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  • Noem cancels HII order for eleventh National Security Cutter

    Noem cancels HII order for eleventh National Security Cutter Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said yesterday that she had successfully saved the American taxpayer over $260 million by canceling the order for the Coast Guard’s eleventh National Security Cutter. DHS said that Huntington Ingalls (HII) began production of the Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC)…

  • Megamas contracts Ulstein for cable-layer design

    Megamas contracts Ulstein for cable-layer design Singapore-based Megamas Resources Pte Ltd has placed a contract with Norway’s Ulstein Design & Solutions AS covering the engineering phase of a fiber-optic cable-laying vessel (CLV) based on the Ulstein SX228 design. It plans to built it at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven GmbH. Capt. Tiew Sien Kheng, managing partner at…

  • Seaspan Victoria Shipyards delivers HMCS Calgary back to Royal Canadian Navy

    Seaspan Victoria Shipyards delivers HMCS Calgary back to Royal Canadian Navy Victoria, B.C.-based Seaspan Victoria Shipyards has delivered the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Calgary back to the Royal Canadian Navy, marking the successful completion of the company’s second full docking work period (DWP) under Seaspan’s Halifax-class work period (HCWP) contract. The DWP for HMCS Calgary is…

  • Zodiac Maritime appoints Resolve Marine to respond to Morning Midas fire

    Zodiac Maritime appoints Resolve Marine to respond to Morning Midas fire Zodiac Maritime reports that it has appointed Resolve Marine to respond to the fire aboard its managed vehicle carrier, Morning Midas (IMO: 9289910). The vessel remains afloat and, based on the most recent images received from a Coast Guard overflight, remains on fire with…

  • Steerprop reports strong early order book for its purpose-built tunnel thrusters

    Steerprop reports strong early order book for its purpose-built tunnel thrusters The first tunnel thrusters from Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop will enter service in the coming months. The company says that a strong early orderbook for more than 50 TT thrusters to date indicates that its flexible, purpose-specific designs not only meet operator expectations—for safety,…

  • Coast Guard polar icebreaker Storis departs on its maiden voyage

    Coast Guard polar icebreaker Storis departs on its maiden voyage The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) the first polar icebreaker acquired by the Coast Guard in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests in the Arctic and conduct Coast Guard missions, less than six months after…

  • Höegh Evi and Aker BP get DNV approval for next-gen LCO2 carrier

    Höegh Evi and Aker BP get DNV approval for next-gen LCO2 carrier Höegh Evi and Aker BP have been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV for a next-generation liquefied CO2 (LCO2)carrier. The vessel, developed in Norway by Höegh Evi, Aker BP and Moss Maritime, is designed to transport captured CO2 safely and cost-efficiently…

  • USCG Alaska responds to burning car carrier Morning Midas

    USCG Alaska responds to burning car carrier Morning Midas In the wake of the Felicity Ace incident, car carrier fires involving EVs continue to be a concern and in a post on X, USCG Alaska yesterday reported that it was responding to a fire onboard the 600 car carrier Morning Midas, 300 miles southwest of…

  • Maritime Partners takes delivery of Mitsubishi-powered towboat M/V Joan Pluck

    Maritime Partners takes delivery of Mitsubishi-powered towboat M/V Joan Pluck In support of its bareboat charter and vessel leasing service, Maritime Partners has added the M/V Joan Pluck to its portfolio of inland towboats. Built by FMT Shipyard & Repair in Harvey, La., the new vessel is powered by twin Mitsubishi Tier 3 S6R2-Y3MPTAW engines,…

  • Conrad Shipyard wins $8.4M USACE deck barge contract

    Conrad Shipyard wins $8.4M USACE deck barge contract Conrad Shipyard LLC, Morgan City, Louisiana, has been awarded an $8,418,100 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of a steel-hulled deck barge. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. According to the Pentagon announcement of the deck barge contract, work will be performed in Memphis, Tennessee. Estimated…

  • Port of Brownsville anchors billions in private investment

    Port of Brownsville anchors billions in private investment Brownsville Navigation District (BND) Chairman Esteban Guerra announced a record-breaking year for the Port of Brownsville (Texas), reporting more than 28 million tons of cargo handled in 2024, the highest volume in the port’s history. The milestone was shared during the 2025 State of the Port Address…

