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  • USNS Harvey Milk arrives at Alabama Shipyard for PSA

    USNS Harvey Milk arrives at Alabama Shipyard for PSA Alabama Shipyard reports that the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) arrived at its Mobile, Ala,, shipyard on Thursday, Jan 9. The vessel is at the yard for its post-shakedown availability (PSA) and will undergo essential maintenance and repairs to ensure its continued operational excellence. The PSA…

  • USCG responds to Algoma Verity grounding near Philadelphia

    USCG responds to Algoma Verity grounding near Philadelphia The U.S. Coast Guard and partners have been responding to the grounding of the 623-foot, Bahamas-flagged self-unloading bulk carrier Algoma Verity. A massive cargo ship is stuck in the Delaware River, the coast guard says https://t.co/YSpAPTFF87 — Philly Daily News (@PhillyDailyNews) January 10, 2025 At 6:30 p.m.,…

  • DNV: LNG dominated 2024 orders for alternative-fueled vessels

    DNV: LNG dominated 2024 orders for alternative-fueled vessels Confirming a trend recently noted by Clarksons, the latest data from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insights (AFI) platform shows that 2024 drove a significant rise in orders for alternative-fueled vessels. Even without counting in LNG carriers, 515 alternative-fueled ships were ordered, a 38% year-on-year increase on 2023. The…

  • Vigor wins $7.8M USNS Washington Chambers contract

    Vigor wins $7.8M USNS Washington Chambers contract Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $7,792,948 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4114) for the 50-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of Military Sealift Command’s fast combat support vessel USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). Built by NASSCO and commissioned in 2011, USNS Washington Chambers is a…

  • LNG-fueled Samskip RO/RO to be retrofitted with compact carbon capture system

    LNG-fueled Samskip RO/RO to be retrofitted with compact carbon capture system The Samskip Kvitbjorn, a Norwegian-flagged LNG-fueled RO/RO carrier, is to be retrofitted with an onboard carbon capture system, with the help of funding from the Netherlands Government’s Maritime Master Plan. The funding, awarded Rotterdam-headquartered Value Maritime and its partners in the Maritime Efficient &…

  • Mobile Engineer District update on Mobile Harbor project

    Mobile Engineer District update on Mobile Harbor project Since 2020, the Mobile Engineer District Mobile Harbor Project, and its partners have sought to deepen and widen the Mobile Harbor Channel by five feet from the Gulf of Mexico through Mobile Bay and into Mobile Harbor. The entrance channel through the Gulf is being deepened from…

  • VIDEO: TDOT christens new ferry

    VIDEO: TDOT christens new ferry The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently announced that its new ferry boat, the M/V Summitt, is now in service connecting Benton and Houston counties. Aptly named after legendary Lady Vols basketball coach and Tennessean Pat Summitt, it pushes the barge, The Volunteer, across the Tennessee River providing essential ferry…

  • New push for IMO levy on GHG emissions

    New push for IMO levy on GHG emissions By as early as 2027, ship operators could face an IMO-imposed charge per tonne of CO2 emitted. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the text of a proposal that has been submitted to an IMO working group. Supported by the ICS and 47 governments, it…

  • CBO: Navy’s 2025 shipbuilding plan would cost $40BN a year

    CBO: Navy’s 2025 shipbuilding plan would cost $40BN a year The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the U.S. Navy’s 2025 30-year shipbuilding plan. As in its previous analyses of Navy shipbuilding plans, the CBO finds that the cost of the plan would be higher than Navy estimates. Here are some…

  • Admiral Richard V. Timme joins OMSA as senior advisor

    Admiral Richard V. Timme joins OMSA as senior advisor The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) reports that Rear Admiral Richard V. Timme, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.), has joined the association as a senior advisor. OMSA says that the appointment underscores its longstanding commitment to working collaboratively with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and other regulatory…

  • Van Oord takes delivery of giant jack-up WTIV Boreas

    Van Oord takes delivery of giant jack-up WTIV Boreas Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has now accepted delivery of the mega wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Boreas in a ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. The Boreas, named after the Greek god of the Northern winds, is purpose-built for the transportation and installation…

