Cruise ship in Port NOLA

Port NOLA hit new cruise record in 2024

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA), the 6th largest U.S. cruise port, reports that in 2024 it hosted a record-breaking 1.2 million cruise passenger movements Port NOLA’s two cruise terminals at

Derek Murphy

Derek Murphy named VP new construction carriers at NNS

HII (NYSE: HII) reports that Derek Murphy has been promoted to vice president of new construction aircraft carriers at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. In his new role, Murphy will have responsibility

spud barge

St. Johns Ship Building wins spud barge order

Palatka, Fla.–based St. Johns Ship Building has secured a contract to build a 150 x 60 x 8 foot spud barge for Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered Hal Jones Contractor, a division of Vecellio &

Tony Ardito, president, Birdon America: "Our strategy is centered on building scalable, production ready capacity for the future defense market, and selecting Mythos AI as our autonomy provider is an important part of that vision."

Tony Ardito named president of Birdon America

Birdon Group reports that Tony Ardito has become the new president of Birdon America, effective January 27, 2025. Ardito, who has held key leadership positions at BAE Systems and Austal USA, brings

Maxim Watermakers system will be used at PHNS and MTS

Maxim Watermakers completes testing of first Navy closed loop cooling system

Maxim Watermakers, a business unit of Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), has successfully completed qualification testing for a first-of-its-kind submarine maintenance closed loop cooling system (CLCS) for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate

COE lab scene

Vancouver Shipyards COE lab gains ISO accreditation

North Vancouver, B.C., based Seaspan reports that the Welding Centre of Excellence (COE) lab at Vancouver Shipyards has successfully gained ISO accreditation. The new ISO accreditation demonstrates the lab’s technical competence in

San Pedro Bay ports at target of counterfeit smuggling ring

9 indicted in massive West Coast ports counterfeit smuggling case

Federal law enforcement has arrested eight of nine defendants charged in an indictment alleging a conspiracy among logistic companies’ executives, warehouse owners and truck drivers to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars’

seafarers happiness

Limited shore access hits seafarers happiness

Restrictive port policies are seen as a major reason why the Seafarers Happiness Index has seen its first downturn for four quarters. The Mission to Seafarers has just published the results of

MSC Grandiosa will homeport at Port Canaveral

MSC Cruises signs long-term agreement with Port Canaveral

The world’s third largest cruise line, MSC Cruises, is to expand its operations at the world’s second busiest cruise port, Port Canaveral, Fla. A recent agreement with Canaveral Port Authority includes the

John Deere JD !4 marine engine

John Deere unveils two new marine engines

Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) has unveiled two new John Deere marine engines — the JD14 and JD18. With the addition of these engines, John Deere will be able to offer marine

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