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  • Saab launches first of two Polish SIGINT ships

    Saab launches first of two Polish SIGINT ships Poland’s two-ship DELFIN signals intelligence (SIGINT) ship program took a significant step forward today, with prime contractor Saab reporting that the first ship, ORP Jerzy Różycki, had been launched in Gdańsk, Poland. As we reported earlier, the Polish Ministry of Defense’s Armament Agency signed the contract for…

  • First of three Zamil Offshore FSIVs completes trials

    First of three Zamil Offshore FSIVs completes trials Zamil 80, the first of three new 60-meter Incat Crowther designed fast support intervention vessels (FSIVs) has completed sea trials at Singapore shipbuilder Lita Ocean. Designed for offshore marine services provider Zamil Offshore, the new vessel exceeded expectations on sea trials, achieving a service speed of 28…

  • HII partners with enterprise AI specialist to use artificial intelligence at Newport News and Ingalls

    HII partners with enterprise AI specialist to use artificial intelligence at Newport News and Ingalls HII (NYSE: HII), America’s largest military shipbuilder, and enterprise AI application software specialist C3 AI (NYSE: AI), have formed a strategic partnership to expand digital technologies and apply artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate shipbuilding throughput at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding…

  • AMP welcomes over 1,100 maritime academy graduates to the industry

    AMP welcomes over 1,100 maritime academy graduates to the industry The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the voice of the U.S. domestic maritime industry, today congratulated the more than 1,100 new graduates from America’s maritime academies. These new maritime academy graduates now join the 650,000 men and women in the American maritime workforce: a key component…

  • ECO Liberty, first U.S.-built plug-in hybrid SOV named in NOLA

    ECO Liberty, first U.S.-built plug-in hybrid SOV named in NOLA In a ceremony held in New Orleans this past Saturday, Louisiana First Lady Sharon Landry officially christened the Edison Chouest-built hybrid SOV ECO Liberty. The ceremony marked the culmination of a major investment in the U.S. shipbuilding industry by Equinor, the developer of the Empire…

  • Sean Kline named new CSA president and CEO

    Sean Kline named new CSA president and CEO The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) has promoted Sean Kline to CEO and president, succeeding Kathy Metcalf, who steps into the role of president emeritus. Kline served seven years on the CSA’s Board of directors before joining as Director of Maritime Affairs in 2014. He will…

  • Op-Ed: Sustainability means cleaning up our water, too

    Op-Ed: Sustainability means cleaning up our water, too By Peter Satchwell, global business director, Wärtsilä Water & Waste The maritime industry finds itself navigating increasingly choppy regulatory waters. Shipowners and operators today face an ever-expanding array of rules and compliance requirements, with the complexity and scope of mandatory reporting growing exponentially. Whilst this regulatory evolution…

  • New ABS technical paper explores offshore floating CO2 injection

    New ABS technical paper explores offshore floating CO2 injection ABS has published a new technical paper on offshore floating CO2 injection that provides analysis of the offshore technologies supporting carbon capture and storage (CCS). This much-publicized approach to supporting heavy industry’s journey to lower carbon energy solutions, frequently involving injection of carbon into depleted offshore…

  • VIDEO: EV Maritime launches first electric ferry in Auckland

    VIDEO: EV Maritime launches first electric ferry in Auckland EV Maritime, the New Zealand electric ferry design and technology company tapped by California’s Angel Island ferry to design its all-new hybrid electric vessel, reports that its first fully electric passenger ferry has been launched. Built at the McMullen & Wing shipyard in Auckland, the EVM200…

  • Hornblower names Ed Quinn president of its ferry and concession division

    Hornblower names Ed Quinn president of its ferry and concession division Hornblower Group has named Ed Quinn, a 1998 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., as its president of ferry and concession. In this role, Quinn will oversee brands, including Statue City Cruises, Alcatraz City Cruises, and Niagara City Cruises, as…

  • Ontario pumping CAD 215 million into its shipbuilding sector

    Ontario pumping CAD 215 million into its shipbuilding sector The Ontario government is investing CAD 215 million (about USD 184 million) to support shipbuilding and the broader marine sector in the province, including through the establishment of a CAD 15 million Ontario Shipbuilding Grant Program (OSGP) to expand the province’s shipbuilding sector. The support provided…

