St. Johns Ship Building lays keel for Jones Act CTV

St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., has hosted a keel laying ceremony for the first of two Jones Act Incat Crowther 30 Crew Transport Vessels (CTV) that it is building for Windea,

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Used tugboats are in tight supply, says Marcon

If you’re looking to be buy a used tugboat right now, you will likely have to look a lot harder than you would have last year. Coupeville, Wash., based shipbroker Marcon International

Chart from BIINCO shows plunge in tanker orders

BIMCO: Tanker newbuild orders plummet

At one time, oil tankers were the mainstay of world shipbuilding, at least in tonnage terms. Now, though, BIMCO reports that in the first six months of this year only 1.6 million

Biden makes offshore wind energy announcement

Biden takes new actions to boost offshore wind energy

Against the backdrop of a former Massachusetts coal-fired power plant that is to host a cable manufacturing facility to support offshore wind, President Biden today announced a number of executive actions on

EVs and car carrier MOL is looking to AI for car carrier fire protection

Salvage industry sees only “modest” recovery in gross revenues

Major salvage cases continue to make the headlines lately and, according to many insurance sources the costs of these cases are rising. Indeed, according to Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, the near

Sewaing on "K" Line ship

“K” Line to fit Seawing kites on three more ships

Airseas, the French tech pioneer founded by former Airbus engineers, has won orders for three more of its Seawings systems from Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (“K” Line). This will bring to five the

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Synergy Marine partners with next-gen battery developer Alsym

Woburn, Mass.-based Alsym Energy, says that it is partnering with Singapore-based ship manager Synergy Group to develop shipping-specific applications for its next-generation non-flammable batteries. Alsym Energy is developing advanced low-cost, high-performance rechargeable

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Bay Houston orders fourth new tugboat at Master Boat Builders

Coden, Ala., based Master Boat Builders, Inc. reports that it is to construct a fourth new tugboat for Bay Houston Towing Co. of Houston, Texas. Master Boat Builders is currently building three

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WETA awarded $14.9 million to develop San Francisco zero-emission ferry network

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), which operates the San Francisco Bay Ferry Service, has won a $14.9 million grant from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). It

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Foremost Group orders two eco-friendly capesizes at Namura

New York City headquartered Foremost Group yesterday signed an order with Namura Shipbuilding for two new 185,000 dwt capesize dry bulk carriers that will be among the most eco-friendly in the world.

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