Taiwan “Expels” Chinese Ships from Restricted Waters

Taiwan's coast guard said on Sunday that its ships had "expelled" four Chinese government ships that entered restricted waters off the island's south after the two sides broadcast testy warnings to each

Container Ship Sinks Off Batam

A Tanzania-registered container ship, Golden Star 1, sank about 6 km off Batam, Indonesia, on June 5 at around 10:30pm local time.The vessel reportedly took on water and subsequently sank. All nine

Report Details Four Ship Breakaways During Storm

The Australian Trasport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published an interim report from its ongoing investigation into the breakaway of four ships during a storm at the Port of Brisbane last year.Three large

Consortium to Advance e-Fuel Green Corridor Between Brazil and Belgium

A new consortium facilitated by the Global Maritime Forum and RMI will work to establish a green shipping corridor between the Port of Açu in Brazil and the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in

Methanol Fuel Retrofit Developed for Inland and Coastal Marine

A dual fuel combustion system developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in collaboration with Caterpillar Inc. addresses the challenge of methanol ignition in diesel engines, with clear relevance for inland and

SEA-LNG: LNG Bunkering is Surging

2026 data shows that the methane decarbonization pathway is moving forward despite geopolitical disruption and regulatory uncertainty, says industry coalition SEA-LNG.LNG bunkering volumes are surging in major bunkering hubs, liquefied biomethane…

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Complete First Methanol Retrofit

Hapag-Lloyd and Seaspan Corporation have completed the first conversion under their joint methanol retrofit program.With delivery of the Seaspan Yangtze, the first of five 10,100 TEU charter vessels has been upgraded from

Fatigue is Maritime’s Inconvenient Truth

Adam Parnell, Director (Maritime) of voluntary near-miss reporting scheme CHIRP Maritime, says fatigue is the maritime industry’s inconvenient truth.In recent months, CHIRP has received a number of reports in which fatigue was

Oil Slips as Oman Reports Normal Operations at Key Oil Terminal

Oil prices edged down after Oman said operations at Mina al Fahal port were proceeding normally, following a Reuters report that oil loadings had been suspended after an explosion.Brent crude futures LCOc1