VIDEO: GD NASSCO christens USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210)
General Dynamics NASSCO has christened and launched the USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), the sixth ship in a fleet oiler program built for the U.S. Navy. The ship is named in honor
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USMX names F. Paul De Maria its new CEO and chair
U.S. East and Gulf Coast port employers group USMX (United States Maritime Alliance) has selected F. Paul De Maria to be its CEO and chairman. De Maria, who served as the organization’s
Atal begins $123.7M retrofitting project focused on green shipping
If the shipping industry were a country, it would be the sixth-largest polluter in the world. With its $123.7 million retrofitting project, Amsterdam-based Atal Solutions—alongside Damen Shipyards Group, Blue Astra Maritime Shipping,
Ambassador Cruise Line installs MOB detection and tracking system
Edinburgh-based maritime safety and security technology provider, Zelim, says that its detection system, ZOE, will be installed aboard Ambassador Cruise Line’s 48,123 grt cruise ship Ambition, representing the system’s first use on
Port Canaveral sets new cruise passenger movements record
Port Canaveral, Fla., set a new monthly record for most cruise passenger movements when it hosted 925,994 guests in March, eclipsing the last year’s March passenger counts by 16%. Fueled by the
Glosten completes tug upgrade design for Shaver Transportation
Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten has completed the contract design package for a comprehensive upgrade to Portland, Ore.-based Shaver Transportation’s Z-drive tractor tug Washington. The design focuses on significantly
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries leaders visit Ingalls Shipbuilding
HII (NYSE: HII) hosted HD Hyundai Heavy Industries leaders at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss, this week, advancing joint goals of the memorandum of understanding signed by the two
Hanwha Ocean hull monitoring system gets ABS approval in principle
Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has received the ABS SMART (SHM) Tier 3 approval in principle (AIP) for its advanced hull monitoring system. The hull monitoring system is designed to estimate structural damage to
We Work the Waterways relaunches as standalone nonprofit
Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. (IRPT) and We Work the Waterways (WWW) announced a major milestone last week in their shared mission to grow and support the future maritime workforce. Although
DOD’s “Unit X” launches open solicitation for demo-ready UUVs
Sometimes called “Unit X,” the Defense Innovation Unit is the DoD organization focused on accelerating the adoption of commercial and dual-use technology to solve operational challenges at speed and scale. It has