USCG outlines key points for obtaining certificates of inspection

As of June 25, 2018, the US Coast Guard has issued 22 certificates of inspection (COI) to towing vessels in the Atlantic and Pacific areas of operation. Additional inspections will take place until July 20, 2018, when Subchapter M is fully implemented.

Robots to collect live ocean data from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano

A team of researchers from the University of Hawaii's Hilo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, are using autonomous ocean robots, an unmanned technology, to capture live ocean data around Kilauea, the volcano on Hawaii's Big Island.

Reducing CO2 Emissions to Zero: ICS Publishes New Insight into the ‘Paris Agreement for Shipping’

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a new publication to endorse the recent adoption by the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) of its ambitious strategy for phasing-out CO2 emissions from the international shipping sector – a historic agreement which the global industry, as represented by ICS, fully supports.

Typhoon International to sign supply agreement with JW Automarine at Seawork

Typhoon International, the world-leading manufacturer of drysuits and maritime workplace equipment, is signing a benchmark distribution agreement with JW Automarine at Seawork.

Largest U.S.-Built Containership Christened at Philly Shipyard

U.S. shipping Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) and Philly Shipyard christened the largest containership ever built in the United States in a ceremony at the Philly Shipyard on Saturday.

Intellian FleetBroadband Terminals Receive Japan TELEC Certification

Intellian, the world’s leading provider of satellite communication antenna systems, announced that Intellian’s FleetBroadband terminals, FB250R and FB500R, successfully received Japan’s TELEC certification.

ICTSI Ecuador Wins Gov’t Nod to Handle Mega Ships

Manila-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has received government approval to service mega vessels at its largest port concession in the Americas.

EDF and Total Selling Their Stake in Dunkirk LNG Terminal

EDF and Total, owners of majority stake in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Dunkirk, have entered into a deal with Belgian gas infrastructure company Fluxys and a consortium of Korean investors to sell their stake in the terminal.

Evergreen the second shipping firm to launch green bonds

As part of its environmental sustainability targets and in line with Taiwan's green finance policy, Taiwanese shipping giant Evergreen has issued its first green bonds, becoming the second shipping firm globally to do so, after the Japanese NYK in April this year.

Port of Gothenburg rewards green performance with tariffs discount

In 2015 the Port of Gothenburg firstly introduced an environmental discount on the port tariff in order to increase the number of calls by ships running on LNG. The Port is now extending the discount period and is outlining a renewed environmental discount.