A containership that first made the headlines when its main engines were converted to dual-fuel operation is in the news again. In a world-first for the maritime sector, the ship, the ElbBLUE
Could carbon-removing sand help slow climate change? Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S., could play a part in making that happen.
Following its September 2020 acquisition of additional waterfront along the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala., Austal USA was quick to established a ship repair facility that, it reports, has had a booming
Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore in North America with operations in 70 locations and 33 ports across the U.S., is to become 100% owned by Canada Pension Plan
California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week signed legislation opening the state’s doors to offshore wind development. The legislation, introduced by Assembly member David Chiu, will require the California Energy Commission to establish
As part of the frame agreement between Aker BP and Solstad Offshore, the companies have entered into a new contract for the 91.6- by 22-meter platform supply vessel (PSV) Far Solitaire. The
Currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, Manson Construction Company’s 15,000-cubic-yard capacity, 420 foot long, hopper dredge Frederick Paup is to be equipped with three Schottel type SRP
Recently, the Baltic Dry Freight Index, the main measure of bulk carrier market health, has been hovering around 11-year highs. Demand has been sustained by fundamentals, such as an increase in Chinese
After a recent retrofit to optimize the design of its propeller blades, a Vroon BV containership is achieving significant savings in fuel consumption and emissions. As part of its strategy to lower
Data from Ship Review, a ship ESG assessment platform launched by Berlin, Germany, based Scope ESG Analysis GmbH, indicates that, based on data from 2020, more than one-third of the world fleet