The world’s largest cruise ship operator, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) released a fourth quarter 2021 business update that included an adjusted net loss of $2 billion. Still, the
The cause of fire that broke out aboard the vehicle carrier Höegh Xiamen at the Blount Island Horizon Terminal, Jacksonville, Fla., has been determined, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. An
Plans for a new all-water container-on-vessel (COV) trade lane between the Port of Plaquemines on the Lower Mississippi and the Midwest are picking up pace. Hawtex Development Corporation has signed on as
Cherokee: First of two new rail ferries built for U.S-Mexico route Constructed by China’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company for Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered CG Railway (CGR), Cherokee is the first of two 590-foot
This week, after months of citizen suggestions and public input, the Washington State Transportation Commission voted 7-0 to select Wishkah as the name for the state’s next new 144-car hybrid-electric ferry, which
A key factor in ensuring safe vessel operation is watchkeeping by seafarers. However, some objects such as fishing boats, buoys and debris, may not be detected by currently available systems such as
With R&D coming into sharp focus as part of the strategy to help ships reach IMO’s 2050 decarbonization target, Swiss-based marine engine developer WinGD has opened a new Global Test Center in
Since they were launched in June 2019 as a framework for assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of financial institutions’ shipping portfolios, the Poseidon Principles are increasingly influencing what kind of maritime
On board carbon capture and storage (CCS) as a means of reducing ships’ CO2 emissions is rapidly moving out of the “what if?” category, with exhaust gas scrubbers emerging as an answer
Master Boat Builders has begun construction of Crowley’s eWolf, the first all-electric ship assist tug in the U.S., at its shipyard in Coden, Ala. “Initiating construction of the first-ever fully electric U.S.