AMHS ferry Hubbard was christened in Juneau

Finally, AMHS christens ferry launched in 2018

Alaska first lady Rose Dunleavy smashed a ceremonial bottle of champagne on the bow of Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) ferry M/V Hubbard in a christening ceremony held in Juneau, this past

Vessel being bunkered with GoodFuels biofuel

UECC bunkers a RO/RO with GoodFuels biofuel

European short-sea RO/RO operator United European Car Carriers (UECC) has successfully bunkered its chartered-in RO/RO Emerald Leader with sustainable biofuel. The operation was carried out in the port of Vlissingen, Netherlands, in

Marcon lists this tugboat

Marcon: CARB puts a crimp on tug sales into California

Coupeville, Wash., shipbroker Marcon International Inc. has issued its latest tug market report and says that sales and purchase activity has been brisk, with numerous tugs changing hands during the past quarter

Minister announces move to address Canadian seafarer shortage

Hit by a seafarer shortage, Canada opens way for more foreign nationals to work on its ships

Faced with a shortage of Canadian seafarers, on June 25 Canada signed agreements with Georgia, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom to allow their certified seafarers to work onboard Canadian vessels. This

GHG reduction strategy session

Kitack Lim calls for “ambitious and bold” IMO GHG strategy

IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee will hold its 80th session (MEPC 80) in London, July 3-7, 2023. Among key agenda items, MEPC 80 is expected to adopt an upgraded IMO greenhouse gas

Green ammonia bunkering network floating bunkering terminals

Equinor joins green ammonia bunkering study team

Norwegian plans for a green ammonia bunkering network first announced in April 2022 are making progress. State-owned energy giant Equinor has become a partner in the “AFNO 2030 – Ammonia fuel for

MAN's Research Center Copenhagen, with its two research engines, is playing a major part in the development of next-generation engines.

Marine engine design and the future fuels challenge 

Any discussion of developments in marine engine design must start with fuels — notably future fuels because any ship ordered today will have an expected operating life of around 20 to 25

Wartsila engine capable of methanol fueling

Maersk and Stena Line press ahead on methanol fueling

The move to methanol continues. Yesterday, Maersk announced it had placed an order for six mid-sized containerships with dual-fuel engines able to operate on green methanol. Today, Wärtsilä announced that it has

CTV with parallel hybrid propulsion system

Parallel-hybrid CTV goes to work at German offshore wind farms

Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard International has delivered the first crew transfer vessel (CTV) to use Volvo Penta’s new parallel hybrid system together with IPS propulsion. Designed by Incat Crowther for Emden, Germany based

RCMP is examining loss of Titan submersible

Canada: RCMP and TSB start Titan submersible investigations

When the ship that launched the doomed submersible Titan, the Research Vessel Polar Prince, returned to St John’s, Newfoundland, Saturday, among the first to board it were investigation teams from the Canadian

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