  • EPA approves most of controversial CARB rule waiver request

    EPA approves most of controversial CARB rule waiver request Will the California Air Resources Board’s controversial Commercial Harbor Craft Rule lead to the building of more cutting edge zero-emission vessels, or will it create hazardous conditions on existing vessels retrofitted to meet its requirements? Either way, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now approved…

  • Höegh and Svitzer in carbon-cutting Australian EcoTow first

    Höegh and Svitzer in carbon-cutting Australian EcoTow first Copenhagen-headquartered towage giant Svitzer has delivered its first EcoTow solution in Australia to Höegh Autoliners first Aurora-class vessel, Höegh Aurora. Already claiming the title of “the world’s largest, greenest PCTC,” the 9,100 car capacity vessel used the EcoTow solution on its recent maiden voyage to four ports…

  • Glosten promotes Peter Soles to principal

    Glosten promotes Peter Soles to principal Seattle-headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten has announced the promotion of Peter Soles to principal. Soles joined the company in 2013 after working in tug and deep-sea ship operations and brings this experience to the development of purpose-designed workboats as well as projects focused on tug and…

  • Damen delivers FCS 3307 patrol to Nigeria’s Homeland IOSL

    Damen delivers FCS 3307 patrol to Nigeria’s Homeland IOSL Damen Shipyards Cape Town recently delivered an FCS 3307 patrol vessel to Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Ltd. (Homeland IOSL) in Nigeria. This vessel, on charter with an international energy company, will perform offshore patrol duties to enhance the security of personnel, assets, and the environment in…

  • VIDEO: AkzoNobel protects ultra deep drilling research vessel Meng Xian

    VIDEO: AkzoNobel protects ultra deep drilling research vessel Meng Xian AkzoNobel reports that Meng Xian, China’s first domestically designed and built ultra deep-sea research drilling vessel is being protected by more than 300,000 liters of marine coatings supplied by its International brand. Meng Xian (meaning Dream) has the ability to drill as far as 11…

  • BOEM takes a step forward on Guam offshore wind

    BOEM takes a step forward on Guam offshore wind The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for possible wind energy leasing off the coast of the U.S. Pacific Territory of Guam. The Call will gather public comments to inform potential leasing areas, and results from close…

  • FMD’s Hunt Valve books $96M in submarine valve orders

    FMD’s Hunt Valve books $96M in submarine valve orders Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management reports that its Hunt Valve business has booked purchase orders totaling $96 million to provide essential valves in support of the construction of 12 new Virginia-class and five Columbia-class submarines. The valves include ship service…

  • New Boskalis Windpiper will be world’s largest rock installer

    New Boskalis Windpiper will be world’s largest rock installer Royal Boskalis B.V. reports that the latest addition to its fleet will be the Windpiper, a subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel with a cargo capacity of 45,500 tonnes, making it the world’s largest capacity vessel in this sector. It is set for delivery in the first…

  • Pangaea completes deal that adds 15 handy-sizes to its fleet

    Pangaea completes deal that adds 15 handy-sizes to its fleet Newport, R.I.-based Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. [Nasdaq: PANL] reports that it has completed its previously announced combination of its existing dry-bulk fleet with 15 handy-size dry bulk vessels owned by privately-held Strategic Shipping Inc., whose operations are conducted under the name of M.T. Maritime. “We…

  • Strategic Marine delivers 50-knot SES crew transfer vessel

    Strategic Marine delivers 50-knot SES crew transfer vessel Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has delivered an offshore crew transfer vessel to All Energies Services that is capable of reaching speeds of over 50 knots. Designed to provide seamless offshore transfers in challenging sea conditions of up to 2.5 meters, the 35-meter vessel is Strategic Marine’s first…

  • Top 5 reasons to attend TTB 2025: Innovation, networking, and strategies for success

    Top 5 reasons to attend TTB 2025: Innovation, networking, and strategies for success Marine Log’s TTB 2025, taking place on March 25-26, 2025, at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza in Mobile, Ala., is set to be the premier event for professionals in the tug, towboat, and barge (TTB) industry. This exclusive conference is designed to…

