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  • Op-Ed: Rising to USCG’s new maritime security directive

    Op-Ed: Rising to USCG’s new maritime security directive By Michael Devolld, maritime transportation system cybersecurity lead at ABS Consulting On February 22, 2024, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, updating maritime security regulations and introducing new regulations establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels,…

  • VIDEO: Trident shares its vision for sustainable shipbuilding

    VIDEO: Trident shares its vision for sustainable shipbuilding At the 2024 International Workboat Show, we had the opportunity to sit down with Luke Briant, vice president of sales and marketing at Arlington, Va.-based Trident Maritime Systems, to discuss the company’s unique approach to shipbuilding, sustainability, and its long-term vision for the maritime industry. In this…

  • Coast Guard issues $125M Aiviq acquisition contract

    Coast Guard issues $125M Aiviq acquisition contract It’s official, the Coast Guard has now issued a contract for the acquisition of the Edison Chouest Offshore icebreaking vessel Aiviq. The Coast Guard Acquisitions Directorate says that on Nov. 20 it awarded a contract to Offshore Service Vessels, LLC, of Cut Off, Louisiana, “to acquire a commercially…

  • Austal USA gets $48M mod to LCS maintenance contract

    Austal USA gets $48M mod to LCS maintenance contract Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $48,020,435 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification (P00006) under a previously awarded contract (N40345-22-D-8000) to exercise Option Year Two for emergent repair and continuous maintenance for littoral combat ships deployed to the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans and the…

  • Bergen Engines and ioCurrents partner up

    Bergen Engines and ioCurrents partner up Seattle-based maritime data analytics specialist ioCurrents has reached a strategic agreement with Norway’s Bergen Engines. The partnership will enable Bergen Engines to offer ioCurrents’ MarineInsight platform as a value-added solution to customers in new builds, repowers, and overhauls, leveraging real-time data analytics to optimize vessel performance. The MarineInsight platform…

  • NES to deliver shoreside charging stations for Fjord1 autonomous ferries

    NES to deliver shoreside charging stations for Fjord1 autonomous ferries Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 has contracted Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver two shoreside charging stations for use by the four autonomous, zero-emission ferries that it will operate on the Lavik-Oppedal crossing on the west coast of Norway (see earlier story). Lavik-Oppedal route is a…

  • Manson awarded $188.8M USACE dredging contract

    Manson awarded $188.8M USACE dredging contract Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Wash., has been awarded an $18,815,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Work will be performed in Ventura, Calif., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 1, 2026. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Ventura, California, with an…

  • Seaspan Garibaldi completes its first ship-to-ship LNG transfer

    Seaspan Garibaldi completes its first ship-to-ship LNG transfer Vancouver, B.C.-headquartered Seaspan Energy‘s Seaspan Garibaldi has successfully completed its first LNG ship-to-ship transfer to a containership in the Port of Long Beach, Calif. This operation marks the beginning of Seaspan’s service offering on the West Coast of North America with two LNG bunkering vessels to soon…

  • Rail-mounted gantry cranes at center of port labor talks impasse

    Rail-mounted gantry cranes at center of port labor talks impasse As we’ve noted before, not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under a temporary extension of their current master contract until…

  • ABS launches new Offshore Rules

    ABS launches new Offshore Rules The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has introduced new Rules for Building and Classing Offshore Units (Offshore Rules). They bring multiple rule sets into a single, unified document with risk-based approaches for verifying new technologies along with easier navigation to support clients. ABS says that introduction of the new Offshore…

  • BOEM gives Maryland Offshore Wind the go ahead

    BOEM gives Maryland Offshore Wind the go ahead The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind project. This is the final approval needed for the project from BOEM following the Department of the Interior’s September 2024 Record of Decision. This…

  • HII to acquire W International assets

    HII to acquire W International assets HII eports that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of W International SC, LLC and Vivid Empire SC, LLC (collectively “W International”), a South Carolina-based complex metal fabricator specializing in the manufacture of shipbuilding structures, modules and assemblies. On completion of…