  • MAN Energy Solutions gets a new name: Everllence

    MAN Energy Solutions gets a new name: Everllence MAN Energy Solutions is now operating under a new name: “Everllence.” The new brand identity applies worldwide. CEO Uwe Lauber symbolically unveiled the new company nameplate at headquarters in Augsburg, Germany, earlier today. Simultaneously, similar ceremonies were also held at the company’s other main European locations in…

  • VIDEO: Prysmian Monna Lisa named Norway’s Ship of the Year 2025

    VIDEO: Prysmian Monna Lisa named Norway’s Ship of the Year 2025 Norwegian trade magazine Skipsrevyen, which has annually honored world-class Norwegian shipbuilding and design since 1997, has named the cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa its Ship of the Year 2025. Built and designed by Fincantier’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard, Prysmian Monna Lisa is owned by Italian…

  • Op-Ed: Mitigating nurdle pollution requires a multi-stakeholder effort

    Op-Ed: Mitigating nurdle pollution requires a multi-stakeholder effort By Emma Forbes-Gearey, Loss Prevention Officer, West P&I Earlier this January, reports surfaced detailing a significant incident involving the spillage of nurdles from shipping containers. Over 1,000 sacks of plastic nurdles were lost from a Danish ship, while 25 tonnes of plastic pellets fell from a Liberian…

  • Podcast: CCTV mandates mark a turning point for maritime safety

    Podcast: CCTV mandates mark a turning point for maritime safety Written by Osher Perry, CEO & Founder, ShipIn Systems EDITOR’S NOTE: Osher Perry and Marine Log recently did a podcast on this topic, which you can find below on either SoundCloud or Spotify. In this podcast, Perry unpacks the potential rabbit hole the industry could…

  • BAE Systems cuts ribbon for $250M Jacksonville shiplift and land level facility

    BAE Systems cuts ribbon for $250M Jacksonville shiplift and land level facility BAE Systems (LON: BA) this week unveiled its new shiplift and land level repair complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Jacksonville, Fla., shipyard. This marks a significant milestone in the $250 million investment to transform its ship repair capabilities and solidify its…

  • DNV: Aging fleet drives 42% increase in marine casualties

    DNV: Aging fleet drives 42% increase in marine casualties Driven mainly by an aging fleet, the number of maritime casualty incidents has increased by 42% between 2018 and 2024, while during the same period the global fleet grew by just 10%. According to DNV, the findings in its latest report, “Maritime Safety Trends 2014-2024 –…

  • Berg Propulsion package optimizes feeder ship duo to run on bio-methanol

    Berg Propulsion package optimizes feeder ship duo to run on bio-methanol NCL Nordland, the second of two 1,300 TEU dual fuel container vessels owned by MPC Container Shipshas entered service just weeks after sistership Vestland. Both feature a Berg propulsion package and can be operated on methanol and/or MGO, and are on a 15-year charter…

  • Ingram plans to invest $50M in the St. Louis region

    Ingram plans to invest $50M in the St. Louis region Ingram Marine Group, the largest barge operator on the U.S. inland waterways, is set to invest nearly $50 million in the St. Louis region over the next three years. Key projects include the expansion of the Municipal River Terminal (MRT) on the riverfront just north…

  • New A-O-S G-class vessel M/V Gamekeeper is ready for operations

    New A-O-S G-class vessel M/V Gamekeeper is ready for operations American Offshore Services (A-O-S) reports that it has taken delivery of M/V Gamekeeper, the fourth addition to its growing G-class fleet, from Metal Shark boats. The vessel and is now operational, ready to support projects along the U.S. East Coast. The 30-meter, U.S.-built, Jones Act-compliant…

  • Op-Ed: Simulation tools in shipbuilding

    Op-Ed: Simulation tools in shipbuilding By Joakim Heinolainen, Technical Consultant, and Janne Huotari, Senior R&D Engineer, at NAPA Design Solutions Simulation tools have long been fundamental to ship design and operation, supporting everything from voyage optimization to stability analysis. However, their role is rapidly expanding and evolving. Beyond traditional applications, these tools are now being…

  • Hempel launches Hempaguard NB silicone hull coating for newbuilds

    Hempel launches Hempaguard NB silicone hull coating for newbuilds Until now, applying advanced silicone hull coatings during the newbuilding process has posed logistical challenges for shipowners. Conventional silicone solutions require controlled environments and are typically applied either pre-delivery or in post-delivery drydockings, both of which approaches cause delays and additional costs. Now, though, Hempel has…

