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  • DNV Maritime appoints Robert Galinski global cruise segment director

    DNV Maritime appoints Robert Galinski global cruise segment director DNV has appointed Robert Galinski as global cruise segment director, with effect from January 2025. “We are pleased to welcome Robert Galinski back to DNV,” says Trond Hodne, business director, DNV Maritime. “His extensive experience and strong industry relationships will be instrumental as we continue to…

  • Conrad reports improved 2024 operating results

    Conrad reports improved 2024 operating results Morgan City, La.-headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported 2024 results that included net income of $11.2 million and income per diluted share of $2.24 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 compared to net loss of $27.0 million and loss per diluted share of…

  • OpenTug secures $2.2M investment to amp up barge shipping

    OpenTug secures $2.2M investment to amp up barge shipping Yesterday, OpenTug, a maritime logistics software platform, announced a $2.2 million strategic investment led by TMV, an early-stage venture firm investing in the world’s leading entrepreneurs reshaping legacy industries through tech-enabled innovation. This latest funding brings OpenTug’s total raised to $5.3 million, building on the $3.1 million…

  • FMD’s new Pit Stop strategy accelerates engine maintenance for Navy ships

    FMD’s new Pit Stop strategy accelerates engine maintenance for Navy ships Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), an Arcline Investment Management company, reports that it has created a new blueprint to accelerate engine maintenance that is helping the U.S. Navy reduce deferred maintenance and increase operational availability. FMD’s defense new Pit Stop strategy has delivered impressive results…

  • Virginia Pilots order new Gladding-Hearn harbor launch

    Virginia Pilots order new Gladding-Hearn harbor launch The Virginia Pilot Association has taken delivery of a new high-speed, pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. It’s the Virginia pilots’ tenth launch built by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard since 1983. The all-aluminum launch is designed and outfitted for the pilots’ Hampton Roads harbor station. An all-new,…

  • World’s first commercially-operational ammonia-fueled tugboat completes demo voyage

    World’s first commercially-operational ammonia-fueled tugboat completes demo voyage ClassNK reports that the world’s first commercial-use ammonia-fueled tugboat, Sakigake, has successfully completed a three-month demonstration voyage, during which it engaged in tugboat operations in Tokyo Bay and achieved a GHG-emission reduction of up to approximately 95%. The vessel was completed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK)…

  • TTB 2025 highlights operational excellence

    TTB 2025 highlights operational excellence Last week, Marine Log’s TTB 2025 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) conference in Mobile, Ala., attracted nearly 250 vessel owners, operators, C-suite executives, suppliers, and shipyards. The event, which took place on March 25-26, served as a vital gathering for professionals in the maritime industry to exchange ideas and explore new…

  • Maritime industry associations launch consolidated BMP maritime security publication

    Maritime industry associations launch consolidated BMP maritime security publication Best Maritime Practices (BMP) for maritime security have been around and evolving since at least the time that Somali pirate hijackings were in the headlines. Now, with new threats continuing to evolve, leading maritime trade associations have released a new interactive guidance publication to help all…

  • WCI names Miranda Lang its new operations manager

    WCI names Miranda Lang its new operations manager Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) has welcomed a new member to its team. She is Miranda Lang, who will serve as operations manager. She will work in concert with Amber McClay, WCI’s office manager/events coordinator, who will depart the organization in May for a cross-country move. Lang previously…

  • VIDEO: MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique celebrate a triple World Class milestone

    VIDEO: MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique celebrate a triple World Class milestone In a ceremony in Saint-Nazaire, France, yesterday, MSC Cruises and shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique celebrated milestones for three World Class ships, with the delivery of the much-anticipated MSC World America, the coin ceremony for MSC World Asia and steel cutting for the…

  • Bardex and Gabriel Engineering aim to redefine floating offshore wind mooring solutions

    Bardex and Gabriel Engineering aim to redefine floating offshore wind mooring solutions Though U.S. offshore wind is in a hiatus, that’s not the case in the rest of the world and Goleta, Calif.-headquartered Bardex Corporation and U.K.-based Gabriel Engineering Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on cutting-edge anchor, mooring, and precision-component technologies…

  • Rolls-Royce and SIT partner up on innovative technologies

    Rolls-Royce and SIT partner up on innovative technologies Under an agreement announced during Singapore Maritime Week, Rolls-Royce and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) have entered into a collaboration to develop innovative technologies to enhance equipment health management and fleet management for harbor craft, autonomous ships and ships with hybrid propulsion systems. The aim is…

  • Incat Tasmania’s next-gen sustainable ferry will be ready for operation in 2026.