  • Maersk orders 20 LNG dual fueled containerships

    Maersk orders 20 LNG dual fueled containerships While Maersk may have started the momentum towards green methanol as a marine fuel, its concluding batch of orders placed under its fleet renewal plan announced in August cover 20 LNG dual fueled containerships with a total capacity of 300,000 TEU. This is in line with the trend…

  • Vard gets AiP for CSOV methanol fueling system

    Vard gets AiP for CSOV methanol fueling system Lloyd’s Register has awarded Fincantieri’s Norwegian headquartered Vard subsidiary an Approval in Principle (AiP) covering the methanol fueling system for two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The Vard 422 design vessels are under construction for the U.K.’s largest operator of offshore wind support vessels, Aberdeen-headquartered North Star,…

  • Op-Ed: The degradation and recovery of U.S. shipbuilding

    Op-Ed: The degradation and recovery of U.S. shipbuilding by Ted Williams, president of Senesco Marine LLC Global maritime supremacy has been a cornerstone of our national security for decades. However, today, we have not only lost this supremacy, we are not even close to being able to regain it if needed. We are a nation…

  • Seaspan Marine makes leadership changes

    Seaspan Marine makes leadership changes North Vancouver, B.C.- headquartered Seaspan Marine will make several leadership changes, effective Jan. 1, 2025, with Jordan Pechie becoming president of Seaspan Marine Transportation, a group of Canadian companies primarily involved in ship assist, coastal and deep-sea shipping, ferry services and fuel bunkering on the west coast of North America.…

  • Viking takes delivery of first ship in new series, Viking Vela

    Viking takes delivery of first ship in new series, Viking Vela Fincantieri’s Ancona, Italy, shipyard today delivered the Viking Vela, the first in a new series of ocean ships on order at the shipbuilder for Viking Cruises. Viking is working on a project for a partial hybrid propulsion system for future ocean ships based on…

  • Alternative-fueled vessels: DNV reports latest AFI numbers

    Alternative-fueled vessels: DNV reports latest AFI numbers DNV has now released the November figures from its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. They show that 27 new orders for alternative-fueled vessels were placed in November 2024. Although this was a slightly slower month for new orders for alternative-fueled vessels, it follows a record-breaking month in October,…

  • VIDEO: Schottel highlights latest developments at Workboat

    VIDEO: Schottel highlights latest developments at Workboat At the International Workboat Show in New Orleans, La., last month, Gaston Doucet and Hermann Weber of Spay, Germany-headquartered propulsion specialist Schottel GmbH provided insight into the company’s latest advancements and its ongoing commitment to customer support, reliability, and innovation in the maritime sector in this exclusive show…

  • Multiple people missing in Alaska fishing vessel capsize

    Multiple people missing in Alaska fishing vessel capsize The Coast Guard and Good Samaritans have been searching since Sunday for a number of people from a fishing vessel that reportedly capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska. Coast Guard watchstanders have received reports from individuals familiar with those aboard the vessel that indicate there were five people…

  • Op-Ed: Embracing innovation in mooring and fender technologies

    Op-Ed: Embracing innovation in mooring and fender technologies As the world becomes more interconnected, ports must evolve to handle the increasing pressures of larger vessels, rising trade volumes, and stricter environmental standards. Richard Hepworth, president of Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure, explains how innovative mooring and fender systems will be central to reshaping how ports operate.…

  • NYK and KNCC up the pressure with LCO2-EP carrier design

    NYK and KNCC up the pressure with LCO2-EP carrier design With interest in carbon capture and storage increasing, more vessel operators, designers and builders are looking at the vessels that will transport that captured carbon to where it will be stored. In the latest development in this area, Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and…

  • New Meghna Group LPG carrier will have Wärtsilä cargo handling system

    New Meghna Group LPG carrier will have Wärtsilä cargo handling system A new fully-pressurized LPG carrier being built for Meghna Fresh LPG, part of the Dhaka, Bangladesh-headquartered Meghna Group of Industries, will have a Wärtsilä Gas Solutions cargo handling system. The group is one of the Bangladesh’s largest industrial conglomerates, and in addition to being…

  • UK P&I Club names Richard Offord new chief executive of its Singapore branch

    UK P&I Club names Richard Offord new chief executive of its Singapore branch The UK P&I Club has appointed Richard Offord as the new chief executive of its Singapore branch, where he will replace Yiah Soon Ng (YS), who retires Dec.1 after leading the Singapore office for more than 27 years. Offord, who joins the…

