TOTE to fund $90,000 Massachusetts Maritime scholarship program

The TOTE Group is to fund a $90,000, three-year scholarship program at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The program was announced when MMA’s new training vessel, Patriot State, made its first port of call

Walk-to-work OSV

ST Engineering opts for Kongsberg design for new walk-to-work OSV

Kongsberg Maritime is to supply the design and integrated equipment package for a new walk-to-work offshore service vessel (OSV), to be built by ST Engineering Marine in Singapore for an undisclosed leading

Caimen Japan high speed landing craft

Japan Marine United and BMT win contract for Japan’s next-gen landing craft

Japan Marine United (JMU) and BMT report that they have been contracted by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) to design and build the next-generation high speed landing craft, the Caimen

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U.S. port fees on China-built ships? Carriers weigh their options

The prospect of U.S. port fees being imposed on Chinese-built ships is keeping shipping analysts busy. As we reported earlier, in response to a petition filed by U.S. unions back in March

STAX Engineering system

STAX Engineering raises $70M, starts carbon capture trials

Long Beach, Calif.-headquartered maritime emissions capture specialist STAX Engineering reports that it has raised $70 million in funding and is launching carbon capture trials with onboard carbon capture technology innovator Seabound. STAX

Ljoen talks hydrodynamic efficiency

Carnival sees hydrodynamic efficiency as key to fuel savings

Putting an emphais on hydrodynamic efficiency, the world’s largest cruise company, Carnival Corporation & plc [NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK], says that it is advancing greater fuel efficiency for propulsion through innovative hull

ammonia bunkering vessel

Ammonia-fueled ammonia bunkering vessel gets ClassNK AiP

Ammonia-fueled ships are on their way and ClassNK has now issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an ammonia-fueled ammonia bunkering vessel It is being jointly developed by NYK Line and Seatrium,

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16,828 TEU OOCL Iris sets new Port of Savannah size record

The OOCL Iris became the largest capacity vessel to ever call the Port of Savannah, when it arrived at Garden City Terminal Tuesday, Feb. 25. With a maximum capacity of 16,828 twenty-foot

bio-LNG bunkering

Furetank completes milestone bio-LNG bunkering

Donsö, Sweden-headquartered Furetank, a pioneer in the LNG-fueled tanker sector, reports that its tanker Fure Viken has been bunkered with 200 tonnes of ISCC certified bio-LNG, in collaboration with environmental commodity trader

Damaged containers on President Eisenhower

Weight input error led to President Eisenhower container loss and damage

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into a February 6, 2024 incident in which the U.S.-flag containership President Eisenhower lost 23 shipping containers overboard and another 10 were damaged.

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