The two Canadian shipyards building heavy polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard, Seaspan Shipyards and Chantier Davie, have welcomed the trilateral ICE Pact announced yesterday by the governments of the U.S.,
Greenland-based tour operator Albatros Arctic Circle has just taken delivery of a brand new ProZero 13.5 meter Arctic Workboat from Faarborg, Denmark, headquartered Tuco Marine / ProZero Workboats. Built on the proven
Thordon Bearings has secured an order to supply its COMPAC seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings for installation on the two large wind assisted cruise ships that Frances Chantiers de l’Atlantique is building for
In a joint statement released today, the leaders of the United States, Canada, and Finland announced their intent to create the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE, Pact, which is a trilateral arrangement
Japan’s Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd. (YPT), a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings, reported in January that is developing a hydrogen-fueled four-stroke high-speed generator engine (H2ICE) for Japanese coastal vessels as part of
NovaAlgoma has placed an order with China’s Ningbo Xinle Shipbuilding group for what, at 38,000 dwt, will be the world’s largest cement carrier. It will also be the world’s first methanol dual-fuel
Last year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $20.8 million in grant awards to 27 small shipyards in 20 states through the Small Shipyard Grant program. This year, though,
Saltchuk Resources Inc. reports that it has successfully completed its previously announced tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG) not
Singapore-headquartered Berge Bulk reports that its 388,000 dwt Valemax ore carrier Berge Neblina is now en route to Brazil fitted with four Anemoi rotor sails. Each is 35 meters tall and has
An articulated tug and barge (ATB) unit hit a known underwater rock near Kodiak, Alaska, last year, leading to a grounding that caused $1.47 million in damages, the National Transportation Safety Board