  • New ARGUS-VM hull monitoring concept from Light Structures gets ABS approval

    New ARGUS-VM hull monitoring concept from Light Structures gets ABS approval ABS has issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Oslo-headquartered fiber optic monitoring specialist Light Structures for its new hull monitoring concept, ARGUS-VM. The ARGUS-VM concept received a SMART (SHM) Tier 1 AIP from ABS, providing an industry recognition that the product complies with…

  • USCG streamlines underwater survey regulations

    USCG streamlines underwater survey regulations Aiming to cut the costs of underwater surveys on U.S..-flagged ships, the U.S. Coast Guard has released updated guidance (NVIC 01-89 Change 1) that streamlines the regulatory framework to reduce costs and increases the competitive advantage of the American Registry without compromising safety. This update of the underwater survey regulations…

  • Vigor completes USS Tripoli CMAV ahead of schedule

    Vigor completes USS Tripoli CMAV ahead of schedule Vigor Marine CM San Diego, a division of Vigor Marine Group, has successfully completed a Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV) on USS Tripoli (LHA 7), returning the vessel five days ahead of schedule. More than 250 skilled workers supported the effort to get the Tripoli back to the…

  • BOEM moves ahead on potential offshore minerals lease sale

    BOEM moves ahead on potential offshore minerals lease sale In line with President Trump’s executive order on “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources,” the Department of the Interior is initiating the process to evaluate a potential offshore minerals lease sale in the waters offshore American Samoa. This marks the first such action by Interior…

  • Q&A:  Peter Peltenburg, CEO, Cargo Care Solutions

    Q&A:  Peter Peltenburg, CEO, Cargo Care Solutions As Netherlands-based Cargo Care Solutions marks its 40th anniversary, the company stands at a pivotal moment of growth and innovation. Known for its global expertise in servicing and supplying spare parts for cargo access equipment, cargo pump systems, container lashing, and hydraulics, Cargo Care Solutions has built a…

  • Gibdock completes renewal work on Technip’s Deep Blue

    Gibdock completes renewal work on Technip’s Deep Blue DeeGibraltar ship repair yard Gibdock has completed a significant assignment in the offshore market, after Technip entrusted the yard with the repair and renewal of Deep Blue – the flagship of its specialized pipelay and subsea construction fleet. Gibdock repeat customer Technip relocated Deep Blue from the…

  • Steerprop introduces its largest retractable thruster yet

    Steerprop introduces its largest retractable thruster yet Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop has expanded its range of retractable thrusters with its biggest unit to date. Designed for offshore vessels and workboats that need high-performance station-keeping or thrust boost capabilities, the SP 45 R will be introduced on several offshore, renewables and special purpose vessels. “Steerprop provides…

  • Oldendorff marks milestone: 125 women sailing onboard its ships

    Oldendorff marks milestone: 125 women sailing onboard its ships The recently released Women in Maritime Survey 2024, jointly published by IMO and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), showed that, at sea, women remain vastly underrepresented, accounting for just 1% of the total number of seafarers employed. With a worldwide shortage of seafarers,…

  • St. Johns Ship Building wins its first U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract

    St. Johns Ship Building wins its first U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, Fla., a subsidiary of Americraft Marine, has been awarded its first U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract. It covers construction of a dive support vessel (DSV) that will serve roles including support for specialized diving and underwater support, operations, and…

  • ULA’s SpaceShip will have full Schottel propulsion package

    ULA’s SpaceShip will have full Schottel propulsion package SpaceShip, the RO/RO cargo vessel under construction for United Launch Alliance by Bollinger Shipyards in Amelia, La., will be equipped with three Schottel SRP 460 LE RudderPropellers and two Schottel STT 1 TransverseThrusters STT 1. SpaceShip’s tailored electric system will be designed and supplied by Elkon Elelektrik…

  • SCA announces winners of its annual shipyard safety awards

    SCA announces winners of its annual shipyard safety awards The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national trade association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, has announced its annual member safety awards for the 2024 calendar year. This year, 14 shipyards are receiving awards for their achievements in safety. “Year after year, the…

  • USTRANSCOM: Jones Act not the cause of dredging challenges

    USTRANSCOM: Jones Act not the cause of dredging challenges Dredging Contractors of America (DCA) reports that U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) has now declassified a report titled Dredging and the Strategic Seaport Program. The report was prepared in response to a Senate Armed Services Committee requirement in the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and…

