Biden nominee would be USCG’s first female 4-star admiral
President Biden has nominated Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan to serve as Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. If confirmed by the Senate, Fagan would serve as the first woman to
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Vane Brothers adds another 3,000 hp tug to fleet
Recently delivered by Chesapeake Shipbuilding and Naval Architects of Salisbury, Md., the 3,000 hp model bow tug Cape Henry is the eighteenth Maryland-built tug to join the fleet of Baltimore-based Vane Brothers.
Innovative LNG bunkering tanker is adaptable to zero emissions fuels
Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen is launching the X-gas project, a series of liquified gas/gas bunkering vessels that provides a platform that could be expanded to handle zero emission fuels
Bollinger buys Gulf Island’s shipyard division for $28.6 million
Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) today reported that it has sold the assets of its Shipyard Division along with certain long-term vessel construction contracts to Bollinger Shipyards LLC for approximately $28.6
SEACOR Power: USCG suspends search
A fifth body of a SEACOR Power crewmember was recovered Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the capsize of the lift boat to five. Six people have been saved. Eight
BV classes Singapore’s first hybrid vessel
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) reports that it has certified and classed Singapore’s first hybrid-powered vessel. Built, owned and operated by Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International, a subsidiary of Penguin International Limited, Penguin
Huntington Ingalls gets $107 million for LHA 9 advance procurement
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) report that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a contract modification from the U.S. Navy worth $107 million to provide long-lead-time material and advance procurement activities for amphibious
SEA-LNG: World Bank has it wrong on LNG
Industry coalition SEA-LNG is firing back against a World Bank study that sees LNG as “likely to play a limited role” in decarbonizing shipping and recommends countries should “avoid new public policy
VIDEO: Crowley designs electric tug with autonomous capabilities
Crowley Engineering Services has completed the design of the first fully electric U.S. tugboat with autonomous technology — providing operators a sustainable and high-performing solution for ship assist and harbor services in
World Bank: Limited role for LNG in shipping decarbonization
One of two reports on decarbonizing shipping published last week by the World Bank sees LNG as “likely to play a limited role” in decarbonizing the sector and recommends that countries should
