marine highway grant awards announced

Canal Barge receives $51.4 million Title XI loan guarantee

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) reports that New Orleans headquartered Canal Barge Company Inc. has received a Federal Ship Financing Program (as “Title XI”) loan guarantee amount of $51,458,000

New 66 meter high speed ferry

Austal chooses MAN 175D propulsion for new high-speed cat

The high speed catamaran ferry under construction at Austal Vietnam for a French Polynesian operator will be powered by MAN 175D engines. The 66-meter, 574-passenger ferry is scheduled for delivery in the

Cruise ship under construction at Fincantieri’s Genoa Sestri yard—one of 18 shipyards that Fincantieri operates worldwide

European shipbuilding gets a wakeup call

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having repercussions in the Baltic. Already, Finland and Sweden have sought to join NATO. Now, long-time NATO member Denmark is planning to invest up to DKK 40

California offshore wind lease sale will be first for floaters

U.S. sets ambitious new goals for floating offshore wind

The White House yesterday announced a new multi-agency floating offshore wind initiative. Called the Floating Offshore Wind Shot, it will see the administration advance lease areas in deep waters in order to

Sun Princess

VIDEO: Princess Cruises unveils new Sun Princess

Princess Cruises has revealed a few more details about the Sun Princess, the first of two new Sphere class vessels, currently under construction at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone, Italy, Shipyard This is the brand’s

vessel with turnkey dredge package

Damen delivers turnkey dredge package for versatile Korean newbuild

Built for the Korean Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM), the multipurpose vessel Endam combines emergency oil spill recovery activities with maintenance dredging tasks and features a turnkey dredge package supplied by Damen.

Electronic chart use had role in the co;;ision

NTSB reports on barge collision with a coal train

A failure by a towboat’s pilot and captain to correctly identify a caution area on an electronic chart is seen by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as the probable cause of

Fairbanks Morse Defense solution

VIDEO: FMD moves to redefine the limits of maritime technology

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), aims to redefine the technological limits of national security with the establishment of its Technology Center of Excellence. The initiative

Korea Express Ferry

VIDEO: Korea Express Ferry takes delivery of high speed cat

The latest addition to the fleet of Korea Express Ferry, Korea Pride, is a 72-meter, 556-passenger Incat Crowther design catamaran ferry that is the first vessel of its kind to be built

Bordelon ULIV

Bordelon Marine signs ULIV charter agreement with Subsea 7

Lockport, La., headquartered Bordelon Marine LLC has signed a one-year term charter agreement, starting in July 2022, with Subsea 7 i-Tech US Inc. for the M/V Connor Bordelon. Built by Bordelon Marine

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