Pacific Basin Ship

Pacific Basin in three-way zero-emission vessel initiative

One of the world’s largest bulker operators, Hong Kong headquartered Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. It

All American marine vessel

All American Marine delivers second 150-passenger cat to Alaska tour operator

The All American Marine (AAM) shipyard in Bellingham, Wash., has completed construction, launched, and delivered the Skana, a 150-passenger hydrofoil-assisted catamaran for Major Marine Tours. This is the second vessel AAM has

Interior doesn't intend to approve l offshore oil and gas leasing program until December

Oil and gas lease sales canceled

The Biden administration is canceling oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Cook Inlet, according to media reports that cite Interior Department spokeswoman Melissa Schwartz, as saying

plug-in hybrid Chouest SOV

Empire Wind picks ECO to provide plug-in hybrid SOV

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has reached a long-term charter agreement that will see Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) provide a plug-in hybrid service operations vessel (SOV) for

BOEM director announces Gulf of Mexico Wind Energy Areas

Carolinas offshore wind lease sale draws $315 million in winning bids

Yesterday’s Department of the Interior wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas attracted competitive winning bids from two companies – TotalEnergies Renewables USA and Duke Energy Renewables Wind –

Ocracoke Express build midway through constructionwas picked up by US

NCDOT set to start Ocracoke Express ferry service

Hubert, N.C., based US Watercraft reports that the passenger ferry Ocracoke Express received its USCG Certificate of Inspection and will begin carrying passengers to Ocracoke Island for the North Carolina Department of

All-electric tug at shipyard

Ports of Auckland to take delivery of 70-tonne BP all-electric tugboat

New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) will shortly be taking delivery of Damen’s first all-electric tugboat. With a bollard pull of 70 tonnes, the Damen RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, will

Just-in-time arrival MOU

CMA CGM and PSA take just-in-time arrival digital

The CMA CGM Group and PSA Singapore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on sustainable solutions relating to CMA CGM’s port and terminal handling activities in Singapore. One of the focus

MAY 2022

Why are dredging contractors ordering more hoppers? What’s new in tug and towboat propulsion? And why did it take a whole lot of dredges and tugs to get a giant containership moving?

grounded fishing boat

Fishing vessel grounded after captain left wheelhouse unattended

A captain’s decision to leave the wheelhouse of a fishing vessel unattended while on autopilot t led to the vessel’s grounding and sinking, says the National Transportation Safety Board in a marine

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