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  • USCG inspectors discover counterfeit pilot ladders

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

  • Four Kingspointers awarded Crowley scholarships

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

  • Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub project wins funding

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

  • Finnish police continue investigation of tanker Eagle S.

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

  • Powerful Sanmar-built Boğaçay tug joins sister in Croatia

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

  • CRS releases new report on Constellation-class frigate program

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

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

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

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

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

  • Italy delegates authority to ABS for ISPS audits

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

  • Jan De Nul to install French floating wind export cables

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

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

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

  • ABS and Akselos in floating wind MOU

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

  • Two Maine Maritime cadets awarded Crowley scholarships

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

  • Construction of first USCG polar security cutter set to start

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

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

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

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

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

  • BOEM approves SouthCoast Wind

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

  • Navantia to acquire Harland & Wolff’s shipyards

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

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

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

  • Hydrogen-powered RIB H2Ocean set for sea trials

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

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

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

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

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

  • New REM Offshore IMR vessel will have Brunvoll thruster package

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

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

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

  • Detyens awarded MSC contracts worth $34.7M

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

  • Hanwha Ocean wins ABS AiP for standard FPSO design

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

  • SHIPS for America Act introduced

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

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

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

  • Ørsted names Amanda Dasch its new region Americas CEO

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

  • DMC wins four-vessel contract for key components

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

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

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

  • Iridium launches new Certus 9704 satellite IoT module

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

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

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

  • Petrobras signs contracts for 12 new hybrid PSVs

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

  • Trump backs ILA position on automation

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

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

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

  • Fincantieri Marinette Marine creates childcare and dependent support program

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

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

    Navy accepts delivery of USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) The Navy took delivery of the fourth ship in the John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, the USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208) from shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO on Dec. 10. Delivery followed the completion of integrated sea trials where the ship’s readiness and capabilities were…

  • Anemoi names Clare Urmston its new CEO

    Anemoi names Clare Urmston its new CEO Rotor sail specialist Anemoi Marine Technologies has named Clare Urmston as its new chief executive officer (CEO). After holding a number of executive and non-executive positions within the manufacturing, healthcare and consumer goods sectors, Urmston joined Anemoi in March 2020 as its chief financial officer and, in May…

  • Kongsberg marks delivery of 1,500th thruster to Damen

    Kongsberg marks delivery of 1,500th thruster to Damen Damen Shipyards Group and Kongsberg Maritime have celebrated the delivery of the 1,500th Kongsberg azimuth thruster to Damen, in a relationship spanning more than 40 years. This latest delivery continues the supply of azimuth thrusters for Damen’s wide range of tug designs, operating for customers in ports…

  • VIDEO: Silver Ships delivers USACE survey catamaran

    VIDEO: Silver Ships delivers USACE survey catamaran Theodore, Ala.-headquartered Silver Ships has completed the construction and delivery of a 35-foot hydrographic survey catamaran to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District. The advanced vessel is specifically designed to support hydrographic surveying operations critical to USACE’s mission of maintaining navigable waterways and ensuring infrastructure…

  • VIDEO: Vessev e-foiler set to start sailings for Fullers360

    VIDEO: Vessev e-foiler set to start sailings for Fullers360 New Zealand’s largest ferry operator, Auckland-based Fullers 360, has added an electric foiling ferry to its fleet. It is now taking bookings for sailings on the first Vessev VS—9 e-foiler to enter public service. Called Kermadec, the VS—9 officially joined the Fullers360 fleet following its certification…

  • Incat Crowther to design new all-electric cargo transfer vessel

    Incat Crowther to design new all-electric cargo transfer vessel Singapore’s marinEV, a business of Yinson GreenTech, has commissioned Incat Crowther to design an ultra-efficient, all-electric light cargo transfer vessel. The vessel, Hydromover 2.0, will transport light cargo such as stores, food and maintenance items, to vessels anchored in the Singapore Strait, waiting to dock at…

  • New CryoVac LH2 containment solution wins DNV AiP

    New CryoVac LH2 containment solution wins DNV AiP Vikersund, Norway-headquartered CryoVac has developed a new vacuum insulation system for liquid hydrogen (LH2) hydrogen tanks that promises to solve many of the challenges associated with the shipping of LH2 by sea. CryoVac’s solution, which has now gained an Approval in Principle from DNV, is based on…

  • Jennifer Childs named VP quality and engineering at Ingalls

    Jennifer Childs named VP quality and engineering at Ingalls HII (NYSE: HII) reports that Jennifer Childs has been named vice president of quality and engineering of the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, effective Jan. 6, 2025. She succeeds Brian Blanchette, who is to succeed Kari Wilkinson as president of Ingalls Shipbuilding (and become an HII VP)…

  • Pittsburgh Engineer District awards contract for new lock chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam

    Pittsburgh Engineer District awards contract for new lock chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District reports that it has awarded a nearly $770 million contract to construct a new 110-foot by 600-foot lock chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam in Monaca, Pa. The district awarded the construction contract…

  • Davie signs contracts for major upgrades to Lévis shipyard

    Davie signs contracts for major upgrades to Lévis shipyard Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (Davie) has ambitions to transform its Lévis, Quebec, shipyard into “North America’s largest and most versatile shipbuilding center.” Today it reported signing two contracts that will help it make that happen. One is with Miami, Fla,-headquartered Pearlson & Pearlson Inc. The other…