    Incat Tasmania’s next-gen sustainable ferry will be ready for operation in 2026. Incat Tasmania says that construction of its newest 78-meter hybrid electric ferry is well progressed. The vessel is on track for operation in the first half of 2026 – perfectly timed, says Incat, for operators looking to enter service ahead of the Northern…

  • SRC Methanol Superstorage Technology gains RINA AiP

    SRC Methanol Superstorage Technology gains RINA AiP Classification society RINA has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to the SRC Methanol Superstorage Technology, an innovative solution that makes it possible to integrate methanol fuel tanks seamlessly into the limited storage space available onboard a ship. The comprehensive AiP confirms that the highly space efficient methanol and…

  • Trump nominates Brent Sadler to be next Maritime Administrator

    Trump nominates Brent Sadler to be next Maritime Administrator While the exact details of President Trump’s plans for the expansion of U.S. shipbuilding and U.S.-flag shipping won’t be known until the publication of a much-anticipated Executive Order, what’s certain is that the next Maritime Administrator will have a key role in implementing them. The President’s…

  • BAE Systems names its best ship repair suppliers for 2024

    BAE Systems names its best ship repair suppliers for 2024 BAE Systems recently recognized last year’s top suppliers to its U.S. maritime business during a Partner2Win supplier symposium in Jacksonville, Fla, at which the company recognized 87 suppliers that supported maintenance, modernization, and refit projects aboard U.S. Navy ships and commercial vessels. BAE Systems’ Partner2Win…

  • New Portuguese Navy offshore patrol vessels will feature integrated ABB solutions

    New Portuguese Navy offshore patrol vessels will feature integrated ABB solutions The West Sea Shipyard located in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, has awarded ABB a contract to equip six new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) being built for the Portuguese Navy with an integrated power, propulsion, and automation system designed to ensure optimal efficiency. Planned to…

  • H2ESTIA aims to develop world first zero-emission general cargo ship

    H2ESTIA aims to develop world first zero-emission general cargo ship Led by the Netherlands Innovation Company (NIM), the just-launched H2ESTIA Project aims to develop the world’s first zero-emission general cargo ship powered by liquid hydrogen. The project is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and is a key pillar of the…

  • NTSB determines cause of $4.5M terminal crane damage

    NTSB determines cause of $4.5M terminal crane damage The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a January 4, 2024, incident in which a crane on a crane barge contacted a ship to shore terminal crane, which suffered over $4.5 million in damage. The accident occurred at about 1620 local time when the…

  • Ingalls launches the future USS Jeremiah Denton

    Ingalls launches the future USS Jeremiah Denton HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss.., has successfully launched future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the shipyard. DDG 129 is named for former U.S. Sen. Jeremiah Denton Jr., a Vietnam War veteran who was…

  • Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Ulstein team up to pursue Norwegian frigate program

    Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Ulstein team up to pursue Norwegian frigate program Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Norway’s Ulstein Verft have signed a Letter of Intent to make joint efforts to deliver the Royal Norwegian Navy’s next series of advanced frigates. Norway’s new long term plan for defense, announced last year, outlines that Norway will…

  • NYCEDC moves ahead on Brooklyn Marine Terminal plans

    NYCEDC moves ahead on Brooklyn Marine Terminal plans New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) reports that it has executed three maritime infrastructure related contracts to upgrade port operations at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal. Stemming from the original $80 million city investment made last year, NYCEDC is spending an initial $18 million, this includes $15…

  • Bollinger gets $951.6M modification to Polar Security Cutter contract

    Bollinger gets $951.6M modification to Polar Security Cutter contract Marking a major milestone in the Coast Guard’s heavy polar icebreaker program, Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded a $951.6 million contract modification that advances the Polar Security Cutter program to the detail design and construction phase. “Securing this contract modification has truly been a herculean effort…

