Sea Machines to prototype use of barges as autonomous military helipads The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded Boston headquartered Sea Machine Robotics a contract to enable autonomous, self-propelled operation of opportunistically available commercial ocean barges to land and
Maid of the Mists' zero-emission tour boats enter service Starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow, October 6, guests will be able to ride the first all-electric, zero-emission passenger boats built in the U.S.A. Built for Niagara Falls, N.Y. tour operator Maid the
Paraná River push boats get Fleet Xpress connectivity In a breakthrough for maritime broadband inland along one of South America's longest waterways, Inmarsat has equipped four Paraná River push boats operated by Impala Paraguay with Fleet Xpress connectivity, The push
Gibbs & Cox wins DARPA Sea Train award The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Gibbs & Cox, Inc. a multi-phase contract to develop and demonstrate a Connectorless Sea Train concept. DARPA has exercised the base development phase
Halter Marine partners with community college to launch apprenticeship program Pascagoula, Miss., shipbuilder Halter Marine is creating jobs and, through its partnership with Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (MGCCC), training the apprentices to fill them. The program launched with a recent apprenticeship
AWO's Brian Bailey honored as Rising Star of Safety Brian Bailey, Director of Safety and Environmental Stewardship for the American Waterways Operators (AWO), has been named a 2020 Rising Star of Safety by the National Safety Council (NSC). He was selected
Trafigura proposes IMO-administered carbon levy on fuels One of the world's largest ship charterers, responsible for more than 4,000 voyages a year, is proposing that the International Maritime Organization introduce a carbon levy of between $250 and $300 per
VIDEO: Dredge slams into moored tanker Malaysia's Star newpaper says that "maritime rage" akin to "road rage" is being eyed as the possible cause of an incident captured on YouTube videos that show the moment when a 3,745
Piracy monitoring service issues Gulf of Guinea attack alert While the source of the notice was not disclosed, security sources said the threat level in the inner Gulf of...
Bulker sale and purchase activity hots up During the past week, Castor Maritime picked up a panamax and Scorpio Bulkers offloaded a second kamsarmax
Port biofouling removal bans drive a smarter approach Shipowners' traditional method of removing fouling from a vessel's hull leaves biocides, paint particles and biofouling in the water. The...
Seafarers have a right 'to stop working, leave ships and return home' The ITF and the employers' Joint Negotiating Group have come together to ask shipping and cargo companies to support seafarers...
Is digital leviathan a risk to fair competition in shipping? State-of-the-art logistics solutions deployed by container shipping services raise antitrust issues for which the legal competition frameworks in both the...
Capesize rates benefit from 'incredibly healthy' volumes Capesize spot rates continued to gain with levels reaching the highest since September 2019, according to the Baltic Exchange, which...
Greek bulker 'wholly responsible' for Suez multiple pile-up Bulk carrier Panamax Alexander was at causative fault for five-vessel casualty that closed the Suez Canal for several hours in...
UN facing call to intervene in shipping's emissions debate Green groups have written to the United Nations in protest to a recent proposal to the IMO for a short-term...
Logistics company thwarts cyber attack It has emerged that a Danish logistics company was targeted by cyber criminals in the weeks before successful attacks on...
Ports are enabling the supply chains of the future Resilience will need to be at the forefront of everyone's minds over the next 12 months, as new border arrangements...
Shipyard closed after coronavirus outbreak New Havyard Ship Technology has been ordered to close its Leirvik shipyard until at least October 10, after 17 employees...
Daily Briefing Free to read: US restocking cycle to boost container demand | Trafigura flags financial consequences of regional carbon measures |...
Golar LNG and BP agree to defer FLNG lease BP has previously sought to invoke force majeure on the FLNG lease, citing coronavirus-led disruption. The latest agreement to delay...
Arctic dry bulk not for the faint of heart, says Golden Ocean Ice class is a hard investment to earn back, but Golden Ocean says its polar panamax business pays off
A time to arbitrate? ING works to preserve stalled London OW Bunker cases before it's too late Six years on, lender may have to restart three proceedings and launch a new one before deadline
Nigeria LNG unit nears settlement to end OW Bunker fight LNG carrier owner Bonny Gas Transport and ING reach 'agreement in principle' to end fight over disputed bunker bills
Pleiades Shipping orders second aframax at Daehan Greek shipowner strikes newbuilding contract with South Korean shipyard
Tufton Oceanic adopts ABS' new fleet data system Class society helps UK fund manager maximise operational efficiency of fleet to create value
Danaos surge leads US shipping stocks to rebound week Things are looking up in both the containership and dry bulk markets with equities responding, Jefferies says
Kirby Corp sees major shareholder scale back stake Scottish investor Baillie Giffords backs off as Kirby's distribution and services segment languishes
SAL acquires Intermarine in multipurpose industry shake-up Consolidation rolls on as industry veteran Svend Andersen makes a comeback
Hoegh LNG taps bond and plans another issue as it refinances early New deals in Oslo will reduce 2022 maturity with bond window firmly open
String of VLCC sales emerge as buyers aim to take advantage of price slump Aeolos Management, International Seaways and NYK Line said to have found buyers while AET is hunting for one
SunStone pauses Project Infinity at seven expedition cruiseships Expedition cruiseship owner allows options for last three expedition cruiseship newbuildings to expire
Frontline's Robert MacLeod enjoys big pay hike Annual salary increased almost NOK 3m from 2018, records show
Sale of Soloi Inc supramaxes could mark shipowning exit Greek company has reportedly sold its only remaining bulkers