  • CIP moves ammonia fueling (and bunkering) forward

    CIP moves ammonia fueling (and bunkering) forward CIP (Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners) is probably best known to Marine Log readers for its 50% stake in Vineyard Wind, but the Danish-headquartered funds manager is involved in many other areas of the renewables sector world wide, including as a leading developer of clean ammonia. Through its Energy Transition…

  • Katharina Stanzel steps down as INTERTANKO managing director

    Katharina Stanzel steps down as INTERTANKO managing director Following a recent meeting of its council of members, INTERTANKO, the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, announced a leadership transition that sees Katharina Stanzel stepping down as managing director from Jan. 1, 2025 to be succeeded by current deputy managing director Tim Wilkins. Separately INTERTANKO announced…

  • Vard Electro delivers SeaQ Communication for Ulstein CSOV duo

    Vard Electro delivers SeaQ Communication for Ulstein CSOV duo To meet tight construction schedules, complex shipbuilding projects demand efficient system integration and commissioning from suppliers. Fincantieri group member Vard’s marine electrical specialist Vard Electro recently demonstrated its competence in this area with its debut delivery for the Ulstein Verft shipyard: The integrated SeaQ Communication solutions…

  • PPG wins 50th order for electrostatic application of antifouling

    PPG wins 50th order for electrostatic application of antifouling PPG (NYSE: PPG) has won its 50th order for the electrostatic application of marine fouling control coatings. The project will be carried out on the VLCC Sidr a 336-meter oil tanker operated by Bahri Ship Management at the Asyad Drydock Company shipyard in Oman, using PPG…

  • A historic moment for ferry transport in Africa

    A historic moment for ferry transport in Africa By Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director at Worldwide Ferry Safety Association Last month in Marrakech, a city in Morocco, something extraordinary unfolded. Interferry’s 48th annual conference marked a significant milestone as it was the first event of its kind held on the African continent. The conference focused on…

  • Maritime Partners secures new $750M “warehouse” financing facility

    Maritime Partners secures new $750M “warehouse” financing facility Metairie, La.- headquartered Maritime Partners LLC reports that it has successfully closed on a $750 million, first-of-its-kind warehouse facility, which will be collateralized by three wholly owned business lines within one of its managed funds, with a syndicate of lenders led by ATLAS SP Partners. The initial…

  • Op-Ed: Shipping must innovate for a seamless fuel transition

    Op-Ed: Shipping must innovate for a seamless fuel transition By Johannes Schurmann, commercial director, FincoEnergies (GoodFuels) Shipping is currently at a critical juncture, as it continues its transition to sustainable fuel. Decarbonization by 2050 is now the target, set by the IMO, but the path forward is uncertain. Factors including the costs of decarbonization on…

  • BAE San Diego wins $212M USS Green Bay contract

    BAE San Diego wins $212M USS Green Bay contract BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $212,116,278 firm-fixed-price contract fo the FY 2025 docking selected restricted availabilty (DSRA) of USS Green Bay (LPD 20).  The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $238,814,885. Built…

  • WinGD wins more orders for its ammonia-fueled X-DF-A engines

    WinGD wins more orders for its ammonia-fueled X-DF-A engines With a growing number of ammonia carriers being ordered, Swiss headquartered engine developer WinGD has secured further orders for its ammonia-fueled X-DF-A engine design in the growing ammonia carrier market. The engines, to be built at Yuchai Marine Power Co., will be delivered for a total…

  • EV Maritime names Christopher Mazzoni VP sales, Americas

    EV Maritime names Christopher Mazzoni VP sales, Americas New Zealand electric ferry design and technology specialist EV Maritime, has expanded its North American presence with the appointment of Christopher Mazzoni as vice president sales, Americas. EV Maritime selected to electrify popular ferry service in San Francisco Bay As we reported earlier, EV Maritime’s U.S. market…

  • HKKF takes delivery of two advanced new hybrid ferries

    HKKF takes delivery of two advanced new hybrid ferries Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Limited (HKKF) has taken delivery of two new state-of-the-art hybrid ferries. Designed by Incat Crowther and built by Hong Kong-based Cheoy Lee Shipyards, the new 40-meter ferries can transport up to 450 passengers each and will service the busy commuter routes…