  • Sea1 Offshore orders two more ST-245 offshore energy support vessels

    Sea1 Offshore orders two more ST-245 offshore energy support vessels Doubling down on a two-ship order placed in November last year, Norway’s Sea1 Offshore (the former Siem Offshore) has now placed an order at Chinese shipbuilder Cosco Shipping (Qidong) Offshore Co. Ltd. for two more high-end ST-245 design offshore energy support vessels. Based on the…

  • Wiernicki: What IMO does next will decide shipping’s decarbonization success

    Wiernicki: What IMO does next will decide shipping’s decarbonization success The IMO (International Maritime Organization) 2023 strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships calls for shipping to reach net-zero GHG emissions by or around, i.e. close to, 2050. “The IMO really has to step up now if we are to deliver on the…

  • Silver Ships delivers 25th Marine Corps AASB boat

    Silver Ships delivers 25th Marine Corps AASB boat Theodore, Ala.-headquartered shipbuilder Silver Ships, a specialist in military aluminum workboats, has completed, tested and delivered a new Assault Amphibian Safety Boat (AASB) for the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy. Silver Ships has now delivered 25 of 31 AASB vessels on time since production has…

  • Carnival coats a 16th vessel with Nippon Paint Marine’s Aquaterras

    Carnival coats a 16th vessel with Nippon Paint Marine’s Aquaterras Carnival Corporation is playing great attention to hydrodynamic efficiency to reach its carbon reduction goals – and using advanced hull coatings, including Nippon Paint Marine’s Aquaterras, is among the multiple steps the cruise giant is taking to achieve that efficiency. Nippon Paint Marine reports that…

  • Reederei Norden-Frisia names Germany’s first electric cat ferry Frisia E-I

    Reederei Norden-Frisia names Germany’s first electric cat ferry Frisia E-I Germany’s Reederei Norden-Frisia has held a naming ceremony for its latest vessel, the Frisia E-I. In a boost for sustainable public transport, the vessel, a Damen Fast Ferry 3209 Electric, is the first fully electric catamaran ferry to operate in Germany. It is also Germany’s…

  • PANYNJ reaches landmark agreement on lease extension for APM Terminals Elizabeth

    PANYNJ reaches landmark agreement on lease extension for APM Terminals Elizabeth The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and A.P. Moller – Maersk today announced they had reached a landmark 33-year lease extension for APM Terminals Elizabeth, the port’s second-largest container terminal. This agreement includes major investments and capacity enhancements by APM…

  • Crowley names Jenny Fuss its new CFO

    Crowley names Jenny Fuss its new CFO Crowley has named Jenny Fuss as its chief financial officer, leading all of the company’s financial strategies and operations. With more than 20 years of experience as an executive for global institutions, Fuss comes to the Crowley senior leadership team with extensive expertise in management and analysis using…

  • Brunvoll to supply thirty thrusters for five Vard W2W SOVs

    Brunvoll to supply thirty thrusters for five Vard W2W SOVs Brunvoll has signed a contract with Vard for the delivery of a comprehensive package of propulsion and maneuvering thrusters for five W2W SOVs to be built at Vard Vung Tau in Vietnam for an undisclosed international operator. Image: Brunvoll Brunvoll’s delivery for each walk-to work…

  • Tidewater Transportation goes to Gunderson for four new refined products barges

    Tidewater Transportation goes to Gunderson for four new refined products barges Vancouver, Wash.-based Tidewater Transportation and Terminals, the largest barge transportation and termina network on the Columbia-Snake River system, reports that it has finalized a contract with Portland, Oregon-based Gunderson Marine & Iron, for the construction of four new liquid refined product barges. It says…

  • Ingram towboat marks unofficial start to 2025 navigation season

    Ingram towboat marks unofficial start to 2025 navigation season The St. Paul Engineer District announced March 20 that the first tow of the 2025 navigation season arrived in St. Paul, Minn. The M/V Neil N. Diehl, an Ingram Barge towboat, locked through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn., March 19, with nine barges. Reaching…

  • Hapag-Lloyd expects lower earnings in 2025

    Hapag-Lloyd expects lower earnings in 2025 Container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd published its new annual report yesterday, March 20. According to the report, a slight increase in the operating result was achieved in 2024 while lower results are expected in 2025 due to U.S. tariffs and Houthi militant attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. The…

