VIDEO: Kiel launches autonomous ferry test vessel
Stockholm, Sweden, is not the only European city aiming to get an autonomous passenger ferry into operation (see earlier story). Kiel, Germany, also has a boat in the water. That vessel is
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Spirit of Boston fire: USCG convenes marine casualty investigation
The Coast Guard has convened a formal marine casualty investigation into a fire that occurred Friday evening aboard the small passenger vessel Spirit of Boston. Rear Adm. John Mauger, Coast Guard First
Japan’s largest WTIV features first-of-its kind telescoping crane
Recently delivered by the Japan Marine United (JMU) shipyard to Shimizu Corp., the GustoMSC designed and equipped offshore wind turbine installation vessel Blue Wind is Japan’s largest WTIV to date, and will
Sponsored: Integrated voyage optimization for emissions reduction
by Ascenz Marorka The environmental regulations are here to stay Over the last years and months, we have witnessed an unprecedented pressure on the maritime industry to adopt environmentally friendly measures. In
White Paper: Five key steps to electric ship design
There is a sense of urgency for the marine industry to become more environmentally friendly. One potential strategy for doing so is exploring alternative fuel and propulsion systems. In this white paper,
FMD launches defense accelerator program
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has launched the FM Defense Accelerator program to identify and nurture emerging technologies with mission-critical applications for the future of maritime
Idwal under new ownership
Cardiff, Wales, based vessel inspection specialist Idwal Marine Services has become a portfolio company of LDC, the private equity arm of the U.K.’s Lloyds Banking Group. With an extensive surveyor network, Idwal
Vessel sharing arrangements face new Congressional challenge
Container shipping alliances remain nobody’s darlings in Washington and their vessel sharing arrangements are again in the cross-hairs. Congressman Jim Costa (D.-Calif) has reintroduced the bipartisan “Ocean Shipping Antitrust Act.” The legislation
Next Celebrity Edge series cruise ship will be methanol capable
When Royal Caribbean Group’s Celebrity Cruises introduces the fifth ship in its Edge Series, it will be methanol capable — equipped with a new engine model, along with storage and delivery systems,
Bleutec seeks Title XI support for its offshore wind vessel spread
When we last reported on Houston-headquartered Bleutec Industries Offshore Wind Services LLC back on March 2, it was to note that the company had received Approval in Principle (AiP) from ABS for
Julie Jarell Gresham named Ingalls VP and chief counsel
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that Julie Jarrell Gresham has been named vice president and chief counsel of its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. She will succeed George Simmerman Jr. who will retire
Davie Shipbuilding negotiating purchase of Helsinki Shipyard
Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding (Chantier Davie Canada Inc.) is in advanced negotiations to buy Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard. In a press release yesterday, the Lévis, Quebec, headquartered shipbuilder announced it had exercise of its
