By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) The world’s largest container-shipping line is making a $1.4 billion investment in a greener fleet.  A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S (AMKBY) has… Weiterlesen »Maersk Makes $1.4 Billion Bet On Methanol Ships

MEXICO CITY, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Five workers were killed and six injured in Sunday’s fire on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico operated… Weiterlesen »PEMEX Platform Fire Hammers Mexico’s Oil Production

Cutting operations to separate the remainder of the Golden Ray wreck into two sections kicked off Monday, putting the end to the lengthy wreck removal… Weiterlesen »Golden Ray Wreck Removal Moves to Final Cut

The organization behind a private Jones Act enforcement vessel operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico has made its first allegation of wrongdoing, according to… Weiterlesen »Jones Act Enforcer Reports First Violation

By Arnold & Itkin – No one would dispute the fact that maritime work is dangerous. Conditions on any offshore rig, barge, dredge, and other… Weiterlesen »The World’s Most Dangerous Maritime Jobs

By Damian Shepherd and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — For a glimpse at how fast demand for commodities has rebounded in the wake of the coronavirus, look… Weiterlesen »Rally Looks Set as Dry Bulk Shipping Rates Soar

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Exports from the top ten US container ports slumped by 8.3% in July, compared with the same month of 2020, to… Weiterlesen »At Port of Los Angeles, More Boxes Leave Port Empty Than Loaded

Australia has charged the Master of a Maersk containership after his ship allegedly damaging a critical underwater cable connecting Western Australia with Singapore. The Australian… Weiterlesen »Australia Arrests Maersk Captain After Submarine Cable is Damaged by Dragging Anchor

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The Pentagon is preparing to issue updated guidance to require all U.S. service personnel to be vaccinated after Monday’s approval… Weiterlesen »Pentagon Set to Make Pfizer Vaccine Mandatory After FDA Approval

A fire on a Pemex oil platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico killed one and five others are missing. Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) reports that… Weiterlesen »Fire on PEMEX Oil Platform Kills One, Five Missing