  • Op-Ed: 5 things to know about FuelEU Maritime and IMO MEPC 83

    Op-Ed: 5 things to know about FuelEU Maritime and IMO MEPC 83 Commentary from Maria Angeles Lopez, Decarbonization Manager at Peninsula As of January 1, 2025, the maritime industry has been navigating a new regulatory landscape with the introduction of FuelEU Maritime, a regulation aimed at reducing emissions and encouraging the transition to cleaner fuels through an…

  • Op-Ed: Washington must address corrosion crisis

    Op-Ed: Washington must address corrosion crisis By Jennifer Merck, Vice President of Maritime, Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) The U.S. is racing to modernize its maritime industrial base. Historic legislation is in motion. Public and private investments are surging. Shipyards are once again in the national spotlight. But beneath this promising momentum lies…

  • Bernhard Schulte Offshore takes delivery of new CSOV Windea Curie

    Bernhard Schulte Offshore takes delivery of new CSOV Windea Curie Bernhard Schulte Offshore (BSO) has taken delivery of its latest Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) from Ulstein Verft in Norway. The newbuilding, which was christened Windea Curie, on June 26, is now being deployed for its charterer, offshore transmission system operator TenneT, to support its…

  • BOEM publishes PNOS for U.S. Gulf oil and gas Lease Sale 262

    BOEM publishes PNOS for U.S. Gulf oil and gas Lease Sale 262 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management yesterday announced the publication of a Proposed Notice of Sale (PNOS) for an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of America. As directed by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and outlined in the PNOS,…

  • Maritime Partners in Centerline Logistics acquisition agreement

    Maritime Partners in Centerline Logistics acquisition agreement One of the largest marine petroleum transportation companies in the U.S. is set to come under new ownership. Maritime Partners LLC reports that, on June 24, 2025, an entity controlled by one of its managed funds entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Centerline Logistics from its principal…

  • Nunan and Wulf to depart Kings Point leadership roles

    Nunan and Wulf to depart Kings Point leadership roles The U.S. Department of Transportation reports that Vice Admiral Joanna M. Nunan, 14th Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., and Deputy Superintendent Rear Admiral David M. Wulf have announced their departures. Among their last official duties at the Academy were to…

  • Matt Garner named new TAI president

    Matt Garner named new TAI president S&B Infrastructure Ltd. has appointed Matt Garner as president of its New Orleans based naval architecture and marine engineering subsidiary TAI Engineers (TAI). He succeeds Bill Krewsky, who will retire in September and who has served as TAI president since 2023. Garner comes to TAI with more than 28…

  • GAO reports on issues plaguing USCG cutter fleet

    GAO reports on issues plaguing USCG cutter fleet The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report on the actions it says that the U.S. Coast Guard needs to take to address the problems facing its aging fleet of 241 cutters, vessels 65 feet or greater in length with accommodations for crew to live…

  • VIDEO: Seaglider successfully completes first foil-mode sea trials

    VIDEO: Seaglider successfully completes first foil-mode sea trials North Kingstown, R.I.-headquartered REGENT Craft reports that sea trials of its Viceroy Seaglider prototype are advancing rapidly, with the revolutionary craft’s first crewed foil-mode testing now successfully completed. Following the initial float-mode test in March, this marks a further significant step forward in the validation of the…

  • Sola steps down as FMC Chairman

    Sola steps down as FMC Chairman Louis E. Sola announced yesterday that June 30, 2025, will mark the conclusion of his tenure as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). “Nominated by President Donald J. Trump in 2018 and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, I entered this role with clear objectives: to strengthen…

  • Canal Barge to be acquired by Marquette Transportation’s owner

    Canal Barge to be acquired by Marquette Transportation’s owner Hanover, Md.-headquartered Redwood Holdings, a family-owned holding company that provides a permanent home for founder, family and management-owned businesses, has agreed to acquire New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company. This is Redwood’s second investment in the U.S. Jones Act market following its acquisition of Marquette Transportation Company…

  • VIDEO: Sean Duffy addresses USMMA Class of 2025

    VIDEO: Sean Duffy addresses USMMA Class of 2025 “It truly is an honor to be here today and celebrate some of America’s strongest, finest, and best-looking graduates our great country has to offer,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said yesterday as he delivered the keynote address to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) Class…