  • Coast Guard to rename former ECO icebreaker Storis

    Coast Guard to rename former ECO icebreaker Storis The Coast Guard has now completed acceptance of the Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) icebreaking vessel Aiviq. On commissioning, it will be renamed Coast Guard Cutter Storis, becoming the second cutter to bear that name. The original Storis, built in 1942 and known as the “Galloping Ghost of…

  • VIDEO: IMO Secretary-General Dominguez sets his priorities for 2025

    VIDEO: IMO Secretary-General Dominguez sets his priorities for 2025 International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has highlighted key items on the IMO agenda for 2025. In a video message, Secretary-General Dominguez said: “We start 2025 focusing on three main topics, as we were last year. “The first one, seafarers, the second one, security around…

  • Submit a presentation proposal for Ship Repair USA 2025

    Submit a presentation proposal for Ship Repair USA 2025 Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA conference brings together vessel owners and operators, ship repairers and others involved in the through-life maintenance of vessels of all kinds. The focus of the presentations and discussions is on finding practical solutions to real life problems and on lessons learned.…

  • Clarksons Research: 50% of tonnage ordered in 2024 was alternate fueled

    Clarksons Research: 50% of tonnage ordered in 2024 was alternate fueled Clarksons Research has released its latest Green Technology Tracker. Including full year 2024 data points, it charts the progress of alternative fuel https://www.marinelog.com/?s=%22alternate+fuels%22uptake and investments in energy saving technologies across the global shipping fleet. “With overall newbuild order volumes reaching their highest level since…

  • Energy-saving TMC compressors chosen for 6 methanol-fueled container vessels

    Energy-saving TMC compressors chosen for 6 methanol-fueled container vessels While most of the focus on six 9,000 TEU containerships ordered by Maersk at China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has been on the fact that they are methanol-fueled, the ships also feature a range of systems aimed at carbon savings and energy savings. That has seen TMC Compressors…

  • Equinor secures $3 billion in project financing for Empire Wind 1

    Equinor secures $3 billion in project financing for Empire Wind 1 In a sign that lenders have not soured on U.S. offshore wind, Equinor reports that its Empire Wind 1 project has now secured a project financing package of over $3 billion. Financial close was reached at the end of December 2024. Equinor says that,…

  • DFDS wins 20-year Jersey ferry services contract

    DFDS wins 20-year Jersey ferry services contract The Government of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands between England and France (and a self-governing dependency of the U.K.) has awarded Copenhagen-headquartered DFDS a 20-year contract to operate the Island’s ferry services to the U.K. and France from March 28, 2025. Under the contract, DFDS will…

  • Marcon sees “considerable strength” in tank barge market

    Marcon sees “considerable strength” in tank barge market Coupeville, Wash.-based shipbroker Marcon International has released its latest report on the tank barge market. “The tank barge market has demonstrated remarkable strength throughout 2024, with Marcon observing high utilization rates and favorable contract renewals,” the report notes. “This trend aligns with reports from major operators like…

  • Op-Ed: Market barriers as Sweden’s alternative fuel development ramps up

    Op-Ed: Market barriers as Sweden’s alternative fuel development ramps up By Nils Igelström, Managing Director at GAC Sweden Sweden’s rapid development of alternative fuels has the potential to help shipping’s maritime sector. But the challenges of accessing markets beyond northern Europe could hinder real progress. Sweden is at the forefront in the production of renewable…

  • Alabama Port Authority awards major contract to Richmond Engineering

    Alabama Port Authority awards major contract to Richmond Engineering The Alabama Port Authority announced in late December 2024 that a major contract to a U.S. company with significant work to be completed in Alabama. This contract, which will fund the production of two new Stacker Reclaimers, was awarded to Richmond Engineering Works LLC (REW). The…

  • Crowley acquires mooring services provider Main Line

    Crowley acquires mooring services provider Main Line Crowley reports that it has expanded its harbor services capabilities through the acquisition of Main Line Inc., a vessel mooring company based in Seattle, effective Jan. 1. Crowley says that the addition of Main Line will provide Crowley customers calling on the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash.,…

  • BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries

    BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries Canada’s BC Ferries, which has had its share of problems with some of its oldest vessels, this month formally submitted its plan to build five New Major Vessels (NMVs) to the BC Ferries Commissioner. If approved, this project would be the largest capital…

  • Vigor awarded $55M LCS 10 contract

    Vigor awarded $55M LCS 10 contract Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $55,881,631 firm-fixed-price contract for the FY 2005 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). The scope of the LCS 10 award includes all labor, supervision, equipment, production, testing, facilities, and quality assurance…

  • CENTCOM forces strike multiple Houthi targets

    CENTCOM forces strike multiple Houthi targets U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reports that U.S. forces conducted multiple precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Sana’a and coastal locations within Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, Dec. 30 and 31. On Dec. 30 and 31, U.S. Navy ships and aircraft targeted a Houthi command and control facility and advanced…

  • Texas Ports Association releases new economic impact study

    Texas Ports Association releases new economic impact study Texas ports contribute more than $713.9 billion in economic activity for the state accounting for 28% of Texas’ gross domestic product (GDP), further advancing ports as a catalyst for state economic growth and job generation, according to a recent economic impact study by the Texas Ports Association…

  • Detyens wins $18.69M USNS Patuxent contract

    Detyens wins $18.69M USNS Patuxent contract Detyens Shipyards Inc.,North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded an $18,690,259 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4132) for a 131-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201). The Patuxent contract includes a base work package and four unexercised options for…

  • USCG inspectors discover counterfeit pilot ladders

    USCG inspectors discover counterfeit pilot ladders The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Maritime Safety Alert after marine inspectors from Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) discovered counterfeit pilot ladders during a Port State Control Examination at the Port of Baltimore. The identification plate on the ladder (Figure 1) contained several errors, including referencing ISO 779-1…

  • Four Kingspointers awarded Crowley scholarships

    Four Kingspointers awarded Crowley scholarships Four students at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, N.Y., – Draygan Colonese, Elizabeth Kay, Charles Lausten and Gianna Russo – have been awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships in recognition of their success and commitment to careers in the maritime industry. The Kingspointers were selected based…

  • Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub project wins funding

    Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub project wins funding A joint project to develop a heavy lift operations hub at the port of Port Talbot, Wales, has received match funding from the U.K.’s Crown Estate through the initial round of its innovative Supply Chain Accelerator. Port Talbot’s strategic location near the Celtic Sea makes it…

  • Finnish police continue investigation of tanker Eagle S.

    Finnish police continue investigation of tanker Eagle S. Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and other authorities are continuing investigations of a Cook Islands registered tanker, the Eagle S. Widely identified in media reports as having links to Russia’s shadow fleet, the tanker was detained soon after investigations began into the December 25 rupture of…

  • Powerful Sanmar-built Boğaçay tug joins sister in Croatia

    Powerful Sanmar-built Boğaçay tug joins sister in Croatia A second versatile multi-purpose tugboat built by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has now joined its twin sister at Rijeka, Croatia’s principal seaport. Known as Boğaçay LXXII while under construction, the tug, renamed TItan by its new owner, is the second built by Sanmar under a two-tug contract placed…

  • CRS releases new report on Constellation-class frigate program

    CRS releases new report on Constellation-class frigate program The Congressional Research Service (CRS) on Dec. 19 released an updated report “Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress.” The CRS reports provides a very detailed big picture view of the program but, with Congress ultimately calling the shots on what gets spent…

  • Seadrill sells 2007-built jack-up West Prospero for $45M

    Seadrill sells 2007-built jack-up West Prospero for $45M Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) reports that it has completed the sale of the jack-up rig West Prospero for cash proceeds of $45 million. “With the sale of the West Prospero , we have monetized a non-core asset that has been stacked since 2016 and…

