Greece plans to impose a 20-euro levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert over-tourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday.Greece relies heavily on tourism…
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US Gulf Coast-bound Fuel Oil Cargoes Hit Five-year Low
Fuel oil exports bound for the U.S. Gulf Coast slumped to their lowest level since January 2019 last month, a sign of weakened refinery demand as margins have softened, analysts said.Feedstocks like high sulfur fuel oil and other heavy residues…
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US Justice Dept Will Inspect Containership Dali, Signaling Potential Lawsuit
The U.S. government signaled in a court filing on Wednesday for the first time that it may file a claim against the owner of the ship that caused the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.U.S. Justice Department attorney Laine Goo...
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New England States Move Forward with Three Giant Offshore Wind Farms
Massachusetts and Rhode Island are moving ahead with three offshore wind projects totaling 2.9 gigawatts (GW), or enough electricity to power about 1.6 million homes, government officials announced on Friday.The project selections, following…
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US Coast Guard Academy Students Seek $130 Million Over Alleged Sexual Assaults
More than a dozen former U.S. Coast Guard Academy students who say they were victims of sexual assault filed complaints on Thursday seeking $130 million in damages, accusing the school of allowing sexual violence to go unchecked.The former students fil...
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Ukraine’s Maritime Food Exports Fall in August
Ukraine's food exports by sea and river totalled 4.13 million metric tons in August, down from 4.25 million tons in July, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday.That included 2.18 million tons of wheat, 553,732 tons of corn and 454,641 tons of barl...
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Oil Loadings at Russia’s Western Ports on the Rise
Russia will increase oil exports via its western ports to 1.98 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, up by just 30,000 bpd from August, despite expected start of seasonal maintenance on Russian refineries, two trade sources said on Friday.Russia ...
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‘I’ve Got Your Backs,’ Taiwan President Tells Sailors on Combat-ready Warship
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te told sailors aboard a combat-ready warship at a major base in the Taiwan Strait on Friday that he had their backs, thanking them for safeguarding Taiwanese security at a time of heightened tensions with Beijing.China…
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Avikus Targets DNV Type Approval for Its Autonomous Vessel Technology
Avikus on Friday announced it is working toward gaining word-first DNV Type Approval for its innovative autonomous vessel systems.The South Korea-based marine technology company said it cemented its partnership with classification society DNV…
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Subsea7 Reveals it is Supporting Shell’s Vito Waterflood Project
Subsea7 in August announced it was awarded a "sizable" contract, worth between $50 million and $150 million, to perform engineering, procurement, construction, and offshore installation (EPCI) work in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The company revealed…
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