Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Chair Mike Ezell (MS-04) introduced the bipartisan “American Cargo for American Ships Act” to strengthen U.S. Cargo preference laws and promote American…
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New Grain Loading Rules Allow for Special Compartment
ABS has provided guidance on the recent amendments to the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk (Grain Code) that will become effective on January 1, 2026.Originally adopted in 1991, the Grain Code specified loading conditions for g...
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Houthis Vow to Resume Attacks on Israeli Ships
Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday they would resume attacks on Israeli ships passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden, ending a period of relative calm starting in January with the Gaza ceasefire.The…
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Shallow Draft River Pusher Delivered
New type of river pusher: CDS 4115Paraguay's Girona S.A. – Rio Sur Transporte y Logistica took delivery of Veronica V, designed and built by Concordia Damen, a CDS 4115 Shallow Draft River Pusher will serve Girona’s customers along the 2695 km Paraguay...
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Oil Barges Collide, Destroy Platform
Part of the structure of the port unit of the municipality in the interior of Amazonas ended up at the bottom of the river on Sunday night (09).Two oil barges broke away from their anchorage and collided with the structure of the Edmilson Brasil Port U...
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Petrobras Eyes Argentina, Colombia, Africa Projects
Petrobras is looking at potential opportunities in Argentina while advancing in projects in Colombia and Africa, the firm's exploration and production head Sylvia dos Anjos said on Tuesday.Gas from the Vaca Muerta region would be interesting to Petrobr...
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Petrobras Cleared to Clear Corals Off Drilling Vessel
Petrobras obtained approval from the country's environmental agency to clear corals from the underside of the drilling vessel it plans to use in the Foz do Amazonas region, Reuters reports. Its February 10 request was granted on Monday for the…
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IOPC Funds Not Relevant to Stena Immaculate Collision
The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) has offered its view on the collision between the Solong and Stena Immaculate off the north-east coast of the UK on March 10, saying:“Whilst the United Kingdom is a 1992 Fund Member State ...
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Methanol Dual-Fuel Wind Installation Ready for Final Completion
Van Oord’s offshore wind installation vessel Boreas has arrived in the Netherlands after a smooth voyage from China of almost 14,700 nautical miles. To reach its destination, the gigantic vessel had to navigate through the world's largest sea…
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European Hydrogen Bank Auction Receives Bids for Eight Maritime Projects
The European Hydrogen Bank’s second auction for the production of renewable hydrogen has attracted 61 bids from projects in 11 countries with the European Economic Area (EEA). Eight of the bids were submitted under the dedicated maritime topic…
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