crew shortages are growing says Danica CEO

Crew shortages are driving up seafarer wages

The Ukrainian conflict, sanctions against Russia, and new COVID-19 outbreaks in the Far East are all impacting global crewing levels, says Henrik Jensen, CEO of Danica Crewing Specialists. And with crew shortages

River container vessel

River container vessel project reports progress

Plans for a new all-water container-on-vessel (COV) trade lane between the Port of Plaquemines on the Lower Mississippi and the Midwest continue to move along. A key part of the plan, which

methane slip reducer

WinGD introduces on-engine iCER

Winterthur, Switzerland, headquartered low-speed gas and diesel engine developer WinGD has introduced an on-engine version of its Intelligent Control by Exhaust Recycling (iCER) emissions reduction system. Designed to reduce methane slip emissions

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB determines cause of $8.22 million containership fire

An incorrectly installed section of main engine fuel oil return tubing led to an engine room fire aboard a containership off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, the National Transportation Safety Board

Scrubber barge

Scrubber barge will clean up emissions from ships in California ports

A self-propelled, scrubber barge vessel being built to to capture and treat exhaust stack emissions vessels in the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles is to have a Schottel propulsion system.

Fugro geotech rig

Fugro brings high-efficiency geotech rig to U.S. for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

Geo-data specialist Fugro is performing a third year of integrated site characterization services for New Jersey based offshore wind farm developer Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind. Geophysical, metocean and environmental scopes of work

KFELS B class jack-up rig

Two more Keppel O&M “legacy” jack-ups win charters

Singapore’s Keppel O&M has secured bareboat charters for two more of the jack-ups left on its hands due the termination of newbuild charters during the downturn im the oil and gas sector.

electric commuer ferry

Gothenburg takes delivery of fourth ferry powered by EST-Floattech battery system

The public transportation agency for the Gothenburg, Sweden, region — Västtrafik — has recently a taken delivery of the hybrid electric ferry Eloise. Built by Finnish shipbuilder Työvene, the 33-meter, double-ended commuter ferry is

cocaine bust arrest

Bulker master arrested in Australian cocaine bust could face life sentence

The 51-year-old master of the 38,763 dwt Marshall Islands flagged bulk carrier Interlink Veracity was arrested yesterday by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The man, a national of Montegro, was expected to

Incat Crowther CTV with Scania Quad V8

Gladding-Hearn inks its first CTV order

Somerset, Mass., based Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, reports that it has now signed a contract to begin construction of its first crew transfer vessel (CTV) for Patriot Offshore Maritime Services LLC. As

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