UK Report Says Solong Did Not Have Lookouts Despite “Patchy” Visibility

The U.S. Coast Guard's headquarters campus in Washington, D.C. Unlike the other armed forces, the service has no civilian leader (USCG file image)

Congress Considers Law to Create Secretary of the Coast Guard

Published Apr 3, 2025 7:01 PM by Denise Krepp

Earlier this week, Senator Rick Scott introduced the Coast Guard Improvement Act, a bill that establishes the Secretary of the Coast Guard, a non uniformed individual who will oversee Coast Guard operations and report directly to the Secretary of Homeland Security. I’ve spent the past twenty five years working with the Coast Guard - first as a Coast Guard officer, then as a Hill staffer responsible for the Coast Guard portfolio, Maritime Administration Chief Counsel, and registered lobbyist. These...

ENEOS Joins Maersk and APM Investing $100M in U.S. Green Methanol Project

Published Apr 3, 2025 6:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japan’s leading energy company ENEOS is joining with A.P. Moller Holding and A.P. Moller – Maersk investing $100 million in C2X, the green methanol developer launched in 2023 by A.P. Moller Holding. The proceeds will primarily be used to fund the final development of a Louisiana project to produce green methanol as well as to advance C2X’s current efforts in the U.S., Spain, and Egypt to build green methanol production for the shipping, aviation, and chemical sectors. C2X reports the...

In the Know Podcast 67: Morgan Fanberg, CEO of Glosten

Published Apr 3, 2025 5:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seattle-based naval architecture firm Glosten has a 67-year history of tackling some of the most unusual projects in maritime, and it's made a name for itself in finding creative solutions for unique problems. From its work on the famous research platform FLIP to the SBX-1 radar array to the next generation of floating nuclear power, Glosten is a go-to hub of expertise for projects that require creative thinking and foresight. Those same problem-solving skills make Glosten a sought-after advisor for newbuilds...

Ports and Businesses Brace for Impact From Heavy Tariffs

Published Apr 3, 2025 5:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

Markets reacted negatively on Monday after President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs on major trading partners, including an additional 34 percent tariff on China. The Dow fell four percent, the S&P 500 dropped five percent, the Nasdaq was down by six percent, and the small-cap Russell 2000 fell by 6.6 percent - the worst trading day on Wall Street since the COVID-19 pandemic. American seaports and importers are bracing for the effects of a 20 percent tariff on the...

Shipping

An unnamed river cruise boat sustained serious damage in a collision on the Rhine on Saturday (Duisberg Water Police)

Two European River Cruise Boats Suffer Collisions in One Week

Two European river cruise boats were involved in separate collisions over the past week, one on the Rhine near Duisberg and another near Szczecin, Poland. Collision on the Rhine damages two vessels On Saturday, a Dutch river cruise vessel collided with a Dutch inland cargo vessel near Voerde-Spellen, Germany, just downriver from Duisberg on the Rhine. Shortly after 0300 hours on Saturday morning, the unnamed cruise vessel and unnamed cargo vessel collided mid-river. The port bow of the cruise ship was...

Tugs & Salvage

UK Report Says Solong Did Not Have Lookouts Despite “Patchy” Visibility

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch released initial results from its ongoing investigation into the “very serious marine casualty” resulting from the containership Solong hitting the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate. While many of the details have already leaked in the media, it confirmed the now-arrested master of the Solong was alone on the bridge despite the presence of fog in the area and functioning with no more than approximately seven hours of sleep between watches. The Portuguese-flagged containership was...

Government

Chilean Navy Searches for Seven Fishermen After Sudden Capsizing

Chilean authorities are searching for seven crewmembers who went missing when a fishing vessel sank off the coast of Coronel, Chile. Their boat, the Bruma, capsized early Sunday morning in a crowded area in calm conditions, and an inquiry is under way to determine whether they may have been hit by another vessel. The captain of the port for Coronel, Osvaldo Cuadra, told local media that a coordinated search was under way, assisted by a merchant ship, civilian aircraft...

Corporate News

Seaspan Begins Construction on Heavy Polar Icebreaker

[By: Seaspan] Today, Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) cut steel on the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) new heavy polar icebreaker, signifying the start of construction on one of the most advanced conventional polar icebreakers ever to be built. This marks the first time a heavy polar icebreaker has been built in Canada in more than 60 years, and it will play a critical role in protecting our sovereignty for decades to come. Measuring 158 metres long and 28 metres wide, Seaspan’s...

