BRUSSELS ENDORSES €200 MILLION GERMAN SCHEME FOR CANADIAN HYDROGEN IMPORTS TO EU
The European Commission (EC) has cleared a €200 million German aid to boost Canadian-produced renewable hydrogen and its derivatives for the European market. This scheme will support the construction of up to 300 MW...
U.S. ANTARCTIC RESUPPLY MISSION UNDERWAY WITH CHARTERED DUTCH SHIP
Each year, the U.S. Military Sealift Command, in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Navy, undertakes a grueling, more than 8,000 nautical mile mission to resupply McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The USCG...
WARTSILA LINES UP DECADE-LONG DEAL FOR 12 LNG VESSELS WITH MOL
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has landed a multi-year lifecycle agreement for 12 liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers (LNGC) with MOL Global Ship Management, a Singapore-based ship management company fully owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines...
01/2026: NEW SOLAS REQUIREMENTS FOR ANCHOR HANDLING WINCHES
New international safety standards for anchor handling winches are now in force, setting out mandatory requirements for certification, testing, and in-service verification.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has introduced new requirements for anchor handling winches....
SPANISH OPERATION “WHITE TIDE” MAKES LARGEST COCAINE SEIZURE AT SEA
Spain’s National Police are reporting its largest ever cocaine seizure at sea, completed last week near the Canary Islands. While calling it a historic blow to maritime cocaine trafficking, they are reporting that the...
FEED GIG FOR LNG PROJECT ON US GULF COAST COMES KBR’S WAY
U.S.-headquartered science, technology, and engineering player KBR has won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for a planned multi-train liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on the Texas Gulf Coast, United States.
KBR’s FEED contract...
SEVERE WINTER STORM HITS UK SHIPPING, SENDS CONTAINERS OVERBOARD
The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency is reporting a busy night and efforts on Friday, January 9, to track containers after a severe winter storm crossed the region around the English Channel overnight. Warnings...
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...
WORLD’S FIRST LARGE LCO2/MULTI-GAS CARRIER DELIVERED TO CAPITAL
The first large capacity vessel designed to support the efforts for the capture, transport, and storage or reuse of CO2 has been completed, marking a new segment for shipping. The vessel, which has a...
LR AND LATSCO CHART A NEW DIGITAL COURSE FOR SHIP CLASSIFICATION
This breakthrough marks a decisive step forward in the digitalisation of ship classification and compliance.
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Latsco have successfully completed a proof-of-concept for a new standard in digital class assurance with data-driven...