Tuomas Riski of Norsepower

Op-Ed: Maritime shift to eco-friendly propulsion in 2024

By Tuomas Riski, CEO, Norsepower As we ease our way into 2024, it’s clear that the winds of change are blowing through the maritime industry. Norsepower, a global provider of mechanical sails

Recently delivered by Gulf Island Marine Fabricators of Houma, La., the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) unveiled its new hybrid-electric ferry.

Gulf Island delivers new ferry to Texas DOT

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently unveiled its new hybrid-electric ferry Esperanza “Hope” Andrade in a dedication ceremony honoring its namesake, Texas transportation infrastructure pioneer Esperanza “Hope” Andrade. Built at Gulf

Marine Log's TTB 2024 conference

Marine Log’s TTB 2024 sees another successful conference

For the fourth year in a row, attendance at Marine Log’s TTB 2024 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) conference exceeded expectations, attracting a growing number of vessel owners and operators, C-level executives, and

The M/V Phillip M Pfeffer with six barges is locked through Lock and Dam 2 in the St. Paul District last year.

St. Paul District reopens locks and dams after winter maintenance

The St. Paul Engineer District will reopen several locks and dams this month that were closed for winter maintenance. Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., which was dewatered for inspection and

We talk to Rami Hirsimäki, Elomatic on the design process for the Canadian polar icebreaker project to be built by 2030.

Podcast: Designing a Canadian polar icebreaker

In this edition of Marine Log’s Listen Up! podcast, we talk to Rami Hirsimäki, Senior Vice President, Marine and Offshore Energy at Elomatic, on the Canadian polar icebreaker project. Elomatic is a

March 2024

In this issue, we dive back into the rules of alternative fuels, engine developments and low-carbon vessel deliveries over the last year and into the next.

MARAD published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for $500 million funding through its Port Infrastructure Development Program.

USDOT: $500 million for port improvement projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $500 million in federal Fiscal Year 2024 funding through MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). 

The site has been utilized since the 1700s as a port.

Missouri intermodal port site attracting developers

The St. Louis Regional Freightway calls a 300-acre port district zoned property along the Mississippi River in Herculaneum, Mo., a unique and unprecedented opportunity for intermodal port development, citing the location’s more than 2

IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 11) made progress on key environmental issues to be submitted to the Marine Environment Protection Committee for approval this March (MEPC 81) and October (MEPC 82).

IMO agrees on new guidance on key environmental issues

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed new guidance on several key environmental issues. Last week at IMO Headquarters in London, IMO’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR 11) made progress

Nearly 250 attendees from across the spectrum of yards, vessel operators, maintenance providers, suppliers and other specialists attended the Ship Repair USA last year.

Ship Repair USA returns to New Orleans for a second year

Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA conference is returning to New Orleans at a new location on June 11-12 in the French Quarter. This second annual event follows a successful first conference last

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