  • Navy will sideline 17 MSC ships to ease mariner stress

    Navy will sideline 17 MSC ships to ease mariner stress Under a plan approved Oct. 30 by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, and disclosed by the Navy yesterday, the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) is to sideline 17 ships to ease the stress on its civilian mariners. “That number’s based on again the…

  • New Eno Center study underscores benefits of federal support for U.S. inland waterways

    New Eno Center study underscores benefits of federal support for U.S. inland waterways A new study just released by the Eno Center for Transportation finds that federal support for the U.S. inland waterways system yields significant societal benefits in a variety of areas, completely aside from the obvious freight movement advantages. Commissioned by the National…

  • Samsung Heavy wins AiP for LNG carrier with wing sails

    Samsung Heavy wins AiP for LNG carrier with wing sails The Liberian Registry, the world’s largest registry, and the Korean Register (KR) have granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the basic design of a wing sail-equipped LNG carrier. The wing sail, an eco-friendly auxiliary propulsion system, generates thrust through lift…

  • KPI OceanConnect names Dorthe Bendtsen interim CEO

    KPI OceanConnect names Dorthe Bendtsen interim CEO With its former CEO transitioning to chief commercial officer at its parent company Bunker Holding, KPI OceanConnect has named its current COO, Dorthe Bendtsen, its interim CEO. Podcast: Advancing women in maritime KPI OceanConnect is one of the world’s largest bunker trading companies with nearly 150 employees across…

  • Candela to bring America’s first flying e-ferry to Lake Tahoe

    Candela to bring America’s first flying e-ferry to Lake Tahoe After putting the world’s first foiling e-ferry to enter public service into operation in Stockholm, Candela and local partner FlyTahoe are planning to introduce the first U.S.-based Candela P-12 on Lake Tahoe. VIDEO: In a world first, Candela P-12 foiling e-ferry enters public service The…

  • MAIB reports on fatal mooring line recoil incident

    MAIB reports on fatal mooring line recoil incident The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into an August 2021 incident in which a bulker’s second officer (2/O) who was looking over the side of the vessel died after he was struck by a recoiling mooring line. The incident occurred while the…

  • With a new name, Chinook Oldendorff starts sailing with rotor sails

    With a new name, Chinook Oldendorff starts sailing with rotor sails Oldendorff Carriers reports that it has now completed the successful installation and operational deployment of Norsepower rotor sails on the post-Panamax bulk carrier Chinook Oldendorff. Through a joint agreement first announced in December 2023, when it was named Dietrich Oldendorff, the 2020-built vessel transports…

  • Anthony Veder uses NAPA Logbook to ease environmental regulatory reporting

    Anthony Veder uses NAPA Logbook to ease environmental regulatory reporting Rotterdam-headquartered gas shipping specialist Anthony Veder is partnering with Finnish maritime software specialist NAPA to ease regulatory reporting by expanding the use of electronic logbook solutions, The joint project between the two companies uses a new voyage reporting functionality in NAPA Logbook, that reduces the…

  • Thecla Bodewes Shipyards books contract for four GADUS vessels

    Thecla Bodewes Shipyards books contract for four GADUS vessels Kampen, Netherlands-headquartered Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has won a four-ship order for its new GADUS design vessels. It has been placed by Navigare Shipping, marking the start of a major fleet renewal process for the family-owned, Faroe Islands based, shipowner. It also symbolizes a step towards a…

  • Armon picks Thordon COMPAC for Liberty Lines’ high-speed hybrid ferries

    Armon picks Thordon COMPAC for Liberty Lines’ high-speed hybrid ferries Thordon Bearings has completed the delivery of COMPAC propeller shaft and SXL rudder bearings for the series of environmentally advanced high-speed ferries under construction at Spain’s Astilleros Armon for Italian operator Liberty Lines. San Sebastian-based Echetalde, Thordon’s authorized distributor in Spain, delivered 18 seawater-lubricated COMPAC…

