Genting Hong Kong is planning to build a new series of 88,000 gt, 2,000 passenger, LNG-fueled Universal Class cruise ships that it would operate for hotel brands looking to enter the cruise
A long-time prominent participant in Washington, D.C., maritime policy debates, Carl W. Bentzel, was yesterday sworn in to serve as a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission for a term expiring June
All nine crew members seized from the J.J. Ugland owned bulker Bonita on November 2 (see earlier story) have been released and are safe. J.J. Ugland reports that, late on Friday evening,
The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) has selected Labmar Ferry Services LLC — a recently formed offshoot of offshore service vessel operator Laborde Marine — to take over operations of the
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) reports that it has started to use biofuel in its vessels calling in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The decision follows successful trials with biofuel blends earlier this year.
Classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Deltamarin and GTT for a dual-fuel Newcastlemax bulk carrier design. Deltamarin, GTT and ABS have been cooperating on the development of the
The U.S. Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was christened John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) in a December 8 ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding division. Former U.S. ambassador Caroline Kennedy,
Classification society DNV GL has presented Vancouver, B.C., based naval architecture firm Robert Allan Ltd. with an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a natural gas fueled shallow draft pushboat design, the RApide
Shipbuilder Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $9,198,875 modification to a previously-awarded Navy contract. The award covers the immediate procurement of long-lead-time material, engineering and production to support changes to
The U.S. Navy continues to face persistent and substantial maintenance delays that affect the majority of its maintenance efforts and hinder its attempts to restore readiness, says a report released this week
