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- Boluda Towage Names Damen ASD Tug 2813 VB Marte in Genoa CeremonyThe Maritime Executive · 10/23/2026 · wages
- New study finds shipping pays twice its share to EU ETS: earmarked revenues should triple to help build market for sustainable fuels and technologiesHellenic Shipping News · 10/20/2026 · wages
Shipping is responsible for around 10% of EU ETS emissions but pays almost 20% of the ETS bill. Unlike other sectors, it has never received free allowances. The new Sustainable Maritime Alternative Propulsion (SMAP) mechanism is a chance to reinvest part of this contribution in shipping’s energy transition. But a new s
- Eastern Pacific links wind propulsion repayments to fuel savingsSplash247 · 10/20/2026 · wages
Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has secured financing for wind-assisted propulsion systems on two vessels through a fund linking repayments to independently verified fuel savings. The Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET), managed by AIM Horizon Investments with the Global Centre for Maritime De
- Norway ends one offshore wage row only for Reach Subsea strike to beginSplash247 · 10/19/2026 · wages
Norway’s protracted offshore well services wage dispute has been settled through voluntary arbitration, even as a separate labour conflict has triggered a strike at subsea contractor Reach Subsea. An arbitration panel has ruled that wage and other provisions previously agreed under the Oil Services Agreement between em
- Real Life Incident: Off-Center Cargo Stowage Prevents Closing Of Hatch CoversMarine Insight · 10/19/2026 · wages
Uneven iron ore loading twisted a Panamax bulk carrier’s hull, preventing three hatch covers from closing until the cargo was re-trimmed.
- Japan prepares to pay for oil’s long way roundSplash247 · 10/14/2026 · wages
Japan is preparing to subsidise the additional cost of importing oil from suppliers outside the Strait of Hormuz, in a significant government intervention aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on the increasingly dangerous waterway. The Japanese cabinet approved three bills yesterday designed to diversify energy i
- Freight Up 50%, Mills Won’t Pay: Brazil’s Small Miners Squeezed From Both Ends, So Why Won’t Vale Cut?Hellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026 · wages
On 29 September, CSN Mineração issued a material fact announcing a temporary cut in iron ore output at the dry processing plant of its Pires Complex in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, citing current market conditions, low ore prices and high ocean freight. Because of the cut and lower third-party purchases expected in the co
- Beyond borders: simplifying global payments for crew membersSeatrade Maritime · 10/8/2026 · wages
With tens of thousands of seafarers from dozens of countries, multiple banking regulations and geopolitical issues managing crew salaries and payments is a complex issue
- Korea shipbuilders stall in wage talks as Hanwha Ocean faces multi-union fightHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026 · wages
Bargaining over the wage and collective agreement in the shipbuilding industry is showing signs of dragging on. Among the three major shipbuilders (HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Heavy Industries), Samsung Heavy Industries wrapped up wage talks first on the 23rd of last month, while HD Hyundai Heavy
- U.S. FMC Threatens Chinese Shipping Firm With Up To $16.7 Million Fine Over Unpaid AwardMarine Insight · 10/7/2026 · wages, enforcement
COSCO Shipping could face a fine of up to $16.7 million in the US after taking 223 days to pay a $24,328.80 award to a customer.
- FMC threatens COSCO with $16.7m penalty over delayed paymentSplash247 · 10/7/2026 · wages
COSCO is facing a potential civil penalty of up to $16.7m in the US after taking more than seven months to pay a comparatively small reparations award ordered by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). The FMC has issued an order to show cause asking the Chinese carrier to explain why it should not be penalised …
- FMC Threatens COSCO with Large Civil Penalty for Delayed PaymentThe Maritime Executive · 10/6/2026 · wages
- FMC targets Cosco with millions in late payment finesSeatrade Maritime · 10/6/2026 · wages, enforcement
$24,328 reparations award could cost the carrier up to $16.7 million after seven-month payment delay, US regulator warns
- U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Fall Short of Expectations, Raising Economic ConcernsHellenic Shipping News · 10/2/2026 · wages
The latest data on U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls has revealed a significant shortfall in job creation, raising concerns about the health of the labor market and broader economic implications. The report, which measures the change in the number of employed individuals excluding the farming industry, showed an increase of only 2
- SAAM Towage Celebrates the Christening of the Petrel in Arica, Chile’s First IMO Tier III TugboatHellenic Shipping News · 9/30/2026 · regulation, wages
In a traditional ceremony joined by local authorities and the port community, the state-of-the-art vessel strengthens port operations with an 80-tonne bollard pull capacity. Arica, Chile. September 29, 2026 — Marked by the ceremonial smashing of a bottle against the hull, SAAM Towage officially christened the SAAM Petr
- Marinakis pays up for prompt Exmar suezmaxSplash247 · 9/28/2026 · wages
Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Group has emerged as the buyer of Exmar’s first suezmax newbuilding in a resale deal reported at more than $106m. Greek shipping and financial sources place Capital behind the 157,000 dwt hull HN5112, currently under construction at South Korea’s DH Shipbuilding for delivery in 2027. The
- From payments to welfare: The MarTrust and Iswan partnershipSeatrade Maritime · 9/24/2026 · wages, welfare
In this episode ahead of Seatrade Maritime Crew Connect Global 2026 we turn the spotlight on seafarer welfare.
