North Star’s new SOV has been tailored to meet EnBW’s specific requirements

New North Star SOV will go to work on EnBW’s He Dreiht wind farm

The U.K.’s largest operator of offshore wind service operation vessels (SOVs), Aberdeen-headquartered North Star, has won its first order outside of the U.K. It has secured a contract with energy utility giant

Lithium-ion cargo fire ship Genius Star XI

L-ion cargo fire ship Genius Star XI docks in Dutch Harbor

Genius Star XI, the ship carrying lithium-ion batteries that reported a cargo hold fire December 28, has now docked in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The Unified Command overseeing the response to the incident

KT Marine fast ferry

Korea’s KT Marine goes to Damen for fast delivery of fast ferry

Damen-built fast ferries have become an increasingly common sight in South Korean waters in recent years and now Damen is adding to that number. It has signed a contract to build a

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB makes new call for crewmember personal locator devices

The National Transportation Safety Board is urging vessel owners and operators to provide each crewmemberwith a personal locator device. This latest NTSB call for the use of devices such as personal locator

Next Generation Shipping Act reintroduced

Lawmakers to Biden: Prioritize U.S. maritime

A bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by Senator Mark Kelly (D.-Ariz) and Rep. Mike Walz (R. Fla), have written President Biden urging him to prioritize U.S. maritime and strengthen U.S. maritime power

Intersleek 1100SR effectiveness demonstrated by data

AkzoNobel: 10 years of Intersleek 1100SR data demonstrate big fuel and CO2 savings

AkzoNobel says that real world performance data gathered from ships coated with its International brand’s Intersleek 1100SR fouling release coating indicate that, in the ten years since its release, it has cut

Endeavor 32 fire rescue boat

Silver Ships delivers first Endeavor 32 fire rescue boat

Theodore, Ala., based Silver Ships has delivered its first Endeavor 32 fire rescue boat to Norfolk Fire-Rescue (NFR) in Norfolk, Va. The Endeavor 32 is a multi-mission fireboat that will provide critical

Bob Blue talks up CVOW - Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind gains two key federal approvals

Richmond, Va., headquartered Dominion Energy says it has received the last two major federal approvals needed to begin construction of its 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, keeping the largest offshore

Carnival Corp to avoid red sea transits

Carnival Corporation reroutes 12 ships to avoid Red Sea transits

The world’s largest cruise ship operator, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), says that, “given recent developments and in close consultation with global security experts and government authorities,” it has

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) numeral

Newport News awarded CVN 75 RCOH worth potential $913 million

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has been awarded an advanced planning contract for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

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