On 8 June, US sanctions targeting the Iranian shipping network came into effect, six months after they were announced by the Trump administration.
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has secured another contract extension for its Energy Swan platform supplier with Wintershall Norge.
In an effort to promote the reduction of maritime-related emissions and strengthen maritime cybersecurity, Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, the United States Senator for Massachusetts, has introduced two maritime bills in advance of the annual Maritime Administration Reauthorization Act’s consider
The construction of Finnlines’ newest environmentally friendly roll-on/roll off (RoRo) vessel commenced on 8 June 2020 with the steel cutting ceremony in the Chinese Nanjing Jinling shipyard.
New York-based private energy and infrastructure development company Glenfarne Group confirmed it stands behind the acquisition of the Magnolia LNG project in Louisiana.
BW LNG’s new ME-GI carrier recently left the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering yard in South Korea for gas trials. The vessel is BW’s fifth newbuilding with M-type, electronically controlled, gas-injection propulsion and re-liquefaction system, in a series of nine ships ordered at the Korea
Norwegian energy giant Equinor is testing two newbuild liquefied natural gas-powered shuttle tankers it chartered for operations in the North Sea. The first tanker Eagle Blane is owned by Malaysian shipowner AET, while the second vessel Rainbow Spirit belongs to Altera. Eagle Blane recently conducte
Another crew member of MV Montpellier, a containership chartered by German shipping major Hapag-Lloyd, has tested positive for coronavirus in South Africa.
The impact of COVID-19 at major US retail container ports appears to be easing slightly, with projected imports remaining below last year’s levels but not as much as previously forecast, according to a new report issued by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.
US shipping company Tote Maritime recently completed the 100th bunkering of liquefied natural gas to its containerships in the Port of Jacksonville, Florida. North America’s first LNG bunkering barge Clean Jacksonville completed the milestone operation on June 3, according to Tote, a Saltchuk compan
The UK entity of oil major Shell has returned a platform supply vessel to Norwegian shipping company Havila Shipping ahead of time.
Six European shortsea and feeder ship operators have filed an official complaint to the European Commission, claiming that attempts of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to force ships to use dockers for container lashing violate EU competition law.
Oil and gas company Byron Energy has begun the loadout of the South Marsh Island 58 G platform which would be installed in the next four weeks.
Dutch shipyard De Hoop has delivered Silver Origin, an ultra-luxury expedition cruise ship, to Monaco-based cruise line Silversea Cruises.
