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First UK Shore Power Coming to Southampton by 2022

By The Maritime Executive

May 17, 2021

Southampton is poised to become the first commercial port in the U.K. to provide shore power. By 2022, the port plans to have cold ironing technology available at two of the city’s five cruise s...

MSC Charters 11 LNG-Fueled Container Ships from EPS

By Ankur Kundu

May 17, 2021

While some shipping companies, including Maersk, have rejected LNG as the fuel to decrease the carbon footprint of the shipping industry, number-two ocean carrier MSC is making a bet on natural gas....

California Ports Continue to See Record Volumes

By The Maritime Executive

May 14, 2021

California’s major seaports all reported continued record results in April driven largely by strong consumer sales which are driving record levels of imports. The ports of Long Beach, Los Angele...

Eneti in Talks to Build Jones Act Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

By The Maritime Executive

May 12, 2021

Eneti, the NYSE-listed shipowner formerly known as Scorpio Bulkers, announced Tuesday that it has ordered a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) from South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and M...

Delays and Capacity Constraints are New Normal in Container Shipping

By The Maritime Executive

May 11, 2021

New data shows that the strains on global container shipping are continuing with shippers and carriers faced with ongoing delays, congestion, and capacity shortages. With shippers entering their secon...

Lessons From the Ship That Nearly Destroyed 12 Percent of World Trade

May 9, 2021

[By Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano] The grounding of MV Ever Given from March 23 to March 29, 2021 captured the world’s attention. Many people asked, how could such a modern and large vessel fi...

PortMiami Receives Federal Money for Pilot Shore Power Program

By The Maritime Executive

May 7, 2021

PortMiami is proceeding with a pilot program to develop shore power to permit cruise ships in the port to begin cold ironing. The port is receiving a $2 million allocation from the U.S. Environmental...

MSC Boxship Sets Size Records at Port of New York & New Jersey

By The Maritime Executive

May 6, 2021

The Port of Newark, New Jersey recently received the largest container vessel in its history and the first 15,000 TEU vessel operated by MSC to the U.S. East Coast. The arrival of the new MSC Virgo al...

Charities and Shipping Industry Target $1M Emergency Fund for India

By The Maritime Executive

May 5, 2021

While the plight of seafarers during the pandemic, the challenges of crew changes, and COVID-related quarantines have fallen from the daily headlines, seafarers continue to be the invisible victims of...

Soft Cyber Laws Make Port Facilities Soft Cyber Targets

May 4, 2021

[By CDR Michael C. Petta] There is widespread recognition that cybersecurity vulnerabilities make the maritime transportation system a soft target. For example, about 10 years ago, a European Union...

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