster, as well as […]
ENGIE and Equinor announce the launch of a partnership to develop joint low-carbon hydrogen activities. The French and Norwegian energy companies said they will investigate the production and market potential for hydrogen from natural gas whereby the CO2 will be captured and stored permanently offshore. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding between the […]
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics services has transported 95,833,333 million stems of flowers (4600 tonnes) from Nairobi and Addis Ababa in the last two weeks. Ethiopian shipped 1,600 tonnes from Nairobi and 3,000 tonnes from Addis Ababa to Belgium, Cote d’Ivoire, Germany, Italy, UAE, the US, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and many more destinations […]
