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More Shipping Companies Testing Biofuel in Operations

More Shipping Companies Testing Biofuel in Operations

A growing number of shipping companies in different parts of the industry are continuing to experiment with the use of biofuels as a near-term means of improving the environmental performance of their...

U.S. Strategic Sealift's Merchant Mariner Problem

U.S. Strategic Sealift's Merchant Mariner Problem

[By Geoffrey Brown] The first time I heard about Strategic Sealift was during my orientation as a civilian employee at U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), three months after I started the job...

ABB Completes Key Stage in DNV Cyber Security Type Approval Process

ABB Completes Key Stage in DNV Cyber Security Type Approval Process

[By: ABB] ABB’s automation, propulsion and switchboard systems for vessels have successfully been verified to meet DNV’s class notation ‘Cyber secure SP0’, based on the Inte...

CDC Approves Additional Cruises, but Disney Postpones Over COVID Tests

CDC Approves Additional Cruises, but Disney Postpones Over COVID Tests

The cruise industry continues to make progress with its efforts to resume sailing from the U.S. ports, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorizing additional cruise ships to...

Seaspan Orders Six Containerships Continuing Newbuilds Record

Seaspan Orders Six Containerships Continuing Newbuilds Record

Fueled by carriers’ efforts to expand capacity and modernize their fleets, Seaspan continues to add to the already record orderbook for new containerships. After announcing orders for two b...

Canadian Navy Commissions its First Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship

Canadian Navy Commissions its First Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has formally commissioned its first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), HMCS Harry DeWolf, the first vessel delivered under Canada's National Shipbuilding Strateg...

The Fourth Arm of Defense: The U.S. Merchant Marine

The Fourth Arm of Defense: The U.S. Merchant Marine

[By James Caponiti] From its earliest days when the American colonies were dependent on trade with Europe, the United States has been reliant on merchant shipping. During the fight for independence...

One Seafarer Missing After Fire Disables MSC Boxship in Indian Ocean

One Seafarer Missing After Fire Disables MSC Boxship in Indian Ocean

[Brief] An engine room fire broke out aboard the MSC Messina traveling in the Indian Ocean. Reports are that the ship has been disabled and that one crew member is missing after the fire. The Indian C...

Recapitalizing Strategic Sealift Should Be the Pentagon's Top Priority

Recapitalizing Strategic Sealift Should Be the Pentagon's Top Priority

[By Dr. Daniel Goure] The Department of Defense (DoD) has focused heavily on modernization and its associated concept, innovation. Emblematic of the enthusiasm for change is the strategic approach...

Seaspan Adds to Already Record Pace in Containership Orders

Seaspan Adds to Already Record Pace in Containership Orders

Construction orders for new containerships are continuing at a record pace in 2021 as carriers rush to expand and modernize their fleets to meet projected long-term demand growth. Following Hapag-Lloy...