SF Bay Ferry commissions CARB-compliant ferry M/V Karl
San Francisco Bay Ferry last week commissioned the latest addition to its fleet, M/V Karl.Built by Mavrik Marine in La Conner, Wash. It is the third of four vessels in the Dorado
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Trump executive order gives green light for deep sea mineral recovery
President Trump yesterday signed an executive order entitled “Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources.” Though the White House has yet to release anything beyond the text of the order, the Department
NTSB: Outdraft currents contributed to $1.3 million Ohio River barge strike
A barge tow struck a vane dike on the Ohio River last year because the pilot did not effectively compensate for the outdraft current while navigating out of the McAlpine Locks in
Odfjell completes first near carbon-neutral transatlantic voyage
When we last reported on Odfjell’s chemical tanker Bow Olympus, the five-year old vessel had departed the EDR Antwerp Shipyard in Belgium, headed for Houston after being fitted with four 22-meter bound4blue
PowerCell’s new M2Power 250 system converts methanol into clean electricity onboard
Gothenburg, Sweden-headquartered marine fuel cell specialist PowerCell has booked its first order for its M2Power 250 system. Launched late last year, the fully integrated solution converts methanol into clean electricity onboard, offering
Damen signs new tug contracts with Fairplay Towage and Louis Meyer
Damen Shipyards Group has concluded contracts that will see four new tugs delivered to Hamburg-headquartered Fairplay Towage. Three of the contracts were signed directly with Fairplay. The fourth was signed with another
Wiernicki to step down from ABS top spot at end of 2025
ABS chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki is to step down from those positions and retire at the end of 2025. “We have faced many challenges during my tenure, including the pandemic,
Freire lays keel for new Saudi research flagship Thuwal II
The Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, has laid the hull for the R/V Thuwal II, the new flagship of the Saudi research fleet being built for the King Abdullah University of Science
VIDEO: BYD Shenzen takes “world’s largest car carrier” crown
The China Merchants Industry Nanjing Jinling shipyard yesterday held a ship handover and naming ceremony for the first 9,200-car dual-fuel car carrier, BYD Shenzhen. Built for China’s BYD Co. Ltd., its loading
CMB.TECH and Golden Ocean merger will create 250 ship behemoth
CMB.TECH NV [NYSE: CMBT] and Golden Ocean Group Limited [NASDAQ: GOGL] are set to merge, creating one of the largest diversified listed maritime groups in the world with a combined fleet of