07 SEPT 2023 Oceanbird, a joint venture created by Alfa Laval and Wallenius to develop wind propulsion for the shipping industry, has reached another key milestone in its design efforts. The group’s first wing sail, Wing 560, received Approval in Principle (AiP) from the classification society DNV. This comes as …

06 SEPT 2023  At midnight on February 12, 1983, the 605-foot cargo ship Marine Electric was sailing northward 30 miles off Virginia’s eastern shore, plowing slowly through the gale-force winds and waves stirred up by a winter storm. An able-bodied seaman relieved the watch and peered forward, noticing for the first time …

05 SEPT 2023  A 45-year-old cargo ship traveling in the Black Sea after departing Ukraine raised suspicions on Sunday after it failed to communicate with Romanian authorities. The Romanian Agency for Saving Life at Sea (ARSVOM) reported that it monitored the ship until it left its territorial waters while its …

04 SEPT 2023 Iran is displeased with the U.S. government’s decision to capture, sell and deliver a cargo of Iranian crude oil aboard the tanker Suez Rajan, a spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday. Nasser Kanaani, a foreign ministry official, said that the chargé d’affaires of the Swiss Embassy …

03 SEPT 2023 Forests, it’s often said, are the lungs of Earth. Tall trees stretch skyward to find sunlight, sucking water up from their roots and carbon dioxide in through their leaves to photosynthesize. Like any chemical reaction, this elemental exchange works best within an optimal temperature range, outside of which …

02 SEPT 2023 ​Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday (24th August, 2023), prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour.​ The start of the discharge of around 540 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water over several …

01 SEPT 2023 Singaporean shipping company Zeaborn Ship Management has pleaded guilty to maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oily bilge water and garbage on board the vessel Star Maia. Zeaborn has agreed to pay a $2 million penalty. The Chief Engineer, Constancio Estuye, and Captain, Alexander …

31 AUG 2023 As President Joe Biden announces major reforms to how the military prosecutes sexual assault, the U.S. Navy is still shrouding those court proceedings in secrecy and fighting a ProPublica lawsuit to make such cases public. Last month, Biden issued an executive order that finalized a mandate from Congress to …

30 AUG 2023 The U.S. Navy is set to receive one of its smallest ships but one that will play a critical role as it seeks to address the perennial challenge of accommodations for its personnel while vessels are in port for repairs and maintenance. The difficult living and working …

29 AUG 2023  Canopée, which is being called the first hybrid industrial vessel equipped with collapsible wing sails, is ready to begin commercial service for the European Space Agency’s Ariane program. The 5,500 dwt Ro-Ro was fitted with its unique sails last month and has completed sea trials as it …