  • Zero-emission SF Bay Ferry trio will have Wärtsilä electric propulsion

    Zero-emission SF Bay Ferry trio will have Wärtsilä electric propulsion Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the electric propulsion system for the three fully battery-electric, high-speed ferries that All American Marine (AAM) is to build for San Francisco Bay Ferry. AAM wins $46M SF Bay Ferry REEF ferry contract The zero-emission vessels will be the…

  • FMC opens investigation into flagging practices

    FMC opens investigation into flagging practices The Federal Maritime Commission is conducting an investigation to examine whether the vessel flagging laws, regulations, or practices of certain foreign governments create unfavorable shipping conditions in the foreign trade of the United States. The Commission is concerned about the conditions created by the wide and uneven range of…

  • Alpha Marine Services wins two MSC contracts with a total $143M potential

    Alpha Marine Services wins two MSC contracts with a total $143M potential Edison Chouest Offshore affiliate Alpha Marine Services LLC, Cut Off, La., has been awarded two U.S. Military Sealift Command contracts worth a total of $26,055,890. Each contains options that, if exercised, could substantially increase their value — to north of $141.3 million if…

  • Marit Holmlund-Sund joins Steerprop management

    Marit Holmlund-Sund joins Steerprop management Finnish propulsion specialist Steerprop has appointed Marit Holmlund-Sund as its new director of brand, marketing & communications. Holmlund-Sund, who joined Steerprop in March, will be responsible for growing awareness of the company’s propulsion systems throughout the maritime industry and will be part of the management team. Holmlund-Sund has an extensive…

  • Op-Ed: Nutrition at sea with AI-powered onboard farming

    Op-Ed: Nutrition at sea with AI-powered onboard farming By Oren Saar, CEO of Agwa The maritime industry is investing heavily in digitalization, decarbonization, and operational efficiency – and rightly so. But there’s a quieter, yet well-known issue playing out across thousands of vessels: limited access to fresh, nutritious food, and the toll this takes on…

  • Helsinki ferry Suomenlinna II is first ship retrofitted with new generation ABB drive

    Helsinki ferry Suomenlinna II is first ship retrofitted with new generation ABB drive Back in 2018, the 2004-built Finnish ferry M/S Suomenlinna II was in our headlines when, in a world first for an existing ferry, it was remotely piloted through a test area near Helsinki harbor. ABB, which carried out the test in cooperation…

  • Four-stroke Wärtsilä ammonia engine now delivers 90% GHG emissions reduction

    Four-stroke Wärtsilä ammonia engine now delivers 90% GHG emissions reduction Wärtsilä reports that its ammonia-fueled four-stroke engine now delivers higher than ever levels of efficiency and performance. Following its introduction to the commercial marine sector in November 2023, the Wärtsilä 25 ammonia engine has undergone extensive testing to optimize its performance parameters. According to Wärtsilä,…

  • Damen Galati launches another BC Ferries Island class ferry

    Damen Galati launches another BC Ferries Island class ferry Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania launched the latest Island Class Ferry for BC Ferries on May 22. The vessel, a Damen RoRo 8117 E3, will become the seventh Damen vessel to sail in the BC Ferries fleet. Damen to build four new BC Ferries hybrid-electric Island…

  • Vancouver Drydock opens new state-of-the-art operations center

    Vancouver Drydock opens new state-of-the-art operations center Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock in North Vancouver, B.C,, this week celebrated the grand opening of its new 21,000 square foot operations center – a state-of-the-art, two-story facility that will support the increased capability at Vancouver Drydock to support the marine industry on the West Coast. The new operations center…

  • Corps work plan includes $131M for Houston Ship Channel

    Corps work plan includes $131M for Houston Ship Channel At the May 20 meeting of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority, chairman Ric Campo reported that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) FY 2025 work plan includes $33 million allocated to the Houston Ship Channel Expansion, known as Project 11, construction…

  • Pilot left helm: Towboat damage totaled $2M

    Pilot left helm: Towboat damage totaled $2M When the pilot left the helm of a towboat unattended for 5 minutes, the consequences were costly, according to a just-releases National Transportation Safety Board report The incident involved the 138-foot long, 1962-built towboat City of Louisville, owned by Ceres Tank Barge LLC and operated by Reliant Maritime…

