WS Capella

Wilson Sons launches new tugboat WS Capella

Brazil’s Wilson Sons this week held a launching ceremony at its Guarujá, São Paulo, shipyard for WS Capella, the second of three new high-powered tugboats, Like the first in the series WS

Beverly Ahner, Ergon's first female boat pilot. [Photo: EMIS]

Meet Ergon’s first female boat pilot: Beverly Ahner

Underscoring the career opportunities offered by the inland waterways industry, Vicksburg, Miss.-headquartered Ergon Marine & Industrial Supply Inc. (EMIS) points to the career path of Beverly Ahner its first female boat pilot.

shipbuilding plan

Navy releases its FY 2027 Shipbuilding Plan

The Department of the Navy has released its Fiscal Year 2027 Shipbuilding Plan, outlining the Administration’s long-term strategy to expand fleet capacity, strengthen the maritime industrial base, and deliver a more capable,

Trey Stolz

Guice Offshore names Trey Stolz its CFO

Covington, La.-based Guice Offshore has appointed veteran energy finance executive Trey Stolz as its chief financial officer. Stolz comes to the company with more than 20 years of experience as an investment

GAO reports on mariner training

GAO: MARAD should do more to spread the word on aid programs for mariner training

In response to a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 requiring the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review issues related to federal financial aid for mariner training,

Nir Ayalon, Cydome CEO and co-founder: “This collaboration helps customers be informed to make better decisions.”

Cydome and ABB partner to advance maritime risk management

ABB and maritime cybersecurity specialist Cydome are collaborating to help shipping companies strengthen risk management and support safer operations. They say that, by feeding ABB’s weather routing and voyage optimization data into

Titan's United LNG I bunker vessel supplies Blue Aspire. [Photo: United Bunkers]

Titan charters United LNG I bunker vessel

Amsterdam-headquartered Titan Clean Fuels has chartered United LNG I, a new LNG bunker vessel launched in December 2025, owned by Somtralux and operated by United Bunkers. The 135-meter-long inland waterway bunker vessel

USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009). [U.S. Navy photo]

USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams set for drydocking at Boston Ship Repair

The IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) reports that, in a return to the region where it was originally constructed more than four decades ago, the USNS PFC Dewayne

Svitzer has named María Fernanda Souto as its new chief commercial officer

Svitzer adds two new hires to its executive leadership team

Global towage operator Svitzer has named María Fernanda Souto as its new chief commercial officer (CCO) and Anne Daugaard its new chief people officer, Both will be based at the company’s Copenhagen

L to R: Captain Rick Iuliucci; Brendan MacGillivray [Photos: Vane Brothers]

Vane Brothers announces new leadership lineup

Captain Rick Iuliucci, vice president of operations at Baltimore-based Vane Brothers, is retiring effective July 1, and, in a related move, the company has announced a new leadership lineup, effective June 1.

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