  • New Crowley ocean shipping route links Port of Philadelphia and Central America

    New Crowley ocean shipping route links Port of Philadelphia and Central America Crowley is expanding its ocean shipping services, opening its first-ever route between the U.S. Northeast and Central America. Utilizing Crowley’s new, state-of-the-art Avance class vessels, the five-day transit between the Port of Philadelphia’s Gloucester Marine Terminal and ports in Guatemala and Honduras enables…

  • Zodiac Maritime: Morning Midas has sunk in international waters

    Zodiac Maritime: Morning Midas has sunk in international waters Another car carrier has become a major casualty following a fire involving electric vehicles. London-based Zodiac Maritime reports that its managed vessel Morning Midas has now sunk in international waters. The vessel has been at the center of a salvage drama that began when the U.S.…

  • Maritime Partners closes sale and leaseback refinancing of the Sea Change

    Maritime Partners closes sale and leaseback refinancing of the Sea Change Marking its entry into the ferry sector, Jones Act focused financing solutions specialist Maritime Partners LLC has closed a sale and leaseback refinancing of the hydrogen-fueled passenger ferry Sea Change, developed by SWITCH Maritime LLC. Maritime Partners says the deal is its first in…

  • Will Iran close the Strait of Hormuz?

    Will Iran close the Strait of Hormuz? The big question in international shipping today has been whether Iran’s responses to the U.S. Operation Midnight Hammer strikes on its nuclear facilities will include closing the Strait of Hormuz — the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, making it the primary route…

  • Strategic delivers another Gen 4 fast crew boat

    Strategic delivers another Gen 4 fast crew boat Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine reports that it has successfuly delivered TMS Tah Muang, the latest 42-meter Gen 4 fast crew boat (FCB) to join the growing fleet of Bangkok-headquartered Truth Maritime Services (TMS), a subsidiary of Thailand’s Prima Marine Group. This is the fourth high-performance vessel delivered…

  • Op-Ed: Why ship retrofit strategies need a rethink

    Op-Ed: Why ship retrofit strategies need a rethink By Matteo Di Maio, Co-founder and Director of Bluestone Group As decarbonization deadlines close in, shipowners are under unprecedented pressure to retrofit and upgrade their fleets while minimizing off-hire. Yet the technical services models many still rely on, built around planned yard stays and standardized approaches, were…

  • New Serodino-built workboat features Mitsubishi S6R engines

    New Serodino-built workboat features Mitsubishi S6R engines Jack Tanner Towing Company, Havana, Ill., has added the newly constructed 1,368 hp. Super Tiger workboat, M/V Miss Hazel, to its fleet. Built by Serodino Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn., the vessel is powered by twin Mitsubishi S6R engines, each delivering 684 hp. at 1800 RPM. The Miss Hazel…

  • Höegh Autoliners names its newest Aurora Class vessel, Höegh Sunrise

    Höegh Autoliners names its newest Aurora Class vessel, Höegh Sunrise Marking a notable step towards zero-emission deep-sea shipping. Höegh Autoliners last week named its fifth Aurora Class vessel Höegh Sunrise in a ceremony at Omaezaki Port in Shizuoka, Japan. With a capacity of up to 9,100 cars, and featuring reinforced decks and enhanced internal ramp…

  • Tnemec launches new Aerolon Marine anti-condensation coating

    Tnemec launches new Aerolon Marine anti-condensation coating For over a decade, industrial coatings specialist Tnemec’s Aerolon brand of coatings has been controlling unwanted condensation and protecting assets in various types of applications around the world. Building off that technology, Tnemec is introducing a new wave of coating technology, Aerolon Marine, a high-performance, marine-grade anti-condensation coating…

  • Op-Ed: Overcoming shipping’s complexity challenge

    Op-Ed: Overcoming shipping’s complexity challenge By Richard Leahy, technical service manager, Castrol The maritime industry faces extraordinary complexity. Today’s specialized global fleet—from dry and wet cargoes to passenger vessels—is a remarkable achievement of modern engineering that continues to evolve in sophistication and capability. Examining these ships reveals an intricate interplay of processes, machinery and crew.…

