Great Lakes bulker suffers second fire in less than a year

Great Lakes bulker suffers second fire in less than a year

(ASHTABULA, Ohio) — A fire broke out Friday aboard the 81-year-old bulk carrier Cuyahoga, one of the oldest cargo vessels transiting the Great Lakes, while the ship was docked along Lake Erie. The U.S. Coast Guard reported that the captain and crew of the vessel were not injured. According to the Coast Guard, the 664-foot Cuyahoga was undergoing maintenance in…
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MarAd advisory: Shipping threats expand in Mideast

MarAd advisory: Shipping threats expand in Mideast

The following is a maritime advisory from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd): • Threat type: Threats to commercial vessels • Geographic area: Southern Red Sea, Bab el Mandeb Strait, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, Somali Basin, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf This advisory supersedes and cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2024-001, incorporates new advice to…
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World Shipping Council moving ahead with Cargo Safety Program

World Shipping Council moving ahead with Cargo Safety Program

(WASHINGTON) — Despite mandatory international and national regulations on the transport of dangerous goods, these goods continue to be misdeclared or not declared, driving an alarming increase in ship fires. Addressing the need for improved safety measures, the World Shipping Council (WSC) is developing the Cargo Safety Program and has announced that the National Cargo Bureau (NCB) has been selected…
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Grant equity, icebreakers top Great Lakes ports agenda

Grant equity, icebreakers top Great Lakes ports agenda

(WASHINGTON) — At its winter meeting in Washington, D.C., last week, the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) adopted the following policy agenda for 2024. AGLPA works to promote public policies that enhanced maritime commerce on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System. Distribute of port infrastructure grants equitably The Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) is the primary source…
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NYK to capture emissions from car carriers in California

NYK to capture emissions from car carriers in California

(TOKYO) — NYK has concluded an agreement with STAX Engineering, a U.S. company specializing in maritime emissions capture and control, to use its technology to recover exhaust gases from ships. NYK will recover exhaust emissions at berth from NYK-operated car carriers calling at ports in California starting in January 2025. The initiative is in response to the California Air Resources…
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Congress finalizes funds for key Great Lakes interests

Congress finalizes funds for key Great Lakes interests

(WASHINGTON) — Five months after the beginning of the fiscal year, Congress unveiled its final spending plan for a handful of government agencies Sunday. These include programs of critical importance to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway maritime industry. How did we get here? As a reminder, the federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 and ends on Sept. 30 of…
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33 shippers hailed for slowing to reduce whale strikes

33 shippers hailed for slowing to reduce whale strikes

(WASHINGTON) — Thirty-three shipping companies have received awards for reducing speeds last year in the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies program. The voluntary incentive program ran May 1 through Dec. 15 to reduce fatal ship strikes to endangered whales, and to reduce air pollution, regional greenhouse gas emissions and underwater noise. Vessels from participating companies transited at 10 knots…
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MarAd advisory: Black Sea attacks, collateral damage

MarAd advisory: Black Sea attacks, collateral damage

(WASHINGTON) — Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in late February 2022, commercial vessels have reportedly been struck by projectiles and experienced explosions in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. There have also been reports of moored and drifting naval mines. • NATO Shipping Center – Risk of collateral damage in the northwestern, western and southwest Black Sea…
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