  • LDA moves ahead on ship-based FRESH ammonia-to-hydrogen facility

    LDA moves ahead on ship-based FRESH ammonia-to-hydrogen facility Two French companies, shipowner and operator Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) and Technip, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at developing the ammonia cracking component of LDA’s innovative FRESH solution, a ship-based processing and storage facility for low-carbon ammonia and hydrogen. This 170-meter-long FRESH vessel features…

  • Ports of Indiana hosts trade mission by Port of Antwerp-Bruges

    Ports of Indiana hosts trade mission by Port of Antwerp-Bruges Ports of Indiana yesterday welcomed a delegation led by Belgium’s Port of Antwerp-Bruges on a trade mission exploring economic opportunities and new container shipments between the U.S. Midwest and European markets. The day’s events included a tour of Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor, the future site…

  • MAN Energy Solutions to lead new ammonia genset project

    MAN Energy Solutions to lead new ammonia genset project So far, most of work on burning ammonia as a marine fuel has been on large engines, but a new Danish research project is focused further down the engine size scale. Called the NH3 Spark Future Flex project, it is part of a Danish State initiative,…

  • First of its kind U.S. LCO2 barge gets ABS AiP

    First of its kind U.S. LCO2 barge gets ABS AiP ABS has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (OSG), the parent company of Aptamus Carbon Solutions, for its preliminary design of a liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) barge. The development of the barge design is a core component of the Tampa Regional…

  • Trump nominates Admiral Kevin E. Lunday to be 28th USCG commandant

    Trump nominates Admiral Kevin E. Lunday to be 28th USCG commandant President Trump is nominating Adm. Kevin E. Lunday to serve as the 28th commandant of the Coast Guard. Until confirmed by the Senate, Lunday will continue serving as acting commandant, a position he has held since the ouster of former commandant Admiral Linda Fagan…

  • Admiral Eric C.Jones named Cal Poly Maritime Academy superintendent

    Admiral Eric C.Jones named Cal Poly Maritime Academy superintendent The California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) is being merged administratively with Cal Poly to become the Cal Poly Maritime Academy and Rear Admiral Eric C. Jones, USCG, Ret., has been named its superintendent. In that role, he will serve as the institution’s administrative leader…

  • Hanwha Group’s big plans for Philly include LNG carriers

    Hanwha Group’s big plans for Philly include LNG carriers Korea’s Hanwha Group has big plans to increase production at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard that include building LNG carriers. Korea Economic Daily reports that Hanwha Group recently invited a group of Korean financial analysts to the Philadelphia shipyard and told them it plans increase the shipyard’s…

  • Navigating Talent: Your Guide to Finding and Retaining Top Maritime Workers

    Navigating Talent: Your Guide to Finding and Retaining Top Maritime Workers With over 60 million Gen Z workers entering the job market, the maritime industry must adapt to attract and retain this new generation of talent. This guide outlines a strategic, five-part plan to help maritime employers understand Gen Z’s priorities—such as work-life balance, career…

  • VIDEO: Rauma Shipyard launches first Squadron 2020 corvette

    VIDEO: Rauma Shipyard launches first Squadron 2020 corvette Rauma Marine Constructions’ Rauma Shipyard today launched the first Pohjanmaa-class multi-purpose corvette built for the Finnish Navy’s Squadron 2020 project. As we reported earlier, the keel for the corvette was laid in April of last year. RMC is building four of the multi-purpose corvettes for the Finnish…

  • Senator Mark Kelly honored with 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award

    Senator Mark Kelly honored with 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has honored Senator Mark Kelly (D.-Ariz.) with the 2025 SCA Maritime Leadership Award. The award, the industry’s highest is given annually to national leaders who demonstrate outstanding dedication and support for the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry. “Senator Kelly…

  • Op-Ed: Dry docks and the future of U.S. shipbuilding

    Op-Ed: Dry docks and the future of U.S. shipbuilding By René Fredriks, Managing Director, Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure As global shipbuilding powerhouses ramp up capacity and innovation, U.S. shipbuilding finds itself at a critical moment. With over 100,000 American jobs and $40 billion in GDP linked to the sector, shipbuilding is not just an industrial…

  • Norway invites bids for major new floating wind project, Utsira Nord

    Norway invites bids for major new floating wind project, Utsira Nord Norway’s Ministry of Energy is inviting companies to bid for three offshore wind projects of up to to 500 MW each at Utsira Nord, off the coast of Rogaland, where the water depths dictate the use of floating offshore solutions. The second stage of…

