A new fleet of innovative diesel/battery electric pushboats for Hidrovias do Brasil S.A. has begun at the Belov Engenharia shipyard, in Salvador, Brazil. The vessel are being built to a design from
Crowley Shipping and Shell Trading (US) Company (“STUSCO”) recently began using a low carbon biofuel to power the Crowley tugboat Veteran, a ship assist and escort tug serving the Bay of San
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics reports that its SM200 wireless helm system has been installed and is finding successful use aboard two sister U.S.-flag articulated tug barge (ATB) tugboats. Sea Machines’ dealer Rio
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) yesterday announced that $110 million in funding from the bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan is available to improve public ports across
Reserve, La., based DSC Dredge has made design improvements to its best selling Marlin Class dredge. The Marlin Class underwater pump mining dredge is designed to meet the needs of deep mining
In a blog posting yesterday, Seth Jaffe, a partner at environmental law firm Foley Hoag, reports that “on Friday, the Principal Deputy Solicitor at the Department of Interior issued a memorandum on
Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and its affiliated Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) have signed an optimized maintenance agreement under which they will evaluate Wärtsilä’s Expert Insight predictive maintenance service for
By Alexander Buchmann, Managing Director, Hanseaticsoft CONTRIBUTED CONTENT: Hanseaticsoft is an established global provider of cloud-based software for the maritime industry. Last year, satcom specialist IEC Telecom highlighted that demand for digital
Wes Bordelon, president and CEO of Lockport, La., based offshore support and subsea services provider Bordelon Marine, reports that the company has promoted Mike Belanger to chief operating officer and Chris Martin
By Aaron C. Smith, President of the Offshore Marine Service Association At home, I live in a near constant state of “just this once.” From YouTube and TikTok, to desserts and kittens,