Blount Boats adds tug contract to growing order book

OCTOBER 18, 2018 — Warren, RI, shipyard Blount Boats, Inc., continued to add to its backlog with the recent signing of a contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to construct

World’s largest LNG bunker vessel heads to Europe

OCTOBER 18, 2018 — Yesterday, the 7,500 m3 capacity Kairos, the world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel, began its journey from South Korea shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) to the ship’s primary

Digital transformation: Wärtsilä is ahead of the curve

OCTOBER 16, 2018 — Much of the discussion among the 50,000 delegates at the recently concluded SMM 2018 exhibition in Hamburg, Germany, centered around how the marine industry is undergoing a digital

Silversea Cruises to build three new cruise ships at European shipyards

OCTOBER 8, 2018 — Three new cruises ships for Silversea Cruises will be built at European shipyards, according to a joint announcement today by the ultra-luxury and expedition cruise brand and its

Avondale Shipyard sold by HII for redevelopment

OCTOBER 5, 2018 — Avondale Shipyard, New Orleans, LA, one-time the largest private employer in Louisiana, has been sold to Avondale Marine, a joint venture between T.P. Host and Hilco Redevelopment Partners

Blount Boats busy with ferry projects

OCTOBER 5, 2018 — Tucked away in the small New England town of Warren, RI, privately held Blount Boats has a long tradition of building passenger boats over its almost 70-year history.

ClassNK: Don’t wait until the last minute to install your BWMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 —ClassNK has some sound words of advice for ships registered in its class: Don’t wait until the last minute to install your Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). According to

First offshore wind farm in federal waters inches closer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018 — What could be the first offshore wind farm in federal waters took a major step forward last month when Dominion Energy applied to the Virginia State Corporation Commission

Newest ACL G4 ConRo christened at Port of Baltimore

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 — The Grimaldi Group’s Atlantic Container Line (ACL) christened its newest G4 vessel, the Atlantic Star, yesterday at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore’s Dundalk Marine Terminal. Commissioner Rebecca Dye of the

Tersan Shipyard wins another milestone order from Norway

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 — Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard recently signed contracts with Norway’s Havila Kystruten AS (Havila) to construct two LNG hybrid battery coastal passenger vessels that will enter operation in Norway’s coastal

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