LoginWorld’s Largest Sail Cruise Ship Celebrates Naming and Delivery
Orient Express Corinthian, the world’s largest sailing ship, was christened on April 29, in Saint-Nazaire, France, and delivered to her owners, Orien...
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Groundbreaking Starts Sparrows Point Container Terminal for Baltimore
Tradepoint Atlantic and MSC’s Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) broke ground on May 1 on the Sparrows Point Container Terminal. A key part of the red...
IMO Adopts World’s Largest Emission Control Area and Other Issues at MPEC
While much of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MPEC 84) was bogged down with political positioning and stalling tactics, the International...
Military Permit Derails South Korea’s Anma Offshore Wind Project
Technical hurdles have been a primary risk in the development of offshore wind projects around the world. In South Korea, however, a non-technical is...
US Tightens Economic Controls on Iran and Warns Shipping About Hormuz Tolls
In what it is calling “Economic Fury,” the U.S. Department of the Treasury is expanding a number of efforts to tighten the economic controls on Iran w...
IMO Delays Decisions but Maps Steps for Net-Zero Framework at Close of MPEC
Two weeks of hard-fought discussions at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the approach to the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) and efforts to c...
Chinese Firm Files Arbitration Over Australia's Move to Reclaim Darwin Port
The long-running dispute regarding a Chinese company’s 99-year lease of Australia’s Darwin port took a new turn with Landbridge Group confirming it fi...
Bulker Evades Suspicious Approach South of Yemen
A safety warning went out to shipping on May 1 after an unidentified skiff approached a bulker sailing south of Yemen. The authorities believe there...
Turks Use Breeches Buoy to Rescue Crew from Grounded Cargo Ship
Turkish authorities staged a dramatic rescue, winching eight crewmembers from a decrepit cargo ship that washed ashore in the Black Sea during a stro...
Photos: Hijacked Car Carrier Galaxy Leader Has Partially Sunk
When Houthi rebels captured the car carrier Galaxy Leader in 2023, the vessel and crew were taken to a sheltered bay in Yemen, where they were detaine...
Inmarsat Gains High-Speed Pacific Coverage With Final Viasat-3 Launch
Inmarsat's high-end broadband service is fast, but its recent tie-up with U.S. satcom giant Viasat promises to make it even faster. Inmarsat's multi-...
U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Crew of Capsized Cargo Ship
The Coast Guard reports that after a diligent search failed to find any additional information, it has suspended its search for?the missing crew membe...
Edda Wind Closes Fleet Sale as Investment Funds Drive Sector Consolidation
Edda Wind, which had been launched as an early service provider dedicated to the emerging offshore wind sector, has officially wound down its operatio...
Congress Approves DHS Bill, Ending Coast Guard's Desperate Cashflow Crunch
Following pressure from the White House, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed a Senate compromise bill to fund most of the Department of Home...
India Moves to Accelerate Expanding Shipping Capacity by Adding 62 Vessels
India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, mapped out an ambitious plan to rapidly expand the country’s domestic maritime...
Maryland Plans to Replace its Contractor for Key Bridge Reconstruction
The state of Maryland has decided to change contractors for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed by a ship strike...
Israeli Forces Intercept Boats from Activist Flotilla Seeking to Reach Gaza
For the second time, Israeli forces have acted to stop a flotilla of small boats loaded with activists that were attempting to reach Gaza and creating...
U.S. Navy Destroyer Suffers Serious Fire in the Indo-Pacific
U.S. officials have confirmed that a fire seriously damaged a guided missile destroyer operating in the Indo-Pacific Command area of operations.Multi...
Contract Awarded for the Removal of the MSC Baltic III Wreck
Fourteen months after the containership MSC Baltic III blacked out and washed ashore in a remote part of Newfoundland, Canada, MSC Mediterranean Shipp...
Voith Appoints Denise Kurtulus to Board of Management & CEO of Voith Turbo
The Voith Group appoints Denise Kurtulus as CEO of Voith Turbo and Member of the Corporate Board of Management of the Voith Group effective September...
