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  • Seaspan’s multi-purpose icebreaker (MPI) design marks new milestone

    Seaspan’s multi-purpose icebreaker (MPI) design marks new milestone North Vancouver, B.C.-based Seaspan Shipyards has begun the next step in the design and engineering phase of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) Multi-Purpose Icebreakers (MPI) program. With the Functional Design Review Meeting for the first flight of six MPIs successfully completed June 19, the company is now…

  • MRC low-water inspection trip to mark Corps’ 250th anniversary

    MRC low-water inspection trip to mark Corps’ 250th anniversary The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will conduct its annual Low Water Inspection Trip, August 15–22, 2025, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers observe its 250th anniversary year, commemorating a legacy of service to the nation. As part of the commission’s commitment to transparency and engagement,…

  • USCG: Deadly loss of Titan submersible was preventable

    USCG: Deadly loss of Titan submersible was preventable The June 2023 loss of the Titan submersible, which cost five lives, was preventable according to Jason Neubauer, chair of the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the incident. The MBI yesterday released its 300-page Report of Investigation (ROI) on the Titan’s ill fated…

  • Guice Offshore launches new subsidiary: GO Asset Leasing

    Guice Offshore launches new subsidiary: GO Asset Leasing Covington, La.-headquartered mini supply and medium-sized multi-purpose vessel operator Guice Offshore has launched a new subsidiary, GO Asset Leasing to meet the growing demand for lease-ready maritime vessel heavy deck equipment. GO Asset Leasing offers flexible lease terms on a variety of field-tested, well-maintained assets in its…

  • Seafarers’ happiness higher than a few months back, but …

    Seafarers’ happiness higher than a few months back, but … The Mission to Seafarers says that its just published second quarter 2025 Seafarers Happiness Index, reveals an encouraging uplift in seafarer wellbeing, with the average happiness score rising to 7.54/10, up from 6.98 in the first quarter. Positive trends were seen across all core areas,…

  • Windward Offshore wins its first CSOV contracts

    Windward Offshore wins its first CSOV contracts Hamburg-headquartered Windward Offshore reports that it has won its first charter contracts for the two purpose-built Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs), Windward Athens and Windward Paris. For this project, the vessels will be deployed specifically to support operations and maintenance (O&M) activities. The agreements were finalized last month…

  • Australia selects MHI’s Mogami class for its next gen frigates

    Australia selects MHI’s Mogami class for its next gen frigates The Australian Government said today that it is accelerating the delivery of a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet with the selection of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ upgraded Mogami class frigate as the preferred platform for the Royal Australian Navy’s future fleet of general purpose…

  • Matson and Hanwha Philly mark an Aloha class construction milestone

    Matson and Hanwha Philly mark an Aloha class construction milestone Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Matson Inc. (NYSE: MATX) yesterdaymarked an important milestone in the construction of the first of the three new Aloha class containerships the yard is to deliver to Matson in 2027 and 2028. Matson plans to deploy the new vessels, which were…

  • Stream Marine Technical (SMT) adds new K-Sim Engine simulator

    Stream Marine Technical (SMT) adds new K-Sim Engine simulator Paisley, Scotland-headquartered Stream Marine Technical (SMT) has added a new Kongsberg K-Sim Engine simulator to its expanding simulator suite. The new simulator will support IGF Code training for LNG-fueled vessels, enabling students and seafarers to build advanced competence in areas such as fuel economy, emission reduction,…

  • Panama Ship Registry moves to end “dark fleet” registrations

    Panama Ship Registry moves to end “dark fleet” registrations With flag-hopping continuing to be a favored deceptive practice used by “dark fleet” bad actors, the Panama Ship Registry will no longer accept the registration of tankers and bulkers older than 15 years. Here’s what it says: “The Panamanian Ship Registry has updated its policies to…

  • Tokyo and Paris MOUs plan BWM crack down

    Tokyo and Paris MOUs plan BWM crack down The member port state control authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control are to launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Ballast Water Management (BWM). The BWM inspection campaign will be held for three months, commencing September 1,…

  • Woodside conducts first remote subsea inspection in U.S. waters

    Woodside conducts first remote subsea inspection in U.S. waters Australian-based Woodside Energy Group recently completed its first-ever remote subsea inspection in the United States, a move the company says improves safety, reduces costs, and enhances operational efficiency. The campaign, which began in late May and remains ongoing, is also believed to be one of the…

