Forwarders Urge EC To Intervene As Carriers Avoid Congested UK Ports

According to a Loadstar report, as carriers continue to leave import containers stranded at North European ports and charge exporters more than $5,000 to ship a box to Asia, the pressure is growing for...

[Watch] Container Ship Sinks While Relocating

A section of container ship under construction tilted and sank while in process of relocation from one dry dock to another, at Kaohsiung ShipYard, Taiwan, obviously due to mismanagement and/or miscalculations.  Disclaimer: This video is...

S&P Global Merge With IHS Markit for a $44 Billion All-stock Deal

S&P Global is merging with IHS Markit in a $44 billion all-stock deal. The companies announced Monday, forging a financial data powerhouse in the biggest corporate deal of 2020. The combined company will...

[Watch] World’s First Fully Electric, Autonomous & Zero Emission Container Ship

The vessel YARA Birkeland will be the world’s first fully electric and autonomous container ship, with zero emissions, says an article published in KONGSBERG  website.  Development & Delivery KONGSBERG is responsible for development and delivery of...

Welding Malfunction Leads To Pier Contact

The failure of a weld ultimately led to a barge breaking loose from its mooring and heavily damaging a pier in November of last year, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in its Marine...

Major Carriers Push EU for Free Emission Allowances

European Commission prepares revision of the EU carbon market with shipping in it. Major carriers push the EU for free emission allowances. The two companies also warn against including voyages beyond the EU. Maersk...

LR & Shanghai Merchant Ship Design Venture in Low Carbon Ship Design

LR, rotor sail manufacturer Anemoi Marine Technologies (Anemoi) and Shanghai Merchant Ship Design form a joint development project (JDP). The main aim of the project is to produce a series of energy efficient vessel designs focused...

Star Bulk Carriers President Keen To Meet IMO 2030 GHG Goals

Luis Gronda of global energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus Media published an interview with Star Bulk Carriers President Hamish Norton. The interview is on how the company stands in meeting IMO...

Uniper Energy DMCC (UED) & Neutral Fuels Venture into Marine Biofuel Market

Uniper Energy DMCC (UED) and Neutral Fuels announce that they will collaborate to provide maritime biofuel in Fujairah, UAE. The two companies will blend UED’s VLSFO and Neutral Fuels biofuel, creating a maritime...

Heavy Storm Leads To Deadly Tanker Accident

Spanish salvors Salvamento Maritimo were busy providing emergency towage for two ships. They were a tanker and a livestock carrier, in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. The month did not end well for Panama-...