One Big Beautiful Bill

Bipartisan momentum builds for offshore oil and gas leasing action

Slow-marching of offshore oil and gas leasing sales by the U.S. Department of the Interior could threaten offshore wind leasing, NOIA (the National Ocean Industries Association) says, noting that Federal law mandates

grounded expedition ship is grounded no more

Grounded expedition ship pulled free

Passengers and crew aboard the grounded expedition ship Ocean Explorer did not, after all, have to wait for the Danish inspection ship Knud Rasmussen to arrive to free the vessel from the

Laura Maersk christening ceremony

Landmark methanol-fueled containership named Laura Maersk

Well, now we know the name. Maersk has chosen a name steeped in company tradition for its first methanol-fueled containership: Laura Maersk. The name reveal came when the ship’s godmother, EU Commission

Polar Explorer aground

Attempts to free grounded Ocean Explorer remain unsuccessful

In a reminder that those who sign up for “adventure cruises” don’t always get the sort of adventures they expect, the 104-meter long, ice class PC6, expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer today

Senator Baldwin wants no Buy American waivers in Small Shipyard grants

Senator says Buy American waiver should not apply to Small Shipyard grants

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is calling on the Biden Administration to commit to never applying a recently finalized Buy American waiver to shipyard grants and to help ensure American companies and

One of vessels in Jones Act JV fleet

Crowley and SEACOR in Jones Act JV

Crowley and SEACOR Holdings, through its Seabulk Tankers subsidiary, have reached an agreement to form a joint venture integrating their liquid energy and chemical transportation vessels, operations and related services into a

Vessels for Isles of Scilly ferry services

Piriou to build two new vessels for Isles of Scilly ferry services

Isles of Scilly Steamship Group is moving ahead with its plans for new vessels for its ferry services between Penzance in Cornwall, England, and the Isles of Scilly, off the southwest tip

methanol battery-hybrid ships

World’s first methanol battery-hybrid RO/ROs will showcase Wärtsilä tech

Wärtsilä has been chosen to supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for the two new methanol battery-hybrid NewMax vessels Stena Line is to deploy on its Belfast-Heysham Irish Sea route in 2025.

TouchWind floating wind concept

VIDEO: MOL invests in next-gen offshore wind start-up TouchWind

As we’ve seen from recent disappointing offshore wind sales in the U.S. Gulf and then in the U.K., energy companies are becoming wary of the investment involved in getting into floating offshore

Paraguay River push boat

Concordia Damen to build 5,400 bhp Paraguay River push boat

Damen Shipyards Group’s specialist inland waterways yard, Concordia Damen in Werkendam, Netherlands, has won a contract to build a 5,400 bhp CDS4115 shallow draft river push boat for Paraguayan shipowner and operator

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