  • Ulstein to retrofit 2024-built CSOV Olympic Notos for oil and gas contract

    Ulstein to retrofit 2024-built CSOV Olympic Notos for oil and gas contract Underscoring the flexibility of today’s large offshore service vessels, Ulstein Verft has signed a contract to retrofit a recently delivered offshore wind vessel, the Olympic Notos, for operations supporting unmanned oil and gas installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This project will provide…

  • UK P&I Club launches UK Fixed for smaller vessels

    UK P&I Club launches UK Fixed for smaller vessels The UK P&I Club has introduced UK Fixed, its fixed premium protection & indemnity (P&I) product for owners of smaller vessels, following the integration of Thomas Miller Specialty Marine (TMS) into the club’s operations. UK Fixed offers fixed premium P&I cover for a broad range of…

  • Port NOLA board backs unified plan for Lower Mississippi ports

    Port NOLA board backs unified plan for Lower Mississippi ports At its regular board meeting on July 24, the board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) approved a resolution authorizing a significant new step in regional collaboration among Louisiana’s ports. The resolution authorizes Port NOLA President and CEO Beth Branch to…

  • New Orleans District welcomes new commander

    New Orleans District welcomes new commander The New Orleans Engineer District commander Col. Cullen Jones handed the reins to Col. Scotty Autin during a formal change of command ceremony at the district’s headquarters late last week. A native of Houma, La., Autin now serves as the 66th commander in the district’s more than 200 years…

  • MARAD awards $6.2B in Ready Reserve Force management contracts

    MARAD awards $6.2B in Ready Reserve Force management contracts U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy this week announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has signed 20 contracts totaling $6.2 billion to manage its Ready Reserve Force (RRF). Secretary Duffy did not give specifics of the contracts, but companies previously awarded similar contracts include: Tote Services,…

  • Jonas Gustavsson takes the helm as new MacGregor CEO

    Jonas Gustavsson takes the helm as new MacGregor CEO MacGregor has a new owner, European mid-market investment company Triton, and a new CEO. The MacGregor Group board has appointed Jonas Gustavsson to the role, effective today, August 1, 2025. He succeeds Leif Byström, who is retiring. “We are delighted to welcome Jonas Gustavsson as CEO…

  • V.Ships Leisure to provide end-to-end ship management for Marella Cruises

    V.Ships Leisure to provide end-to-end ship management for Marella Cruises V.Ships Leisure, part of V.Group, has been awarded a ship management contract by Marella Cruises, TUI UK&I’s ocean cruise line. The five-year agreement will cover the full technical, crewing, digital and ESG management of all of Marella’s five cruise ships, with operations commencing towards the…

  • Navigating the Hawaiian lane: Why standard playbooks don’t work

    Navigating the Hawaiian lane: Why standard playbooks don’t work By Gerald Hofmann, President Integrated Marine Logistics, at Odyssey Logistics Every year, an average of nearly 13 million tons of marine cargo is shipped into Hawaii, while only 1.7 million tons is shipped out. For each of the containers represented in this stat, getting to Honolulu…

  • LD Armateurs SOV duo will have Schottel Rudderpropellers

    LD Armateurs SOV duo will have Schottel Rudderpropellers French shipowner and maritime services provider Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (now LD Armateurs), has selected SchotteL to supply RudderPropellers Dynamic (SRP-D) for two new Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) that will operate for Swedish-headquartered energy company Vattenfall (see earlier story). The new walk-to-work vessels have been designed by Norway’s…

  • Nexans and Crowley unveil new Jones Act cable lay barge

    Nexans and Crowley unveil new Jones Act cable lay barge Paris-headquartered global cabling giant Nexans, whose U.S. operations include its subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina, has partnered with Crowley Wind Services to develop and operate a Jones Act compliant cable lay barge. The partnership between Nexans and Crowley is dedicated to supporting…

  • St. Johns Ship Building delivers second Chartwell-designed CTV to AWT

    St. Johns Ship Building delivers second Chartwell-designed CTV to AWT Palatka, Fla.-based St. Johns Ship Building reports that it has successful delivered the Atlantic Endurance, the second of two Chartwell Ambitious-class crew transfer vessels (CTVs) ordered by Atlantic Wind Transfers. The delivery marks a continued partnership between the two companies and further underscores St. Johns’…

