Berg Berg Propulsion equipped electric tug. [Image: Navnautik]

Two new Indian electric tugs will feature Berg Propulsion tech

Hönö, Sweden-based Berg Propulsion is set to play a key role in the construction of the next two electric tugs in India’s Green Tug Transition Program. Under construction by the Mumbai-headquartered KMEW

One of two disabled tankers

VIDEO: U.S. disables two Iranian tankers

Whatever else is happening in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remains in place and is being enforced. Today U.S. forces disabled two Iranian-flagged unladen oil tankers, M/T

Monza: LR2 tanker fitted with two 37.5-meter WindWings. [Photo: BAR Technologies]

Union Maritime takes delivery of its third WindWings tanker

The LR2 tanker Monza, fitted with two 37.5-meter BAR Technologies WindWings has been delivered to U.K.-based Union Maritime, marking the third vessel in the company’s newbuild series to adopt wind-assisted propulsion. Together,

HD Hyundai Robotics systems will be deployed at four Chouest shipyards.

Chouest orders HD Hyundai Robotics welding systems for four yards

HD Hyundai Robotics reports that it has secured an order for its ArcLift GO robotic welding solution that will see it supply robotic welding systems for three Chouest Group shipyards in North

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “By partnering with industry experts and outside-the-box thinkers to develop a strong SMR model, we will deliver a state-of-the-art energy source that cuts costs and bolsters national security.”

MARAD launches initiative to develop Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) today launched an initiative to develop Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMR) for commercial shipping. As a first step, MARAD has released

Molsinjen battery electric ferry

VIDEO: First look at Molslinjen’s 1,500 passenger battery-electric ferries

The boundaries of how large, fast and long range battery-powered vessels can get keep getting extended and Incat Tasmania, Wärtsilä and Denmark’s Molslinjen have now released a new collaborative video highlighting one

Blue Water Autonomy Liberty Class

Blue Water Autonomy partners up to scale next-gen shipbuilding

Blue Water Autonomy, the Boston-based tech company whose first 190-foot Liberty Class autonomous ship is under construction at Conrad Shipyards, has entered a number of strategic partnerships to scale the production of

Sarah Fuentes

Sara Fuentes named new Transportation Institute president

The Transportation Institute (TI), which represents U.S.-flag shipping companies, has named Sara Fuentes its new president. Fuentes previously served as the organization’s vice president for government affairs and will lead ti’s continued

Mercedes Pinto, the third 123-meter dual-fuel RoPax fast ferry designed by Incat Crowther for Spanish operator Baleària. [Photo: Incat Crowther]

VIDEO: Baleària’s Mercedes Pinto reaches 38 knots on trials

Mercedes Pinto, the third 123-meter dual-fuel RoPax fast ferry designed by Incat Crowther for Spanish operator Baleària, has been tested successfully on sea trials. Built by Astilleros Armon in Gijon, Spain, the

President Trump: Operation Freedom will be “paused for a short period of time...” [White House photograph]

Trump pauses Project Freedom, Iran presses ahead on toll collection

Citing “great progress” in negotiations with Iran, President Trump said yesterday that, while, the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will continue, the Project Freedom initiative to escort ships through the Strait of

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