American Encore riverboat passes sea trials
American Cruise Lines said its new riverboat, American Encore, has completed sea trials and is underway to the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest. The vessel is part of the
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VIDEO: HII to expand Romulus USV assembly at Breaux Brothers
HII has released a video outlining plans for a new Romulus unmanned surface vessel (USV) assembly facility at Breaux Brothers Enterprises in New Iberia, La. In parallel, HII has also introduced High-Yield
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NOAA ship Rainier to map for critical mineral deposits in U.S Pacific waters
NOAA (the National Atmospheric and Oceans Administration) reports that, in early April its hydrographic survey ship Rainier will begin to map and characterize more than 8,000 square nautical miles of federal waters
Crosby Enterprises subsidiaries file for Chapter 11
Galliano, La.-based Crosby Enterprises LLC reports that on March 23 it filed Chapter 11 cases for several of its subsidiary/affiliate units: Crosby Tugs LLC., Crosby Dredging LLC and Crosby Marine Transportation LLC,
MARAD announces $488.6M of port infrastructure funding
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of $488,628,000 in Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) funding. The funding will support
Leo Martin named COO at Vancouver Shipyards
Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, B.C., has named Leo Martin chief operating officer (COO) of Vancouver Shipyards, effective April 20, 2026. In this role, he will oversee ship construction from concept design
Devall Diesel, FPT launch barge power pack
Devall Diesel Services, Sulphur, La., introduced a new addition to its product line, the Barge Power Pack, an engine system designed for hazardous-duty barge operations. The system is intended for use on
NNS names two to VP roles
HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has promoted Christie Miller to the role of vice president of communications while Christian Ortego will join the division as vice president and NNS chief counsel.
PPG launches new PPG InsightsNav for seastock coatings
Pittsburgh-headquartered PPG (NYSE: PPG) has launched PPG InsightsNav, an analytics platform designed to help shipowners and operators analyze and optimize purchasing data on the seastock coatings used to protect sea chests and
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International launches new Intergard 6788 universal primer for newbuilds
AkzoNobel’s marine coatings brand, International has launched Intergard 6788, a new aluminum-pigmented universal primer developed to meet the demands of the global newbuilding market. The launch in Asia will take place at