  • Susanne Burstein is new head of transportation finance at Seward & Kissel

    Susanne Burstein is new head of transportation finance at Seward & Kissel Law firm Seward & Kissel LLP announced today that Susanne Burstein has joined the firm’s maritime and transportation group as head of transportation finance. Over her two decades of legal practice, Burstein has focused on finance transactions across transportation sectors with a particular…

  • Training needed as speed of digitalization outpaces crew capacity to understand the data delivered

    Training needed as speed of digitalization outpaces crew capacity to understand the data delivered The shipping industry’s adoption of smart technology risks being undermined by the crew’s ability to understand the information the tech provides, according to Glueckstadt, Germany-headquartered Condition Monitoring Technologies GmbH ( CMT). The company, a provider of engine performance analytics and training,…

  • NTSB reports on $3.28M barge tow strike on bridge components

    NTSB reports on $3.28M barge tow strike on bridge components Anticipating a strong cross-current that never materialized, an experienced tow pilot deviated from the sailing line on the Mississippi River and struck components of the Fort Madison Bridge near Fort Madison, Iowa, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The 1982-built, 158-foot towboat Joe B.…

  • Registration opens for Marine Log’s FERRIES 2025 conference

    Registration opens for Marine Log’s FERRIES 2025 conference Registration is now open for Marine Log’s 38th annual FERRIES conference, which will be held November 4–5, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City in the New York City area. The event is widely recognized as North America’s premier gathering for the fast-growing ferry market, bringing together…

  • Bollinger teams with Seaspan and two Finnish partners for USCG Arctic Security Cutter

    Bollinger teams with Seaspan and two Finnish partners for USCG Arctic Security Cutter Bollinger Shipyards, Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards and Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma Shipyard) and Aker Arctic (Aker) have formed a strategic partnership to deliver the lowest-risk, fastest delivery solution of best-in-class Arctic Security Cutters (ASC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The companies say…

  • Carbon Ridge deploys centrifugal OCCS on Scorpio Tankers LR2

    Carbon Ridge deploys centrifugal OCCS on Scorpio Tankers LR2 Onboard carbon capture and storage specialist Carbon Ridge is claiming a maritime industry industry first with the successful deployment of a centrifugal OCCS (onboard carbon capture system) aboard an LR2 product tanker owned by Scorpio Tankers Inc. The groundbreaking pilot marks the first deployment of a…

  • WISTA USA names Nicolaou-Boyer as new president

    WISTA USA names Nicolaou-Boyer as new president The Board of WISTA USA, the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association, appointed Marlene Nicolaou-Boyer, global commercial manager at Houston-headquartered Stolt Tankers USA Inc., as its new president. The announcement was made during the organization’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference, held May 12–14 in Cape Canaveral, Fla.…

  • Kongsberg teams with Noble to bring innovative tech to offshore

    Kongsberg teams with Noble to bring innovative tech to offshore Kongsberg Maritime has signed a long term development program framework agreement with offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation. The focus is on the joint development, piloting, and commercialization of solutions to enhance operational efficiency, risk assessment, and sustainability in offshore operations. The first pilot project under…

  • Op-Ed: Smarter ship design starts with data

    Op-Ed: Smarter ship design starts with data By Jonathan Strachan – CTO, Houlder Today volatile markets, rising costs, and shifting environmental legislation all contribute to a high-stakes operating environment in the maritime industry. Traditionally, shipowners and operators have relied heavily on experience and gut instinct to guide decisions when it comes to ship design. While…

  • Superior Ag breaks ground on Ohio River fertilizer terminal

    Superior Ag breaks ground on Ohio River fertilizer terminal Superior Ag, an Indiana-based farmer-owned cooperative, officially broke ground today on its state-of-the-art fertilizer terminal at the former Summit River Terminal site near Rockport. The new 32,000‑ton dry fertilizer distribution facility represents a multimillion‑dollar investment in Spencer County aimed at better serving farmers in southwestern Indiana,…

  • Chris Hannan joins Jones Walker in New Orleans

    Chris Hannan joins Jones Walker in New Orleans Chris Hannan has joined law firm Jones Walker LLP as a partner in its maritime practice group and a member of the maritime litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution team in the New Orleans office. “We are pleased to welcome Chris to our maritime practice group,” said the…

