The Panama Canal Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Mr. Ricaurte Vasquez as the next Panama Canal Administrator. He will take office on September 4, 2019, succeeding current Administrator Jorge
Excelerate Energy L.P. and Equinor Energy AS have completed the first ever ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Bahamas. The transfer took place February 7. Utilizing Excelerate’s floating
Maersk Supply Service has taken delivery of Maersk Maker, the final vessel in its Starfish AHTS newbuilding series, from Norway’s Kleven shipyard. The vessel’s arrival completes Maersk Supply Service’s Fleet Renewal Program,
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on a December 2017 engine room fire that forced the crew of a 1967-built towing vessel to evacuate the vessel, which incurred an
Limassol, Cyprus, headquartered Interorient Marine Services Limited has been fined $2 million and sentenced to four years probation after being convicted February 13 in the Western District of Louisiana, for maintaining false
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has set a new record for the largest amount of cargo ever stowed on a containership, carrying over 19,100 TEU of containers on the MOL Tribute. That beat
Designer Incat Crowther has released some more details on the 39 m low wash, high-speed catamaran ferry recently delivered by Britain’s Wight Shipyard to Danube River operator Twin City Liner (see earlier
USCG Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles personnel conducted a facility safety inspection at the Cameron Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility in Hackberry, LA, Tuesday, in preparation for the facility to load its
An idled New Jersey asphalt facility is being repurposed as part of Maersk’s IMO 2020 sulfur cap strategy. A.P. Moller – Maersk and PBF Logistics LP (PBFX) have reached an agreement for
Spanish shipbuilder Metalships & Docks has awarded DNV GL a contract for the classification of a 138 m passenger sailing ship, Sea Cloud Spirit, ordered by Hamburg-based operator Sea Cloud Cruises. The
Australian based Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours reports that the first sailing date for its first oceangoing vessel. the Scenic Eclipse, has again been pushed back, this time to August 15, 2019.
Delft, Netherlands, based RIMS BV has received two more classification society certifications — from DNV GL and the Indian Register of shipping — for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during
The Branddirektor Westphal, Europe’s most advanced fireboat, will soon enter service in the Port of Hamburg with a pumping capacity three to four times greater than the port’s existing fireboats. To ensure
The Kairos, the world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel with a tank capacity of 7,500 cu.m, was officially christened in a ceremony held earlier today in Hamburg. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who succeeded Angela
The All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) shipyard in Bellingham, WA has completed construction of what will be the first hybrid electric passenger ferry to operate on Puget Sound. Designed by Glosten, Seattle,
Zoetermeer, Netherlands, headquartered MAN Rollo is to supply two MAN diesel engines, each developing 882 kW at 2,100 rpm, for a new pilot boat, which is being built for the Dutch Pilotage