  • Crescent Towing and Blakeley Boatworks to start build of new Z-drive tugboat 

    Crescent Towing and Blakeley Boatworks to start build of new Z-drive tugboat  Continuing a long-running partnership, two Cooper Group companies —Crescent Towing and Blakeley BoatWorks —plan to begin construction of Hull 115, a new 6,000 HP tier 4 Z-drive tugboat. To be built at Blakeley BoatWorks in Mobile, Ala.,it will be added to Crescent Towing’s…

  • Vigor Marine Group launches under unified name

    Vigor Marine Group launches under unified name Five leading American marine and industrial service companies — Vigor, Continental Maritime of San Diego, MHI Ship Repair & Services, Seaward Marine Services, and Accurate Marine Environmental — have announced their unification under a single name: Vigor Marine Group. As a full-service prime contractor, the group delivers comprehensive…

  • The ‘ingenious strategy’ behind most truckers’ least favorite week of the year: International Roadcheck

    The ‘ingenious strategy’ behind most truckers’ least favorite week of the year: International Roadcheck International Roadcheck Week is hardly the sexiest topic in trucking, but it is a darn-tootin’ important one. Inspectors in the U.S. and Canada halt tens of thousands of trucks for vehicle inspections for a few days every summer or early fall.…

  • Why the Northeast is quietly running out of diesel

    Why the Northeast is quietly running out of diesel The East Coast of the U.S. is reporting its lowest seasonal diesel inventory on record. And some trucking companies appear spooked. The East Coast typically stores around 62 million barrels of diesel during the month of May, according to Department of Energy data. But as of…

  • Exclusive: Central Freight Lines to shut down after 96 years

    Exclusive: Central Freight Lines to shut down after 96 years Nearly, 2,100 employees will be laid off right before Christmas. Central Freight Lines is the largest trucking company to close since Celadon ceased operations in 2019. Waco, Texas-based Central Freight Lines has notified drivers, employees and customers that the less-than-truckload carrier plans to wind down…

  • Warehouse cramming is about to begin — Freightonomics

    Warehouse cramming is about to begin — Freightonomics nVision Global, is a leading Global Freight Audit, Supply Chain Management Services company offering enterprise-wide supply chain solutions. With over 4,000 global business “Partners”, nVision Global not only provides prompt, accurate Freight Audit Solutions, but also providing industry-leading Supply Chain Information Management solutions and services necessary to…

  • Seasonality pushing rejections and rates higher ahead of the Fourth

    Seasonality pushing rejections and rates higher ahead of the Fourth This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 70 (Carriers)  Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 70 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR…

  • JAG Alaska wins $95.4M NOAA Oscar Dyson contract

    JAG Alaska wins $95.4M NOAA Oscar Dyson contract NOAA has awarded the JAG Alaska Inc. shipyard in Seward, Alaska, a $95,408,666 contract to complete expanded upgrades and maintenance on the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson. NOAA is working to maximize the service life of each of its vessels through long-term maintenance planning and tracking and, following…

  • New Silverback OX truckable tug will have Schottel RudderPropellers

    New Silverback OX truckable tug will have Schottel RudderPropellers Schottel is to equip a new OX truckable tug from Tacoma, Wash.-based aluminum workboat builder Silverback Marine with two type SRP 100 Schottel RudderPropellers. Designed in collaboration with Seattle headquartered Elliott Bay Design Group, the OX truckable tug will have a bollard pull of almost seven…

  • New brine-based firefighting system developed to counter EV car fires

    New brine-based firefighting system developed to counter EV car fires With incidents like the Morning Midas fire continuing to underscore the risks of EV-related car fires aboard ship, operators are urgently seeking more effective solutions. A new brine-based firefighting system, developed by Skansi Offshore in close cooperation with Knud E. Hansen, is claimed to offers…

  • Sanmar Shipyards orders 17 ship sets of Kongsberg thrusters

    Sanmar Shipyards orders 17 ship sets of Kongsberg thrusters Kongsberg Maritime is to supply 17 ship sets of its US azimuth thrusters to for a range of international tug projects underway at Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards. The thrusters will cover a range of power outputs between 1,765 kW and 2,525 kW and a bollard pull ranging…

