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USCG Conducts First Rescues of Hurricane Michael Response

On Wednesday, as Hurricane Michael neared shore in the Florida Panhandle, Coast Guard servicemembers near Fort Myers Beach, Florida rescued two sailors from a 50-foot sailing yacht after she ran into trouble with weather.

Star Bulk secures $70m in green loan financing for scrubber retrofits

New York-listed dry bulk shipowner Star Bulk Carriers has secured $70m in green loan financing for its scrubber retrofits as part of a $310m loan agreement.

Port of Rotterdam to create new space for polymer storage

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam Polymer Hub (RPH) signed an allocation agreement regarding a site for two halls for the storage and distribution of polymers.

Port of Long Beach Moves 8 Million TEUs in Fiscal Year

The Port of Long Beach closed out the 2018 fiscal year having handled 8,000,929 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) during the previous 12 months, the most ever, representing a 10.7 percent increase over fiscal year 2017.

Philippines officials seek to reassure on EMSA audit compliance, but have they done enough?

Over the last couple of weeks Philippines government officials have been seeking to reassure the country that it will pass the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) latest audit on its maritime training.

Jan de Nul wins Port of Guayaquil dredging contract

The Belgian company Jan de Nul was been awarded dredging works to deepen the access of the access channel for the Port of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

BIMCO, partners to create hull underwater cleaning standard

Responding to the increasing concerns regarding the impact of hull biofouling on the marine environment, BIMCO and a group of industry partners have set out to create an internationally recognised standard.

IMO focuses on effective implementation of treaties at national level

As part of its efforts to improve the way its treaties and conventions are implemented at a national level, the IMO offered an intensive 5-day workshop for lawyers and legislative drafters at IMO Headquarters

Offshore platforms in Gulf of Mexico evacuated due to Hurricane Michael

Energy companies stopped almost a fifth of Gulf of Mexico oil production and evacuated staff from 13 platforms ahead of Hurricane Michael.

Trial ongoing for cruise ship Captain over breach of sulphur limit

The defense team of the cruise ship Captain, who was charged over breaking the sulphur limit in the Mediterranean over the summer

IPCC: Avoiding Climate Change Now Requires “Rapid” Cut in CO2

On Sunday, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new estimate of the likely effects of anthropogenic carbon emissions in the medium term, with unpleasant conclusions.

U.S. Encourages Allies to Replace Iran’s Oil Exports

With renewed American sanctions on Iran's energy sector set to take effect in November, the Trump administration has called on its allies in Saudi Arabia to boost output and keep oil prices under control.

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