  • Bourbon to deploy six new design crewboats for Eni Congo

    Bourbon to deploy six new design crewboats for Eni Congo Paris-headquartered offshore services major Bourbon reports that it has signed a five-year contract with Eni Congo for the renewal of its crewboat fleet. According to Bourbon, the new Eni Congo contract marks a strategic milestone in the reduction of emissions associated with the offshore transport…

  • Huber+Suhner Radox cables gain DNV type approval

    Huber+Suhner Radox cables gain DNV type approval Swiss-headquartered Huber+Suhner reports that its Radox family of cables, designed for use in battery and fuel cell energy systems on vessels, have gained DNV type approval. The company says that this means that shipbuilders and maritime system integrators can now confidently specify the cables for critical onboard energy…

  • USCG Arctic District responds to Chinese research vessel Xue Long 2

    USCG Arctic District responds to Chinese research vessel Xue Long 2 The U.S. Coast Guard reports that this past Friday it detected and responded to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) in the U.S. Arctic, approximately 290 nautical miles north of Utqiagvik, Alaska=. A Coast Guard C-130J…

  • Wenatchee back in full-time WSF service

    Wenatchee back in full-time WSF service In his latest weekly update, WSDOT Deputy Secretary Steve Nevey, head of Washington State Ferries, reports that Wenatchee, WSFs’ first hybrid-electric ferry, returned to full-time service on the Seattle/Bainbridge route June 24. It had been running part time for nearly a week in the afternoons and evenings until now.…

  • Envision Energy powers the world’s first green ammonia marine bunkering

    Envision Energy powers the world’s first green ammonia marine bunkering Shanghai-headquartered Envision Energy reports that green ammonia fuel produced at its green hydrogen and ammonia plant in Chifeng, China, has successfully powered what it claims as the world’s first green ammonia marine bunkering operation. The milestone event took place at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry’s terminal…

  • GT Wings wins £1M grant to advance AirWing jet sail technology

    GT Wings wins £1M grant to advance AirWing jet sail technology U.K.-based wind propulsion GT Wings has been awarded an additional £1 million in government supported funding to further develop its AirWing. Unlike conventional wind propulsion devices, AirWing is a jet sail. It uses a patented boundary layer control system to actively manipulate airflow around…

  • Tianjin Port taps Robert Allan for electric tug design

    Tianjin Port taps Robert Allan for electric tug design Vancouver, B.C.-based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. has been awarded a milestone contract to design a fully battery-electric tug for Tianjin Port in Northern China, marking a significant step toward cleaner port operations in one of the country’s busiest maritime hubs. The new tug, an…

  • Incat Tasmania to build electric ferries for Denmark

    Incat Tasmania to build electric ferries for Denmark Tasmania-based shipbuilder Incat says it has been selected to design and build two new state-of-the-art battery-electric ferries for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. The vessels, each 129 meters (423 feet) long and powered by approximately 45,000 kWh battery systems, will operate on the busy Kattegat route between Jutland…

  • Rudder fell off: Bulker narrowly missed grounding

    Rudder fell off: Bulker narrowly missed grounding The New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has issued a report on a July 24, 2023, incident in which the rudder of a bulk carrier fell off, putting the ship at risk of grounding. The fully loaded 32,729 dwt Achilles Bulker, owned and operated by SE Apex…

  • Port of San Francisco to issue RFP for disposal of its two floating dry docks

    Port of San Francisco to issue RFP for disposal of its two floating dry docks The Port of San Francisco says that it anticipates advertising a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation for the disposal/removal of its Dry Dock #2 and Eureka Dry Dock (Fall/Winter 2025). Both of the port-owned dry docks were operated as the…

  • Wärtsilä retrofit brings Corsica Linea ferry Pascal Paoli big fuel savings

    Wärtsilä retrofit brings Corsica Linea ferry Pascal Paoli big fuel savings A Wärtsilä retrofit package for the Corsica Linea ferry Pascal Paoli has reportedly resulted in fuel savings of up to 22%. This significant gain in energy efficiency on each trip has been made possible by the installation of a new twin screw controllable pitch…

  • GLDD unveils first U.S.-flagged Jones Act subsea rock installer

    GLDD unveils first U.S.-flagged Jones Act subsea rock installer Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States, announced on July 23 a major milestone in its offshore energy strategy with the recent launch of the Acadia at Hanwha Philly Shipyard. The Acadia is the first U.S flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock…

