NTSB reports on American Mariner strike on AOTON

NTSB reports on expensive American Mariner strike on navigational aid

A steering system failure led to the 730-foot bulk carrier American Mariner contacting a navigational aid in the St. Marys River near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, causing $1.25 million in damage to

One Big Beautiful Bill

What’s in “The One Big Beautiful Bill” for offshore?

The House Ways and Means Committee yesterday released its proposed mark up of the of the 2025 tax reconciliation bill: “The One Big Beautiful Bill.” While it’s for sure big, opinions on

CalMac ferry

CalMac selects BMT as marine professional consultancy service provider

The U.K.’s largest ferry operator, Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), has selected BMT to deliver marine professional consultancy services under a multi-lot framework agreement.with three key areas: Naval architecture and technical support: Expertise in

Vertom Group vessel

Vertom newbuilds will feature MacGregor fully electric cargo cranes

Four 10,700 dwt geared multipurpose tweendeckers ordered by the Rhoon, Netherlands-headquartered Vertom Group at Chowgule Shipyards in India will each be equipped with two MacGregor fully electric cargo cranes. The order represents

sustainability in ship repair team

Damen and Alfa Laval aim to make sustainability upgrades a natural part of drydockings

Damen Shiprepair has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alfa Laval Benelux that focuses on identifying opportunities for sustainability upgrades during the quotation and project phases of ship maintenance and refit. The

Hoegh Gandria

Höegh Evi converting Hoegh Gandria to FSRU for EGAS

Höegh Evi, the former Höegh LNG, has signed a 10-year time charter agreement with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS). It covers the deployment of the LNG carrier Hoegh Gandria as a

reflagging to American Registry

USCG streamlines reflagging ships to the American Registry

The Coast Guard says that it has streamlined the process for reflagging foreign ships to be certificated under the American Registry, without compromising safety. In doing so, the USCG has consolidated the

Copán

Copán, Crowley’s second Avance class ship, enters service

Copán, the second vessel in Crowley’s series of four Avance Class LNG-fueled containerships on charter from Eastern Pacific Shipping, has followed its sister vessel, Quetzal, into service and begun its inaugural commercial

Petestep designed patrol boat

Silverback teams with Petestep for new law enforcement boat

Tacoma, Wash.-based aluminum boat specialist Silverback Marine is partnering with Norsborg, Sweden-based designer Petestep to build a high performance law enforcement vessel for the New Mexico State Parks Rangers. The boat will

Montreal Port Authority (MPA) president and CEO Julie Gascon

Montreal Port Authority says it’s ready for a “tough year”

Montreal Port Authority (MPA) president and CEO Julie Gascon and board chair Nathalie Pilon released the Port of Montreal’s 2024 operating results at this week’s MPA annual meeting. “In a global economic

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