  • New report shows Port Tampa Bay has $34.6B economic impact

    New report shows Port Tampa Bay has $34.6B economic impact A new economic impact report prepared by Martin and Associates shows that Port Tampa Bay, Florida’s largest and most cargo-diverse seaport, has a $34.6 billion dollar economic value on its region and supports more than 192,000 total jobs. In addition to being a top 10…

  • ACBL appointments Peter Coxon as CEO

    ACBL appointments Peter Coxon as CEO American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), based in Jeffersonville, Ind., announced today the appointment of Peter Coxon as CEO, effective immediately. This marks a significant step in ACBL’s transformative journey toward realizing its vision of being the trusted leader in marine transportation. Over the last few years, ACBL has made…

  • Huntington Ingalls celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

    Huntington Ingalls celebrates National Apprenticeship Week Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week from Nov. 17-23, honoring the essential role of apprenticeships in workforce development and skills training. National Apprenticeship Week is a nationwide celebration established by the U.S. Department of Labor to showcase and promote high-quality and in-demand career pathway opportunities…

  • BRIX Marine delivers new megayacht tender T/T Kismet

    BRIX Marine delivers new megayacht tender T/T Kismet Superyachts deserve super tenders and the latest megayacht tender delivered by Port Angeles, Wash.-based BRIX Marine, the T/T Kismet has been designed for the tender garage on the 122-meter Kismet, recently completed by Lürssen and showcased at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show. The 11.8-meter T/T Kismet, a…

  • U.K. MAIB reports on deadly capsize of tug Biter

    U.K. MAIB reports on deadly capsize of tug Biter The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has now published its accident investigation report into the girting [girding] and capsize of the tug Biter off Greenock, Scotland on February 2023. Biter was attached to the stern of the passenger vessel Hebridean Princess and the tug’s two…

  • ABS: Safety must be proactive and systems based

    ABS: Safety must be proactive and systems based “Safety is more than just compliance. It is now synonymous with security, reliability, collective relationships and people. Safety is also becoming systems based rather than rooted in prescriptive rules or specific component procedures,” ABS chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki said at the annual ABS Advisory Council…

  • Kasia Romantowska named MD of C-Job Gdańsk

    Kasia Romantowska named MD of C-Job Gdańsk Amsterdam-headquartered C-Job Naval Architects has appointed Kasia Romantowska managing director of C-Job Gdańsk. In that role she will oversee sales and engineering teams located in Poland. Prior to joining C-Job, Romantowska was most recently as location director for Damen operations in Gdańsk. Her previous career experience includes roles…

  • David Hardy stepping down as CEO at Ørsted region Americas

    David Hardy stepping down as CEO at Ørsted region Americas Ørsted reports that David Hardy, group EVP and CEO Americas, has decided to leave the company to join GE Vernova as chief commercial officer, wind. He will step down from his position at Ørsted effective November 30. The search for his successor as CEO is…

  • BAE Norfolk wins new Navy contracts worth $202M

    BAE Norfolk wins new Navy contracts worth $202M BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has received $202 million in U.S. Navy contracts to provide modernization and maintenance services aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). BAE Systems shipyard personnel and their subcontractor teammates…

  • OSM Thome brings AI on board fleetwide

    OSM Thome brings AI on board fleetwide Arendal, Norway-headquartered ship manager OSM Thome is to deploy software from German maritime AI pioneer Kaiko Systems across its entire fleet. OSM Thome says that this will streamline inspection processes, data collection, and reporting for seafarers. The Kaiko Systems tech is already operational on hundreds of vessels, including…

  • European Council adopts major maritime legislative package

    European Council adopts major maritime legislative package The European Council has now adopted four important new pieces of legislation —and, as ever, the devil is in the details in terms of things that vessel owners and operators should start worrying about. The measures are part of a maritime legislative package that, along with one on…

  • VIDEO: Vard delivers new CSOV Norwind Helm

    VIDEO: Vard delivers new CSOV Norwind Helm Vard has delivered the commissioning service operation vessel Norwind Helm to Norwind Offshore. The vessel was named in Ålesund, Norway, Nov. 15, and went to work the following day. It is the fifth vessel Vard has delivering to Norwind Offshore and was delivered two weeks ahead of the…

