Fire aboard Aleutian Falcon was due to inadequate hot work planning and related issues says NTSB report

Hot work planning faulted in $16.5 million fish processing vessel fire

Issues related to hot work are the focus of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report on a February 2021 fire aboard a fish processing vessel docked for repair at a shipyard

Russian attack on merchant ship

ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine

Russian attacks on merchant shipping continue. According to Ukrainian sources, Russian forces last night shelled the icebreaker Kapitan Belousov (IMO 5181598) in the port of Mariupol, killing one person and injuring another.

Euronav merger with Frontline is opposed by CMB

Mega tanker merger hits Saverys family opposition

The planned merger between tanker giants Euronav and Frontline might not go quite as easily as its architects might wish. Euronav’s largest shareholder, the Saverys family’s Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) is opposed

Jones Act compliant Ross Candies

DOF Subsea awarded multiple contracts for Ross Candies

Norway’s DOF ASA reports that its DOF Subsea USA subsidiary has been awarded multiple contracts for the Ross Candies. The 309 foot Ross Candies is one of two Jones Act vessels chartered

human sustainability lauch group

New initiative on seafarers’ human sustainability

Maritime medical services provider Vikand Solutions LLC and a number of other maritime stakeholders have launched the Seafarers’ Human Sustainability Declaration. The declaration aims to recognize and improve how the global maritime

Conrad ice class tugboat

Conrad to build two ice class tugboats for USACE

Conrad Shipyard, LLC has released more details about its recently awarded $16.9 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contract. Conrad says that the contract is for the design and construction of two

Wind farm where offshore wind turbine failure took place

Ørsted asks for “no sail” zones following offshore wind turbine failure

Ørsted reports that it is investigating an incident at the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark. A rotor, including three blades, separated from the nacelle of one of the offshore wind turbines

remote controlled tug

Keppel O&M completes autonomous tug project

Notching up several “firsts,” Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) reports that it has successfully completed its first autonomous vessel project. Capable of autonomous vessel navigation as well as collision

Frontline and Euronav merger ahead

Tanker giants Frontline and Euronav to merge

A tanker mega merger is in the works. Frontline Ltd, (NYSE: FRO) and Euronav (NYSE: EURN) have signed a term sheet agreeing a potential stock-for-stock combination of the two companies. Based on

Greg Wagner

Wagner named Alabama Shipyard CEO

Alabama Shipyard, LLC has appointed Greg Wagner as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Wagner is joining the Alabama Shipyard team from the position of CEO at Navarro Capital Partners LLC., an

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