Rendering of the new ferry for Skagit County

Good news for green ferries in latest FTA grant announcement

In a first, $4 million of the $38 million available in the Federal Transit Administration’s latest round of Passenger Ferry Grants will be set aside specifically for low or zero-emission ferries, or

Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger (R) and UNO President John Nicklow with plaque bearing new name of university's School of Naval Architecture & Marine .Engineering,

UNO naval architecture school has a new benefactor and a new name

Former Bollinger Shipyards chairman and CEO Donald T. “Boysie” Bollinger has pledged $3 million to the University of New Orleans School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. In recognition of the gift,

LNG for ships

Energy density matters

By Steve Esau, General Manager, SEA-LNG Why does the energy density of marine fuels matter, especially when considering LNG and other future fuels? It matters because it informs new build investment decisions,

One Big Beautiful Bill

SCA supports move to create Defense Infrastructure Fund

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national trade association representing the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry, has issued a statement in support of Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-Ala.) recently filed Amendment 2535

USCG St Louis Personnel

USCG commissions new St. Louis station

The U.S. Coast Guard has commissioned a new station in St. Louis, on Mile 176 of the Upper Mississippi River. Presiding over the August 3 commissioning ceremony was Capt. Richard Scott, Sector

Candian Coast Guard vessel with Iridium solution

Canadian Coast Guard deploys Iridium Certus technology

The Canadian Coast Guard is using Iridium Certus connectivity to help it meet its mission requirements, which include extensive operations in polar regions that are outside of the footprint of other satcom

Helicopter over tugboat

USCG medevacs crewmember from tugboat

The Coast Guard reports that it medically evacuated a 60-year-old mariner from a tugboat approximately 65 miles off Galveston, Texas, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call at about 4

Iridium satellite comstellation

Iridium gains trio of Japanese regulatory approvals

Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) reports that Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has approved regulatory amendments necessary to allow for Japanese adoption of Iridium Certus broadband, Iridium Controller–Pilot Data

Lasse Petterson

GLDD earnings take hit from COVID costs

America’s largest provider of dredging services, Houston headquartered Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (Nasdaq:GLDD), has reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 that saw net income fall to

BOEM director announces Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Areas

BOEM moves ahead on two more offshore wind projects

The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) keeps upping the momentum for U,S. offshore wind development. Last Wednesday, BOEM announced two actions advancing the federal wind leasing process

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