Cruise Ships

New Residential Cruise Line to Launch Oceania’s Insignia as Second Ship

A new residential cruise line, Cresent Seas, has secured its second cruise ship just a month after announcing its brand. The company is presenting itself as a new concept in residential ships as it reconditions popular small luxury cruise ships into residencies. They announced today an agreement with Oceania Cruises, one of the brands of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, to take over the cruise ship Insignia in late 2027 and convert her into a residency cruise ship. Cresent Seas...

Ports

Canada’s First Large LNG Export Facility Enters Final Commissioning Stage

LNG Canada received its critical cooldown shipment of LNG on April 2, as the project which is poised to become the country’s first major LNG export facility, continues on track to achieve its first export cargo by the middle of 2025. It will open a key market for Canada as it launched the LNG industry shipping gas to Asia in competition with the U.S. and Australia which have been the traditional large suppliers. The project calls itself the...

Shipping

Two European River Cruise Boats Suffer Collisions in One Week

Tugs & Salvage

UK Report Says Solong Did Not Have Lookouts Despite “Patchy” Visibility

Government

Chilean Navy Searches for Seven Fishermen After Sudden Capsizing

Corporate News

Seaspan Begins Construction on Heavy Polar Icebreaker

Cruise Ships

New Residential Cruise Line to Launch Oceania’s Insignia as Second Ship

Ports

Canada’s First Large LNG Export Facility Enters Final Commissioning Stage

Offshore

Ineos acquired CNOOC's 21 percent stake in the Shell-operated Appomattox platform, above (Shell file image)

China's CNOOC Exits U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas

British energy company Ineos has completed a planned acquisition of the U.S. Gulf assets of Chinese state oil major CNOOC. The purchase gives Ineos non-operated interests in Shell's Appomattox platform and Hess' Stampede platform, along with several mature assets and supporting business units. Reuters reports that the transaction price came to about $2 billion. “This is a major step for us into the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, which builds on our growing energy business. INEOS Energy is all...

Shipbuilding

Construction Order Placed for World’s First Sail-Powered Containership

The French cooperative Windcoop completed the construction order for its revolutionary open-hatch sail-powered cargo ship, the first of what the group envisions will be a pioneering fleet of ships. The order was placed with Turkey’s RMK Marine, which is also building the sail-powered RoRo Neoliner Origin. The group reports it has had to overcome major technical and logistic challenges to integrate a wind-powered propulsion system while also ensuring efficient container handling. This was in part solved with asymmetrical sails,...

Environment

ENEOS Joins Maersk and APM Investing $100M in U.S. Green Methanol Project

Business

In the Know Podcast 67: Morgan Fanberg, CEO of Glosten

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UK Report Says Solong Did Not Have Lookouts Despite “Patchy” Visibility

Congress Considers Law to Create Secretary of the Coast Guard

ENEOS Joins Maersk and APM Investing $100M in U.S. Green Methanol Project

In the Know Podcast 67: Morgan Fanberg, CEO of Glosten

Ports and Businesses Brace for Impact From Heavy Tariffs

Two European River Cruise Boats Suffer Collisions in One Week

UK Report Says Solong Did Not Have Lookouts Despite “Patchy” Visibility

Chilean Navy Searches for Seven Fishermen After Sudden Capsizing

Seaspan Begins Construction on Heavy Polar Icebreaker

New Residential Cruise Line to Launch Oceania’s Insignia as Second Ship

Canada’s First Large LNG Export Facility Enters Final Commissioning Stage

A Radical Solution to the Challenges of Slow Steaming

Custom Cable System Makes For Smooth Sailing for Crowley's eWolf

Colonial Oil Industries Expands Marine Fueling With New Towboat and Barge

Two European River Cruise Boats Suffer Collisions in One Week

UK Report Says Solong Did Not Have Lookouts Despite “Patchy” Visibility

Chilean Navy Searches for Seven Fishermen After Sudden Capsizing

Seaspan Begins Construction on Heavy Polar Icebreaker

New Residential Cruise Line to Launch Oceania’s Insignia as Second Ship

Canada’s First Large LNG Export Facility Enters Final Commissioning Stage

China's CNOOC Exits U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas

Construction Order Placed for World’s First Sail-Powered Containership

ENEOS Joins Maersk and APM Investing $100M in U.S. Green Methanol Project

In the Know Podcast 67: Morgan Fanberg, CEO of Glosten

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