BIOFUEL-CAPABLE, DIESEL-ELECTRIC CEMENT CARRIER ARRIVES HOME
MV Tamarack, an eco-friendly cement carrier, arrived at the Port of Montreal on August 22, 2025, completing its maiden transatlantic voyage and marking a major milestone in North American shipping.
Owned by Eureka Shipping, a...
GLOBAL BUNKER FUEL QUALITY HOLDS STEADY AS BIOFUEL BLENDS GAIN MOMENTUM
LR’s latest FOBAS Fuel Insight report highlights broadly steady fuel quality with particular issues around high sediments and chemical contamination, and an increased use of biofuel blends with developments in energy-content measurement.
Global bunker fuel...
HD HYUNDAI, BILL GATES-FOUNDED TERRAPOWER ADVANCE NUCLEAR SUPPLY CHAIN COOPERATION
Leaders of the South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai and the US-based nuclear reactor design and development engineering company TerraPower have met to review nuclear supply chain expansion and commercialization progress.
On August 22, Executive Vice...
AUSTRALIA INVESTIGATING AFTER BULKER BLACKS OUT AND DRIFTS TOWARD NEWCASTLE
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the circumstances around an incident where a larger bulker lost power and drifted dangerously close to Newcastle. It will be looking for critical safety issues, and...
METHANOL AND AMMONIA SHIPPING FUELS ARE BECOMING A REALITY, NEW REPORT SHOWS
There has been a rapid progress in the development of methanol and ammonia as zero-emission fuels, however, technology readiness is not enough in and of itself to drive the change needed at the pace...
MAERSK REPORTS CREW STOPPED SPREAD OF CONTAINER FIRE ON VESSEL OFF AFRICA
The container fire, which began last week on one of Maersk’s lager boxships, Marie Maersk, is believed to have stopped spreading, as firefighting efforts are expected to intensify. The 19,000 TEU vessel remains off...
JAPAN TO BEGIN DEVELOPMENT OF ITS ‘FIRST’ FULLY BATTERY-POWERED TUGBOAT
Japanese tugboat services provider Tokyo Kisen and compatriot marine software developer Marindows have kick-started what is being hailed as Japan’s “first” pure battery-powered EV harbor tugboat development project.
As disclosed, the electric harbor tugboat is...
EVERLLENCE AND MEYER RE PARTNER TO EXPLORE METHANOL REFITS FOR CRUISE SHIPS
Everllence, the rebranded MAN Energy Solutions engine business and MEYER RE, the service business launched from Meyer Werft, are advancing their efforts for methanol retrofit solutions in the maritime industry, and especially for cruise...
HALLIBURTON PICKS UP ANOTHER MULTI-YEAR NORTH SEA GIG
U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has landed a new long-term assignment in the North Sea with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered ConocoPhillips.
This five-year well stimulation services contract in the North Sea will...
19/2025: ELECTRONIC INCLINOMETERS FOR NEW BULK CARRIERS AND CONTAINER SHIPS
To enhance seafarer safety and prevent the loss and damage of bulk cargo due to strong movements at sea, the IMO is introducing amendments to SOLAS Chapter V.
Through Resolution MSC.532(107), it has adopted a...