What caused Spirit of Boston fire?
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the March 24, 2923, fire aboard the 1990-built passenger vessel Spirit of Boston, operated by City Cruises US. The 153-foot vessel caught
Author: Nick Blenkey
BC Ferries moves ahead on plan to build five new NMV ferries
Canada’s BC Ferries, which has had its share of problems with some of its oldest vessels, this month formally submitted its plan to build five New Major Vessels (NMVs) to the BC
Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub project wins funding
A joint project to develop a heavy lift operations hub at the port of Port Talbot, Wales, has received match funding from the U.K.’s Crown Estate through the initial round of its
Finnish police continue investigation of tanker Eagle S.
Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and other authorities are continuing investigations of a Cook Islands registered tanker, the Eagle S. Widely identified in media reports as having links to Russia’s shadow
Powerful Sanmar-built Boğaçay tug joins sister in Croatia
A second versatile multi-purpose tugboat built by Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has now joined its twin sister at Rijeka, Croatia’s principal seaport. Known as Boğaçay LXXII while under construction, the tug, renamed TItan
CRS releases new report on Constellation-class frigate program
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) on Dec. 19 released an updated report “Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress.” The CRS reports provides a very detailed big picture
Seadrill sells 2007-built jack-up West Prospero for $45M
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL) reports that it has completed the sale of the jack-up rig West Prospero for cash proceeds of $45 million. “With the sale of the West
EUKOR inks “historic” $4.2BN contract with Hyundai and Kia
EUKOR Car Carriers, part of the Wallenius Wilhelmsen group, reports that has renewed its contract with Hyundai Motor Group members Hyundai Motor Car and Kia Motor Car corporations, increasing both duration and
Jan De Nul to install French floating wind export cables
Jan De Nul has won a contract to install the export cables that will transport the renewable energy from France’s first commercial-scale floating wind farms from the offshore substation to shore. The
Construction of first USCG polar security cutter set to start
While shipyard work on the Coast Guard’s first polar security cutter has been under way for quite some time, thus far it has been on prototype modules. Now the project is set