  • Dutra Group awards dredge contract to Eastern Shipbuilding

    Dutra Group awards dredge contract to Eastern Shipbuilding San Rafael, Calif.-based The Dutra Group announced March 21 the issuance of a Notice to Proceed for the new-build construction of a 10,464-cubic-yard Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge (TSHD) the Adele at Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. The Adele will be constructed at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton and Port…

  • NTSB calls for risk evaluations of 68 U.S. bridges for vessel strikes

    NTSB calls for risk evaluations of 68 U.S. bridges for vessel strikes The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended March 20 that 30 owners of 68 bridges across 19 states conduct a vulnerability assessment to determine the risk of bridge collapse from a vessel collision, part of the ongoing investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott…

  • Twin Brothers Marine secures $12M in landmark projects

    Twin Brothers Marine secures $12M in landmark projects Franklin, La.-based Twin Brothers Marine (TBM), which specializes in heavy steel fabrication for the oil and gas, infrastructure, and renewables industries, has been awarded three contracts. With a combined value of over $12 million, the contracts will provide pressure vessels and infrastructure components for a major marine…

  • Vinssen earns AiP certification for Korea’s first hydrogen propulsion tug

    Vinssen earns AiP certification for Korea’s first hydrogen propulsion tug Vinssen Co. Ltd., a maritime decarbonization technology specialist focused on hydrogen fuel cells and supporting systems, has received the Approval in Principle (AiP) certification from the Korean Register for Korea’s first tugboat featuring a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system. This certification marks a significant milestone in the…

  • Maine Maritime Academy names Craig Johnson as 16th president

    Maine Maritime Academy names Craig Johnson as 16th president The Board of Trustees of Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) announced yesterday the appointment of Craig Johnson (a 1991 graduate of the Academy) as its 16th president following a formal search that launched last fall. Johnson has served as the academy’s chief operating officer since August 2022,…

  • Corvus marine battery system receives LR type approval

    Corvus marine battery system receives LR type approval Corvus Energy, Bergen, Norway, recently announced that it has received type approval from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its Dolphin NxtGen Energy marine battery system.  The LR type approval confirms that the energy dense and lightweight energy storage system (ESS) complies with the stringent rules, regulations, and safety…

  • Alfa Laval books first order for FCM Ammonia

    Alfa Laval books first order for FCM Ammonia In another sign that ammonia-fueled ships are getting closer to on-water reality, Alfa Laval has signed its first contract for its ammonia fuel supply system, FCM Ammonia, reinforcing its position as a front-runner in developing solutions for decarbonizing the maritime industry. The ammonia fuel supply system will…

  • Hong Kong’s Sun Ferry takes delivery of new diesel-electric fast ferry

    Hong Kong’s Sun Ferry takes delivery of new diesel-electric fast ferry Hong Kong-based ferry operator Sun Ferry has taken delivery of Xin Ming Zhu 30 a new, state-of-the-art 35-meter diesel-electric ferry. Designed by Incat Crowther and constructed by Guangzhou-based shipbuilder AFAI Southern Shipyard, it is the third vessel to join a fleet of seven new…

  • Stena Line to add Norsepower rotor sails to new NewMax duo

    Stena Line to add Norsepower rotor sails to new NewMax duo Making a pair of green newbuilds even greener, Sweden’s Stena Line is to add Norsepower rotor sails to the two methanol-hybrid NewMax RO/ROs it is building for its Belfast-Heysham Irish Sea freight route (see earlier story). Stena to deploy NewMax methanol-hybrid duo on Irish…

  • Boom! A systematic approach to maritime risks

    Boom! A systematic approach to maritime risks By Luis Llamas and Thomas “Buddy” Bardenwerper, Jones Walker LLP Maritime Practice Group The bilge alarm is sounding. Smoke is billowing. Oil is spreading. A lot needs to happen in these critical, heart-pounding moments; coming up with an emergency response plan shouldn’t be one of them. Operating a…

  • CENTCOM strikes on Houthis will be “unrelenting”

    CENTCOM strikes on Houthis will be “unrelenting” Since March 15, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has been carrying out a series of strikes against the Iran backed Houthis that, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says, will be unrelenting. “Freedom of navigation is basic; it’s a core national interest,” Hegseth said, adding that the current campaign is about…

  • Plaquemines Port rebrands as Louisiana Gateway Port

    Plaquemines Port rebrands as Louisiana Gateway Port The Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District has announce its rebranding as the Louisiana Gateway Port. It says the move reflects the port’s commitment to growing as a premier maritime hub and a gateway for global trade. In the next five years, the Louisiana Gateway Port is projected…