  • KR and HD Hyundai Samho join forces to bring AI into ship design

    KR and HD Hyundai Samho join forces to bring AI into ship design These days, AI is everywhere and now classification society KR (Korean Register) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with shipbuilder HD Hyundai Samho to jointly develop AI-based solutions for innovation in ship design and analysis. The partnership is a part of…

  • Shadow fleet tanker Adalynn ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after collision with Front Eagle

    Shadow fleet tanker Adalynn ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after collision with Front Eagle Multiple images have emerged on social media showing the tanker Adalynn ablaze off Fujairah after being in a collision early this morning after being in a collision with the Frontline tanker Front Eagle. UKMTO ADVISORY INCIDENT 024-25https://t.co/dBHrwKzykV#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/YPDJ9yAHPk — UKMTO…

  • North and South Carolina governors call for continuation of offshore drilling moratorium

    North and South Carolina governors call for continuation of offshore drilling moratorium North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster yesterday called on the Trump administration to maintain its moratorium on offshore drilling off the North and South Carolina coasts. Gov. Stein is a Democrat. Gov. McMaster is a Republican. “Because of…

  • Mumbai’s JalVimana places 11-vessel order for Candela foiling ferries

    Mumbai’s JalVimana places 11-vessel order for Candela foiling ferries Mumbai, India-based JalVimana has placed a landmark order with Sweden’s Candela Technology AB that will see a fleet of 11 hydrofoiling Candela P-12 commuter ferries create new links across Mumbai’s waterways. They will form the nucleus of an electric transport network that, according to Candela, is…

  • TOTE Services names Jeff Vogel its VP of legal

    TOTE Services names Jeff Vogel its VP of legal TOTE Services, LLC, the TOTE Group maritime services company specializing in vessel construction management and ship management, has appointed Jeff Vogel its vice president of legal. In this role, he will lead all legal activities and government relations, ensuring alignment with federal and international maritime regulations…

  • Conrad Shipyard awarded further $28.2M YRBM contract mod

    Conrad Shipyard awarded further $28.2M YRBM contract mod NAVSEA has awarded Conrad Shipyard LLC, Morgan City, La., a $28,285,715 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-22-C-2253 to exercise an option for the detail design and construction of one additional Yard Repair, Berthing, and Messing (YRBM) craft. Work will be performed in Amelia, Louisiana, and is…

  • VIDEO: Tariffs hit Port of Los Angeles cargo volume

    VIDEO: Tariffs hit Port of Los Angeles cargo volume The Port of Los Angeles processed 716,619 TEU of containers in May, 5% less than last year. After 10 straight months of year-over-year growth, overall cargo volume slowed due to the impact of tariffs on both imports and exports. “May marked our lowest monthly cargo output…

  • Tug Garth Foss now assisting stricken car carrier Morning Midas

    Tug Garth Foss now assisting stricken car carrier Morning Midas The second of three specialized vessels dispatched by salvors, Resolve Marine, arrived at the location of the car carrier Morning Midas (IMO 9289910), on June 15, local time zone (UTC -9), reports Zodiac Maritime. That vessel, the Garth Foss, which has specialist firefighting capabilities, has…

  • Pacific Basin to install Inmarsat’s NexusWave on five ships.

    Pacific Basin to install Inmarsat’s NexusWave on five ships. Hong Kong-headquartered Pacific Basin Shipping, one of the world’s leading owners and operators of modern handysize and supramax dry bulk ships is to install Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave fully-managed connectivity service on board an initial five ships. Pacific Basin is prioritizing enhancements to both crew and business…

  • Eitzen Avanti plans to build world’s largest battery-powered containerships

    Eitzen Avanti plans to build world’s largest battery-powered containerships Norway’s Eitzen Group has plans to build what will be the world’s largest battery-powered containerships. Its Eitzen Avanti unit is to receive NOK 200 million (about $20.2 million) in support from the Norwegian Government’s Enova innovation scheme to build two ships that will each have battery…

  • NTSB reports on why 80-year old fish tender Cape Douglas sank

    NTSB reports on why 80-year old fish tender Cape Douglas sank The Cape Douglas, a vessel originally built in 1944 as a landing craft tank-1443 (LCT-1443) for the U.S. Navy sank as it was transiting Chiniak Bay, in part because the watertight doors in the engine room and companionway spaces remained open, the National Transportation…

