Wärtsilä to power Brazil’s new polar vessel
Wärtsilä is to supply the main power generation and power conversion system for a new 103.16 meter Antarctic support vessel being built for the Brazilian Navy. The order has been placed by
Author: Nick Blenkey
Victoria Clipper ferry faces Labor Day weekend strike
Canada’s largest private sector labor union, Unifor, says that its Local 114 members at the Victoria-Seattle ferry service have voted 100% in favor of taking legal strike action on Sunday, September 3
Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center signs up Sea as new knowledge partner
Maritime software provider Sea has signed a knowledge partnership agreement with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. Under the agreement, Sea and the center commit to a long-term strategic
Traffic resumes after Suez Canal collision
According to local media reports, traffic has resumed after a Suez Canal collision involving a 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier and a 115,000 dwt crude oil carrier. Today, Suez Canal Authority (SCA)
GLDD wins Port Arthur LNG dredge and disposal contract
Bechtel Energy Inc. has awarded Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) the marine dredging and disposal contract for Phase 1 of the Port Arthur LNG project. Bechtel is managing the
Texas port could be home to green hydrogen and ammonia plant
A 245-acre site at the Port of Victoria, Texas, could become a major green hydrogen and green ammonia production center. The Victoria County Navigation District and Acme Greentech Ventures Americas Inc., a
Russians sinking ferries to “drone proof” Kerch bridge
Days after CNN aired footage showing a Ukrainian sea drone strike on the Kerch bridge, comes news that the Russians are trying to sink ferries in an attempt to “drone proof” the
OSM Thome takes role in zero-emission bulk carrier project
Arendal, Norway headquartered ship manager OSM Thome has signed a letter of intent with Oslo-based Pherousa Green Shipping AS, which aims to build a series of six 63,000 dwt zero-emission bulk carriers.
Revolution Wind gets green light to start construction
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its Record of Decision approving Ørsted and Eversource’s Revolution Wind project, located about 15 nautical miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island. Ørsted
Maritime Partners in $746.7 million Jones Act tankers swoop
Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners LLC is getting into the Jones Act tanker market, big time. Best known as the largest lessor of U.S. inland waterways towboats, it is getting into the