  • Soo Locks to open early for 2025 shipping season

    Soo Locks to open early for 2025 shipping season The Detroit Engineer District will open the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., early to all marine traffic at 8 a.m. on March 21, marking the start of the 2025 Great Lakes shipping season. The shipping industry requested an early…

  • Op-Ed: Service vessels at the heart of marine electrification

    Op-Ed: Service vessels at the heart of marine electrification By James Edwards, Chief Engineer – Marine, Helix Decarbonization is at the top of the agenda across the marine value chain. Suppliers and operators are investing record amounts to allow the industry to meet commitments such as the IMO’s pledge for net zero shipping emissions by…

  • Crowley puts U.S.-flagged LNG carrier American Energy into Puerto Rico service

    Crowley puts U.S.-flagged LNG carrier American Energy into Puerto Rico service Crowley has raised the U.S. flag on the American Energy, a 1994-built, 130,400 cubic meter LNG carrier previously named Puteri Intan. The vessel has been reflagged under a provision of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 and becomes the first U.S.-flagged and crewed…

  • Ulstein Verft starts work on next BS Offshore Twin-X

    Ulstein Verft starts work on next BS Offshore Twin-X Norway’s Ulstein Verft has marked a key stage in the construction of the second CSOV it is building for Bernard Schulte Offshore (Yard No.321). On March 11, 2025, the hull of the vessel arrived at the yard from the Crist shipyard in Poland, The vessel has…

  • Joint resolution scraps rule seen as hindering offshore energy development

    Joint resolution scraps rule seen as hindering offshore energy development In a move applauded by Secretary of the Interior Doug Bergum as fostering offshore energy development, President Trump last week signed S.J.Res.11, a joint resolution disapproving the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s rule titled “Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources.” The BOEM rule, published under the…

  • Novel low pressure LCO2 carrier design gains DNV AiP

    Novel low pressure LCO2 carrier design gains DNV AiP DNV has awarded a detailed Approval in Principle (AiP) to Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited and Brevik Engineering for their design of a 74,000 cubic meter liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2 ) carrier. The vessel is specifically designed for the Asia Pacific market to enable…

  • Praise for heroic action of Stena Immaculate crew

    Praise for heroic action of Stena Immaculate crew Salvage experts with SMIT Salvage are continuing onboard assessments of Stena Immaculate, say statements from the vessel operator Crowley and owner Stena Bulk. Yesterday, Sunday, March 16, the third-party salvage team confirmed that damage resulting from the containership Solong striking the Stena Immaculate was limited to one…

  • Conrad awarded $28.2M contract for next YRBM

    Conrad awarded $28.2M contract for next YRBM Conrad Shipyard LLC, Morgan City, La., has been awarded a $28,285,715 firm fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-2253) for detail design and construction of one additional Yard Repair, Berthing, and Messing (YRBM) craft. The contract action includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of…

  • First fully-electric tug for Latin America completes sea trials

    First fully-electric tug for Latin America completes sea trials Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard has successfully completed sea trials of what will be be the third fully-electric tug it has built for South American based towing giant SAAM Towage. It is based on the exclusive-to-Sanmar ElectRA 2500SX design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd. SAAM Towage…

  • Victoria Clipper now operating from new terminal in Victoria

    Victoria Clipper now operating from new terminal in Victoria Seattle-based FRS Clipper, which operates the Victoria Clipper fast ferry service between Victoria, British Columbia, and Seattle, has moved to a new terminal location in Victoria. Starting today, March 14 services from Victoria are operating from the new location at 470 Belleville Street on the lowest…

  • Kongsberg wins contract for two new UT7623 SEV design vessels

    Kongsberg wins contract for two new UT7623 SEV design vessels Kongsberg Maritime has signed at contract for the design of two UT7623 SEV design multipurpose subsea vessels for Fosnavåg, Norway-headquartered Olympic Group. The “SEV” in the designation stands for “Sustainable Energy Vessel” and they will be methanol-ready and feature battery hybrid technology. The first references…

