Not too surprisingly, the series of giant methanol-fueled car carriers that Wallenius Wilhelmsen is building in China (see earlier story) will be powered by MAN B&W ME-LGIM main engines. The Oslo-listed RO/RO
As the case of the dead Russian admiral who wasn’t that dead reminds us, it’s always wise to be cautious about reports coming out of a war zone. However, the Main Intelligence
As the recent temporary shutdown of the St. Lawrence Seaway by strike action underscored, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway system is a vital maritime trade artery whose smooth operation is too
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) reports that its proposal to develop a methanol retrofit kit for its QSK60 engine has been awarded GBP 4.4 million (about $5.36 million) in total funding through the
The U.S. development finance agency, the Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has signed financing agreement to provide a $125 million loan to ONEX Elefsis Shipyards and Industries (ONEX) to rehabilitate and modernize the
The thermal runaway of a cell within a handheld radio’s lithium-ion battery led to a fire on the 106,000 dwt Liberian-flagged oil tanker S-Trust last year that resulted in $3 million in
According to multiple reports, a Russian missile attack on a civilian vessel entering the port of Pivdennyi in Odesa yesterday saw the Ukrainian port pilot killed and injured crewmembers. Ukrainian national news
California state assemblymember Dr. Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) is moving to rectify problems in California Air Resources Board (CARB) harbor craft regulations slammed as “unworkable” and “deeply flawed” by the American Waterways Operators
Canada’s Seaspan Ferries, which operates between Vancouver Island and the Canadian mainland, has just fitted the first of two vessels with the Wärtsilä ANCS SmartDock autodocking system. Wärtsilä ANCS (Automation, Navigation &
Seaside LNG has reached a term bunkering agreement with Carnival Corporation & plc that will see it fuel the first LNG powered cruise ship to homeport in Galveston, Texas, the Carnival Jubilee.