Navy takes delivery of LCAC 106
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the next-generation landing craft, Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) 106 on November 17. LCAC 106’s delivery follows the completion of acceptance
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Anglo-Eastern uses Inmarsat Fleet Hotspot to boost crew welfare
Leading ship manager Anglo-Eastern Ship Management has chosen Inmarsat to connect its crew.To meet the fast-evolving requirements of modern shipping, the company uses Fleet Xpress services from Inmarsat and, in 2019, became
SAFE Boats partners with maritime autonomy provider Mythos AI
Bremerton, Wash., based SAFE Boats International has entered a production partnership with West Palm Beach, Fla., based autonomous maritime technology specialist Mythos AI. SAFE Boats has recently delivered a purpose-built Porter 78S
Why you should use synthetic lubricants for inland and coastal vessel operations
SPONSORED CONTENT: Synthetic lubricants offer vessel operators a number of benefits, including enhanced equipment cleanliness, reduced component wear, extended oil drain intervals and a wide temperature operating range. Together, they can improve
Continental Maritime wins LHA 7 award with $33.4 million potential
Continental Maritime of San Diego LLC, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $29,199,899 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance, modernization and repair of USS Tripoli (LHA 7) fiscal 2023 selected restricted availability. The
Low water on the Mississippi River slows critical freight flows
In an update on Mississippi freight shipments, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) says that “currently, low water levels in the Lower Mississippi River due to scant rainfall have severely hampered
Tindall-Schlicht named new Seaway Development Corporation Administrator
Adam Tindall-Schlicht, until recently port director at the Port of Milwaukee, has been named as the eleventh Administrator of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS).
Vibration sensor data can help prevent major equipment problems at sea
Seattle-based data analytics specialist ioCurrents and has joined forces with the Malvern, Pa., based ifm group of companies to provide ship operators with a solution that enables data from ifm’s sensitive vibration
LNG carrier bunkered with ExxonMobil biofuel in Singapore
In another example of the growing interest in the potential of biofuels, ExxonMobil recently successfully completed two commercial bio-based marine fuel oil bunkering operations in the port of Singapore involving the 171,800
Strategic Marine to build 3 Chartwell Marine CTVs
Singapore based shipbuilder Strategic Marine has signed an order that will see it build three new 27-meter Brevity Class Chartwell Marine crew transfer vessels (CTVs). They will be delivered between 2023 and