Shipowners warned of imminent pirate attack in Gulf of Guinea 'Credible' threat reported to cover potential raid off Nigeria, Togo, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe
Axel Eitzen gearing up to combine several group companies
Employers and unions call for crew change charter clause ITF threatens to 'come down hard' on anyone who does not respect seafarers' right to reject contract extensions
Three decades of TradeWinds offers lessons for the years ahead As TradeWinds marks its 30th anniversary, its pages and stories show that transparency will be a key to remaining competitive in the shipping business in the decades ahead
Cocaine seized on handysize and cargoship in Italy and Brazil Drugs found on Itochu and Held Bereederungs vessels within two days of each other
Golar joint venture disqualified from Petrobras terminal tender Woes continue for company's joint venture power and floating regasification arm following CEO allegations
Tufton Oceanic snaps up tanker duo as new financing arranged UK fund borrows $24m against four product carriers as fleet expands again
US warns shipowners of sanctions threat from cyber-attack ransoms Washington tells companies payments to hackers could breach sanctions after a spate of cyber-attacks on shipping companies
Probe begins as dredger embeds itself in tanker at full speed Crew watch in horror as vessel steams towards their ship off Malaysian port
Ofac warns shipowners over cyber-attack ransoms Washington tells companies payments to hackers could breach sanctions after a spate of cyber-attacks on shipping companies
Prices under pressure as Euronav sells jointly owned suezmax Belgian owner made a more than 50% return on its 2019 investment in tanker
Euronav confirms profit after selling jointly owned suezmax Belgian owner made a more than 50% return on its 2019 investment in tanker
Havyard closed after 17 workers test positive for Covid-19 Outbreak began last week after four cases were initially identified at Norwegian shipbuilder
Kathrine Fredriksen: Reading the runes of a Norse saga The fog around who will take control of John Fredriksen's $13bn empire is beginning to clear
Costa Cruises continues to trickle ships back into service Italian arm of Carnival set to reinstate third vessel with domestic cruises, but with reduced capacity
MOL and Nagashiki come in for criticism over media handling of Wakashio crisis Japanese owner and charter said to have been slow to respond and shown little empathy for local citizens
Redundant PIL, Hinode and Nissen boxships move on to new owners Asian liner players shed feeder tonnage as charters end and route rationalisations kick in
MOL comes in for criticism over media handling of Wakashio crisis Japanese owner and charter said to have been slow to respond and shown little empathy for local citizens
United Airlines cargo planes to share space again with passengers At airlines, cargo is typically the junior partner to passenger service. During COVID, the roles are reversed and United Airlines is using its cargo network...
Ship captain, owner sought in Port of Beirut explosion case MV Rhosus carried the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate cited as the cause of August's devastating blast.
Dry bulk shipping rates have just hit a new 2020 high Another key bellwether - the cost of dry bulk freight - is pointing to an economic recovery.
TJX Cos. to open $150M distribution center in El Paso TJX's new 1.6 million-square-foot distribution center in El Paso will likely rely on factories in Juarez, Mexico, as part of its US-Mexico supply chain.
HMM's 12th 24,000-TEU container ship en route to Rotterdam The South Korean carrier signed a contract for the ultra-large vessels in September 2018.
New freight benchmark study brings shippers' payment practices into the light When it comes to freight audit and payment strategy, shippers don't operate as a monolith.
Career Tracks: Yang Ming names new CEO Cheng Cheng-Mount was appointed to the Taiwanese carrier's board in 2018.
SAL expands US project cargo footprint with Intermarine SAL Heavy Lift Group sees Intermarine expanding its ability to serve project cargo shippers throughout North and South America.
American exporters want end to erratic container return dates The inability of ocean carriers to timely inform shippers of schedule changes results in costly logistics disruptions and potential for lost international sales.
ARGENTINA DATA: Crude exports fall 36.2% on year in August Crude exports averaged 42,249 b/d in August, down from 66,179 b/d in the year-ago period, the data showed.
USGC middle distillate flows to Europe in Oct at 230,000 mt so far: cFlow In September, around 640,000 mt of USGC middle distillates made their way to Europe, with 450,000 mt going to Northwest Europe and the rest to the Mediterranean.
OIL FUTURES: WTI surges 6% amid renewed stimulus hopes, Trump health news Oil futures settled sharply higher Oct. 5 amid signs of progress between Congressional Democrats and the White House on a coronavirus relief bill.
IN THE LOOP: Mars differentials average premium to WTI MEH for first ever full quarter Stronger demand and tighter supply of sour barrels along the US Gulf Coast boosted values for Gulf of Mexico grades in recent months - flipping the traditional sweet/sour spread.
First ship-to-ship LNG bunkering of cruise vessel at Rotterdam The LNG London conducted the first ship-to-ship LNG bunker operation to a cruise vessel in Rotterdam port on Oct. 1, Belgian shipping company Victrol said Oct. 5.
Ocean Network Express to implement low sulfur fuel surcharge after S Korea forms ECAs ONE will implement a LSF surcharge of $3/TEU for all Korea export and import cargoes as from Nov. 1.
INTERVIEW: Bunker company KPI OceanConnect sees sales grow despite 2020 challenges: CEO "So far we have enough on our table...But we still have appetite for more [acquisitions] if an opportunity presents," Holl said.
FueLNG advances LNG bunkering prospects, infrastructure in Singapore FueLNG Bellina is scheduled to be operational by end-2020.
Indian JNPT's Sep container volume falls 5% on year as pandemic continues to hit demand Over January-September, JNPT's container throughput totaled 3.17 million TEU, down 23% year on year.
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