Dredge design received 3D model-based classification approval (3D MBA)

Damen, NAPA and BV in 3D model classification approval first

A concept design for a 2,500-cubic-meter hopper dredge is the first Damen concept vessel to gain Bureau Veritas (BV) certification using 3D model-based classification approval (3D MBA). Following this successful implementation of

Tanker Tropic Breeze partially sunken

NTSB reports on collision that saw tanker sink after being struck by super yacht

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the December 23, 2021, incident in which the 750 dwt Belize-flagged product tanker Tropic Breeze, was struck by the 2018-built super

Euronav stack insiginia

Euronav unhappy with Frontline’s walk away from combination deal

In a statement released today, Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) says that, following further detailed consideration with its legal and financial advisors, it is “taking the opportunity to update its

Vessel that will trial Starlink

Solstad Offshore to trial SpaceX’s Starlink LEO connectivity

Norway’s Solstad Offshore is to be one of the first offshore service vessel operators to trial SpaceX’s StarLink LEO satcom service. Back in September 2022, the company completed the migration of its

Fairbanks Morse Defense solution

U.S. Navy awards Fairbanks Morse Defense contract for FM OnBoard

Under a recently approved Naval Sea Systems Command contract, Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) is to deploy its FM OnBoard technology for use on Navy ships. The NAVSEA contract authorizes validation of FM

Klein talks Gulf of Maine offshore wind

Elizabeth Klein named BOEM Director

The U.S. Department of the Interior has named Elizabeth Klein as Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). She succeeds Amanda Lefton, who served as the first BOEM Director in

methanol fuel cell

Alfa Laval partners with Advent on marine methanol fuel cell project

Boston-headquartered Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADN) is to collaborate with Alfa Laval to explore applications of Advent’s methanol-powered high-temperature proton exchange membrane (HT-PEM) fuel cells in the marine industry. Funded by the

Sam Graves headshot

Graves takes chair of House T&I Committee

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Missouri) has been selected to serve as Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the 118th Congress. He had served as the panel’s ranking Republican member

maritime cyber threat report

Cyberattack hits DNV ShipManager software

DNV confirmed yesterday that its ShipManager fleet management software was hit by a cyberattack on the evening of Saturday, January 7, and that DNV specialists had shut down ShipManager’s IT servers in

SAR lifeboat

Canada takes delivery of two SAR lifeboats

The Canadian Coast Guard yesterday marked the delivery of the search and rescue (SAR) lifeboats CCGS Gabarus Bay and CCGS Chedabucto Bay. The vessels were built by Hike Metal Products Ltd of

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