In November 2024, the U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on five of Mexico’s gulf cartel members who help run a large-scale illegal fishing and trafficking operation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Coast Guard boat crews based in Texas spend considerable effort catching Mexican high-speed fishing boats (lanchas) in U.S. waters. In FY2021, coastguardsmen seized Continue Reading…
The Malta-flagged cargo ship Ruby with its cargo of 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer is again being drawn into a controversy weeks after the vessel found a safe refuge at Great Yarmouth in the UK. Local elected officials complained after the ship left port briefly over the weekend and returned on Monday, November 18, Continue Reading…
A long-awaited ban on heavy fuel oil in the Arctic is now in force, but not without criticism from some environmental and Indigenous groups. The United Nations International Maritime Organization, or IMO, adopted the ban in 2021, prohibiting the use or carriage of heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters with the aim of reducing the Continue Reading…
The controversial plan for MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) to acquire approximately half of the Hamburg port operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) cleared another hurdle, although it still faces significant challenges before gaining government approval. While proponents hoped to approve the deal before July 10 and the final session of Parliament, before the summer Continue Reading…
Baltimore Bridge Collapse – City Of Baltimore Hits Back At Dali Owners Nearly a month after the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore city, lawyers have fired back at Dali owners Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine, filing a lawsuit that claims the companies were negligent. The 10,000 teu Dali lost power shortly after leaving Continue Reading…
(Reuters) Shell reduced a 2030 carbon reduction target and scrapped a “perilous” 2035 objective, citing expectations for strong gas demand and uncertainty in the energy transition even as it affirmed a plan to cut emissions to net zero by 2050. — Excerpt curated from The BIC Magazine website. Click / Tap here to read the Continue Reading…
Maersk Line has joined the growing number of top-tier shipping companies fitting their fleets with Starlink satcom terminals. SpaceX’s low-earth-orbit, high-speed, low-latency, low-cost Starlink service has rapidly gained market share in maritime, starting with data-hungry power users in the cruise market. It keeps gaining traction in other segments – in part because seafarers report that Continue Reading…
CEVA, the warehousing and logistics arm of French container liner CMA CGM, plans to use robots from U.S. firm Boston Dynamics, at a new transload facility near the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the biggest import gateways for the U.S. consumer market. The transload facility was built for sorting packages at high Continue Reading…
Shell Global, on Decarbonising Shipping. Shell Marine offers solutions to drive vessel efficiencies, harness the potential of new technologies, and to embrace a mosaic of future fuels. Learn more about the progress and pathways to decarbonise shipping, and how all industry players can work together towards a net-zero future. Learn more here.
Operations To Resume As Soon As Possible The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) is pleased to advise that the Parties have reached a tentative agreement on a new 4-year deal that recognizes the skills and efforts of B.C.’s waterfront workforce. The tentative agreement is subject to ratification by both Parties, and subsequently, details of Continue Reading…