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ABS to support CARB on implementation of new harbor craft emissions reg
ABS is to support the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on implementation of California’s new requirements to reduce harbor craft emissions, seen by many in industry as being particularly tough. The newly amended State of California Commercial Harbor Craft Regulation requires most harbor craft vessels to meet performance standards equivalent to a lower…
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$45M Settlement with Ships Accused of Causing California Oil Spill
A tentative settlement has been reached in which two containerships that were accused of causing damage by dragging their anchors across a southern California oil pipeline will pay $45 million which will be used to compensate fishermen, residents, and local businesses. It is the latest in a series of settlements…
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VIDEO: Michelin inflatable wing sail system marks a milestone
An inflatable wing sail system developed by Michelin has marked a milestone. The sail has now been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) by classification society DNV. This is the first AiP to have been awarded to an inflatable wing sail design and is currently being installed for testing on…
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Photos: Wreck of X-Press Pearl Lifted from Ocean Floor off Sri Lanka
Officials from Sri Lanka’s Marine Environment Protection Agency (MEPA) are reporting that they expected the remaining components of the containership X-Press Pearl which burnt and sunk off Colombo to be removed by this week. The second phase of the salvage operation was due to conclude with the removal of the wreck and…
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Seaside LNG acquires Clean Jacksonville LNG bunkering barge
Seaside LNG reports that it has acquired the LNG bunkering barge Clean Jacksonville from TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, LLC, a subsidiary of TOTE Group, LLC. Seaside LNG’s maritime transportation company, Polaris New Energy, has contracted to continue fueling TOTE’s Marlin Class LNG-fueled containerships and other commercial customers with its fleet of LNG bunkering barges.…
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Hapag-Lloyd box ship bunkers with used cooking oil based biofuel
TotalEnergies Marine Fuels has successfully completed its first refueling of a Hapag-Lloyd container vessel in Singapore with sustainable, UCOME (Used Cooking Oil Methyl Ester)-based, marine biofuel. The operation saw the 15,000 TEU Afif supplied with 2,000 tonnes of biofuel on January 20, 2023, in a ship-to-ship transfer facilitated by by Jurong Port Universal Terminal Pte…
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Navy accepts delivery of LCS 25
PEO ships reports that the Navy has now accepted delivery of the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) from Lockheed Martin at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Marinette, Wis. The ship is a Freedom variant littoral combat ship, Earlier ships in the class suffered mechanical issues that led the Pentagon to seek to decommission…
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Container Fire Continues to Burn at Port of Iskenderun
Despite reports that it has been extinguished, the container fire at the port of Iskenderun continues to burn into its second day, according to correspondents on the ground and Istanbul’s municipal administration. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck southern Turkey on Monday had a significant impact on the port, toppling…
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Nigerian Navy Evacuates Six Crewmembers from Tanker
The Nigerian Navy is reporting that it responded to a call for assistance from a tanker waiting near the Lagos oil operations after six crewmembers became ill possibly from fumes in one of the tanks aboard the vessel. Reports are confused with some media outlets suggesting asphyxiation saying six sailors…
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SCA denies the published misinformation on the contracting of a company to provide its services
Adm. Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority, has denied the groundless misinformation published by anonymous accounts on a number of social media platforms on the SCA’s 99 year-long concession agreement with a company that would provide the SCA’s own services, and deems such allegations completely…
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