  • Silverback Marine wins DoD contract for its truckable tug

    Silverback Marine wins DoD contract for its truckable tug Tacoma, Wash.-based aluminum workboat specialist Silverback Marine reports that, in partnership with Darley Defense, it has been awarded a multimillion-dollar Department of Defense contract for its new OX series truckable tractor tug. Silverback did not disclose the specific value of the contract or the number of…

  • Conrad Industries reports a profitable third quarter

    Conrad Industries reports a profitable third quarter Morgan City, La.-headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024 financial results and backlog at September 30, 2024. For the quarter ended September 30, 2024, Conrad had net income of $7.5 million and earnings per diluted…

  • Canadian Minister of Labour intervenes in port disputes

    Canadian Minister of Labour intervenes in port disputes Canadian Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon on Tuesday moved to intervene in port labor disputes in Montreal, Vancouver and Quebec City by asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to order an end to work stoppages and impose binding arbitration. “Canadians have a limited tolerance right now…

  • VIDEO: Offshore wind boosts American manufacturing

    VIDEO: Offshore wind boosts American manufacturing Released this week by Oceantic Network, the new video “American Manufacturing for Offshore Wind,” highlights the transformative impact offshore wind energy is having on manufacturers across the United States. Hundreds of companies across the country have answered the call for the U.S. to tap into this energy resource, the…

  • MARAD awards 31 port projects $580M in new PIDP grants

    MARAD awards 31 port projects $580M in new PIDP grants The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced plans to invest nearly $580 million in Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grants to fund 31 port improvement projects in 15 states and one U.S. territory. The funding, which is slightly lower than last year’s $653 million in…

  • Op-Ed: A decade of financial restructuring in maritime

    Op-Ed: A decade of financial restructuring in maritime By Scott C. Clarkson, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Central District of California, Santa Ana, Calif. Over the past decade, several international shipyards, boat builders, and marine shipping companies have encountered financial difficulties due to various external challenges. Notable examples include Harland & Wolff, the historic Belfast shipyard,…

  • MacGregor to have a new owner

    MacGregor to have a new owner One of the best known companies in the maritime cargo handling and transfer sector, MacGregor, is to come under new ownership. Cargotec Corporation reported today that it has today signed an agreement to sell its MacGregor business area to funds managed by European private equity firm Triton, for an…

  • Two Somali pirates get 30 year prison terms for hostage taking of American journalist

    Two Somali pirates get 30 year prison terms for hostage taking of American journalist In a case that dates back to the worst days of the Somali pirates, Abdi Yusef Hassan, 56, of Minneapolis, Minn,, and Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed, 43, of Mogadishu, Somalia, have each been sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with…

  • Maritime shows up for inaugural Top Women in Maritime Celebration

    Maritime shows up for inaugural Top Women in Maritime Celebration Marine Log’s Top Women in Maritime Celebration award event, held November 11 at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, La., exceeded expectations with over 225 attendees coming together to celebrate the outstanding achievements of women in the maritime industry. This year’s event highlighted…

  • U.K. pilot boat trials Zelim man-overboard recovery conveyor

    U.K. pilot boat trials Zelim man-overboard recovery conveyor The U.K.’s Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has retrofitted its 19-meter pilot boat Picton with Zelim’s SWIFT man-overboard recovery conveyor as part of a three-month trial to assess the system’s capability in high sea states. The Port of Milford Haven, located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, frequently endures high…

  • Port strike fears grow as USMX and ILA fail to hammer out automation issues

    Port strike fears grow as USMX and ILA fail to hammer out automation issues Not all is going smoothly in the negotiations between U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers, represented by USMX, and the ILA union. Both sides are bargaining as ILA members work under a temporary extension of their current master contract until…

  • BWMS: Erma First acquires Echoclor

    BWMS: Erma First acquires Echoclor With the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention in force since 2017, the majority of the world fleet is now equipped and the BWMS retrofit market is nearing saturation. Inevitably that will produce consolidation in the market and, in line with that trend, Perama, Greece-headquartered Erma First reports that it has…

  • Noble Corporation adopts ABS Wavesight eLogs

    Noble Corporation adopts ABS Wavesight eLogs Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation is to adopt ABS Wavesight eLogs electronic logbooks on its entire fleet of offshore assets. ABS Wavesight says that this marks a major milestone in offshore adoption of ABS Wavesight eLogs, bringing a new dimension to compliance management in the maritime and offshore sector.…

