Red Sea woes help Maersk achieve third-best financial year
Red Sea woes have had the effect of blotting up container capacity and one of the largest containership operators of all, A.P. Moller – Maersk, reports strong financial results for 2024 with
Author: Nick Blenkey
VIDEO: Innovative Aikido floating wind solution gains ABS statement of maturity
San Francisco-based Aikido Technologies, one of the winners of Phase One of the U.S. Department of Energies FLOWIN prize, has now gained a statement of maturity from ABS for its innovative floating
WCI promotes Jen Armstrong to VP government relations
Waterways Council Inc. (WCI) has promoted Jen Armstrong from director, government relations, to vice president, government relations. She joined WCI in 2023. “Jen has been an integral part of WCI’s legislative work
Port Halifax wins Green Shipping Corridor funding
Transport Canada has awarded the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, up to CAD 22.5 million, under the Green Shipping Corridor Program, to accelerate development of the Halifax – Hamburg green shipping corridor
Fincantieri firms up NCL’s order for its four largest ships yet
Fincantieri reports that the letter of intent that it signed with Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings (NCLH) in April last year (see earlier story) has been transformed into a firm order for the
NTSB reports on $2M barge strike on Algiers Lock gate
Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board says, The NTSB found the surge
American Cruise Lines kicks off Mississippi Season early
American Cruise Lines is kicking off the 2025 Mississippi Season early, with some special football fun this week. Big Game Travel has chartered two of American’s Mississippi riverboats to host its guests
Seaward Services awarded 5-year MSC USNS Guam contract
Hornblower Group subsidiary Seaward Services, Inc. (SSI), says that, following a competitive proposal process, it has won a follow-on 5-year contract for the Operation and Maintenance of the USNS Guam. The new
Seaspan Energy completes Canada’s first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering
Vancouver, B.C. –headquartered Seaspan Energy = has successfully completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in Canada. The ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to a tanker at anchor was performed by the 7,600 cubic meter
Offshore wind: World’s largest HLV will feature Ulstein U-stern
Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction has signed a shipbuilding contract with Seatrium covering the construction of what it says will be the world’s largest heavy lift vessel. To be used for the installation of