  • EUKOR inks “historic” $4.2BN contract with Hyundai and Kia

    EUKOR inks “historic” $4.2BN contract with Hyundai and Kia EUKOR Car Carriers, part of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group, reports that has renewed its contract with Hyundai Motor Group members Hyundai Motor Car and Kia Motor Car corporations, increasing both duration and volumes. The new contract contains two major changes from the previous one. The duration…

  • Italy delegates authority to ABS for ISPS audits

    Italy delegates authority to ABS for ISPS audits ABS will deliver audits of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) on behalf of the Italian flag administration from January 1, 2025, following an agreement signed at Italy’s Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport. As a Recognized Organization of the Italian administration, ABS will…

  • Jan De Nul to install French floating wind export cables

    Jan De Nul to install French floating wind export cables Jan De Nul has won a contract to install the export cables that will transport the renewable energy from France’s first commercial-scale floating wind farms from the offshore substation to shore. The two wind farms, off the coast of southern Brittany, will have a total…

  • Navy takes delivery of future USS Iowa (SSN 797)

    Navy takes delivery of future USS Iowa (SSN 797) NAVSEA reports that the Navy’s newest attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797), was delivered on Dec. 22, 2024, marking the 12th battle force ship delivered to the Navy this calendar year. SSN 797 is the 24th Virginia-class submarine (VCS) co-produced by General Dynamics Electric…

  • ABS and Akselos in floating wind MOU

    ABS and Akselos in floating wind MOU ABS and Switzerland-headquartered Akselos, a specialist in structural performance management software have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU aims to advance engineering and certification processes for floating offshore wind projects and will see the companies collaborate on solutions aimed at optimizing design, reducing costs, and improving…

  • Two Maine Maritime cadets awarded Crowley scholarships

    Two Maine Maritime cadets awarded Crowley scholarships Maine Maritime Academy cadets Anna LaDue and Odegaard Fields have been awarded Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship. They were selected for the Crowley scholarships based on their performance during the cadet training periods aboard Crowley-operated or -managed ships and their intent to pursue maritime careers. LaDue, a…

  • Construction of first USCG polar security cutter set to start

    Construction of first USCG polar security cutter set to start While shipyard work on the Coast Guard’s first polar security cutter has been under way for quite some time, thus far it has been on prototype modules. Now the project is set to move into the construction phase. The U.S. Coast Guard/U.S. Navy Integrated Program…

  • StenaRoRo takes delivery of Guillaume de Normandie, its newest E-Flexer

    StenaRoRo takes delivery of Guillaume de Normandie, its newest E-Flexer Stena RoRo has taken delivery of the Guillaume de Normandie. On long term charter to France’s Brittany Ferries, it is the 12th in a series of 15 E-Flexer vessels ordered at Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai), and the fifth ordered for charter to Brittany Ferries.…

  • Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 set to become law

    Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 set to become law Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-N.C.) have commended the full U.S. Senate for approving the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), legislation to improve U.S. ports and…

  • BOEM approves SouthCoast Wind

    BOEM approves SouthCoast Wind The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Friday announced the approval of the SouthCoast Wind project (formerly Mayflower Wind), located over 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 20 miles south of Nantucket. It is the 11th commercial-scale offshore wind energy project approved during the Biden administration. With Friday’s approval…

  • Documents related to IHNC Lock replacement released

    Documents related to IHNC Lock replacement released The New Orleans Engineer District released draft mitigation plans and design updates this month related to the ongoing Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock replacement general reevaluation report. The draft documents released address: the Community Impact Mitigation Plan (Community Opportunities Plan of Action), Transportation Mitigation Plan, and Design…

  • Op-Ed: Building green towing capacity

    Op-Ed: Building green towing capacity By Gareth Prowse, head of decarbonisation, Svitzer The maritime industry is progressing in its journey toward decarbonization, driven by tightening environmental regulations and rising expectations for sustainable practices. This shift, extending to the port and towage sectors, presents both challenges and opportunities, and Gareth Prowse, head of decarbonization at Svitzer—a…

