Claiming an industry first, ABS has made changes to its Marine Vessel Rules that support the development of the next generation of designs and equipment employing the latest technology driven by decarbonization
Danfoss has appointed Hannes Leichtfried as head of sales and marketing for its Drives business segment in North America. With nearly 30 years of experience at Danfoss in Austria and Germany, Leichtfried,
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), whose cruise line members representing 95% of the world’s ocean-going cruise lines reports that Royal Caribbean Group president and CEO Jason Liberty has been appointed chairman
Singapore-headquartered bulker operator SDTR Marine has entered into a Joint Development Project (JDP) with classification society DNV that will explore the feasibility of installing a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system on
Key West, Fla.-based Yankee Freedom has ordered a new 300-passenger, high-speed catamaran ferry from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation for passenger service between Key West and the Dry Tortugas National Park. The new
ABS-affiliated software-as-a-service company, ABS Wavesight today reports that the United States Coast Guard (USCG) has formally approved ABS Wavesight’s eLogs software for use by U.S.-flagged ships, making ABS Wavesight one of only
In what could be a hopeful sign for ferry operators across the U.S., over 1.3 million more riders boarded Washington State Ferries (WSF) in 2023 than in 2022. The 7.4% spike from
Cleveland, Ohio, headquartered Great Lakes Towing Company has hired Salvadore Menoyo as its vice president-special projects. Reporting to Great Lakes Towing president reporting to Joe Starck, he will be based in Jacksonville,
Back in May 2021, Louisiana’s Plaquemines Port Harbor and Terminal District (Plaquemines Port) reported that it had reached an agreement to work together with the Maersk Group’s port operations unit, APM Terminals,
The Detroit Engineer District reports that the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., closed after Keystone Shipping’s veteran self-unloading bulker Philip R. Clarke entered the Poe Lock around 9 a.m., January