Austal USA has awarded Kongsberg Maritime a contract to supply its Promas propulsion systems to the next four ships in the U.S, Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Heritage Class program. The
The world’s first battery-hybrid self-unloader, recently named M/V Nampu in a ceremony at China’s Jiangjiang Nanyang Shipyard, features an AYK Energy Aries+S battery system, with a capacity of 6,758 kWh. As we
Dayton, Ohio-based Woolpert, an engineering consultancy specializing in geospatial mapping and data services, is conducting its first fully uncrewed offshore hydrographic survey mission for NOAA. It is deploying uncrewed survey vessels designed
Houston-headquartered offshore services giant Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW) today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 that President and CEO Quintin Kneen said “exceeded our expectations across all key financial and
Thanks to U.S. engagement with what it termed the “silent majority,” the 84th session of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee failed to push through a “carbon tax and slush fund” version of
In a post on Truth Social yesterday, President Trump announced Project Freedom, an initiative to get ships safely through the Strait of Hormuz. “Countries from all over the world, almost all of
The just-concluded 84th session of IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee has deferred consideration of the proposed Net Zero Framework (NZF) until its next session, in November. There’s a lot not to like
Corvus Energy reports that it has received DNV cybersecurity type approval for its Dolphin NxtGen battery energy storage system (BESS). The approval also covers the Gen 4 BMS pack controller, extending cybersecurity
Yesterday, U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded M/V Blue Star III, a commercial ship suspected of attempting to transit to Iran in violation of the U.S. blockade of Iranian
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London, U.K. – headquartered maritime AI specialist Orca AI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) aimed at accelerating the development, deployment and scaling of next-generation