ICS updates COVID-19 guidance for shipping
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says that a great deal has changed since March when first issued guidance for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of COVID-19. With
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Coast Guard R&D Center to test and evaluate Sharktech autonomous vessel
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark Boats to supply the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) with a new Sharktech 29 Defiant vessel
Wärtsilä names Håkan Agnevall as next President and CEO
Wärtsilä’s Board of Directors has appointed Håkan Agnevall, currently President of Volvo Bus Corporation, as the new President and CEO for Wärtsilä Corporation Agnevall will take up his new role no later
Shell sees hydrogen and fuel cells in shipping’s net-zero future
While DNV GL’s most recent Maritime Forecast to 2050 sees a relatively limited uptake of hydrogen as a ship fuel, a report from Shell released yesterday sees things somewhat differently. The report,
Mein Schiff 6 crew members retest negative, but face further test
The 12 members of the crew of TUI Cruises’ Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship who had earlier tested positive for the novel coronavirus came tested negative in retests earlier today, according to
Golden Ray salvage operations ramp up
The St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command working on the salvage of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray has been ramping up operations inside the Environmental Protection Barrier (EPB) protecting the wreck.
Bouchard Transportation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Privately-held Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., the largest independently-owned ocean-going petroleum barge company in the U.S., said today that it and certain of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions to restructure under Chapter
VIDEO: OceanX unveils its new exploration vessel
Non-profit ocean exploration and media production company OceanX has taken the wraps of its new exploration vessel, the R/V OceanXplorer. Designed and built to be the most advanced combined marine research and
FERRIES 2020: Establishing a new normal during the pandemic
Marine Log’s FERRIES 2020 event will be held virtually this year on November 9-10 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST. Speakers will include Drew Orvieto, who is the Engineering Manager and head
Hamworthy Pumps makes strong tanker market reentry
Singapore-based Hamworthy Pumps, now part of the Svanehøj Group along with sister brands Svanehøj, Eureka and Dolphin, is making a strong return to the tanker pump room sector in alliance with Denmark’s
Eastern lays keel for Weeks Marine dredge
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that on, September 11, it conducted the keel laying for R.B. Weeks, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredge for Cranford, N.J., headquartered Weeks Marine,
Eyeing offshore wind, Scorpio Bulkers sheds a Kamsarmax
Scorpio Bulkers has reached an agreement with an unaffiliated third party to sell the SBI Rock, a 2016 built non-scrubber-fitted Kamsarmax vessel, for a price slightly in excess of $18 million. Delivery
Keppel plans strategic review of Offshore & Marine
Singapore’s Keppel Corporation is to undertake a strategic review of its offshore and marine business. The decision is in line with its plans to unlock value from SGD 3-5 billion (about US$
Kongsberg and MAN in digital collaboration project with Höegh
Kongsberg Digital and MAN Energy Solutions are to deliver joint digital infrastructure to Höegh Autoliners. This marks the first step in entering into a strategic digitalization partnership and formalizes a Memorandum of
Hornbeck Offshore gets $37.9 million MSC award
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded Hornbeck Offshore Operators LLC, Covington, La., a $37,980,207 contract that exercises a one-year option period for the operation and maintenance of four modified offshore
