Kentucky bridge span to be built on barges

Sections of a new $63.6 million US 60 bridge that will span the Cumberland River at Smithland, Ky., will be constructed at the Paducah McCracken County Riverport Authority. Plans are for the

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Uptick in recreational boating spurs patrol craft sales

Fort Lauderdale, Fla, based rigid inflatable boat (RIB) builder Fluid Watercraft says that police departments across the U.S are increasing their patrol boat fleets in response to a surge in recreational boating

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Manson awarded $15 million USACE contract

Manson Construction Company, Seattle, Wash., has been awarded a $15,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance dredging. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with

Shell has announced FID for Dover field in U.S. GoM

Shell launches new oil condition monitoring and equipment health service

Shell has teamed with Baker Hughes to launch a new intelligent, advanced analytics-based oil condition monitoring and machinery health service for the marine sector called VitalyX. It combines Shell Remote Sense lubricant

Jarek Klimczac

AXA XL strengthens U.S. marine loss prevention team

Senior risk consultant Jarek Klimczac is transferring to insurer AXA XL’s New York City office from Singapore, effective September 1, 2021. “Our risk consultants play a vital role in helping clients mitigate

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NTSB publishes latest Safer Seas Digest

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its Safer Seas Digest 2020, a compendium of the NTSB’s maritime accident investigations involving loss of life, injuries and significant property damage completed in 2020.

Megastar will reive ABB shore power retrofit

ABB to retrofit Tallink ferry with shore power solution

Estonian operator Tallink is to fit its LNG-fueled 2,800-passenger, 646-car Megastar ferry with an ABB shore connection system that will allow to plug into the local grid for quiet and emission-free overnight

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Crowley and Mass Maritime partner on offshore wind

Crowley Maritime Corporation and Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) are to create a first-of-its-kind training and workforce development program dedicated specifically to the New England region’s offshore wind energy industry. The partnership will

Steerprop thruster selected for Uzmar tugs

Uzmar opts for Steerprop thrusters for three tug newbuilds

Turkey’s Uzmar Shipyards has selected Steerprop SP 20 WD azimuth propulsion units, each rated at 1,610 kW, for a series of three Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAmparts 2300_UZM tugs. Each tug will

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InterManager members double up on onboard oxygen provision

Ship managers have who are members of InterManager have agreed unanimously to double their onboard provision of medical oxygen from the standard one 40 liter cylinder to two. They also recommend stocking

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