  • Ship Repair USA: Women at the helm

    Ship Repair USA: Women at the helm Ship repair has long been a male-dominated corner of the maritime industry—but that’s changing. At Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA, taking place June 10–11 in New Orleans, a standout panel titled “Women at the Helm: Voices, Experiences & Strategies in Ship Repair” will bring together senior leaders to…

  • Op-Ed: Hydraulic fluids and the future of compliance

    Op-Ed: Hydraulic fluids and the future of compliance By Joe Weinand, industrial lubrication specialist, Chevron Behind every successful marine operation lies an increasingly complex challenge: meeting increasingly stringent environmental standards for hydraulic fluids without sacrificing performance. Operators are under pressure to address fluid toxicity, biodegradability, and bioaccumulation potential while maintaining the operational demands of their…

  • World’s most powerful methanol engine set for delivery

    World’s most powerful methanol engine set for delivery MAN Energy Solutions reports that it will deliver the world’s most powerful methanol engine in June 2025. Rated at 82,440 kW @ 80 rpm, the engine, an MAN B&W 12G95ME-C10.5-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) type, is currently being built by Chinese licensee, CSSC-MES Diesel Co., Ltd. (CMD).…

  • Kongsberg Maritime launches new electric towing winch for tug market

    Kongsberg Maritime launches new electric towing winch for tug market Expanding its winch product portfolio, Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new electric towing winch powered by a frequency converter-driven electric motor. It is designed to deliver enhanced operational efficiency and reduced environmental impact compared to traditional hydraulic systems. A key advantage of the new electric…

  • Hempel A/S names Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel its new CPCO

    Hempel A/S names Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel its new CPCO Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel is joining Hempel A/S’s executive group management as chief people & culture officer (CPCO) and EVP, people & culture. She will join Hempel on July 1 from from DFDS, where she serves as EVP and chief people officer for the people division “I am very…

  • Galveston LNG Bunker Port aims for 2027 opening

    Galveston LNG Bunker Port aims for 2027 opening The Texas-based Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) is now fully permitted for construction, having received final authorizations from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Coast Guard. On completion, the facility will be the first dedicated LNG marine bunkering port on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Pilot…

  • St. Johns Ship Building completes WINDEA CTV trio

    St. Johns Ship Building completes WINDEA CTV trio St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., reports that it has delivered the WINDEA Reliance, the third and final vessel in a series of 30-meter aluminum crew transfer vessels (CTVs) built for WINDEA CTV LLC, a partnership between MidOcean Wind and Hornblower Wind, with support from WINDEA Offshore…

  • MAN L35/44DF CD genset passes Type Approval Test

    MAN L35/44DF CD genset passes Type Approval Test MAN Energy Solutions reports that the two dual-fuel versions of its MAN L35/44DF engine have both successfully completed Type Approval Testing (TAT) for auxiliary genset and electric propulsion application at constant speeds, respectively, of 720 and 75 0 rpm. The TAT involved the testing of both the…

  • VIDEO: Mexican navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc slams into Brooklyn Bridge

    VIDEO: Mexican navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc slams into Brooklyn Bridge This morning, the Mexican Navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc remained docked at Pier 36 in Manhattan after a deadly incident Saturday night in which horrified onlookers saw it plow under the Brooklyn Bridge, snapping off the tops of its three masts, one after another, sending two…

  • Two yards bid to build WSF hybrid-electric ferries

    Two yards bid to build WSF hybrid-electric ferries Back in October last year Washington State Ferries (WSF) said that three shipyards — Eastern Shipbuilding Group in Florida, Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders on Whidbey Island, Wash. — had prequalified to bid build up to to five new 160-car hybrid-electric ferries. On…

  • Conrad names Cecil A. Hernandez its new president and CEO

    Conrad names Cecil A. Hernandez its new president and CEO Morgan City, La.-headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) today named Cecil A. Hernandez its president and chief executive office with Johnny Conrad assuming the position of executive chairman and remaining as chairman of the board and an executive officer of the company. He…

  • HD Hyundai’s Chung Kisun in talks with USTR Jamieson Greer

    HD Hyundai’s Chung Kisun in talks with USTR Jamieson Greer As plans for a renaissance in U.S. shipbuilding develop, South Korea’s HD Hyundai , which has already started to cooperate with Huntington Ingalls (HII) is looking to play a role. Today HD Hyundai’s executive vice chairman Chung Kisun met with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson…

