Nine major shippers including Amazon, Ikea and Unilever have signed an “ambition statement” to pledge to only move cargo on ships using zero-carbon fuel by 2040. This pledge is part of a new initiative by the non-profit Aspen Insititute called Cargo Owners for Zero-Emission Vessels or coZEV.
From the coZEV website: coZEV was created because no single cargo owner can drive this transition alone. coZEV utilizes the power of companies’ combined voices, capacity for innovation, and economies of scale to drive change.
Through collaboration among cargo owner companies and maritime supply chain partners, coZEV believes companies can decarbonize their own maritime freight by 2040 and help catalyze full sector decarbonization by 2050 at the latest.
While under tow in the Guayas River, near Guayaquil, Ecuador, the 250′ long Brazilian sail training ship 
In early October, a crack in a pipeline off the coast of Huntington Beach, California spilled some 3,000 barrels (126,000 gallons) of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean. On Saturday, the 
For several years, the 
The wreck of the legendary cutter 
Another reminder of how little we know and understand about orca whales. Scientists have identified a new type of orca, also known as killer whales, off the US and Canadian Pacific West Coast. Termed ‘
On Sunday, October 10, from noon to 6PM, Bristol, England will host its first sea shanty festival with ten shanty crews performing on outdoor stages on the city’s harborside.
Yesterday, the 
For the last 15 years, the Soviet-era 
We have posted about the ongoing port congestion that has resulted in as many as 70 ships being anchored off the Southern Californian coast waiting for berths. While no one knows for certain what caused the pipeline rupture that leaked more than 140,000 gallons of oil off the California coast, initial indications suggest that it may have been the result of a ship’s anchor catching the pipeline. 
For almost a decade the US Navy has struggled through an ongoing corruption and bribery scandal involving ship support contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia, a firm run by Leonard Glenn Francis, a Malaysian national known as “
We recently posted about 
In February we 
Saildrone Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released the first video footage gathered by an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) from inside a major hurricane barreling across the Atlantic Ocean.