  • BIMCO: Bulker deliveries could reach six-year high in 2026

    BIMCO: Bulker deliveries could reach six-year high in 2026 “We forecast that bulker deliveries will gradually increase this year and in 2026, reaching 41.2 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) and a six-year high. Bulker newbuilding contracting was strong in 2023 and 2024, and several of the ships ordered during this period are expected to be delivered…

  • Morrow takes command of Memphis Engineer District

    Morrow takes command of Memphis Engineer District With Mississippi Valley Division Commander and Mississippi River Commission President Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples presiding, incoming commander, Col. John L. Morrow, assumed command of the Corps’ Memphis Engineer District, from outgoing commander, Col. Brian D. Sawser, during a change of command ceremony at the Crosstown Concourse Theater in Memphis, Tenn., July…

  • Human Rights Watch: Houthi attacks on ships amount to war crimes

    Human Rights Watch: Houthi attacks on ships amount to war crimes The Houthi armed group in Yemen attacked two commercial cargo vessels in the Red Sea between July 6 and 9, 2025, violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The Houthis sunk both ships, killing and injuring…

  • AI will create self-optimizing ships, with a human in the loop, says OneLink

    AI will create self-optimizing ships, with a human in the loop, says OneLink Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform tomorrow’s systems to provide self-optimizing ships under human supervision, says Pankaj Sharma, managing director of vessel optimization platform OneLink Performance Sharma says that AI is set to be the biggest transformative shift for maritime with tomorrow’s systems…

  • Navios opts for ABS Wavesight for FuelEU and EU ETS compliance

    Navios opts for ABS Wavesight for FuelEU and EU ETS compliance As of January 1, 2025, companies with ships calling on EU ports have been required to collect and report key fuel-related data in preparation for EU submission deadlines. The ABS Wavesight platform offers a seamless solution, now being used by Navios Maritime Partners, that…

  • BAR Technologies wins first LRT2 tanker WindWings order

    BAR Technologies wins first LRT2 tanker WindWings order BAR Technologies has received an order that will see its WindWings wind-assisted propulsion system (WAPS) installed on two new LR2 dual-fuel tankers, marking one of the first confirmed large-scale wind propulsion deployments on this vessel class. This follows the successful integration of WindWings on the Union Maritime…

  • Hanwha Philly books landmark LNG carrier contract

    Hanwha Philly books landmark LNG carrier contract Korea’s Hanwha Ocean said yesterday (see originaal release) that it had signed a contract with its affiliate Hanwha Philly Shipyard to build one LNG carrier worth 348 billion won [about $251 million], and had also secured an option contract for one additional ship. The contract is structured so…

  • Stirling Snow named new Mobile Pulley director of engineering

    Stirling Snow named new Mobile Pulley director of engineering Mobile, Ala., headquartered pumps, dredging equipment, and heavy industrial components, manufacturer Mobile Pulley has named Stirling Snow its new director of engineering. With nearly a decade of hands-on experience in design and engineering, the company says that Snow comes to the position with a dynamic blend…

  • Everllence sustainability report: 63% cut in emissions from own production

    Everllence sustainability report: 63% cut in emissions from own production Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) has made its corporate responsibility transparent with the publication of its sustainability report for FY 2024. The company notes that the report shows concrete progress, including a 63% reduction in CO2 emissions from its own global production, compared to 2018.…

  • Great Lakes East relocates its Florida breakbulk operations to Port Canaveral

    Great Lakes East relocates its Florida breakbulk operations to Port Canaveral In a move aimed at better serving its customers, breakbulk cargo carrier Great Lakes East (GLE), part of the Great Lakes Group,has relocated its Florida operations to Port Canaveral to offer monthly import/export service to San Juan, Puerto Rico, GLE operates the service using…

  • Mystery buyer orders two CSOVs at Vard

    Mystery buyer orders two CSOVs at Vard Fincantieri reports that its Norwegian subsidiary Vard has signed a contract with an undisclosed international customer for the design and construction of two CSOVs (Commissioning Service Operation Vessels), with an option for a third vessel. The value of the contract is considered as large, with a value between…

  • Duffy announces $8.75M in Small Shipyard Grants

    Duffy announces $8.75M in Small Shipyard Grants U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded $8.75 million in grants to revitalize U.S. shipyards and advance America’s maritime dominance. The funding is part of the Small Shipyard Grant program, which supports advanced training, workforce development, and new technologies that…

