US Port State Control Sees Decline in Fire Detentions

The US Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance has released the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2024 noting a decrease in detention rate due to fire safety issues.The annual

Maersk Upgrading IoT Connectivity Across its Fleet

Maersk has begun the roll-out of its new digital connectivity platform OneWireless aboard 450 vessels.The IoT connectivity platform will be used by all Maersk-owned vessels and more than 100 time-chartered vessels in

US to Slash Senior-Most Ranks of Military

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered a 20% reduction in the number of four-star officers, deepening cuts at the Pentagon that have shaken the Department of Defense at the start

At Least Three Dead After Small Boat Capsizes Near San Diego

At least three people died and nine others, including two children, were missing after a small boat capsized in choppy seas off the California coast in an apparent migrant smuggling attempt north

US Gulf Oil Output Could Reach 2.4 million Bpd Despite Geopolitical Instability

The U.S. Gulf of Mexico can continue growing oil output even amid geopolitical volatility not seen in decades, oil and gas industry leaders said on Monday.U.S. President Donald Trump's global tariff announcements have since

TotalEnergies Seeks $16B Permit For Green Hydrogen Project in Chile

Subsidiaries of energy major TotalEnergies have applied for an environmental permit for a $16 billion green hydrogen and ammonia project in southern Chile, a regulatory filing showed on Monday.The project, run by

The Switch to Supply Single Drives for New SDARI-Built Tankers

The Switch, a power electronics provider for the marine industry, has won a contract to deliver the single drives for shaft generators that will be installed on four tankers under construction at

Van Oord Starts Construction Works at RWE’s German Offshore Wind Farm

Dutch offshore installation firm Van Oord has started scour protection works at RWE Nordseecluster offshore wind farm, kicking off the offshore construction for the first phase of the 1.6GW project.The scour protection

Dong Fang Offshore Orders Another CSOV from Vard

Vard has secured a new contract with Taiwanese-based Dong Fang Offshore (DFO) for the design and construction of one Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), a sister vessel to the two CSOVs ordered