11/2026: CREW ANNUAL INSPECTION OF PERMANENT MEANS OF ACCESS ON OIL TANKERS
New IMO updates under MSC.1/Circ.1572/Rev.2 require annual crew inspections of Permanent Means of Access (PMA) on oil tankers. Discover the operational challenges this presents and how owners can apply for flag administration dispensations.
Amendments by...
WHITAKER’S WHITCHAMPION BECOMES FIRST BUNKER TANKER CERTIFIED TO LOAD, CARRY AND BLEND FAME B100...
The biofuel blending approval offers scalable solution for lower-carbon fuel supply.
In what is believed to be an industry first, UK-based bunker operator John H. Whitaker (Tankers) Limited has secured chemical certification from Lloyd’s Register...
AD PORTS HOSTS ITS FIRST SHIP-TO-SHIP LNG BUNKERING AT KHALIFA PORT
Looking to accelerate the shift to alternative marine fuels, UAE-based port operator AD Ports Group has hosted its inaugural ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation at its flagship deep-water Khalifa Port.
Carried in collaboration with marine fuels...
ABS SUPPORTS AMMONIA SAFETY THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH
Understanding and learning ammonia’s behavior through advanced simulation is key to enhancing safety and building the confidence needed to support broader adoption, writes Gu Hai, VP, Technology (Pacific), ABS
The maritime industry is seeking to...
US GAS PRODUCER PENS 20-YEAR OFFTAKE WITH LNG PROJECT IN LOUISIANA
Expand Energy, a U.S. independent natural gas producer formed from the merger of Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy in 2024, has signed on the dotted line for a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake...
ICS: GLOBAL GHG LEVY IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR SHIPPING’S NET-ZERO ASPIRATIONS
The shipping industry wants a simple, effective levy-based greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing mechanism to accelerate the uptake of zero-near-zero GHG emission (ZNZ) fuels and enable full-scale maritime decarbonization, according to the International Chamber of...
NORTH AMERICA’S $44 BILLION LNG DEVELOPMENT TO POWER ALASKA’S GOLD MINE
Glenfarne Alaska LNG, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Group, has set the wheels in motion to secure a new deal for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export development in Alaska by signing a non-binding letter...
U.S. COAST GUARD RELEASES AUDIO OF LOST SUBMERSIBLE’S IMPLOSION
For the first time, the U.S. Coast Guard has released audio from the implosion of the submersible Titan, which was lost during a dive at the Titanic wreck site in the North Atlantic in...
OPENING HORMUZ TO BE KEY ISSUE OF NEGOTIATIONS AS TRANSITS REMAIN LOW
Three days into the announced ceasefire, the military portion appears to largely be holding, but Donald Trump’s demand that the Strait of Hormuz be open for “complete, immediate, and safe” operations remains elusive. The...
AUSTRALIA DESTROYS INDONESIAN FISHING BOAT FOR ILLEGAL SHARK FINNING
The Australian Border Force has destroyed an Indonesian fishing boat after finding hundreds of illegally-obtained shark fins on board off the remote Northern Territory.
On February 11, the Australian authorities spotted and intercepted the Indonesian...