House Bill Pushes for Five-Year Jones Act Halt in Puerto Rico
United States Congressman Gary Palmer and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez have introduced a legislation which would provide a 5-year moratorium of the Jones Act in Puerto Rico as the island recovers…
Port of Durban Grinds to a Halt, Three Ships Grounded
Port of Durban, South Africa Three vessels have run aground in the Port of Durban, South Africa, amid heavy weather that has resulted in the suspension of all vessel movements…
Viking to Build World’s first Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship?
Cruise ship owner Viking Cruises unveiled plans for a liquid hydrogen-fuelled cruise ship in an effort to develop the world’s first cruise ship with zero-emission technology. Serge Fossati, project manager…
US Denies Request for Puerto Rico Jones Act Waiver
US President, Donald Trump The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has denied a request for Jones Act waiver to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico. The Jones Act prohibits the transportation…
IMO’s Emission Reduction Plan Makes ‘Modest’ Progress
IMO Scribe, Ki-Tack Lim The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) tentative step towards a plan to cut shipping’s climate emissions represents only ‘modest’ progress, Transport & Environment cited the Marshall Islands’…
FAKE MEOWS: Fans Share Trump’s Bogus Snap Saving Cats From Harvey
The president grabs two felines from floodwater in the clearly fake picture. The image of Trump appearing to hold two ginger felines in his arms while wading waist deep…
New global shipping convention takes off, to gulp $100bn
IMO Scribe Ki-Tack-Lim The shipping industry may collectively need to spend around $100billion in order to install the new ballast water treatment systems required by law, in order to become…
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Push US to Waive Jones Act
In recognition of the severity of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, the US Department of Homeland Security approved a waiver of the federal Jones Act on September 8. The waiver will…
IMO Member States Back HFO Risk Mitigation Measures in Arctic
International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Member States have supported a proposal to identify measures aimed at mitigating the risks posed by the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters,…
Hurricane Irma-Themed Cakes Have Hit Florida Grocery Stores
Hurricane season this year has brought devastation and chaos everywhere from Texas to the Caribbean. But that has not stopped Floridians preparing to take on Hurricane Irma by eating cake.…