  • Navantia to acquire Harland & Wolff’s shipyards

    Navantia to acquire Harland & Wolff’s shipyards Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia has reached a deal that will see it acquire all four of the shipyards operated by U.K. shipbuilder Harland & Wolff, whose holding company went into administration September 27. The deal also promises to secure the future of the U.K.’s Fleet Solid Support Ship…

  • ProZero delivers 12-passenger vessel to Norwegian high-speed ferry operator

    ProZero delivers 12-passenger vessel to Norwegian high-speed ferry operator Faaborg, Denmark-based ProZero reports that it has delivered a 15 meter ProZero passenger vessel to Norwegian high-speed ferry operator Metro-Opus and that, after rigorous testing and certification processes, it has been approved for operations by the Norwegian Maritime Authority, marking a significant milestone for ProZero and…

  • Hydrogen-powered RIB H2Ocean set for sea trials

    Hydrogen-powered RIB H2Ocean set for sea trials Hydrogen as a marine fuel continues to make inroads into new sectors. Now, two Christchurch, New Zealand-based companies have collaborated to design a hydrogen fueled rigid inflatable boat (RIB), the H2Ocean. The companies, zero-emission transition technology specialist Fabrum and RIB builder King Watercraft, say that the H2Ocean is…

  • Carnival Corporation reports “strong finish to a record year”

    Carnival Corporation reports “strong finish to a record year” “This has been an incredibly strong finish to a record year,” said CEO Josh Weinstein as the world’s largest cruise company, Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 and provided an outlook for the first quarter…

  • MMA training ship Patriot State set for first Sea Term voyage

    MMA training ship Patriot State set for first Sea Term voyage Massachusetts Maritime Academy’s new National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) training ship, TS Patriot State, is set to make its first extended voyage. The ship, which arrived on campus on October 10, 2024, is set to embark on its inaugural Sea Term, departing on Saturday,…

  • New REM Offshore IMR vessel will have Brunvoll thruster package

    New REM Offshore IMR vessel will have Brunvoll thruster package Norway’s REM Offshore has confirmed its option for a second vessel at Myklebust Shipyard. It will be built on the same Skipsteknisk ST-245 design as the innovative energy subsea construction vessel (ESCV) ordered at the yard earlier this year, but will be configured as an…

  • KENC wins multiple contracts for U.K. offshore wind farm

    KENC wins multiple contracts for U.K. offshore wind farm As U.K. offshore wind development continues to ramp up, Oldenzaal, Netherlands-based KENC Engineering reports that an undisclosed leading T&I (transportation and installation) contractor has awarded it multiple contract awards. They cover engineering scopes to outfit a purpose-built jack-up vessel to contribute to the safe and efficient…

  • Detyens awarded MSC contracts worth $34.7M

    Detyens awarded MSC contracts worth $34.7M The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Va., yesterday announced the awards of two contracts to Detyens Shipyards Inc, North Charleston, S.C., worth a combined total of more than $34.7 million. The larger of the two, worth $17,443,181, is firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4003) for 135-calendar day shipyard availability for the…

  • Op-Ed: Urgent reality of regulations to set in for the shipping industry

    Op-Ed: Urgent reality of regulations to set in for the shipping industry By Steve Esau, COO of SEA-LNG In 2025, the urgent reality of regulations will set in for the shipping industry. With the arrival of the new year, we begin the five-year countdown to IMO’s first notable deadline – reducing greenhouse gas emissions by a…

  • Hanwha Ocean wins ABS AiP for standard FPSO design

    Hanwha Ocean wins ABS AiP for standard FPSO design ABS has awarded Hanwha Group member Hanwha Ocean an Approval in Principle (AIP) for its Pre-FEED Standard FPSO Design. Intended to create an asset optimized for deployment in the deep waters of West Africa, the FPSO design is 340 meters long and capable of storing approximately…

  • SHIPS for America Act introduced

    SHIPS for America Act introduced Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Representative John Garamendi (D-Calif.-8), and Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss,-1) introduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Prosperity and Security (SHIPS) for America Act, comprehensive legislation to revitalize the United States shipbuilding and commercial maritime industries. After decades of neglect, the legislators…