- When cargo owners buy the ships, who pays for the inefficiency?Seatrade Maritime · 9/24/2026 · wages
With large tanker rates hitting unheard of levels cargo owners are investing vessels but what will happen with market changes
- U.S. Sanctions Crypto Exchange Tied to Iran’s Hormuz Transit PaymentsgCaptain · 9/18/2026 · wages, enforcement
The United States has sanctioned an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange that Treasury says was used to move payments collected from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz into Iran’s financial system. The...
- U.S Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over Bitcoin Payments Linked To Strait Of Hormuz Shipping TollsMarine Insight · 9/18/2026 · wages, enforcement
The transfers were part of a network used by Iranian financier Babak Zanjani to move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.
- U.S. Navy Gets First Payload Module For Virginia-Class Submarine USS ArizonaMarine Insight · 9/17/2026 · wages
The 184-foot section was moved by barge from Quonset Point to Electric Boat’s facility in Groton, Connecticut.
- Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Ship And 17-Member Crew After Ransom PaymentMarine Insight · 9/12/2026 · piracy, wages
Pirates hijacked it off the Somali coast on April 26. The crew includes 15 Syrian nationals and two Indian nationals.
- Shipping Nations Warn Global Trade Is Fracturing — And Everyone PaysgCaptain · 9/9/2026 · wages
The armed conflicts, trade wars, and extreme weather events hammering maritime supply chains are not one-offs, but rather signs of a “structural shift” for global trade, 18 of the most important shipping nations warned on Tuesday.
- Odfjell Drilling set for $37m repayment as tax battle endsSplash247 · 9/3/2026 · wages
Odfjell Drilling is set to recover around $37m after Norway’s Supreme Court refused to hear a tax authority appeal, drawing a line under a years-long dispute linked to former group company Odfjell Offshore. The Supreme Court’s appeals committee declined to admit the Norwegian Tax Authority’s challenge to an April rulin
- Shipping Company Pays Record $5.3 Million To Transit Panama Canal Amid Rising DemandMarine Insight · 8/27/2026 · wages
South Korea's SK Gas has agreed to pay a record $5.3 million to secure a Panama Canal transit slot for its LPG carrier G. Spirit on Sept. 1
- U.S. Warns Shippers Paying Iran For Safe Passage Through Hormuz Could Face SanctionsMarine Insight · 5/2/2026 · wages
Iran has earlier suggested charging transit fees as part of its proposals to end the conflict, but Washington has rejected the idea.
- FMC Judge Orders OOCL to Pay $45.6 Million in Landmark Bed Bath & Beyond Shipping CasegCaptain · 4/29/2026 · wages
Three years after bankrupt retailer Bed Bath & Beyond accused Orient Overseas Container Line of auctioning off contracted vessel space to higher-paying cargo during the pandemic supply chain crisis, a Federal Maritime...
- U.S. Treasury Warns Hormuz ‘Toll’ Payments to Iran Could Trigger SanctionsgCaptain · 4/29/2026 · wages
The U.S. Treasury Department has issued new sanctions guidance warning that payments to Iran or the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for so-called “safe passage” through the Strait of Hormuz are prohibited, adding...
- Boluda takes control of Seatrium’s towage fleet in SingaporeSeatrade Maritime · 4/28/2026 · wages
Boluda expands in Southeast Asia as Singapore shipyard group Seatrium exits tugboat business
- Trump administration pays $900m to scrap two more offshore wind projectsSplash247 · 4/28/2026 · wages
The Trump administration has struck two more deals with energy companies to quit their US offshore wind projects, reimbursing Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind nearly $900m in total to cancel their leases. Under the agreements, Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind will end their offshore wind leases and commit to sh
- Towage giant Boluda snaps up Seatrium assets in SingaporeSplash247 · 4/26/2026 · wages
European towage heavyweight Boluda has moved to strengthen its position in Southeast Asia, taking over tug assets and towage operations from Singapore’s Seatrium Group in one of the world’s busiest port hubs. The deal hands Boluda control of Seatrium’s harbour tug fleet and associated towage services supporting its shi
- What Is Marine Engineering? Courses, Career Path & Salary GuideMarine Insight · 4/23/2026 · wages
Marine engineering covers ship machinery design, operation and maintenance.Learn about courses, career ranks, salary data, & the profession's future.