  • Vard completes complex PSV to cable layer conversion

    Vard completes complex PSV to cable layer conversion Norwegian Fincantieri Group member Vard reports that it has successfully delivered the cable laying vessel IT Infinity to IT International Telecom Marine SRL (IT) after its conversion from a 2008-built platform supply vessel. The PSV to cable layer conversion was carried out to meet the increasing demands…

  • SCI hosts 24th annual River Bell Awards luncheon

    SCI hosts 24th annual River Bell Awards luncheon The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) welcomed the inland river transportation industry for the 24th Annual River Bell Awards Luncheon on Thursday, December 5, in Paducah, Ky. This year’s event featured Bob Blocker, senior vice president sales and customer service, of American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL), receiving the…

  • VIDEO: HII christens Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800)

    VIDEO: HII christens Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) HII (NYSE: HII) christened the Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) at its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, Dec, 7. The ship’s sponsors are the six women of the historic group known as the Little Rock Nine, the first African American students to attend all-white Central High School…

  • Silver Ships named among 2024 Best Companies to Work for in Alabama

    Silver Ships named among 2024 Best Companies to Work for in Alabama Theodore, Ala.- headquartered aluminum boat specialist Silver Ships has been named one of Business Alabama‘s 2024 Best Companies to Work for in Alabama. This year is the first year that Silver Ships has participated in the Best Companies program. In total, 35 Alabama…

  • FMC ruling stalls launch of box ship Premier Alliance

    FMC ruling stalls launch of box ship Premier Alliance The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Friday issued a ruling that put on hold plans by containership operators Ocean Network Express (ONE), HMM and Yang Ming to launch the Premier Alliance this week. The FMC announced its decision the same day that ONE released details of…

  • McKeil Marine Thordonizes self-discharging bulker

    McKeil Marine Thordonizes self-discharging bulker Burlington, Ontario-based McKeil Marine has replaced oil- and grease- lubricated bearings onboard its bulk carrier Northern Venture with Thordon Bearings COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft and SXL rudder bearings. Established in 1956, McKeil Marine provides marine transportation along the St. Lawrence Seaway, the East Coast, and Canadian Arctic with a diversified…

  • MAN completes Maersk Halifax methanol retrofit

    MAN completes Maersk Halifax methanol retrofit PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, has completed the world’s first retrofit of the engine of a very large container vessel, the Maersk Halifax, to dual fuel methanol operation. The 15,000 TEU vessel entered service in 2017 and was originally powered by an MAN B&W 8G95ME-C9.5 prime mover. The…

  • BOEM announces next steps for Gulf oil and gas leasing program

    BOEM announces next steps for Gulf oil and gas leasing program The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the availability of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Regional Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sales Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). API slams BOEM’s 5-year oil and gas lease sale program In…

  • New GAO report highlights sorry condition of Navy amphibious warfare ships

    New GAO report highlights sorry condition of Navy amphibious warfare ships A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds that sixteen out of the 32 ships in the Navy’s amphibious warfare ship fleet are considered to be in “poor material condition” by the service’s own standards. Amphibious warfare ships are critical for Marine Corps…

  • Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast

    Ocean Master: Fast ferry delivered fast Austal Philippines has delivered a 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran to Australia’s Rottnest Fast Ferries, less than twelve months after commencing construction at its Balamban, Cebu, shipyard. The vessel, the Ocean Master, is now en route to Perth, Western Australia, with the target of entering service before Christmas, delivering…

  • Coast Guard issues $125M Aiviq acquisition contract

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

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

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

  • Bergen Engines and ioCurrents partner up

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

  • NES to deliver shoreside charging stations for Fjord1 autonomous ferries

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

  • Manson awarded $188.8M USACE dredging contract

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

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

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

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

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

  • ABS launches new Offshore Rules

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

  • BOEM gives Maryland Offshore Wind the go ahead

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

  • HII to acquire W International assets

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

  • Maersk orders 20 LNG dual fueled containerships

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

  • Vard gets AiP for CSOV methanol fueling system

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

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

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

  • Seaspan Marine makes leadership changes

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

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

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

  • Firecrown Acquires Active Interest Media’s Marine Group

    Firecrown Acquires Active Interest Media’s Marine Group Firecrown has acquired Active Interest Media’s Marine Group, adding top boating titles and events like Sail, Power & Motoryacht, Yachts International, Passagemaker, Soundings, Anglers Journal, Trade Only, Boaters University and Trawlerfest to its portfolio. This acquisition strengthens Firecrown’s position as the leading media platform for affluent enthusiasts in…

  • Alternative-fueled vessels: DNV reports latest AFI numbers

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

  • VIDEO: Schottel highlights latest developments at Workboat

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

  • Multiple people missing in Alaska fishing vessel capsize

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • CIP moves ammonia fueling (and bunkering) forward

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

  • Katharina Stanzel steps down as INTERTANKO managing director

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  • Vard Electro delivers SeaQ Communication for Ulstein CSOV duo

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  • PPG wins 50th order for electrostatic application of antifouling

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

  • A historic moment for ferry transport in Africa

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

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

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

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  • EV Maritime names Christopher Mazzoni VP sales, Americas

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

  • HKKF takes delivery of two advanced new hybrid ferries

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  • Navy will sideline 17 MSC ships to ease mariner stress

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

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

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

  • Samsung Heavy wins AiP for LNG carrier with wing sails

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

  • KPI OceanConnect names Dorthe Bendtsen interim CEO

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

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

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

  • MAIB reports on fatal mooring line recoil incident

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

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

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

  • Anthony Veder uses NAPA Logbook to ease environmental regulatory reporting

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

  • Thecla Bodewes Shipyards books contract for four GADUS vessels

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

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

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

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