President’s infrastructure plan falls short on inland waterways

FEBRUARY 12, 2018 — Inland waterways interests were singing the praises of President Trump after he visited the Ohio River last year and vowed to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure including its

German ship manager opts for KVH’s Connectivity as a Service

FEBRUARY 12, 2018 — Last year, KVH rolled out an innovative pricing model to the maritime communications market, offering its TracPhone V7-HTS antenna equipment and its AgilePlans subscription-based Connectivity as a Service

Design advances for new reel-lay vessel for Subsea 7

FEBRUARY 6, 2018 — Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC reports that it has reached the first significant milestone in the design and build process of a 149m x 33m integrated reel-lay vessel for

Navy’s newest Littoral Combat Ship commissioned

FEBRUARY 4, 2018 — The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Omaha (LCS 12), its newest Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), on Saturday, February 3, at the Broadway pier in San Diego, CA.

AI is the next step in increasing safety in ship operations

JANUARY 30, 2018 — While much talk in the maritime world has centered around autonomous shipping, the next evolution in ship operations will be the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist

Rolls-Royce reveals more details on SEACOR hybrid vessels

JANUARY 30, 2018 —Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine has released more details on an order it received to deliver battery-powered energy systems for six Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs), built by China’s Cosco Guangdong shipyard.

WFSA Conference set for March

JANUARY 29, 2018 — The Fourth Annual Conference of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) will take place in lower Manhattan, March 21-23, 2018. The agenda for the conference includes: • March

CMA CGM takes delivery of 20,600 TEU boxship from HHI-Phil

JANUARY 27, 2018 — France’s CMA CGM Group recently took delivery of the 20,600 TEU CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery, the first of three mammoth containerships being built in the Philippines.

Jackup rig values rise on oil recovery

JANUARY 26, 2018 —Rising oil prices have increased interest in secondhand for jack-up rigs, pushing asset values up 36 percent from a year ago, according to data compiled by VesselsValue. VV’s Fixed

Rolls-Royce bets on autonomous ships with new facility

JANUARY 26, 2018—Rolls-Royce sees a future where autonomous and remotely operated ships are a regular part of the maritime landscape. To help the transformation process, it has opened a new autonomous shipping

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