New Excel-class Carnival ship will be a sister to Mardi Gras

Carnival aims for 52% capacity by November

Eight cruise line brands from Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, have announced plans to resume guest cruise operations, with AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland

Singapore: Keppel O&M and Sembcorp Marine merger talks to start

A Singapore maritime mega merger that has been the subject of speculation for years looks like it’s finally going to happen. Keppel Corporation Limited and Sembcorp Marine Ltd have entered today into

Forward end of Offshore patrol cutter

Fairbanks Morse to provide main propulsion engines for fourth OPC

Beloit, Wis., headquartered Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management,reports that its Fairbanks Morse Engine (FME) division has been awarded a contract by Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) to

Shaped charges approved for use in Golden Ray cutting operations

In a new development, explosives—in the form of low hazard flexible linear-shaped charges (LH FLSC)—are set to be used in the dismantling of the wreck of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray.

NTSB reports on multiple barge breakaway that closed I-10 bridge

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the September 19, 2019, incident in which 11 barges broke free from a San Jacinto River barge fleeting area near the

Austal USA is to build a floating dry dock

Austal USA wins Light Amphibious Warfare vessel concept design contract

Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that Austal USA has been awarded a concept studies and preliminary design contract by the United States Navy (USN) for the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program. Austal

Ever Given under tow

Ever Given could soon be free to sail

It looks like Ever Given, the giant containership that got wedged across the Suez Canal, may soon be free to leave the Great Bitter Lake, where it has languished since April after

Containers on deck

MPC Container Ships in $210 million acquisition of Songa Container

In a deal that puts together two Oslo, Norway, headquartered containership operators, MPC Container Ships ASA has agreed to acquire Arne Blystad led Songa Container AS for an aggregate purchase price of

One Big Beautiful Bill

Senators seek to send more offshore wind revenues to coastal states

Current U.S. law requires all revenues generated from offshore wind leases and production beyond state waters be deposited in the U.S. Treasury. Now a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation

compact red tugboat

Compact new Crowley tug is clean and powerful

Crowley Maritime Corporation’s ship assist and harbor escort services group has taken delivery of Apollo, a powerful and maneuverable 78-foot long tugboat that delivers an estimated 94 tons of bollard pull and

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