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The Poseidon Principles' Expansion Into Marine Insurance

The Poseidon Principles' Expansion Into Marine Insurance

The Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance (the “Principles”) were officially launched in December 2021, initially supported by Swiss Re, Gard, Hellenic Hull Management, SCOR, Victor International a...

ILWU, UGC Negotiators Reach Collective Bargaining Agreement

ILWU, UGC Negotiators Reach Collective Bargaining Agreement

[By: ILWU Longshore] The negotiating committees representing Longshore workers from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 4, and management from the United Grain Corporation...

LNG Carriers Account for a Quarter of Shipping Emissions in the Arctic

LNG Carriers Account for a Quarter of Shipping Emissions in the Arctic

[By Nancy Bazilchuk] In 2021, just 26 natural gas tankers cruised through Arctic waters, as compared to the hundreds of fishing vessels that also ply these rich fishing grounds. But the giant ta...

First Chinese-Built Methanol-Fueled Tanker Begins Sea Trials

First Chinese-Built Methanol-Fueled Tanker Begins Sea Trials

Sea trials recently began for the Stena Pro Patria, the first methanol-powered dual-fuel tanker constructed in China. Built by Guangzhou Shipyard International the vessel is the first of six 49,990 du...

Maritime Executive

12 Years Later: The Deepwater Horizon Spill

"Even Exxon Valdez pales in comparison to the volume, scale, number of Coast Guard resources, how much time has been devoted to [Deepwater Horizon]—all far exceed any previous event." - Capt. Duke Wal...

Coast Guard Foundation To Honor Fallen Heroes With 2022 Virtual Run

Coast Guard Foundation To Honor Fallen Heroes With 2022 Virtual Run

[By: The Coast Guard Foundation] The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families announced...

"The Land Turned to Liquid": The USCG's Response to the Alaska Quake

"The Land Turned to Liquid": The USCG's Response to the Alaska Quake

[By Beth L. Crumley, Assistant Historian, United States Coast Guard] The land turned to liquid. A long slice of the seaward edge of the plain…a section nearly a mile long and as much as six hundred...

Stuck Boxship Ever Forward Finally Refloated in Chesapeake Bay

Stuck Boxship Ever Forward Finally Refloated in Chesapeake Bay

After more than a month of complex salvage response efforts, the boxship Ever Forward has been refloated and removed from the Chesapeake Bay. The 1,100-foot Ever Forward grounded on March 13 while...

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps Seize Three Tonnes of Cocaine

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps Seize Three Tonnes of Cocaine

Earlier this month, a joint U.S. Navy / Marine Corps / Coast Guard team captured 6,000 kilos of cocaine off the coast of Cabo Verde, 400 nm west of Senegal in the Atlantic Ocean.  A "tri-maritime"...

Container Removal from Ever Forward Increases to Meet High Tides 

Container Removal from Ever Forward Increases to Meet High Tides 

The pace of the salvage operation at the Ever Forward has accelerated with the U.S. Coast Guard now expecting the container removal to be concluded on Friday, April 15. While the timing of the next ef...