  • McDermott completes FPU floatover for Scarborough

    McDermott completes FPU floatover for Scarborough McDermott reports that it has completed the safe, successful completion of fabrication, construction, and offshore floatover of the Scarborough floating production unit (FPU) topside and hull structures for Woodside Energy. The contract, awarded in 2021, followed the successful delivery of front-end engineering design for the Scarborough Energy Project’s FPU…

  • Op-Ed: Navigating opportunities in the 2025 insurance market

    Op-Ed: Navigating opportunities in the 2025 insurance market By Simon de Burgh Codrington, Managing Director, Risk Strategies The marine insurance industry continues to navigate uncertain waters in 2025. Prices in the global marine cargo market are starting to ease. Importers and exporters now have more room to negotiate. Still, cargo theft is a growing problem,…

  • Port of Long Beach braces for double digit decline in May numbers

    Port of Long Beach braces for double digit decline in May numbers Following its strongest April on record and 11 consecutive months of cargo increases, the Port of Long Beach says that it is preparing for a double-digit decline for shipments in May due to tariffs – and retaliatory tariffs – that were paused earlier…

  • ABS gives new safety insights into using ammonia as a fuel

    ABS gives new safety insights into using ammonia as a fuel How does ammonia behave when it leaks in an engine room? How does a cloud of escaped ammonia disperse during bunkering operations?These and many other critical safety questions that must be understood if ammonia is to become widely adopted as a marine fuel are…

  • Goltens and Qtagg offer new range of diesel engine replacement actuators

    Goltens and Qtagg offer new range of diesel engine replacement actuators A lack of replacement actuators for some larger diesel engines and, in some cases, turbines has been a growing problem for both shipowners and land-based facilities. To address the problem, Västerås, Sweden-based Qtagg has teamed with Goltens to offer new actuator units to replace…

  • In a world first, Denmark initiates remote pilotage test program

    In a world first, Denmark initiates remote pilotage test program With approval from the Danish Emergency Management Agency, Denmark’s national pilotage service provider DanPilot is now initiating a test program for remote pilotage. It is partnering with ship data collection and AI-based analysis specialist Danelec to launch the program. After six years of development by…

  • Donato Martínez named new Navantia UK CEO

    Donato Martínez named new Navantia UK CEO Navantia UK has appointed Donato Martínez as its new chief executive officer. He succeeds Juan Ignacio de la Cueva, under whose leadership Navantia UK has accomplished the first steps of the integration of Harland & Wolff, including the unlocking of key investments for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS)…

  • Fednav’s Paul Pathy is new BIMCO president

    Fednav’s Paul Pathy is new BIMCO president At its general meeting in Copenhagen today, BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, elected Paul Pathy, president & CEO of Canada’s largest dry bulk shipping company, Fednav, as president. . Paul Pathy takes over as the 47th ot BIMCO and is its first fpresident rom the Americas. He…

  • Gladding-Hearn delivers repowered Fort Ripley to Charleston Branch Pilots

    Gladding-Hearn delivers repowered Fort Ripley to Charleston Branch Pilots After 10 years of continuous service in the port of Charleston, the 65-foot pilot launch Fort Ripley has been delivered to the Charleston Branch Pilots by Gladding-Hearn, Duclos Corporation, after a repower and installation of a Seakeeper 40 gyro stabilizer. The all-aluminum Fort Ripley was designed…

  • INEOS and Royal Wagenborg launch Carbon Destroyer 1

    INEOS and Royal Wagenborg launch Carbon Destroyer 1 In a major milestone for the Project Greensand carbon capture and storage project, thefirst European-built CO2 carrier, Carbon Destroyer 1, was launched and named yesterday at the at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands, as part of a close partnership between Royal Wagenborg and INEOS…

  • Climeon completes commissioning of waste heat recovery solution on containership

    Climeon completes commissioning of waste heat recovery solution on containership Stockholm, Sweden-based waste heat recovery system specialist Climeon AB says that its HeatPower 300 system has now been installed on a container vessel operated by an undisclosed operator and commissioned. The system is now fully operational and generating electricity from onboard waste heat. Following installation…

  • Owners, yards and class team up on safety at Ship Repair USA

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