  • Op-Ed: Alternative lenders will ignite shipping’s growth

    Op-Ed: Alternative lenders will ignite shipping’s growth By Tobias Backer, executive director, Pelagic Capital The introduction of protectionist policies by the new U.S. administration has reignited uncertainty across the global economy. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook suggests that every major economy will be impacted by the newly introduced tariffs, resulting in a…

  • BAE San Diego awarded $155.8M USS Somerset DSRA

    BAE San Diego awarded $155.8M USS Somerset DSRA BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $155,886,629 firm-fixed-price contract action for maintenance, modernization and repair of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) fiscal 2025 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) The scope of the USS Somerset contract…

  • Ship Repair USA 2025 draws industry leaders to New Orleans

    Ship Repair USA 2025 draws industry leaders to New Orleans Marine Log held its third annual Ship Repair USA 2025 conference just off Bourbon Street in New Orleans on June 10–11, once again attracting attendees from across the spectrum of shipyards, vessel operators, maintenance providers, suppliers, and other specialists. Ted Williams opened the event with…

  • StormGeo partners with Bearing AI

    StormGeo partners with Bearing AI StormGeo, a leader in weather intelligence and decision support solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Palo Alto, Calif.-headquartered Bearing AI, a pioneer in AI-driven vessel performance modeling. The collaboration brings together StormGeo’s decades-long experience in voyage optimization with Bearing AI’s advanced machine learning capabilities. Through the partnership, StormGeo’s Voyage…

  • WinGD books ammonia engine orders for Trafigura gas carriers

    WinGD books ammonia engine orders for Trafigura gas carriers CSSC Group’s Winterthur, Switzerland-headquartered engine development subsidiary WinGD has booked four more ammonia engine orders. It reports that four 45,000 cubic meter gas carriers to be built by HD Hyundai Mipo will each be powered by a six-cylinder, 52-centimeter bore 6X52DF-A ammonia engine with high-pressure selective…

  • Educators and global delegates get a riverboat tour of the Ag Coast of America

    Educators and global delegates get a riverboat tour of the Ag Coast of America The St. Louis Regional Freightway calls the 15-mile stretch of the Mississippi River anchored by St. Louis’s iconic Gateway Arch the Ag Coast of America, with the 16 barge-transfer facilities concentrated in a the stretch being able to handle more than…

  • VIDEO: BV’s new AGS 3D delivers next-generation remote inspection

    VIDEO: BV’s new AGS 3D delivers next-generation remote inspection Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has launched an advanced tool for ship and offshore structure inspections. Called the Augmented Surveyor 3D (AGS 3D), it is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning and is designed to optimize anomaly detection and localization. BV earlier completed…

  • Oceaneering enters vessel services agreement for Harvey Deep Sea

    Oceaneering enters vessel services agreement for Harvey Deep Sea Houston-headquartered Oceaneering International, Inc. (NYSE:OII) reports that its offshore projects group (OPG) business segment has entered into a vessel services agreement with a major operator for use of the MPSV Harvey Deep Sea. The MPSV Harvey Deep Sea, currently chartered by Oceaneering through February 2027, is…

  • FARA acquires Todd Shipyards LLC from Vigor

    FARA acquires Todd Shipyards LLC from Vigor Here’s a story that can may mark one of the last we run featuring a once storied name in U.S. shipbuilding: Todd Shipyards. FARA Pacific Holdings, LLC (“FARA”), a long-term liability management company specializing in the acquisition and management of corporate asbestos and other legacy liabilities yesterday announced…

  • Vertom Group quartet will have a Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion solution

    Vertom Group quartet will have a Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion solution The four new 10,700 DWT geared tweendeckers being built for Netherlands-based Vertom Group at India’s Chowgule Shipyards (see earlier story) will have a Wärtsilä integrated hybrid propulsion solution. Combining the Wärtsilä 25 medium-speed four-stroke engine with a hybrid propulsion drive train with PTO/PTI/PTH, the package…

  • ICS: Shipping leaders lose confidence in their ability to manage global trade instability

    ICS: Shipping leaders lose confidence in their ability to manage global trade instability The ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025, launched today by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), reveals a steady decline in confidence among global maritime leaders to manage the risks posed by increasing political instability, alongside a growing array of interconnected threats. The…