  • Popular Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle service gets a 35% service boost

    Popular Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle service gets a 35% service boost The Port of Oakland, Calif., is celebrating the expansion of the Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle, a free pilot program initiated by the City of Alameda, offering public water transit between Oakland’s Jack London Square and Bohol Circle Immigrant Park, at the foot of 5th…

  • Strategic Marine delivers StratCat Ventus Camellia to new Korean customer

    Strategic Marine delivers StratCat Ventus Camellia to new Korean customer Singapore-based shipbuilder Stategic Marine has successfully delivered Ventus Camellia, a next-generation 27 meter Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV), , to a new South Korean client, Yeosu Ocean Co, Ltd.. The newly delivered vessel is based on the proven StratCat 27 design, developed in close collaboration with…

  • Sperry Marine delivers Terma surveillance radar systems for new Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers

    Sperry Marine delivers Terma surveillance radar systems for new Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers Danish-based surveillance radar technology specialist Terma A/S has partnered with Sperry Marine to deliver its SCANTER 4603 and SCANTER 6002 series of naval surveillance radars to Seaspan Shipyards for the upcoming Canadian Coast Guard Multi-Purpose Icebreaker and Polar Icebreaker Programs. This milestone…

  • Port of Hueneme adds second emissions-capture barge

    Port of Hueneme adds second emissions-capture barge The Port of Hueneme, Calif., unveiled its second emissions capture and control barge this week during a press conference held July 16. The barge, designed by STAX Engineering of Long Beach, is one of only eight operating in California and allows the port to provide emissions control at…

  • Op-Ed: Electrostatic spray reduces overspray in shipyards

    Op-Ed: Electrostatic spray reduces overspray in shipyards By Joanna van Helmond, PPG Product Development Director, Marine Fouling Control, Marine and Protective Coatings Increasing pressure for more sustainable operations and tighter margins in the maritime industry encourages shipowners and yards to explore ways to improve efficiency and reduce waste. One technique gaining attention is electrostatic coating…

  • Wind Keeper becomes newest addition to the Cadeler fleet

    Wind Keeper becomes newest addition to the Cadeler fleet Copenhagen-headquartered offshore wind farm installation specialist Cadeler has taken delivery of its latest acquisition, the Wind Keeper, ahead of schedule and has aleady landed its first long-term firm contract with Vestas, for a three-year period commencing early in 2026. Back in May, Cadeler reported that it…

  • Cell phone use and fatigue: $810K tow strike on moored barges

    Cell phone use and fatigue: $810K tow strike on moored barges The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an April 17, 2024, incident involving the 170-foot American Commercial Barge Line towboat William B Klunk. As in many other reports involving all types of vessel, cell phone use was implicated as a cause.…

  • Solstad books new $17M Petrobras contract for Normand Pioneer

    Solstad books new $17M Petrobras contract for Normand Pioneer Skudeneshavn, Norway-based Solstad Maritime ASA reports that it has won a contract award for the CSV Normand Pioneer with end-client Petrobras. Solstad consists of two main shipowning structures, Solstad Offshore ASA and Solstad Maritime ASA, that have different ownership structures and the vessel will be on…

  • Fincantieri D.C. event puts spotlight on U.S. shipbuilding renaissance

    Fincantieri D.C. event puts spotlight on U.S. shipbuilding renaissance Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, this week hosted “Full speed ahead: The U.S. Shipbuilding Renaissance,” a Washington, D.C., event bringing together senior voices from government, industry, and the national security community to examine the strategic future of American maritime power. The event opened…

  • VINCI Energies to acquire Wärtsilä’s Marine Electrical Systems business

    VINCI Energies to acquire Wärtsilä’s Marine Electrical Systems business Nanterre, France-headquartered VINCI Energies has signed an agreement to acquire Hamburg-based Wärtsilä SAM Electronics GmbH. The company is active in the field of electrical and automation integration for the German Navy and naval shipyards in the north of the country and VINCI says the acquisition will…

  • Delta Launch orders two high-speed launches from Gladding-Hearn

    Delta Launch orders two high-speed launches from Gladding-Hearn Delta Launch Services, a launch company operating on the Mississippi River, has ordered two of a new class of pilot boats from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. The Venice Class launches follow a long history of six larger pilot boats built for the Delta Launch Services by the…

