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WinGD Reports Ammonia Engine Progress Targeting First Deliveries in June   The competition to deliver the first ammonia-fueled engine continues to report progress with Swiss-based WinGD now reporting it expects to complete final validation in time for the first engine deliveries in June 2025. After achieving results with a single-cylinder in line with expectations, the…

Historic WWII UK Warship Secured Grant to Support Revitalization Program   A historic World War II UK warship, HMS Wellington, has won a critical grant which will help to provide a reprieve from a very uncertain future. The last survivor of the “Battle of the Atlantic,” the grant will enable the Wellington Trust to proceed with…

Sistership to Containership Dali Breaks Down in Pacific   One of the sisterships to the containership Dali which destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge is reporting engine troubles in the Pacific. The vessel which is also managed by Synergy Marine and sailing under charter as the Maersk Saltoro is reported to have experienced an engine…

Video: USCG Rescues Four from Sinking Boat After Fishing Boats Collide The Coast Guard received a call for assistance Thursday night, January 23, after two fishing boats collided approximately 10 miles south of Block Island, Rhode Island in Long Island Sound. Four people were rescued from one of the vessels after efforts to stop the…

France Faces More Port Strikes to Protest Lack of Action on Pension Reforms The long-running dispute between the French government and the powerful trade unions over proposed pension reforms is again prompting threats of port strikes across the country. The government has been pushing for pension reforms and changes to France’s work rules since 2023.…

With Support From Japan, Oceanographers Resume Study of “Dark Oxygen”   Japan’s Nippon Foundation plans to fund a new study of “dark oxygen,” the recently-discovered ability of polymetallic nodules to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. The small black nodules are coveted by deep-sea miners, who hope to make a fortune off of a new and abundant…

French Mayor Calls for Cruise Ship Ban on French Riviera   The mayor of Nice, France, a popular tourist destination along the French Mayor Calls for Cruise Ship Ban on French Riviera, joined the growing number of destinations calling for restrictions on cruise ships. He cited the now familiar complaints of overtourism and pollution while proposing…

World’s Largest Iceberg Drifts Slowly Towards South Georgia The world’s largest iceberg is slowing heading towards the island of South Georgia, where it may have serious affects on local wildlife.  Iceberg A23a is so big that it ihard to visualize: at 1.1 million acres in area, it is about 75 times larger than Manhattan (and…

Video: USCG, Crowley Cargo Ship, and Fisherman Team Up to Rescue Boaters The U.S. Coast Guard is highlighting the importance of emergency equipment and good teamwork all of which contributed to the rescue of four boaters stranded in the waters off the Dominican Republic. The combined efforts make for a good sea story. Four people…

Quick Response Saves Fisherman From Sinking Vessel off Gloucester   Last week, the U.S. Coast Guard saved the crew of the fishing vessel Miss Sandy when the vessel began to flood off Gloucester, Massachusetts. Efforts to combat the flooding were unsuccessful, but all were rescued before the vessel went down.  On Friday, the crew of…

Italian Coast Guard Responds to Fire on Oil Platform in the Adriatic   The Italian Coast Guard has overseen a successful response to a fire aboard Rospo Mare B, an oil platform off the coast of Vasto on Italy’s Adriatic coast. The fire was swiftly extinguished and all workers safely evacuated from the facility.  After…