  • Bureau Veritas in MOU on 3D model-based design approval

    Bureau Veritas in MOU on 3D model-based design approval Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Joint Development Project (JDP) agreement with HD Hyundai Samho Co., Ltd (HSHI) and Siemens Industry Software Ltd. (Siemens DISW) to implement a 3D model-based design approval process using Siemens DISW’s NX…

  • Ørsted names Amanda Dasch its new region Americas CEO

    Ørsted names Amanda Dasch its new region Americas CEO Ørsted announced today it has selected Amanda Dasch as its new region Americas CEO, tapping a seasoned executive with leadership experience in the U.S. energy sector and several international markets. She succeeds David Hardy, who recently stepped down to join GE Vernova as chief commercial officer,…

  • Kongsberg to supply Brazil’s CMM with design and tech for six new hybrid PSVs

    Kongsberg to supply Brazil’s CMM with design and tech for six new hybrid PSVs Another major Petrobras PSV contract is in the works: Kongsberg Maritime is to supply a design and equipment package for six hybrid PSVs to Brazil’s Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM). The company ranked first in a Petrobras tender for six hybrid large…

  • DMC wins four-vessel contract for key components

    DMC wins four-vessel contract for key components Four 6,250 dwt PMax Eco Trader dry cargo ships on order at Dutch shipbuilder GS Projects will have steering, control and propulsion equipment supplied by Damen Marine Components (DMC). The vessels are being built for Groningen-based short sea operator Longship and DMC will provide its “plug & play”…

  • INEOS acquires CNOOC’s U.S. GoM business

    INEOS acquires CNOOC’s U.S. GoM business London-headquartered global chemical company INEOS said today that it has acquired the U.S. Gulf of Mexico business held by CNOOC Energy Holdings U.S.A. Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Company’s CNOOC International Limited unit. A Reuters report cites “a person with direct knowledge of the matter…

  • Iridium launches new Certus 9704 satellite IoT module

    Iridium launches new Certus 9704 satellite IoT module McLean, Va.–headquartered LEO satcom specialist Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has launched the Iridium Certus 9704, its newest IoT module, and the Iridium Certus 9704 development kit. It says that the new module, featuring Iridium Messaging Transport (IMT) technology, is the smallest and most powerful that it…

  • BOEM reports competitive interest in two U.S. Gulf Wind Energy Areas

    BOEM reports competitive interest in two U.S. Gulf Wind Energy Areas While a lackluster response to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s first Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale was largely attributed to the challenges of floating offshore wind, there are some U.S. Gulf Wind Energy Areas where fixed foundation wind turbines might be…

  • Petrobras signs contracts for 12 new hybrid PSVs

    Petrobras signs contracts for 12 new hybrid PSVs Edison Chouest Offshore’s Brazilian affiliate Bram Offshore is one of two companies that will each build and operate six new hybrid PSVs (platform support vessel) under contracts awarded yesterday by Brazilian energy major Petrobras. The other company is Starnav Serviços Marítimos, a subsidiary of Brazil’s Detroit Group.…

  • Trump backs ILA position on automation

    Trump backs ILA position on automation President-elect Donald J. Trump has come out firmly in support of the ILA union position as its negotiations with port employers association USMX continue to bog down over what the employers call “modernization” and the union calls automation — in particular the use of semi-automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs).…

  • Op-Ed: Ferry success comes into focus via public-private partnerships

    Op-Ed: Ferry success comes into focus via public-private partnerships By Timothy O’Brien, SVP of Ferries and Transportation, Hornblower Group It’s easy to say that 2024 is the year of the ferry, but that would ignore the strong return and sustained growth of the nation’s most reliable, accessible, and adaptive ferry systems since the pandemic.  What…

  • Fincantieri Marinette Marine creates childcare and dependent support program

    Fincantieri Marinette Marine creates childcare and dependent support program In a move to support its workforce, Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), Marinette, Wis., is providing eligible employees with a $5,000 tax-free benefit for childcare or dependent family member care in 2025. Recognizing the burden of rising childcare costs, says the company, FMM employees highlighted this concern…

  • Navy accepts delivery of USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208)

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