  • FMD celebrates its acquisition of Rolls-Royce Naval Propulsors business

    FMD celebrates its acquisition of Rolls-Royce Naval Propulsors business Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has finalized its acquisition of the Rolls-Royce Naval Propulsors business. This milestone was celebrated at the newly acquired Pascagoula, Miss., foundry, where Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, Fairbanks Morse Defense CEO Steve Pykett, Jackson County Economic…

  • Seabound onboard carbon capture will be key to innovative cement carrier project

    Seabound onboard carbon capture will be key to innovative cement carrier project U.K.-based marine carbon capture innovator Seabound reports that it has launched a first-of-its-kind onboard carbon capture project on a 12,000 dwt cement carrier The project is being carried out in partnership with Hartmann Group, InterMaritime Group, and Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe. It equips…

  • WinGD X-DF-A in ammonia-fueled engine world first

    WinGD X-DF-A in ammonia-fueled engine world first Taking ammonia engines into a shipbuilding reality, CSSC’s Swiss-headquartered WinGD subsidiary has become the first engine designer to have an ammonia-fueled two-stroke marine engine delivered and installed. The X52DF-A engine in question has now been ninstalled in a 46,000 cubic meter LPG/ammonia carrier being built for EXMAR. The…

  • Sail-assisted Aframax features advanced coatings too

    Sail-assisted Aframax features advanced coatings too Delivered to U.K. based Union Maritime in January by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, the 114,000 dwt, Marshall Islands flagged Brands Hatch is the world’s first sail-assisted Aframax tanker. It is estimated that its three intelligent fiberglass sails will reduce fuel consumption by around 12% a year and cut annual carbon…

  • Society of Marine Port Engineers provides seed funding for SL7EXPO

    Society of Marine Port Engineers provides seed funding for SL7EXPO The SL7EXPO project, which aims to preserve one of the groundbreaking SL-7 Sea-Land Container ships as a maritime exposition center in support of the SHIPS for America Act, has received seed funding from the Society of Marine Port Engineers (SMPE). Originally built by containerization innovator,…

  • Louisiana Gateway Port releases economic impact report

    Louisiana Gateway Port releases economic impact report The Louisiana Gateway Port (LGP), in Plaquemines Parish, La.,has released its report, “Economic Impacts of the Louisiana Gateway Port Tenants on the Regional and State Economies.” The comprehensive analysis highlights LGP’s significant contributions to economic output, job creation, and global trade connectivity. Plaquemines Port rebrands as Louisiana Gateway…

  • VIDEO: Tampa Fire Rescue takes delivery of first of two advanced new fireboats

    VIDEO: Tampa Fire Rescue takes delivery of first of two advanced new fireboats Metal Shark has delivered a new 40 x 12 foot welded aluminum monohull pilothouse fireboat to Tampa Fire Rescue. Designed in-house by Metal Shark and built at the company’s Jeanerette, Lna production facility, the new vessel is the first of two next-generation…

  • Tariff “whipsaw effect’’ boosts Port of LA June cargo numbers to new record

    Tariff “whipsaw effect’’ boosts Port of LA June cargo numbers to new record As we reported earlier, the impact of tariffs saw May cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles hit a ten year low. Yesterday, the port reported that what it termed a tariff “whipsaw effect,” saw it record the busiest June in…

  • $5.7M investment to boost Kentucky’s riverports

    $5.7M investment to boost Kentucky’s riverports Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced another $5.7 million Team Kentucky investment in 15 public riverport projects to enhance industry and support future expansion of the state’s waterways economy. “This investment is about more than replacing outdated equipment, paving roads and upgradingports,” said Beshear. “It’s about driving industry growth, creating…

  • Berg Propulsion books tenth Nakkaş Shipping tanker contract

    Berg Propulsion books tenth Nakkaş Shipping tanker contract Turkish group Nakkaş Shipping & Trading Co has confirmed that a decade of tanker-focused work with Berg Propulsion will see the delivery of its tenth Berg system in 2026. Nakkaş took its specification of Berg systems into double figures after ordering its latest 5,700 dwt tanker from…

  • Dana Otterson James is new RIX president and CEO

    Dana Otterson James is new RIX president and CEO Benicia, Calif.-based RIX Industries has named Dana Otterson James as its new president and CEO. A longtime member of the RIX team, she steps into the role with a vision for building on the company’s 147-year legacy while laying the foundation for future growth and innovation.…

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