NTSB reports on $1.8 million towboat engineroom fire
A missing retaining ring and mounting bracket on the port main diesel engine led to an engineroom fire on a towboat near Belleview, Ky., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says. The
Author: Marine Log Staff
Keppel O&M legacy jack-ups set to go to work
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has completed the modification works for the four legacy jack-up rigs that are be deployed on bareboat charters in Saudi Arabia. The rigs are being
Galveston to get the world’s first zero-energy cruise terminal
Royal Caribbean Group’s (NYSE: RCL) new Galveston, Texas, terminal, which is opening November 9, will be the first cruise terminal to generate 100% of its needed energy through on-site solar panels. This
Resolve Pioneer set for 5 more years of service in Western Alaska
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., based Resolve Marine reports that its 207-foot response vessel Resolve Pioneer has completed its ABS special survey and received its U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) certificate of inspection following a
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches training ship
Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding reports that the Enoura plant of its Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works, today held a christening and launch ceremony for the Oshima Maru, a training ship being built for
Continental Maritime books Navy contract with a $38.2 million potential
Continental Maritime San Diego, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $14,963,483 firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action (UCA) for the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland (LPD-27) fiscal 2023 selected restricted availability. The
Svitzer appoints its first head of transformation
Maersk Group global towage provider Svitzer has appointed Sabrina Weymiens to the newly created role of head of transformation. Svitzer says she has been appointed to “spearhead Svitzer’s transformation journey and keep
Op-Ed: Knowledge and planning are critical CII and EEXI compliance tools
by Simon Hodgkinson, Head of Loss Prevention at West P&I Regulators are hopeful that impending Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index (EEXI) regulations will represent a sea change
Thoma-Sea to build two new ferry boats for Louisiana’s Cameron crossing
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced the Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC of Houma is the apparent low bidder for the construction of two new ferry boats for the
Legendary Louisiana shipyard reopens as Avondale Global Gateway
T. Parker Host (Host) today announced the grand opening of the former Avondale Shipyards as Avondale Global Gateway. The former shipyard has been transformed during the past four years since its acquisition