  • New Catalina Express CARB-compliant ferry set to start construction

    New Catalina Express CARB-compliant ferry set to start construction A new CARB-compliant ferry is on its way. Marine Group Boat Works in San Diego is set to start construction next month on a new low-emission ferry for Los Angele based Catalina Express. The 48 meter (160 foot), 516 passenger vessel has been designed by Incat…

  • Hydrogen engine partnership between Belgium and Japan launches

    Hydrogen engine partnership between Belgium and Japan launches A new partnerships aims to accelerate the deployment of BeHydro’s dual fuel and 100% hydrogen engines in Japan’s ports and coastal areas. The engines will now be adapted to meet Japanese standards and will be supported by local testing, commissioning and after-sales service. The partnership agreement was…

  • Tidal Transit selects Volvo Penta to equip its new next-gen electric CTV fleet

    Tidal Transit selects Volvo Penta to equip its new next-gen electric CTV fleet In an agreement announced at this week’s Seawork 2025 event, U.K.-based offshore wind crew transfer vessel (CTV) specialist Tidal Transit has signed an agreement with Volvo Penta that will see it outfit its next-generation electric CTV fleet with Volvo Penta’s new electric…

  • Shull Autin named new Hornblower group chief maritime officer

    Shull Autin named new Hornblower group chief maritime officer Hornblower Group has appointed Shull Autin its new chief maritime officer. He comes to the position with over 30 years of maritime experience in marine logistics, offshore operations, safety, and environmental compliance. In his new role, Autin will oversee all Hornblower Group maritime operations, reinforcing Hornblower’s…

  • Hanwha Group gets U.S. clearance to up its stake in Austal

    Hanwha Group gets U.S. clearance to up its stake in Austal South Korea’s Hanwha Group has been eyeing an acquisition of Austal USA parent Austal (ASX ASB) for quite some time. Today, it appeared to be making some progress. Yonhap News Agency reports Hanwha Group as saying today that it has received approval from the…

  • First tug reaches still-burning Morning Midas

    First tug reaches still-burning Morning Midas The first of three tugs dispatched by salvor Resolve Marine to respond to the still-burning car carrier Morning Midas arrived on scene with salvage personnel Monday afternoon and has begun a full assessment of the conditions on scene. #UPDATE 3: Vessel approx. 220 mi south of Adak, drifting NE…

  • USTR could ease some Section 301 measures on Chinese maritime dominance

    USTR could ease some Section 301 measures on Chinese maritime dominance The U.S. Trade Representative’s office (USTR) announcement that it would take sweeping measures under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, began a process that included taking into account public comments on its proposed actions. USTR reveals fee scales, timing for Section 301…

  • Pherousa marks a milestone on its path to a zero-emission ultramax

    Pherousa marks a milestone on its path to a zero-emission ultramax Oslo-headquartered Pherousa SA has moved a step closer in its plans to build a series of zero-emission hydrogen-fueled 64,000 dwt ultramax bulk carriers. L to R: Hans Bredrup, chairman of Pherousa AS, with Patrick Ryan, ABS SVP and CTO [Photo: ABS] In a ceremony…

  • Jason Liberty to succeed Richard Fain as Royal Caribbean chair

    Jason Liberty to succeed Richard Fain as Royal Caribbean chair Royal Caribbean Group president and CEO Jason Liberty is to succeed Richard Fain as chairman of the company’s board when he steps down from that role in fourth quarter 2025. Fain will remain on the board as a director. Additionally, John Brock, a member of…

  • Kongsberg Maritime inks MoU with India to explore design of indigenous polar research vessel

    Kongsberg Maritime inks MoU with India to explore design of indigenous polar research vessel Kongsberg Maritime has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Government-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) during the Nor-Shipping 2025 event in Oslo, initiating a collaborative effort to explore the design of India’s first indigenous polar research vessel.…

  • Viking Line unveils its concept for Helios, the world’s largest electric passenger-car ferry

    Viking Line unveils its concept for Helios, the world’s largest electric passenger-car ferry Preparing to launch entirely emission-free service between Helsinki and Tallinn, Finland’s Viking Line has unveiled its concept for what would be the world’s largest electric passenger-car ferry. It says that its concept vessel, called Helios, is proof that a green maritime corridor…

  • 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

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