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10 MAR 2024  Iran has agreed to release the crew aboard the tanker St Nikolas that it seized in January 2024 in a retaliatory move after the U.S. seized a crude oil cargo from the ship in 2023. According to the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, an agreement was reached that will …

09 MAR 2024 Substantial ice loss has been observed in the Antarctic region since the 1970s, but a new study suggests for at least some significant regions it actually started as far back as the 1940s, and perhaps even earlier. A research team led by the University of Houston collected sedimentary rock …

08 MAR 2024  Methanol overtook its rivals as shipping’s preferred decarbonization route for new ships ordered in 2023, but a ‘Methanol Superstorage’ solution means that the fuel type can be integrated into retrofits and newbuilds alike, says Alex Vainokivi, Innovation Manager SRC Group. DNV and Clarksons’ World Fleet Register show …

07 MAR 2024 Images of paradise beaches buried under bottles and ocean animals swimming past carrier bags are the all-too-familiar evidence of how humanity’s addiction to plastic has polluted the marine world. But a less visible problem with plastic is increasingly capturing scientists’ attention: the microbes that have colonized the …

06 MAR 2024  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) released its Mariner Workforce Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2023–2027 on February 26. This strategic plan outlines six key goals to grow our Nation’s mariner workforce through recruitment, training, and retention for the next five years. The plan also …

05 MAR 2024 Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they could only reconsider their missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea once Israel ends its “aggression” in the Gaza Strip. Asked if they would halt the attacks if a ceasefire deal is reached, Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul salam told …

04 MAR 2024 A chemical used in agriculture around the world is tightly regulated in the United States, but a preliminary study suggests it could be widespread in the country’s food supply anyway. Scientists at the controversial US nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) found the chemical chlormequat in four out of five urine samples …

03 MARCH 2024 The U.S. on Friday issued sweeping sanctions against Russia over the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny and to mark the second anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, targeting more than 500 people and entities as Washington seeks to increase pressure on Moscow. The U.S. Treasury Department targeted nearly 300 people and …

02 MARCH 2024  The on Friday released its highly anticipated update and clarification on the rules for detention Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and demurrage (D&D) charges. These fees became one of the most hotly contested elements of the industry contribution to the passage of the U.S.’s Ocean Shipping Reform Act …

01 MARCH 2024  The United States and the Western Allies have spent today, the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rolling out a broad swath of new sanctions targeting nearly every element of the Russian economy and industry. They also said the sanctions were spurred on by the death …