  • Patriot Leader: First Gladding-Hearn built CTV

    Patriot Leader: First Gladding-Hearn built CTV Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass., has delivered its first crew transfer vessel (CTV), the Patriot Leader, to Patriot Offshore Maritime Services. The vessel will operate year-round, transportation service for 24 offshore workers and equipment to support the construction and O&M phases of offshore wind projects on the U.S.…

  • VIDEO: ZEMBA moves to kick start deployment of e-fuels

    VIDEO: ZEMBA moves to kick start deployment of e-fuels The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), a shippers’ group whose members include major freight buyers such as Amazon, IKEA and Levi Strauss, is moving to accelerate the deployment of e-fuels in its next tender Established in 2023, ZEMBA is an initiative of Cargo Owners for…

  • VIDEO: M/V ACBL Mariner: Mightiest Mississippi River towboat yet

    VIDEO: M/V ACBL Mariner: Mightiest Mississippi River towboat yet Christened at a ceremony held in New Orleans yesterday, American Commercial Barge Line’s latest vessel, M/V ACBL Mariner is the most powerful towboat ever built for Mississippi River operations. What that translates into is the capability to push up to 64 barges at once, equivalent to…

  • CENTCOM launches wave of attacks on Houthi targets

    CENTCOM launches wave of attacks on Houthi targets If you thought things had quietened down in the Red Sea, think again. Today, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported an incident bearing all the hallmarks of a Houthi attack in which the master of a ship reported multiple explosions in the vicinity of a vessel…

  • Crystal orders third new cruise ship at Fincantieri

    Crystal orders third new cruise ship at Fincantieri Fincantieri reports that luxury cruise brand Crystal has finalized an order for a third 690 passenger high end cruise ship, exercising an option under the two ship order it placed back in June (see earlier story). The shipbuilder says that the value of the agreement, subject to…

  • Birdon America selects Schottel solutions for WCC program

    Birdon America selects Schottel solutions for WCC program Spay, Germany-headquartered propulsion specialist Schottel has been chosen by Birdon America to supply key components for the up to 27 U.S. Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) for which it is prime contractor. The two Birdon-designed variants of the cutters will be built at its recently acquired…

  • NAWE names Carl Bentzel its next president

    NAWE names Carl Bentzel its next president The board of the National Association of Waterfront Employers (NAWE) says that the Honorable Carl Bentzel has been elected to serve as the association’s new president, effective December 16, 2024. As part of this role, he will also serve as the executive director of the National Maritime Safety…

  • Damen-built Bu Tinah sets Guiness World Record as world’s most powerful electric tugboat

    Damen-built Bu Tinah sets Guiness World Record as world’s most powerful electric tugboat Demonstrating an average high peak bollard pull of 78.2 tonnes, the Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 Bu Tinah has gained a Guinness World Records title as the world’s most powerful electric tugboat. The Bu Tinah was delivered by Damen earlier this year to…

  • SWITCH plans to build large LH2-powered RoPax in the U.S.

    SWITCH plans to build large LH2-powered RoPax in the U.S. San Francisco-headquartered SWITCH Maritime, best known to Marine Log readers for its Sea Change ferry, is pushing ahead with its next zero-emission vessel project. And it’s significantly more ambitious than the Sea Change. SWITCH is cooperating with two Norwegian partners, LH2 Shipping and Seatrium subsidiary…

  • Maersk Tankers places world’s largest yet suction sail order

    Maersk Tankers places world’s largest yet suction sail order In what will be the world’s largest deployment of suction sales to date, Maersk Tankers is to fit bound4blue eSAILs on five of its MR vessels, Each of the five tankers will be fitted with four 26-meter eSAILs, bringing Barcelona-headquartered bound4blue its largest wind assisted propulsion…

  • SouthCoast Wind on track for final approval

    SouthCoast Wind on track for final approval The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind project. The lease area covers approximately 127,388 acres and is about 26 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and 20 nautical miles south of Nantucket,…

  • Port of Montreal: Lockout starts

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