  • IRPT names Anthony Gex its new deputy director

    IRPT names Anthony Gex its new deputy director Anthony Gex has accepted the position of deputy director of Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals (IRPT). As an IRPT member, former president and chairman of the board, Gex comes to the position with over 30 years of marine, terminal, supply chain, and risk management experience. Most recently,…

  • Delaware Pilots’ new launch features a full suite of Furuno USA electronics

    Delaware Pilots’ new launch features a full suite of Furuno USA electronics The new Chesapeake class launch Pennsylvania, recently delivered to the Pilots’ Association of the Bay and River Delaware by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding is equipped with a full suite of Furuno USA marine electronics. Expertly installed by Cay Electronics of Rhode Island, the electronics deliver…

  • Wärtsilä engines picked for Paraguayan pusher tug repowers

    Wärtsilä engines picked for Paraguayan pusher tug repowers Wärtsilä is to supply replacement engines for two inland waterway pusher tugs operating in Paraguayan rivers. The vessels are owned by a subsidiary of agribusiness giant ADM , ADM Naviera Chaco S.R.L. The vessel modifications and new engine installations will be carried out in Asuncion, Paraguay. The…

  • SEA-LNG says IMO should remain fuel agnostic

    SEA-LNG says IMO should remain fuel agnostic SEA-LNG said today that it and its members welcome the ongoing discussions at IMO to establish technical and economic measures to achieve the 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. “Despite the limited time remaining before MEPC83,” says SEA-LNG, “we remain confident that the current…

  • Stena Immaculate: All fires out, salvage preparations begin

    Stena Immaculate: All fires out, salvage preparations begin The fire on the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate has completely ceased, the vessel is completely stable, and full salvage activities onboard will begin as soon as safety considerations and weather conditions permit. That’s the latest word from Erik Hånell, president & CEO of Stena Bulk, which owns…

  • Hanwha Systems cybersecurity solution gains ABS type approval

    Hanwha Systems cybersecurity solution gains ABS type approval ABS has issued Hanwha Systems a type approval for IACS UR E27 cyber resilience requirements for its cybersecurity solution, SecuAider. The SecuAider software solution offers protection to a vessel’s data and networks from advanced cyberattacks, such as ransomware and malware. The ABS E27 certification is part of…

  • Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen

    Stena Immaculate: Pollution fears lessen As the response to the incident involving the strike on the U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate by the containership Solong continued today, it looked that the worst fears of pollution from the two vessels would not be realized. “There have been no further reports of pollution to the sea from either…

  • American Cargo for American Ships Act introduced in House

    American Cargo for American Ships Act introduced in House Reps Salud Carbajal (D.-Calif.) and Mike Ezell (R.-Miss.), respectively the ranking member and the chair of the House Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, have introduced the bipartisan “American Cargo for American Ships Act,” aimed at strengthening U.S .cargo preference laws, promoting American economic growth and…

  • Hughes Bros. puts a brand new dry dock into operation in Brooklyn

    Hughes Bros. puts a brand new dry dock into operation in Brooklyn Hughes Bros. Inc., a sixth-generation family-owned barge and shipyard company, reports that it has launched and christened its newest and largest floating dry dock, Michael. Now fully operational in Red Hook, Brooklyn, N.Y., it is set to significantly expand the company’s shipyard’s capabilities…

  • First Odfjell vessel equipped with eSAILs is headed for Houston

    First Odfjell vessel equipped with eSAILs is headed for Houston Nearing completion of a project first announced in August 2023, the Odfjell chemical tanker Bow Olympus has departed the EDR Antwerp Shipyard in Belgium with four 22-meter bound4blue eSAILs installed. VIDEO: Odfjell in tanker sector suction sail first “The five-year-old vessel has just embarked on…

  • Brennan Marine acquires Matteson Marine Service assets

    Brennan Marine acquires Matteson Marine Service assets La Crosse, Wis.-based J.F. Brennan associate Brennan Marine, Inc. (BMI),has expanded its presence on the Upper Mississippi River with the acquisition of Matteson Marine Service Inc. assets. This strategic acquisition strengthens BMI’s capabilities along a key stretch of the waterway. Matteson Marine has been a trusted name in…

  • Svitzer’s battery-methanol tug will have 6 MWh AYK Energy battery

    Svitzer’s battery-methanol tug will have 6 MWh AYK Energy battery The first of its kind battery-methanol tug that global towage operator Svitzer has on order at Turkey’s Uzmar shipyard will have a 6 MWh battery supplied by Andorra-headquartered AYK Energy. It is AYK’s first contract with Uzmar. The 6MWh battery-powered tug will be deployed in…

