Colonial Pipeline shutdown: Are Jones Act waivers on the cards?
The shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline after a ransomware cyberattack has seen panic buying of gas — and MARAD taking the first steps to consider the possibility of a limited Jones Act
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Vineyard Wind gets construction and operation go ahead
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced approval for the construction and operation of the Vineyard Wind project — the first large-scale, offshore wind project
Green upgrades underway at Hurtigruten’s Norwegian Coastal Express
Norway’s Hurtigruten Group is planning a major environmental upgrade of all seven of its Norwegian Coastal Express ships, aiming to cut CO2 emissions by least 25%, and NOx emissions by 80%. The
Europe’s largest shore power plant opens
In a ceremony held in Rostock-Warnemünde yesterday during Germany’s 12th National Maritime Conference, the 2,174-passenger cruise ship AIDAsol inaugurated Europe’s largest shore power plants for ships. The power plant has been established
VIDEO: Iranian boats flee after USN fires warning shots
U.S. 5th Fleet has released video of a further incident of harassment of U.S. naval vessels by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN). In this incident, more than a dozen IRGCN
USCG issues waterways commerce cutter RFP
The U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate reports that the Coast Guard waterways commerce cutter (WCC) program released a request for proposal (RFP) on April 30 for the design and construction of its
Tidewater CEO: “Everything we own should be working by end-2022”
Offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) reported results for the quarter ending March 31, 2021, that still showed a lot of red ink. But, in a sign that it may see
Ingalls starts fabrication of NSC 11
The Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) today marked the start of fabrication of the U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class national security cutter Friedman (NSC 11). The start of fabrication
Key Subchapter M compliance deadline nears
In what will be a gentle reminder to some towing vessel owners, and likely a jarring wake-up call to others, a post on the Coast Guard Maritime Commons blog notes that the
Port Houston breaks ground for Ship Channel deepening project
Marking the start of National Infrastructure Week, Port Houston has held a ceremony breaking the ground for the start of construction work to support widening and deepening the 52-mile Houston Ship Channel.
