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Russia sinks another merchant ship
Confirming several Ukrainian reports, the Commonwealth of Dominica Maritime Administration (DMA) reports that the motor vessel Azburg (IMO number 9102899) was indiscriminately attacked, sank and completely destroyed while at berth in Mariupol,
Conrad Shipyard to build two tugs for USACE
Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard LLC has won a $16,983,710 firm-fixed-price contract to build two tugboats for use in the Great Lakes. Bids were solicited via the internet with five received.
NTSB: Towboat captain’s sleep inertia likely led to $2.5 million hit on lock gate
A captain who assumed a watch immediately after waking was likely experiencing sleep inertia, leading to a tow striking a lock gate in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, says the National Transportation Safety
Containership cuts GHG emissions by using synthetic natural gas
By operating on a blend of synthetic natural gas (SNG) and LNG, the 1,036-TEU containership, ElbBLUE has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 27% compared to using LNG alone. Compared with
Schottel takes majority stake in Turkish electrical system integrator
Spay, Germany, headquartered marine propulsion leader Schottel has taken a majority stake in Turkish marine electrical system integration specialist Elkon from the family investment house Vera Capital. The minority stake will remain
Rolls-Royce extends its range of intelligent crew support systems
In the next step of a cooperation with Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics announced in September last year, Rolls-Royce is expanding its range of MTU NautIQ ship automation systems with three new products:
Trident Winds files with BOEM for Washington State floating wind farm
Trident Winds Inc., a Washington State based offshore wind developer, has submitted an Unsolicited Lease Request (ULR) to the U.S. Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) for a commercial lease to
Biden budget seeks $237.4 million for BOEM
The Biden administration budget request for fiscal year 2023 asks for $237.4 million in total budget authority to fund the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s mission to manage U.S. offshore energy and
Two more IWS CSOVs will feature Kongsberg Maritime equipment packages
Oslo-headquartered Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) has ordered two more Skywalker class walk-to-work commissioning service operations vessels (CSOVs). The vessels are scheduled for delivery in first half 2024 from China Merchants Industry, Hong