  • Police arrest master of Solong in wake of Stena Immaculate strike

    Police arrest master of Solong in wake of Stena Immaculate strike UPDATE TO EARLIER STORY:The Humberside Police has arrested the master of the Solong, the containership that struck the U.S.-flag TSP-program tanker Stena Immaculate yesterday. One member of the Solong crew is missing, believed dead. “Following enquiries undertaken by my team, we have arrested a…

  • TTB 2025 set to take place in just 2 weeks

    TTB 2025 set to take place in just 2 weeks Marine Log’s highly anticipated Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2025 conference is just two weeks away, scheduled to begin on March 25 in Mobile, Ala., at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza. The event will focus on “Charting a Course for Operational Excellence,” offering industry professionals…

  • Op-Ed: Thinking of privatizing NOAA? Think again

    Op-Ed: Thinking of privatizing NOAA? Think again By Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), encompassing the National Weather Service, the National Ocean Service, fisheries, and weather satellites, provides critically important information to shipping businesses, the military, and ordinary citizens.  NOAA is the world…

  • VIDEO: BSM champions diversity at sea with successful pilot project

    VIDEO: BSM champions diversity at sea with successful pilot project After a 10-month project phase, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has successfully completed the Diversity@Sea project, a global initiative by the All Aboard Alliance aimed at fostering gender and cultural diversity within the maritime industry. As part of this program, four female seafarers from different countries…

  • Swedish Club names Emilia Dean its new legal director

    Swedish Club names Emilia Dean its new legal director The Swedish Club has appointed Emilia Dean as its new legal director. With a strong background in payment services and regulatory matters, Dean will play a key role, assuming global responsibility for the marine mutual insurer’s legal matters and corporate governance, as well as serving as…

  • BIMCO: Ships and crew in danger in drug threat ports

    BIMCO: Ships and crew in danger in drug threat ports If drugs are found on a ship in certain ports, the crew risk extreme prison sentences, says BIMCO. Limited understanding of merchant ship operations can lead judges to believe that hiding drugs onboard or attaching them to the ship’s hull is impossible without the crew’s…

  • U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate on fire off U.K.

    U.S.-flag tanker Stena Immaculate on fire off U.K. All crew aboard the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate are safe, the BBC quotes Stena Bulk president and CEO Erik Hånell, as saying. According to multiple reports citing on-line tracking data, the ship was at anchor off the port of Hull, U.K., when it was struck by the…

  • MAN 175D picked to power DOF Sea Dragon OSV newbuild

    MAN 175D picked to power DOF Sea Dragon OSV newbuild Poland’s Crist Shipyard has ordered six MAN 12V175D variable speed gensets in connection with the construction of an OSV (offshore support vessel) for DOF. Provisionally named Sea Dragon, the OSV is set to assist operations off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Designed by Gdynia-based MMC…

  • Jan Allman named Fincantieri Marinette Marine CEO

    Jan Allman named Fincantieri Marinette Marine CEO Fincantieri Marine Group’s Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) has named Jan Allman CEO. She succeeds current CEO Mark Vandroff, who is returning to Fincantieri Marine Group in a new role as its senior vice president of government relations in Washington D.C. Allman, who was CEO of Marinette Marine for…

  • Canada awards construction contracts for two polar ice icebreakers

    Canada awards construction contracts for two polar ice icebreakers Canada’s Ministry of Public Services and Procurement last week awarded the construction contracts for the two polar icebreakers that are being built for the Canadian Coast Guard. Seaspan Shipyards unveils digital model of Canada’s heavy polar icebreaker On March 7, came announcement of a CAD $3.15…

  • Gov. Bob Ferguson puts pause on two WSF hybrid-electric conversions

    Gov. Bob Ferguson puts pause on two WSF hybrid-electric conversions Though he remains committed to electrification and building new ferries, Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson announced yesterday that he will delay hybrid-electric conversion for two of the state’s largest ferries, putting Washington on the path to restoring full domestic ferry service by this summer. As…

  • AET LSV to become world’s longest range plug-in hybrid

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  • MacGregor to deliver 100T AHC crane for dive support vessel

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